By John Goolsby, For the Tribune IRONDALE-The Shades Valley Mounties recorded their first winning season in five years in 2022. The 2023 team is looking to take the program to the next level... Read more
by John Goolsby, For the Tribune IRONDALE – Like many young boys growing up in Birmingham in the 1970s, Ben Tamburello dreamed of playing in the Iron Bowl for Bear Bryant and the Crims... Read more
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, Special for the Tribune IRONDALE — Clay-Chalkville rolled up 452 yards of total offense and held Shades Valley to just 80 yards on their way to an undefeated region record.... Read more
By John Goolsby Special For The Tribune Pinson — Pinson Valley overcame four turnovers and a gritty performance by Shades Valley to punch their ticket to the playoffs with a 23-6 win over th... Read more
By John Goolsby, For The Tribune IRONDALE — Shades Valley (5-2, 2-2) hung on in the fourth quarter to pull out a 35-29 victory over Pell City (0-7, 0-4) in Class 6A, Region 6 play. The Homec... Read more
By John Goolsby, Special for The Tribune IRONDALE — The Center Point Eagles went on the road and pulled off a huge 36-20 region win at Shades Valley. With the victory, the Eagles secured a... Read more
By John Goolsby, Special to The Tribune Bessemer — The Bessemer City Tigers hosted the Shades Valley Mounties in a non-region game Friday night. The first game between the two teams was play... Read more