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Photo by Erin Nelson.
Oak Mountain’s Kierson McDonald (17) dribbles the ball downfield guarded by Auburn’s Lulabelle Hammer (14) in a game at Oak Mountain High School on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Briarwood’s Taylor Leib (10) dribbles the ball downfield guarded by Helena’s Stephanie Hall (20) in a match at Briarwood Christian School on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Chelsea’s Brock Marlow (1) blocks a shot at the goal in a match at Oak Mountain High School on Friday, March 24, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson.
Several local high school student-athletes have received accolades and been honored for accomplishments during the 2022-23 school year.
North-South All-Stars
Golf
- Emma Fortier, Spain Park
- William Sauceda, Spain Park
- Luke Ballintine, Spain Park
Tennis
- Sage Sovic, Spain Park
Softball
- Maggie Daniel, Spain Park
- Ella Ussery, Spain Park
Soccer
- Tatum Ahlemeyer, Spain Park
- Erin Gilbert, Briarwood
- Anna Nettuno, Chelsea
- Avery Smith, Oak Mountain
- Brock Marlow, Chelsea
- Om Shrestha, Oak Mountain
All-state softball
- Maggie Daniel, Spain Park: First team Class 7A
- Emma Hawkins, Oak Mountain: First team Class 7A
- Katie Flannery, Spain Park: First team Class 7A
- Ella Reed, Spain Park: Second team Class 7A
All-state baseball
- CJ Gross, Spain Park: First team Class 7A
- Cole Edwards, Spain Park: First team Class 7A
- Matthew Widra, Spain Park: First team Class 7A
- Matthew Heiberger, Oak Mountain: Second team Class 7A
- Brady Waugh, Briarwood: Second team Class 6A
All-state and all-metro soccer
Girls
- Abigail Hoaglund, Briarwood: First team all-state, first team Class 6A second team all-metro
- Kierson McDonald, Oak Mountain: First team all-state, first team Class 7A, co-captain and first team all-metro
- Taylor Leib, Briawrood: First team all-state, first team Class 6A, first team all-metro
- Tatum Ahlemeyer, Spain Park: First team all-state, first team Class 7A, co-captain and first team all-metro
- Avery Smith, Oak Mountain: First team all-state, first team Class 7A, first team all-metro
- Hannah Garrett, Chelsea: First team all-state, first team Class 7A, first team all-metro
- Piper Eighmy, Briarwood: Second team all-state, first team Class 6A, second team all-metro
- Emily White, Westminster-Oak Mountain: First team Class 1A-3A, first team all-metro
- Bella Naish, Westminster-Oak Mountain: First team Class 1A-3A
- Maddie Davis, Spain Park: First team all-metro
- Reese Oldfield, Spain Park: First team all-metro
- Kate Murray, Oak Mountain: Second team all-metro
- Abbie Johns, Chelsea: Second team all-metro
- Addy Soehn, Spain Park: Second team all-metro
- Erika Patrick, Oak Mountain: Second team all-metro
- Isabelle Willis, Chelsea: Second team all-metro
- Raegan Whitaker, Oak Mountain: Second team all-metro
- Auryn Tillette, Spain Park: Honorable mention all-metro
- Bradford Latta, Briarwood: Honorable mention all-metro
- Danielle Burge, Chelsea: Honorable mention all-metro
- Vale Richie, Westminster-Oak Mountain: First team all-metro
- Laura Cavan Smith, Westminster-Oak Mountain: Second team all-metro
- Jenny Grant, Westminster-Oak Mountain: Honorable mention all-metro
Boys
- Dani Bean, Westminster-Oak Mountain: Honorable mention all-state, first team Class 1A-3A, honorable mention all-metro
- Gabe Capocci, Oak Mountain: Honorable mention all-state, second team Class 7A, second team all-metro
- Reece Frost, Briarwood: Honorable mention all-state, second team Class 6A, second team all-metro
- Aiden Gamble, Westminster-Oak Mountain: Honorable mention all-state, first team Class 1A-3A, second team all-metro
- Luke Javonovich, Oak Mountain: Honorable mention all-state
- Charlie Krulak, Westminster-Oak Mountain: Honorable mention all-state, second team Class 1A-3A, second team all-metro
- Walter Moore, Westminster-Oak Mountain: Honorable mention all-state, second team Class 1A-3A, honorable mention all-metro
- Aidan Riley, Oak Mountain: Honorable mention all-state, first team Class 7A, second team all-metro
- Caleb Sipin, Spain Park: Honorable mention all-state, second team all-metro
- Walker Stephenson, Westminster-Oak Mountain: Honorable mention all-state, second team Class 1A-3A
- Andrew Teixeira, Chelsea: Honorable mention all-state, second team Class 7A, second team all-metro
- Grant Walter, Spain Park: Honorable mention all-state, second team Class 7A, second team all-metro
- Jack Warram, Spain Park: Honorable mention all-state, second team Class 7A, Honorable mention all-metro
- Rocco Zaccagni, Westminster-Oak Mountain: Honorable mention all-state, second team Class 1A-3A
- Kaleb Bass, Chelsea: First team all-state, first team Class 7A, first team all-metro
- Luke Miller, Chelsea: First team all-state, first team Class 7A, second team all-metro
- Matthias Leib, Briarwood: Second team all-state, first team Class 6A, Forward of the Year and first team all-metro
- Om Shrestha, Oak Mountain: Second team all-state, first team Class 7A, first team all-metro
- Garrett Murphy, Oak Mountain: Second team all-state, first team Class 7A, first team all-metro
- Brock Marlow, Chelsea: Second team all-state, first team Class 7A, first team all-metro
- Lee Miller, Chelsea: All-metro Coach of the Year
- Isaac Tindall, Chelsea: Honorable mention all-metro
- Landon Tass, Spain Park: Honorable mention all-metro
- Lorenzo Garcia, Spain Park: Honorable mention all-metro
- Sam Olsen, Briarwood: Honorable mention all-metro
- Thomas Lanier, Briarwood: Honorable mention all-metro
- Carson Tucker, Briarwood: Honorable mention all-metro
- Hayes Richardson, Westminster-Oak Mountain: Honorable mention all-metro
- Luke Likens, Westminster-Oak Mountain: Honorable mention all-metro
- Nate Joiner, Oak Mountain: Honorable mention all-metro
- Adam Alemond, Oak Mountain: Honorable mention all-metro
- Davis Spencer, Chelsea: Honorable mention all-metro
- Donovan Huyhn, Spain Park: Honorable mention all-metro
- Sawyer Felton, Briarwood: Honorable mention all-metro