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Over the Mountain Journal • January 22 2026

Mike Getman’s Elite ID Soccer Camp Has Been Shaping Soccer Stars For 25 Years - Over the Mountain Journal

The 25th annual Mike Getman Elite ID Soccer Camp was held on the first weekend in January at the Sicard Hollow Athletic Complex in Vestavia Hills. The camp offers talented soccer players the opportunity to showcase their skills, giving college coaches and scouts a centralized place to evaluate them.

Chelsea Magazine • January 1 2026

Living The Football Life Upside Down

Xander Echols' football career is completely upside down. Literally and figuratively.
Speaking figuratively, the Chelsea native's football trajectory has been unconventional to say the least. After graduating from Chelsea High School in 2020, Echols played at UAB for three years under three different coaches - Bill Clark, interim coach Bryant Vincent, and a tumultuous season under Tent Dilfer.

Chelsea Magazine • November 24 2025

Brayden Butler's Improbable Rise To World Domination

Brayden Butler is a world champion - literally and figuratively. At just 19 years old, the Chelsea native recently returned from South Korea victorious, conquering one of the globe's most prestigious climbing events.

The Daily Home • July 19 2025

Jake “David” Jensen Making Waves In MMA

Chelsea Magazine • June 4 2025

The Year Of The Hornet

It’s been a historic year for the Hornets as multiple teams rang up record numbers of victories, advanced through the playoffs like Patton’s Third Army through France and Germany, and claimed more trophies than Papa Hemingway on an African safari.

Alabaster Connection - The official magazine of Alabaster, Alabama • May 1 2025

Game Definitely Not Over

“I got a pocket full of quarters, and I'm headed to the arcade.”
If you’re of a “certain age,” you undoubtedly know the opening line by heart to that 1980s novelty song, Pac Man Fever, by the one-hit wonder duo Buckner & Garcia. The song paid tribute to the game that ushered in the first wave of classic video games like Galaga, Space Invaders, and QBert, just to name a few.

Birmingham Lifestyle Magazine • June 1 2024

The Indiana Jones of Vintage Guitars

Like many young guys who grew up listening to classic rock, John Shults dreamed of becoming a guitar hero. There was only one problem—Rock star-level talent.

Despite the revelation that Shults wasn’t destined to be the next Jimmy Page, bursting eardrums and dropping jaws with his dexterity on the fretboard, it never dampened his love for the instrument that makes rock and roll possible - the electric guitar.

Discover St. Clair • October 1 2021

Step Into The Ring

On a sweltering hot Friday afternoon in late July, the parking lot of Total Body Fitness is so full, many cars have parked in the grass and mud in the vacant lot next door. Inside, the gym is just as packed as dozens of athletes, trainers and others mill about. There is excitement and even a little tension in the air. All of this activity isn’t for a hot, new exercise class. No, excitement builds for the weigh-in for a boxing event taking place in a little over 24 hours at, of all places, the CEPA Building in Pell City.

Issuu • December 25 2017

Broadway Joe: The Man Who Made The Super Bowl

Broadway Joe: The Man Who Made The Super Bowl

"Broadway" Joe Namath discusses his life, his incredibly colorful career with the New York Jets, his role in the pop culture, and life after...

Tailgater Magazine • December 12 2017

The Ryan Express

Interview with the great Nolan Ryan. Published in May/June 2012 issue of Tailgater Magazine.

Portico • March 1 2004

Three Alarm Fare

Feature story about the food of several Birmingham area firemen. From the February 2004 issue of Portico Magazine.

B-Metro • June 11 2024

Life & Death of Roller Derby Queen