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Patriots see room for improvement
While the facility will be a significant upgrade, the Patriots will still have to produce results on the field. With 13 returning starters, they feel equipped to do that. Read more
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Cavs relishing underdog role
“We’re going to take care of the little things as we go, then the big things are going to take care of themselves,” he said. “They’re starting to fall in, and they’re coming together, and it’s really an exciting time.” Read more
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Hall denied chance to play in all-star game
The Alabama High School Athletic Association all-star teams were still named, and John Carroll’s Amanda Hall was one of those athletes honored. Read more
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AHSAA announces fall sports to begin on time
In a press conference on Thursday, the Alabama High School Athletic Association presented a plan to begin high school athletics this fall. Read more
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Metro Roundup: Buddy Anderson set to retire following 2020 season
The longtime and legendary Vestavia Hills High School football coach will hang up his whistle following the 2020 season, his 43rd as the head coach of the Rebels. Read more
Esslinger accepts Hewitt job after record run with Patriots
During his time at Homewood, Esslinger oversaw a program that won 31 state championships across the cross-country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field seasons. Read more
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Back Home
After spending the first two years of his college basketball career at Clemson, Trey Jemison announced May 14 that he would be returning to the Birmingham area to play at UAB. Read more
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Heisler, Smitherman earn 1st team All-South Metro honors
We at Starnes Media decided to put together an All-South Metro team from the high school baseball season for the first time. Read more
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JCCHS hires new girls basketball coach
Napolitano has been an assistant under Ronald Steele for the past two seasons. Read more
Kyle Parmley
Cavs, Patriots represented on All-South Metro team
We at Starnes Media felt it important to recognize the local softball players who had standout seasons, and thus put together an All-South Metro team for the first time. Read more
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Cavs’ 2020 season ends with an asterisk
Just when it looked like the John Carroll Catholic High School softball team was about to hit its stride, everything stopped. Read more
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Patriots seniors make most of final season
When the season was abruptly ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Homewood High School baseball team was far from its peak level of play. Read more
Kyle Parmley
Will Mara named new Cavs football coach
Will Mara was named the next head football coach at John Carroll on Friday. Read more
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Metro Roundup: Disappointment follows cancelled SEC Baseball Tournament and postponed Regions Tradition tournament
The SEC Baseball Tournament was just one part of a larger loss for SEC athletics. Read more
Column: Trying to be productive during this time
I reached out to several local spring sport athletes (many of them softball players, of course), asking for pictures and videos of things they were doing without the normalcy of daily practices and games. Read more
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Gann, Homewood High navigating the unknown
“The thing that’s just hard is that if there was an end date, everybody says, ‘great.’ But who knows how long it could be. The unknown is what has people on edge,” Gann said. Read more
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3 local athletes earn Bryant-Jordan award
The Bryant-Jordan Student-Athlete Scholarship Program began in 1986 by the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and the AHSAA to recognize student-athletes who excel in the classroom and on the competition field. Read more
Sarah Finnegan
Column: A letter to high school seniors
Kyle Parmley is the sports editor at Starnes Publishing. Read more
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Patriots leaning on youth for 2020 season
Kersh said a young team isn’t a cause for worry in his first season at the helm of the Homewood High School boys soccer team. Read more
Kyle Parmley
The Reset: Cavs softball knocks off Hoover
The Homewood and John Carroll high school sports teams were in action last week. Read more
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