May 4, 2016 Section B - The Trussville Tribune

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May 4 ­— 10, 2016 | The Trussville Tribune
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Pinson Education Foundation Banquet recognizes students,
teachers, personnel
by Megan Miller
Editor
PINSON — The Pinson Education
Foundation Banquet took place on
Monday, May 2 at Palmerdale United
Methodist Church.
Nearly 200 were in attendance to
watch students and teachers alike receive
awards for their outstanding commitment
to academics and character. A teacher of
the year award was given to a teacher
from each Pinson City School, as well
as character awards for 6th-11th graders,
and a student of the year award was given
to one lucky senior.
“Our mission here is to recognize
greatness,” said Joe Cochran, Executive
Director of PEF and Master of
Ceremonies.
Joe Dean Jr. was the featured speaker
on Monday night.
Dean was a three-year letterman in
basketball at Mississippi State University
in the 70’s, and after graduation he became
assistant coach at the University of
Kentucky from 1977-83 with a National
Championship in his Tenure.
Dean was named basketball coach at
Birmingham Southern College in 1983
and named Conference Coach of the
Year three times during his run ad BSC.
He also coached at Central Florida, and
in 1994 was selected to the Birmingham
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Mayor Hoyt Sanders joins the PVHS Chamber Choir in singing the PVHS Alma
Mater.
Southern Hall of Fame.
Dean has served as Athletic Director
for BSC as well as serving on the NCAA
Basketball Rules Committee, as the
Chairman of Community Relations for
the Birmingham Bowl, and is a board
member of the Foundry.
Dean’s presented a three-step “magic”
formula to being successful: have the right
attitude, learn how to overcome adversity
and give effort in everything you do.
Dean said it’s important to maintain a
positive attitude because it’s the one thing
in life you maintain control over; and to
remember that everyone gets disappointed
from time to time.
“Nobody goes undefeated in life,” Dean
said.
Third, he commented on the importance
of effort.
“I can tell you right now that hard work
does not ensure success,” Dean said. “But
lack of hard work will ensure failure.” Cochran said the committee wanted to
ensure as many parts of Pinson Schools
were involved in the banquet as possible.
The culinary class cooked food, with the
PVHS cheerleaders serving, the PVHS
Chamber Choir performed and the
baseball and football teams helped with
set up and break down of the event.
The newest addition to this year’s event
was the presentation of a career technical
student of the year award, presented in
honor of Cody “Big Country” Cole.
“Cody was an extremely well thought of
young man in our community,” Cochran
said. “In honor of Cody we’re naming
this the Big Country Award, and it will
be named that as long as I’m executive
director of the program.”
Congratulations to the 2016 Pinson
Education Foundation Awards Banquet
winners.
PVHS Teacher of the Year: Chris
Screws
Pinson Elementary Teacher of the Year:
Rodney Porterfield
Rudd Middle School Teacher of the
Year: Allison Wolfe
Kermit Johnson Elementary Teacher of
the Year: Dianne Davis
Support Staff winner: Charlotte
Gardner, PVHS
Character winners:
6th grade: Anna Trucks and Aiden
Smith
7th Grade: Kaylee Davis and Michael
Witherspoon
8th grade: Somer Underwood and
Matthew Hicks
9th grade: Zachary Bowden and Faith
Potter
10th grade: Nicholas Blansett and
Ambria Simmons
11th grade: Shelton Clevenger and
Laurel Uhomba
Senior student of the year: Norma
Contreras
40 second graders participate in Pinson Elementary science fair
Special to the Tribune
PINSON — Pinson
Elementary School hosted
a science fair for Missy
Presley’s second grade
students, in which there
were 40 participants.
First place ribbons
were awarded to McRoy
Maxwell, Brady Cole, Cruz
Cunill, Jay Armstrong,
Bailey McLaughlin, Logan
Green, Anna Denson,
Landon Morrison, Riley
O’Neill and Kavi Dwivedi.
