By John Goolsby, For the Tribune IRONDALE – Senior Zayden Leonard has distinguished himself as an outstanding student and athlete at Shades Valley. Leonard, who has a 4.1 GPA and is ra... Read more
By John Goolsby, For the Tribune Jacksonville – The Shades Valley Lady Mounties saw their season come to an end against Parker High School Thursday morning. Valley fell in the Regional tourn... Read more
By John Goolsby, For the Tribune Irondale – Gadsden City had their sights set on upsetting the Lady Mounties in their sub-regional matchup. The Lady Titans came out firing on all cylinders a... Read more
By John Goolsby, For the Tribune IRONDALE – Pell City knew that to bring home the area crown, they would have to stop Area MVP Angela Williams. They were successful with that strategy for th... Read more
By John Goolsby, For the Tribune MOUNTAIN BROOK – Shades Valley’s Sean Crawford stood at the free throw line with 9 seconds remaining in the opening game of the 6A, Area 10 tournament. Crawf... Read more
By John Goolsby, For the Tribune Irondale – The Lady Mounties (21-5) punched their ticket to the 6A playoffs with a 48-28 win over Woodlawn in the Area 10 tournament last night. Shades Valle... Read more
By John Goolsby, For the Tribune IRONDALE – The Mountain Brook Spartans (12-7, 1-1) came into the game against Shades Valley (14-5, 1-1) as the 7th-ranked team in 6A and left with a 60... Read more
By John Goolsby, For the Tribune IRONDALE-The 4th-ranked Mountain Brook Spartans (14-6, 2-0) made the short drive down Old Leeds Road and handed the Shades Valley Mounties (8-10, 1-2) a 71-4... Read more
By Loyd McIntosh, For The Tribune PELL CITY – After a dreadful first half, the Shades Valley girls basketball team mounted a furious comeback effort, but fell just short on the road in... Read more
By Loyd McIntosh, For The Tribune PELL CITY — The Shades Valley Mounties fell behind early, scrambled back to take the lead, but in the end fell short to the Pell City Panthers Tuesday night... Read more