AL.com • 7th April 2019

Attempted suicide became turning point for Alabama HS 3-sport athlete

Tears poured down Dorthy Patterson's face as she sat at a table in a north Alabama mental health facility. Patients weren't allowed in their room the first night and Patterson, a 15-year-old Cherokee High student, was barred from talking to her father for the first 48 hours after being admitted.

AL.com • 7th April 2019

‘Just don’t give up’: Bob Jones’ Zaevian Toney overcame near-fatal wreck, father’s shooting death

Zaevian Toney awoke to horrible pain coursing throughout his body. The Bob Jones sophomore wrestler was being crushed by a 2008 Chevy Tahoe. Seconds earlier, Toney’s twin brother, Zaderian, had attempted to make sudden swerve into a turning lane on County Line Road in Madison. The Tahoe flipped and Zaevian, who was not wearing his seat belt, blacked out momentarily.

AL.com • 6th July 2018

'The girl born twice' blossoms into a teenage water skiing champ

Sarah Switzer was scared, and for good reason. She had just watched a skier break both ankles during a jump at the Disabled Water Ski National Championships. It was 2014 and the first time Switzer - a  paraplegic - had competed at nationals.

AL.com • 6th July 2018

'I never dreamed that he would be here': Randolph coach Wright Ward inspires while battling brain cancer

A number of thoughts immediately flooded Randolph basketball player Libby Gold's mind. What's the plan? Can there even be a plan? How do we react?

AL.com • 6th July 2018

From near death to five star: The untold story of Joshua Langford

Joshua Langford has stared death in the face.

AL.com • 2nd November 2018

Bo Nix, son of former Auburn quarterback, making name for himself at Scottsboro

Patrick Nix found himself struggling to make a decision.

AL.com • 2nd November 2018

Alabama gives opportunity to punter who abandoned scholarship to help mom fight cancer

Working alone at Bob Jones' turf practice field, Mike Bernier booms punt after punt on a sunny, late-May afternoon. This is not where he expected to be a year after graduating high school and going to Eastern Illinois on scholarship.

AL.com • 6th July 2018

‘Live your life to the fullest’: Cancer doesn’t keep Elkmont’s Leah Seibert from softball team role

Few could understand the mix of emotions that Elkmont’s Leah Seibert experienced when she stepped onto the softball field March 24 at New Hope.

AL.com • 6th February 2016

From Huntsville to Super Bowl 50: Darian Stewart seemed destined for the big stage

Denver Broncos fans weren't the only ones cheering when Darian Stewart picked off New England's Tom Brady in the AFC Championship Game. There were simultaneously a number of proud viewers across the Tennessee Valley who watched the 2006 Lee-Huntsville grad help his team win 20-18 and punch a ticket to Super Bowl 50.

AL.com • 6th July 2018

'I'm going to find a way': Outfielder with arm defect catches and throws with same hand

Taylor Davis fielded a simple ground ball in the outfield and panicked before throwing. The typically routine play, which came during Davis' freshman season at Sparkman, was a life-changing moment.

AL.com • 6th July 2018

Danville's Kane Hogan plays in first home game since beating leukemia

Kane Hogan didn't score a touchdown or force a turnover in Danville's 28-27 win over visiting Falkville on Friday night, but he was the game's true star.

AL.com • 6th July 2018

Legally blind Alabama HS football player starts at one of sport's toughest positions

David Lloyd got some surprising news after being hired as St. John Paul II’s football coach in May: The starting center of his new team was legally blind.

AL.com • 6th July 2018

'He's really an inspiration': Kicker with Asperger syndrome overcame condition and excelled

Rogers players and coaches watched anxiously as the ball sailed through the uprights. The game wasn't on the line, but there was plenty of emotion for this particular field goal.

AL.com • 16th July 2018

Former Madison Academy star follows in late brother's footsteps as member of Harlem Globetrotters

One of the first things that Chandler Mack did after dunking for the first time as an eighth-grader was call his older brother, Chris Richardson.

AL.com • 18th January 2019

Halia Morris helps Madison Academy win state title a year after beating cancer

Madison Academy's Class 4A state title win Friday capped a whirlwind 15 months of shock, battles and triumph for freshman Halia Morris.

AL.com • 6th July 2018

Huntsville student assistant who suffered childhood brain injury pinch runs on Senior Night

Cade Hedden has always been there for the Huntsville High baseball program, so tonight the Panthers showed their appreciation.

AL.com • 6th July 2018

Born a 'drug baby,' West Point runner Joey Riggs defies doubters

Doctors gave Joey Riggs no hope of being successful at athletics.

AL.com • 6th July 2018

'Every breath I take is a blessing': Boaz football coach Eric Whaley gets 1st win since beating cancer

The magnitude of Boaz's win at Douglas last Friday night could not be fully told by the scoreboard at Arthur Jarvis Stadium.

AL.com • 27th July 2018

A-List No. 7: Buckhorn 4-star LB Will Ignont challenged, strengthened by adversity

Will Ignont learned early in his life how to persevere. The Buckhorn four-star middle linebacker had his foundation rocked as he was preparing to enter the seventh grade. His mom, Daphane, suffered a series of strokes and spent four months in the hospital.

AL.com • 6th July 2018

A-List No. 12: Auburn commit Malik Miller had character tested during life-changing trip

Malik Miller has made a name for himself by bulldozing through would-be defenders and racking up touchdowns. But nothing on the playing field could have prepared the Madison Academy senior running back for the experiences of late last March.