Second place ribbons
were awarded to Hannah
Rodick, Jackson Layne,
Luis Cisneros and Devon
Cooper.
Third place ribbons
were awarded to Jayden
Hall, Kendrick Berry, Cal
Overton, Tristan Mullins,
Maurice Allen and Valeria
Duarte.
Honorable
mention
was awarded to Braedon
Hall, Abraham Clark,
Arlete Granados, Kaylee
Bolt, Ryan Phelps, Asia
Johnson, Noah Sterling,
Dylan Moore, Brandon
Watson
and
Carlos
Alcaraz.
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Opinion
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Cherry blossoms serve as metaphor for blossoming relations between U.S., Japan
A
t this time of year
Washington, D.C. is
a beautiful place to
visit. The city is aglow with
the blooming of the cherry
blossom trees. The cherry
blossoms offer a glorious
scene as you stroll down
the mall and look toward
our nation’s capital. This
scene has been glimpsed by
tourists and visitors for over
a century.
Each year the National
Cherry Blossom Festival
commemorates a 1912
gift of 3,000 cherry trees
from Japan to the United
States. The current Cherry
Blossom Festival has grown
tremendously. It is now
one of our nation’s greatest
springtime
celebrations.
The first festival was held in
1927, and it has continued
to grow over the years. The
festival grew to two weeks
beginning in 1944. In 2012,
the festival expanded to five
weeks to honor the 100 year
anniversary of the gift of the
trees.
Over the years, millions
have participated in the
events and viewed the
flowering cherry trees.
Today more than 1.5 million
people visit Washington
to admire the blossoming
cherry trees in our nation’s
capital.
Last April I spent several
days walking the Potomac
and enjoying the festival
and cherry blossoms. It
was indeed a magnificent
sight. As I walked past the
Jefferson Memorial and into
the heart of the blossoms that
surround the tidal basin, my
mind wandered back in time
and I began to think about
the blossoming relationship
that the gift of the trees
signified between Japan
and the U.S. In 1915, we
reciprocated by giving the
Japanese an equal number
of dogwood trees. Little did
we know that 24 years later
the Japanese would attack
us on a Sunday morning in
December of 1941.
World War II was the most
epic war in our nation’s
history. Our nation united
CLAY continued from page 1
Drive and Misty Lane, and it was
announced that Massey Asphalt
Paving Inc will begin paving
Green Acre Circle on Tuesday,
May 3. City Manager Ronnie
Dixon also stated that the city
will be cleaning and/or replacing
the street signs within Cosby
Lake Estates sometime within
the next 30 days.
In light of a number of recent
deaths at the Clay Senior Activity
Steve Flowers
Inside the
Statehouse
like no time in our history
in response to the war. The
World War II years and the
two decades after the War
was a magical time to serve
in Congress. Many of the
images we have of Congress
were established during
the decades of 1941-1961.
Many of the legendary icons
of congressional history
reigned during this time.
Congressional power was
immense during those years
and at the front and center of
this pinnacle of power was
our Alabama delegation. We
were the most powerful state
in the nation when it came to
Center,
Councilor
Becky
Johnson requested prayer and
had a message for those at the
center. “We are praying for y’all
at the senior center and thinking
about you,” she said.
Councilor Bo Johnson gave
an update on the progress of
a number of new businesses
within the area, including an
Autozone, which will bring the
city to near-capacity in terms of
leadership and seniority. Our
representatives and senators
not only had power based
on their seniority, they were
also very well respected and
erudite gentlemen.
Gentlemen is the proper
description
because
all ten members of our
congressional
delegation
were men. Both senators and
all eight of our congressmen
were white male Democrats.
If you look back to an early
spring day in 1964, you
would see a senatorial team
from Alabama that was
the envy of every state in
the nation. Our senatorial
duo of Lister Hill and John
Sparkman was unparalleled.
