Category Sports

Read Time 2 Minutes A big anouncement for AHSAA. Photo via AHSAA Advertisement Today, the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) named their new executive director—former Auburn football player and current associate executive director Alvin Briggs. This July, he’ll be…

Read Time 6 Minutes Sponsored Coach Ralph “Shug” Jordan and Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. Photo via ASHOF This month, for the 36th year, the Bryant-Jordan Student-Athlete Scholarship Program rewarded high school senior student-athletes from every corner of Alabama for a…

Read Time 3 Minutes Jan 25, 2020; Orlando,Florida, USA; Teams from around the U.S. participate in the play off day of games with Pro Bowl members as special coaches in the NFL Flag Football Championships. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Reining Champs…

Read Time 6 Minutes Sponsored Alabama girls’ high school sports pioneer Noona Kennard. Photo via Noona Kennard for Bham Now Trailblazer. Character builder. Champion.  This month in honor of Women’s History Month, I interviewed three remarkable women, Noona Kennard, Yvonne…

Sponsored Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Coach Andrew Anthony Sewell and Nancy Sewell. Photo via Bob Farley Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell’s father Coach Andrew Anthony Sewell had a saying:  “Anything worth doing is worth doing your best.”  Let me tell you a…

Sponsored Nearly every high school in Alabama has a football stadium that can double and sometimes triple as a soccer field or a place to run track. Basketball and volleyball teams have their gyms on campus. Many schools have baseball…

Read Time 6 Minutes Sponsored Linden High School Patriots winners of the 1A State Football Championship. Photo via AHSAA When I first met with the staff at the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) in December of 2019 to map…