Shelby Co. Reporter
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Our Student of the Week is Payton Summers from Chelsea High School. To nominate a student use the link below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Our Athlete of the Week is Riggins Sandlin of Creek View Elementary School. If you or your child would like to be featured as a future athlete of the week, fill out our form: forms.gle/xGDK6UnGEMrEer…

Our Athlete of the Week is Ivy Rose Brechin of Cornerstone Christian School. If you or your child would like to be featured as a future athlete of the week, fill out our form: forms.gle/xGDK6UnGEMrEer…

Breaking news: Helena High School named former MLB All-Star and World Series champion Mitch Moreland as its head baseball coach, bringing his years of experience with the Rangers, Red Sox, Padres and Athletics to his family’s adopted home. Story: shelbycountyreporter.com/2025/07/11/hel…
Our Student of the Week is Henry Todd from Meadow View Elementary School. To nominate a student use the link below: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScA…

Our Athlete of the Week is Abby Parsons of Helena High School. If you or your child would like to be featured as a future athlete of the week, fill out our form: forms.gle/xGDK6UnGEMrEer…

The 2025 All-Sports Team honors the top 25 athletes across all high school sports in Shelby County, recognizing the best of the best from a standout academic year. All-Sports Team: shelbycountyreporter.com/2025/06/30/gal…
Our Student of the Week is Olivia Ochs from Thompson High School. To nominate a student use the link below: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScA…

Our Athlete of the Week is Peyton Dishman of Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School. If you or your child would like to be featured as a future athlete of the week, fill out our form: forms.gle/xGDK6UnGEMrEer…

.@SpainParkATH wrestler Bradley Williams is the 2025 Shelby County Male Athlete of the Year after overcoming a fresh Type 1 diabetes diagnosis to go undefeated for the second-straight season and repeat as state champion. Male AOTY: shelbycountyreporter.com/2025/06/30/mal…
Chelsea’s Haley Trotter capped her illustrious Hornets career by winning Shelby County Female Athlete of the Year as she prepares to take the drive and work ethic that made her the school’s all-time leading scorer to Shelton State. Female AOTY: shelbycountyreporter.com/2025/06/30/fem…
Briarwood’s Taylor Leib secured her first Shelby County Player of the Year honors for lighting up Class 6A with 40 goals in a championship-winning season. Player of the Year: shelbycountyreporter.com/2025/06/25/bri…
Briarwood Christian’s Ryan Leib and Westminster OM’s Joe Randal are the Shelby County Coaches of the Year after orchestrating midseason turnarounds that helped their sides reach their full potential. Coaches of the Year: shelbycountyreporter.com/2025/06/25/bri…
The 2025 All-County Team for girls soccer features some of the top players in all of Alabama after another standout season of soccer in Shelby County. All-County Team: shelbycountyreporter.com/2025/06/25/str…
The Dynamic Development Soccer Camp worked through rain and a new wave of coaches to host another successful edition as about 185 kids learned from the area’s best coaches and players at Thompson High School. Story/Photos: shelbycountyreporter.com/2025/06/24/d2-…
Our Student of the Week is Jackson Bennett from Creek View Elementary School. To nominate a student use the link below: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScA…

Our Athlete of the Week is Creed Collum of Helena Elementary School. If you or your child would like to be featured as a future athlete of the week, fill out our form: forms.gle/xGDK6UnGEMrEer…

Briarwood Christian midfielder Taylor Leib received the Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year award for girls soccer as the Clemson signee and 2025 state champion becomes the fourth recipient from Shelby County in the last six years. Story: shelbycountyreporter.com/2025/06/18/bri…
Alabaster native and Thompson alum Logan Braunschweig was named a finalist for the ABCA/Rawlings Division I Gold Glove Team after a standout season in center field for UAB. Story: shelbycountyreporter.com/2025/06/16/ala…
The 2025 All-County Team for boys soccer honors the best from Shelby County after a historic season of success across the board. All-County Team: shelbycountyreporter.com/2025/06/16/fle…