Strolling
along
the
Potomac from Alabama
at that time was an eight
member
congressional
delegation that boasted of
over 120 years of seniority
in Washington. These
gentlemen were similar
in backgrounds. It is as
though they were born
planning their paths to
Congress. Amazingly all
retail locations. The Chamber of
Commerce will hold a ribboncutting ceremony for Curls and
Pearls, a new hair salon, on May
13 at 10 a.m., and the grand
opening will be held on May 14
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Also discussed were a number
of upcoming community events,
including the Mayor’s prayer
breakfast, which will be held
on May 6 at the Grayson Valley
eight graduated from the
University of Alabama
School of Law and were all
attorneys by profession.
On a Sunday afternoon in
mid-April you would likely
see some of our delegation
casually strolling by the
Jefferson Memorial toward
the tidal basin admiring the
brilliant cherry blossoms in
bloom. Among the group
were the likes of George
Andrews, George Grant,
Albert Rains, Bob Jones,
Carl Elliot, Armistead
Seldon, Kenneth Roberts
and George Huddleston.
Little did they know that
six months later their stellar
congressional careers would
be snuffed out by straight
ticket republican voting in
Alabama. The tidal wave
that swept them out of office
was spawned by Lyndon
Johnson’s Civil Rights Act
of 1964. White Southerners
were so incensed that
they voted not only for
Goldwater but every other
Republican on the ballot.
All of our delegation voted
Country Club. The event is
expected to run from 7:30 to
9 a.m., and the cost is $10 per
person. Other events discussed
included movie nights at the Clay
City Park, which will be on June
17 and July 15 at sundown, and
the second community gardening
event at the Clay Public Library
on Saturday, May 7.
The council unanimously
approved and Mayor Webster
against the Civil Rights Act.
However, it did not matter.
White southern voters
took no prisoners. African
Americans did not vote in
1964. Johnson passed the
Voting Rights Act the next
year in 1965.
The only members of
our delegation to survive
the Goldwater landslide
tidal wave were Bob Jones,
Armistead Selden and
George Andrews. If Hill
or Sparkman had been on
the ballot that year they
would probably not have
persevered the onslaught.
Alabama lost over 100
years of seniority in one fell
swoop.
See you next week. Steve
Flowers
is
Alabama’s leading political
columnist.
His weekly
column appears in over
60 Alabama newspapers.
He served 16 years in the
state legislature.
Steve
may be reached at www.
steveflowers.us.
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three fiscal years. Before the
meeting was adjourned, it was
announced that the Planning and
Zoning Commission meeting
on Thursday, May 13 has been
moved to 5 p.m. The next Clay
City Council meeting will be
held the same night at 6:30.
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Georgiana Davis Masonic Lodge
meetings
Georgiana Davis Masonic Lodge No.
338 in Trussville meetings are at 7:30 p.m.
on the second and fourth Monday each
month. Practice nights are on the first and
third Monday. Family nights are on the
fifth Monday of the month. The lodge is at
190 Beechnut St. in Trussville. For more
information, call Bryan Stover at 205-7065220.
Republican Women of Trussville
meetings
Republic Women of Trussville meetings
are at Sherry’s Cafe on Valley Road near
Trussville the first Thursday of each
month. Meet and greet is at 5:30 p.m. and
the meeting follows at 6 p.m. For more
information, visit www.rwot.net or email
[email protected]. Springville Military Order of the
Purple Heart meetings
month (Unlimited classes within month) or
$130 for 3 months (Unlimited classes within
Spring schedule)
Senior Yoga at Trussville Senior Center,
Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. - Call for fees. Ages
55 and over. Laura Thornton, E-RYT,
[email protected] 205-854-5683
2016 spring football schedule
According to Hewitt-Trussville head
football coach Josh Floyd, the Huskies have
“tentatively” scheduled a spring scrimmage
for Friday, May 20. The Huskies plan to
host Minor that evening.
