Anniston High School longtime boys’ basketball coach Schuessler Ware had a special way with kids. And he had an even more extraordinary way with those considered difficult kids. Now retired, Ware used that talent to mold numerous youngsters into successful adults by teaching them how to succeed. His efforts have not gone unnoticed. Ware is […]

Phil Lazenby learned some valuable lessons playing sports and serving in the military. He has spent the remainder of life in education sharing those lessons with the students he has been entrusted to coach. Lazenby will be inducted as a member of the Class of 2019 into the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame on March […]

Carolyn Mae Wright’s induction into the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame carries an historical distinction. She joins her husband, Bobby Wright, to become the second husband-wife members of the prestigious group of individuals enshrined. They follow Tom and Lenette Calvin who were inducted in 1991 and 1992, respectively. Wright is being inducted as a member […]

The city of Notasulga went the extra mile, sort of, to honor former Notasulga High Coach Ronnie Sikes’ impact on the small Macon County town. The City Council renamed a street Sikes-Taylor Loop for the much-loved football coach. Sikes had two stints as a coach at Notasulga, one as an assistant and the other as a head coach, with […]

The following is the second in an 11-part series featuring members of the 2019 class of the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame. When Brantley High School hired David Lowery as a football coach and mathematics teacher, it quickly added up to be a successful formula. Ten of his 14 teams at Brantley won 11 or […]

The following is the first in an 11-part series featuring members of the 2019 class of the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame. Little did Claborn M. Campbell realize that something as simple as coaching track and field could have such a resounding impact on others’ lives. The veteran Cold Springs High School track […]