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Birmingham City Schools Release ‘Under the Lights’ Game of the Week 2024 Football Schedule
With the football season less than two months away, BCS Media has released the schedule for the Birmingham City Schools Under the Lights Game of the Week broadcasts for 2024. This season, all Game of the Week broadcasts will fall on Thursdays. The games will be carried live on the district’s Vimeo channel.
Locals Going For Gold In Transplant Games of America
Mark Nelson, Transplant Recipient and Transplant Games of Acadiana Athlete, stopped by First at Four to share how locals are headed to Birmingham, Alabama to represent Team Louisiana and bring awareness to organ donation. Follow TEAM LOUISIANA here. FOLLOW MEDAL COUNT HERE. Transplant recipients from throughout the state of Louisiana...
Chelsea native becomes D1 softball assistant
Sarah Cespedes has hit the ground running in her new gig. Hired as an assistant softball coach at Samford University on June 24, Cespedes was on the road recruiting last weekend. But she has taken a little time to reflect on the opportunity afforded her, entering the NCAA Division I...
UAB football 2024 position preview: Quarterback
UAB football is a month away from the start of fall practice but the talking season is in full swing. Not to mention a new college football game set to be released this month. The Blazers return 13 total starters -- seven on offense and six on defense -- from a unit that finished 4-8 overall in the first losing season since 2013, the year before Bill Clark was hired to lead the program.
Mountain Brook community holds memorial in honor of longtime football coach
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Monday the Mountain Brook community said goodbye to a man many say will be remembered for the impact he had. Mountain Brook high school football announced on social media, the passing of longtime Assistant Football Coach Michael Thorsen. During Monday night’s memorial there was plenty of love to go around for the marine veteran. Head Coach Chris Yeager calls him a man for the ages.
Hoover mother-son duo to compete in Transplant Games
Chase Waters and his mother, Jennifer McCombs Thompson, have a special bond. Waters was born with a rare kidney disorder, and Thompson donated a kidney to her son during his freshman year at Hoover High School. Thirteen years later, the dynamic duo are healthy and active, and ready to compete in the 2024 Transplant Games of America this July in Birmingham.
Hosting Major League Baseball affirms how far Birmingham has fallen
This is painful, but at a time when we should be celebrating one of Birmingham’s biggest moments, we must take a moment to reflect. It’s not that I didn’t love the ‘Field of Dreams’ major league baseball game at Rickwood. I loved it with all my heart.
Blazer Buddies Kids Club Memberships Available for 2024-25
BIRMINGHAM – UAB Athletics has made 2024-25 Blazer Buddies Kids Club memberships available for the upcoming season. Blazer Buddies is the official kids club of UAB Athletics and is open to all kids ages 12 and under. Blazer Buddies will receive a Blazer Buddies Kids Club ID which grants admission to all home men's soccer, women's soccer, volleyball, women's basketball, softball, and baseball games. As part of a Blazer Buddies Kids Club membership, members will receive free admission to the UAB football game versus Navy, including the opportunity to participate in a pregame, on-field fan experience on September 28, as well as invitations to select men's basketball games.
Hoover Events Guide July 2024
July 1-4: Ross Bridge Junior Golf Clinic. 8-10 a.m. each day. Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa. Golfers ages 8-16 will receive expert instruction from Caleb Stodden and his staff. The first three days focus on golf skills, fitness, etiquette and sportsmanship. Day four is graduation day, when a parent/guardian is invited to play with or cheer on their junior for a few holes. Cost: $225. Another session will be offered Aug. 5-8. To register, go to events.r2it.com/rtjgolf/tournaments/2024RBjr2.
Montevallo center Tristan Stoutermire signs with Arkansas State
The Montevallo Bulldogs have been on the rise in recent years in many sports, trying to make statements and push farther in the postseason. Now, the girls basketball program is gaining some attention with its newest college signing. The post Montevallo center Tristan Stoutermire signs with Arkansas State appeared first on Shelby County Reporter.
Rocket City tallies 12 hits in 8-5 win over Barons
BIRMINGHAM, AL – The Rocket City Trash Pandas (6-2, 39-37) stayed hot on Tuesday night with an 8-5 win over the Birmingham Barons (3-5, 44-32) at Regions Field to stay in first place in the second half standings. Rocket City struck first for the second straight game as designated...
Comeback Town: We showed the world what Birmingham is today with Rickwood MLB game
Today’s guest columnist is Maury Shevin. After decades of stagnation and missteps, Birmingham continues to make decisions that prove to the world that we are not the Birmingham of old. Birmingham has lived with an inferiority complex for a long time. Ever since the coal, iron and steel barons...
Fayetteville’s Granger Bulger shines at Auburn youth basketball camp
AUBURN, Ala. – Nine-year-old Granger Bulger, of Fayetteville, emerged as a standout at a June youth basketball camp hosted by Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl at Neville Arena. The camp, designed for learning and competition, featured a roster of Auburn University graduate assistants, assistant coaches, trainers, current players, and former players.
City of Hoover gearing up for Hartford Nationals competition
HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - The Hartford Nationals, the oldest and largest event for athletes with physical disabilities in the country, is back in Hoover for the second year in a row and the event needs your help. The event is scheduled for July 12 through the 18. This is not...
Celebrating the life of Mike Thorsen
Friends, family, former coaches, players, principals and athletic directors attend the Celebration of Life service for Mountain Brook High School assistant football coach Mike Thorsen at Mountain Brook High School’s Spartan Arena on Monday, July 1, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney. Former and current principals, athletic directors, coaches...
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