Pinson Valley and Clay-Chalkville will
both host spring scrimmages on Friday,
May 13. The Indians will welcome Class
6A Pell City to Willie Adams Stadium for an
exhibition clash while the Cougars do battle
with Class 7A Gadsden City at Cougar
Stadium. Both teams will open regular
season play at home on Aug. 19.
Cahawba Art Association
The Military Order of the Purple Heart meetings
monthly on the second Monday at 6:30 p.m.
at the Trussville Public Library.
Trussville Civic Center spring
schedule
Student running groups on
Tuesdays
EW Motion Therapy is sponsoring a free
event called Move Trussville meeting on
Tuesdays. The event is for middle school
2016 City Council meetings
Trussville
Trussville City Council
will meet April 26; May
10, 24; June 14, 28; July
12, 26; Aug. 9, 18; Sept.
13, 27; Oct. 11, 25; Nov.
3, 7, 22; Dec. 13, 27.
Clay
Center Point Masonic Lodge
meetings
Center Point Masonic Lodge No. 872
located off Old Springville Road eat at 6
p.m. and meet at 7 p.m. with family night
every 5th Thursday at 6:30 p.m. For more
information call Mike Lann at 205-6877160.
Clay Public Library Sumer
Kickoff
Clay Public Library is hosting a summer
kickoff to encourage kids to “get in the
game and read.” The kickoff will take place
June 4 from 2-4 p.m. The event will include
a bounce house, wind tunnel, Kona Ice, face
painting, a balloon artist and prizes.
Donations needed for ClayThe Cahawba Art Association meets Chalkville Band fundraiser
Chapter 2213, Springville, meets at the
Smokin Grill at 85 Purple Heart Boulevard
on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.
Now through May 31, 2016, Tuesdays at
6:30 p.m and Thursdays at noon and 6:30
p.m. Fees: Drop-ins $12 per class. $45 a
and high school students who want to run in
a group. The groups will meet at 183 Main
Street, Suite D, Trussville on Tuesdays at 4
p.m. to begin the runs.
The Clay City Council
meetings are typically
held on the 1st and 3rd
Mondays of each month.
All meetings are at 6:30
p.m. at Clay City Hall on
Old Springville Road.
Pinson
The
Pinson
City
Council
typically
meets the first and third
Thursday of each month
at 6:30 p.m. The meetings
are at Pinson City Hall,
located at 4410 Main St.
in Pinson.
Donations should be dropped off from 3
p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 6th. Anyone
wishing to donate baked goods should drop
them off Friday or the Saturday morning of
the event.
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salsa dancing, and celebrity waiters will be
serving food. Tips and funds raised will go
to The Children’s Place of St. Clair County.
Band Together 5K and 1 mile
color fun run/walk
Pinson Valley High School and Rudd
Middle School are hosting the 2nd annual
Band Together 5K and 1 mile color run on
May 21. Registeration will begin at 8 a.m.
at Triangle Park, and the run will begin at
9 a.m. Al proceeds will go to support the
instrument programs at both schoos.
2nd Annual First Responders Breakfast
The Trussville Area Chamber of
Commerce is hosting the second annual
First Responders Breakfast on May 26 to
thank police officers and firefighters for their
service to the community. Reservations are
$12 each and must be made by May 24.
Friends of the Trussville Library
hosting craft sale
Friends of the Trussville Library are
veterans at holding book sales during all
seasons, but this spring they’re trying
something different: a craft sale. They’ll
be selling various types of items Saturday,
May 14, at the library from 10 a.m. until 4
p.m.
Remembering Mothers Luncheon Have events you want to share? Email them
The Remembering Mothers Luncheon
will be at Grayson Valley Country Club on
May 11 at 11:30 a.m. The luncheon will
feature Arlene Grimes as guest speaker.
Tickets are $17 and reservations are
requested and can be made in advance by
calling Cathryn at 640-6182 or emailing
Sarah at [email protected]. Walk ins are
also welcome.
