26 • THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2011
Birmingham Swim League Makes a Splash at Southeastern Championships
SPORTS
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t the recent Southeastern Swimming Championships in Knoxville, Tenn., the Birmingham Swim League had three individual event winners, three swimmers selected to the Southeastern Swimming All Star Zone Team, and three swimmers qualify for USA Swimming National Championships and Junior National Championships. Caroline Causey won the 10under girls 100 butterfly; Will Freeman won the men’s 1500 freestyle and Wilson McCraw won the 10-under boys 50 breaststroke. BSL senior swimmers Angelica Chapman, Corey Holmes, and Madeline Held were selected for the Southeastern Swimming All Star Team which competed at the Southern Zone Championships at the end of July. In the first two weeks of August, BSL’s Genny Pittman will compete at USA Swimming’s National Championships, while teammates Mallory Mathias and Will Freeman will compete at the Junior National Championships. Both events will be held in Palo Alto, Calif., at Stanford University.
From left: Madeline Held, Corey Holmes and Angelica Chapman.
Birmingham Country Club Team Wins State Tennis Title
The Birmingham Country Club 12-under Intermediate Team won at the Alabama State Junior Tennis Team Championships in Auburn defeating teams from Mobile and Tuscaloosa. The team played boy and girl singles, boy and girl doubles and mixed doubles against other teams. The BCC team won with 129 games followed by Mobile with 115 and Tuscaloosa with 81 games. Team members playing in Auburn were: Ann Vandevelde, Liz Vandevelde, Courtney Clark, Whitton Bumgarner, Haskins Jones, Harrison Clark, Stuart Phelan and Porter Phelan. William Lineberry and Rob Jolly were unable to attend but the entire team plans to play at Sectionals in August.
From left: Mallory Mathias, Will Freeman and Genny Pittman
Homewood’s Hannah Norris Makes History
Hannah Norris, Homewood High School graduate, class of 2011 received a sand volleyball scholarship to Stetson University in DeLand Fla., This is a first for Homewood High School and for the state of Alabama. This is the first year the NCAA has accepted sand volleyball as a competitive sport. Hannah was a member of the Homewood varsity volleyball team for four years and played club ball for Birmingham Volleyball Club.
Shades Mountain Black Claim Metro Tournament Title
Joining Hannah, front row center, at her signing are, from left: Coach Brand, assistant varsity volleyball coach, and Coach Burke, head volleyball coach. Standing is Coach Chesnutt, retired this past Spring as head volleyball coach at Homewood High School.
The Shades Mountain Park 9-Year-Old American Black All-Stars, coached by Head Coach Bill Deery, recently won the Metro Baseball Tournament. Team members are, front row, from left: Cole Edgeworth, John Michael Williamson, Moose Deery, Cooper Prince, Cade Davis, and John Cox. Standing, Ethan Pomeroy, Jordan Brewer, Brendan Murphy, Brodie Watson, Jeppa Kilgore, and JD Smitherman. Back, Coach Jerry Brewer, Coach Bill Deery, Coach Jason Watson, and Coach Barrett Edgeworth.
MBSC, from back cover
equipment for the volleyball, football, basketball, wrestling, track, baseball, soccer, golf and tennis programs at MBHS and MBJH. Since it was formed, MBSC has spent some $3,000,000 on facilities and equipment at both schools. In addition to its annual fundraisers, MBSC accepts charitable contributions from the public. Donors can designate the sport that will benefit from the contributions. The group has started an endowment fund to provide
Taking top honors in the Mountain Brook Sports Corporation golf tournament were, from left: Mike Morrison, Thomas Twitty, Hunter Twitty and Tom Twitty. long-term financial stability to the athletic programs. For more information about Mountain Brook
Sports Corporation, call Mike Morrison at 870-3257 or Doug Centeno at 2788000.
Shades Mountain Nationals Win Metro Championship
The Shades Mountain 9-Year-Old Nationals finished the Metro All-Star Tournament with an undefeated record of 9-0. Shades Mountain won an exciting championship game against the Mountain Brook Nationals with a final score of 6-1. Team members are, front row, from left: Colton Davis, Davis Young, Luke Tulloch, Brody Moss, Cooper Tullo, and Carter Wright. Standing: Matthew Whatley, Jonathan Skurstenis, Jake Willett, Lawrence Hammonds, Kole Roberts, and Colby Davis. Head coach is Craig Moss and assistant coaches are Rick Davis and Russ Davis.