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AL.com High School Managing Producer. NSMA Sports Writer of the Year 2020. Bill Shelton Award winner 2017. Herby Kirby winner for state's best sports story 2025
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‘Truly humbled:’ Former AHSAA director Steve Savarese inducted into national Hall of Fame

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By Ben Thomas Verified
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Retired Alabama High School Athletic Association executive director Steve Savarese delivered the keynote acceptance speech on Monday night as he and 11 others were inducted into the NFHS Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony took place in Salt Lake City and closed the NFHS Summer Meeting. “I am deeply honored — and truly humbled — to stand before you tonight on behalf of the 2026 National High School Hall of Fame Class,” he said. “To be included in this group is overwhelming.
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‘Greatest Lady Leopard of all time?’ Hadley Kelly leaving legacy at Mobile Christian

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By Ben Thomas Verified
| AL.com Verified
Mobile Christian girls basketball coach Kenny Wright has high praise for Hadley Kelly. “I’ve been telling everyone she may be the greatest Lady Leopard of all-time,” he said last week. “She’s a remarkable kid on and off the court.” Kelly was a star on multiple courts as a junior. She led the Mobile Christian volleyball team to its second straight Class 3A state volleyball title last fall and then powered Wright’s basketball team to the school’s first final four berth in the winter.
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‘God-gifted and humble:’ Gulf Shores’ Carter Davis is elite athlete with elite attitude

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By Ben Thomas Verified
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Carter Davis is one of – if not THE – fastest athletes in the state. The Gulf Shores rising senior won the 60-meter dash at the AHSAA state indoor championships with a time of 6.76. Davis also is one of the top football recruits in the state, having recently committed to Rich Rodriguez and West Virginia as a wide receiver. “In my 30 years, he is definitely one of the top athletes I’ve ever been around,” Gulf Shores track coach Jason Hill said. “He is God-gifted and humble.
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