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Margaret Lions Club fundraiser
The “Tips For Kids” fundraiser will take
place May 6 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mi
Casita Mexican Restaurant in Odenville.
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HTHS grad Jimmy “Boom Boom” Brown continuing
his legacy at Miles College
by Bethany Adams
For The Tribune
TRUSSVILLE — Mention
Jimmy “Boom Boom” Brown
around Trussville, and chances
are you will see someone smile.
A former baseball and football
player at Hewitt-Trussville High
School, Jimmy Brown Jr. made
a reputation for himself in his
home town as a skilled athlete,
a selfless leader and an overall
“nice guy.” Now, that reputation
has followed him to the baseball
field at Miles College.
Brown is currently in his
senior year at Miles, where he is
majoring in biology and playing
with the Golden Bears. As one
of the top hitters on the team, he
earned himself a spot on the 2016
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference Baseball First Team.
Last weekend, his team played
at the 2016 SIAC Baseball
Championship, where he was
named to the All-Tournament
Team.
Brown credits his recent
accomplishments to three things:
God, his parents and the will to
be better.
“I just wanted to be great,” he
said. “The fear of failing is what’s
really pushing me right now.”
With a batting average of .469,
Brown is showing no signs of
failure, and no one is cheering
him on more than his parents.
“His mother Donna and I are
extremely excited for Jimmy,”
said Brown’s father, Jimmy
photo by JJ’s Photography
Brown has a batting average of .469 at Miles College.
Brown Sr. “This is actually his
20th year in the game and he has
had a phenomenal year at Miles.”
Of those 20 years, Brown
spent four at HTHS, where he
played under Jason Estabrook.
While the former Hewitt baseball
coach remembers Brown as
a “remarkable athlete on the
playing field,” his strongest
memories are of Brown’s smile,
selflessness and desire to put the
good of the team before his own
accomplishments.
“In his own way he reminded
me, among all the pressures of
competition and winning, that it
was only a game,” said Estabrook.
“I believe I learned more from
Jimmy than he did from me. To
this day, I still can see that smile.”
Brown believes that his time
at Hewitt taught him leadership
skills that have helped him during
his experience at Miles. And
while he misses the more casual
camaraderie of playing with his
high school friends, he admits
that the level of competition in
college sports has stretched him
as both a player and a person.
“I just learned how to control
emotions and how to be a leader
amongst my peers,” he said.
Between the classroom and the
ball field, Brown finds time to
stay involved with the NAACP
and attend services at Church of
the Highlands. After he graduates,
he plans to pursue a Pediatric
Dentistry degree at the University
of Colorado. He is currently in
contact with a number of scouts,
trying to decide whether or not
he will take his game to the next
level.
“It’s definitely something that I
hope to do,” he said.
For current athletes at
HTHS who are considering a
future in sports, Brown has a
straightforward piece of advice:
“Do not accept mediocrity,” he
says. “Just keep pushing and
keep striving for the best.”
Whether or not Brown’s
own future includes playing
professionally, he will still have
the support of his biggest fans.
“Regardless, we are proud
parents,” said his father. “He is
an outstanding young man and
we are confident he will excel in
whatever God has for him.”
That opinion is clearly reflected
throughout the community that
Brown left behind. With his
family supporting him and a town
full of people cheering him on,
this young athlete is following
his dreams and making Jimmy
“Boom Boom” Brown a name to
remember.
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Lady Cougars tennis team wins county title, makes it to sectionals
In singles play, two Cougars
were individual winners. SarahAshley Giambrone won a close
8-6 battle over Gardendale in
No. 2 singles and Amber Jones
took home the No. 3 title,
8-3 over Corner. No. 1 player
Laura Lopresti, No. 4 Lexie
Payne, and No. 5 Britney Ryals
each reached the finals. Grace
Hancock was a quarterfinalist in
the No. 6 division.
The Cougars cleaned up in
doubles play, winning two of the
three titles against Gardendale.
From Staff Reports
GARDENDALE — The ClayChalkville girls tennis team
put together a strong day of
tennis on April 20, winning the
Jefferson County Tournament
in a close battle with reigning
champion Gardendale.
The
tournament
was
essentially a home match for
Gardendale, as it was played at
Noble Park, but the Cougars put
together a team effort to pull the
upset.
submitted photo
The Clay-Chalkville girls tennis team won the Jefferson County
Tournament.
The No. 1 tandem of Lopresti
and Giambrone won 8-6, while
Jones and Payne won in an 8-2
rout, giving Clay-Chalkville the
overall victory.
Head coach Pam Kohlenberg
said before the season that
duplicating the second-place
finish from last year’s county
tournament behind Gardendale
would be great, so the win was
a great achievement for the
program.
Their season concluded with a
fourth place finish at sectionals.
Cougars come up run short against
Clarke makes all
NBDL second team Walker in baseball playoffs
by Kyle Parmley
by David Knox
For The Tribune
Sports Editor
PINSON – Former Pinson
Valley High standout Coty
Clarke picked up second team
honors when the National
Basketball
Association
Development League revealed
its awards Friday.
Clarke, who played for the
Maine Red Claws this past
season, was 25th in the league
in scoring at 16.3 points per
game and 16th in rebounds
per game with 7.5. He added
2.6 assists per contest and 1.1
steals a game, evidence of his
all-around contributions for
the Red Claws that earned him
the honor.
He shot 51 .3 percent from
the floor, 40.6 from 3-point
range and 79.2 from the freethrow line.
In the D-League playoffs,
Clarke averaged 26.5 points,
12 rebounds, 3.5 assists and
3.0 steals a game.
Clarke spent some time
with the Red Claws’ NBA
affiliate, the Boston Celtics.
Clarke appeared in three
games, averaging 2.0 ppg.
Celtics beat writer Adam
Himmelsbach of the Boston
Globe pointed out that Clarke,
in his brief minutes played,
actually had the highest net
rating of anyone in the NBA.
Clarke is currently playing
for the Capitanes de Arecibo
team in the Baloncesto
Superior Nacional League in
Puerto Rico.
JASPER — The series went even
further than the proscribed distance,
and Walker walked off in the eighth
inning of Game 3 to defeat ClayChalkville 3-2 on Monday night at
Valley Park in a second round Class
6A baseball playoff game.
Joseph Daniel got a pitch to his
liking and hit it to the wall in left field,
bringing Parker Cagle in to score and
beginning the mob scene as Walker
celebrated the series victory.
Dayne Edwards pitched all 7 2/3
innings for the Cougars, and was
tremendous despite the final result.
The senior made the most of his
final appearance in a Clay-Chalkville
uniform.
“He did an outstanding job,” coach
Chris Tinsley said. “He did everything
we asked him to do. He threw a lot of
strikes.”
Edwards retired the first 12 men in
order to start the game. Even though
he faced baserunners in every inning
the rest of the way after that, he got
out of a few jams to preserve a tie
game.
“That was a very gutsy performance.
Whenever we needed him to make a
pitch, he made a pitch,” Tinsley said.
The Cougars struck first with a run
in the third inning, as Logan Pruett
came around to score on an Andrew
Blount single after his leadoff infield
hit. They had a chance to do more
damage in the frame, but a failed bunt
attempt and a baserunning error held
them to just a run.
Clay-Chalkville added another
in the fourth to make it a 2-0 game,
as Edwards and Ashton Kincaid
swapped places with a pair of doubles.
Walker was able to get both runs back
in the bottom half of the fifth on a runscoring groundout and a sacrifice fly.
The Cougars threatened again in
the sixth and eighth innings, but were
unable to come up with the clutch hit.
Despite the series loss, the senior
class of Edwards, Blount, Jacob
Duchock and Thomas Johns was
the catalyst behind the program’s
resurgence in 2016.
“I couldn’t be more proud of these
guys,” Tinsley said. “They came out
and they bought in to everything
that we were selling. They laid the
groundwork for the future of ClayChalkville baseball.
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Tinsley excelled in his first season
at the helm of the team, as ClayChalkville won its first playoff series
since 2010.
“They brought Clay-Chalkville
baseball back and put it on the map,”
Tinsley said. “There were people
talking about us, and nobody’s talked
about us in a little while. They
brought notoriety to the program.”
Clay-Chalkville
(20-18)
had
rebounded from a tough 1-0 loss in 10
innings in the opener to grab Game
2 by a 5-0 score as the Cougars split
Saturday’s doubleheader with Walker.
In the opener, Blount pitched a
fabulous game, allowing just three
hits over 9 2/3 innings, but the Vikings
scored the game’s only run on a twoout RBI double by Taylor Whitley in
the 10th.
But the Cougars bounced back,
as Blake Petty threw six shutout
innings and Edwards closed it out
for the nightcap win. Clay’s pitching
was nothing short of amazing in
the doubleheader – one run over 17
innings.
Sports editor David
contributed to this report.
Knox
Page 12
May 4 ­— 10, 2016 | The Trussville Tribune
Huskies slam Bucs, face Oak Mountain in baseball quarterfinals
it did in the series opener, but
played stellar defense to keep the
Bucs from gaining an advantage.
Game 1 of Hewitt-Trussville’s
first round playoff series at
Hoover was suspended following
a lightning delay on Friday, but
the Huskies finished off Bucs on
Saturday by a final score of 18-4.
When the game was suspended,
Hewitt-Trussville held an 18-2
lead over the Bucs, and forced
the home team to burn through
four pitchers in the contest. The
Huskies were just three outs
away from securing the win in
Game 1 before the suspension.
Hewitt-Trussville’s
bats
by Chris Yow
For The Tribune
HOOVER — Jamison Stennis
belted a grand slam in the
eighth inning of Game 2 in the
Hewitt-Trussville playoff series
at Hoover last week to give the
Huskies an 11-7 win over the
homestanding Bucs.
Ed Johnson’s three hits and
four RBIs led the way in the
series finale for Hewitt, while
Cameron Moore earned the win
in relief of Cameron Furr.
Hewitt did not get off to as fast
of a start in the second game as
exploded in the first inning of
the game, and never cooled off.
The Huskies also got a gem from
starting pitcher Carson Skipper.
Through five innings, every
hitter in the Huskies’ lineup
crossed the plate at least once. Ed
Johnson led the way at the plate,
going 4-for-4 with six RBIs,
including a solo home run to lead
off the second inning. He was a
triple away from hitting for the
cycle in the game.
Johnson was joined by several
teammates who helped plate
multiple runs in the game. Tyler
Tolbert went 2-for-3 with a pair
of RBIs and two runs scored.
Stennis was 3-for-4 in the game.
He singled twice in the first
inning, driving in all three of his
RBIs in the opening frame.
Others who drove in a run were
Justin Booker, Cameron Moore,
Josh Morgan and Skipper added
an RBI as well.
The Huskies added one run
in the third inning, three runs in
the fourth and exploded again
for four runs in the fifth inning
before the flash of lightning
stalled the contest.
On the hill, Skipper gave up
two earned runs on two hits and
struck out three Bucs hitters.
The Huskies will now travel
to Oak Mountain in the state
quarterfinals to take on the
Eagles who ousted nationallyranked Vestavia Hills in the first
round last week.
Oak Mountain is led by head
coach Derek Irons, who guided
Charles Henderson to the last two
Class 4A state championships.
The Huskies will likely face
Gene Hurst in Game 1 on the
mound. Hurst took the loss in
Game 1 to Vestavia, but pitched
middle relief in Game 3. The
series is set to begin Friday at Oak
Mountain. The doubleheader is
scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m.
30 more than any other team. Carter McAlpin, Alex Tran, Ben
Wedlun, Daniel Rhodes, Trevor
McBride and Mitchell Peterson
all scored multiple,
After a quick learning curve,
the Huskies defense stepped up
as well. It allowed only 59 goals
all season, third best in the state.
JB Curlee, Dustin McNaughton,
Will Altman, Campbell Holley,
Tristan Kirk and Skylar DeFrank
all worked together to keep
opponents out of the goal.
“Our boys have worked so hard
starting last June in offseason
to get to this point,” coach Kris
Knisley said. “We are one win
away from playing in the state
championship. After losing to
UMS-Wright by one goal at the
end of the game, our guys have
waited on a chance to play them
again and beat them. These guys
have come together to form a
special bond. Win or lose, we
are so very proud of where these
guys have taken our program.”
and the 4x100, 4x44 and 4x800
relay teams.
Girls qualifiers:
Hope Igbinoghene, in the 100
dash; Brittany Hampton, in the
200 dash; Sydney Hall, in the 800
dash; Marlee Mason, in the 1600
and 3200; Aubrey Mavin, in the
100 hurdles; Emily DeGreen, in
the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles;
Sydney White, in the 300 hurdles;
Olivia Kilpatrick, in the pole
vault; Josie Lyster, in the javelin
throw; and the 4x100, 4x400 and
4x800 relay teams.
Qualifying as individuals for
Clay-Chalkville were:
Jasmine Finch, in the girls 100
and 200 dashes; Adrienne Lewis,
in the girls long jump and triple
jump; the girls 4x100 meter relay
team; Tadarius Ellington, in
the boys 200 meter dash; Miles
Chaney, in the boys 110 meter
hurdles; Cole Baker, in the boys
shot put; Chris Robinson, in the
boys shot put; and the boys 4x100
and 4x400 relays.
Trussville boys advance to state lacrosse semifinals
From Staff Reports
TRUSSVILLE
—
The
Trussville boys lacrosse team
blasted Birmingham Magic
19-6 to advance to the Alabama
Lacrosse
Championships
semifinals round.
Trussville was scheduled to
face UMS-Wright on Tuesday
night in Montgomery for a berth
in the Boys High School Division
2 final at Birmingham-Southern
College. That championship
game, which will be between the
Huskies-UMS-Wright
winner
and the winner of AuburnHuntsville winner, will be played
Saturday.
UMS-Wright has handed
Trussville its only loss this
season.
Trussville
(10-1)
has
maintained its No. 1 ranking
through the final month of the
season. The Huskies dominated
the league offensively, scoring
166 goals in the season – almost
The Huskies celebrate thieir
win.
did several Clay-Chalkville boys
and girls for the 6A state meet
in the 6A, Section 3 meet also at
Mountain Brook.
Twenty-nine HTHS athletes
qualified for state.
The Huskies were again led by
Noah Igbinoghene, who qualified
first in the triple jump, first in the
long jump and second in the 100
meter dash. Benjamin Knox was
also outstanding, placing first in
the 1600 and the 3200 and third in
the 800. Andy Chappell qualified
in the boys 400 meter dash and
the pole vault.
Also
boys
qualifying
individually for Hewitt-Trussville
were:
Jake Diggs, in the 400 meter
dash; John Ngaruiya, in the 800,
1600 and 3200 runs; Jonathan
Mann, in the high jump; Zachary
McManus, in the triple jump;
Jaison Williams, in the shot and
the discus; Colin Lafon, in the
wheelchair 100 meters, shot put,
discus throw and javelin throw;
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Hewitt boys qualify for state track meet, other individuals also qualify
by David Knox
Sports Editor
TRUSSVILLE — The HewittTrussville boys track and field
team finished second at the Class
7A, Section 3 meet at Mountain
Brook, qualifying for the 7A state
championship at Gulf Shores this
upcoming weekend.
The girls finished fourth.
Several Hewitt girls qualified
individually and as relay teams, as
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