Altamont Students Send Light to Dark Winter in Ukraine

National University of Internal Affairs for their ongoing humanitarian support for Ukraine via the Fortuna Clinical Foundation.

Miree Center projects are longterm commitments, and center Director Beth Dille helps students understand the need for life balance and pacing in what can be a service marathon in addition to challenging academic schedules.

Skowronski said he will take the spring to reflect and plan for how he will continue his support for Ukraine.

He said the Saint Nicholas project honored the resilient spirit of Ukrainians and emphasized the power of individuals to affect the war through communication technology, so his next steps will continue to feature these themes. Consistent communication is essential to the success of his efforts, he said. That includes magnifying the voice of those he serves.

As Viktorova wrote to him after the Saint Nicholas project, “The greatest thing for us, Ukrainians, is to be loud. If we’ll be silent, we will be forgotten and then gone.” pounds with a 3-1 decision over Chelsea’s Kalob Johnstone (42-3) in the championship match to emerge as the Rebels’ only individual winner.

“I can’t say enough about Andrew,” Adams said. “He battled through injuries all season and he battled illness at the state tournament, but he toughed it out.”

The Rebels had three second-place finishers: freshman Stone Phillips (33-8) at 113 pounds, sophomore Andrew Sullivan (28-7) at 145 and senior Harris Mitchell (22-2) at 160.

Spain Park had two individual champions, William Condon at 182 pounds and Rayshod Burts at 285, Condon (49-1) pinned Hoover’s Jack Lamey (43-6) at 5:01 and Burts (52-3) defeated Hewitt-Trussville’s Zack Chatman (50-16) by a 3-0 decision.

The Jaguars also had three wrestlers to finish second: freshman Bradley Williams (56-4) at 138, senior Jackson Mitchell (42-4) at 170, and senior Kyle Oliveira (34-10) at 195.

Hoover senior Ty Sisson (38-8) won the 126-pound title, pinning Enterprise’s Grier Hunt (53-8) at 4:39.

Oak Mountain senior Camden

Tipton (62-7) captured the 113-pound title with a 6-3 decision against the Rebels’ Phillips.

Mountain Brook Can’t Double Up

After winning the Class 6A Wrestling Duals in January, the first wrestling title in school history, Mountain Brook wasn’t able to claim another crown at the state tournament.

The Spartans finished in a thirdplace tie with Mortimer Jordan, both with 134 points. Mountain Brook had defeated Mortimer Jordan 32-27 in the Class 6A Wrestling Duals Finals.

McAdory won the Class 6A state tournament with 160.5 points and Gardendale was second with 138.5. Homewood finished fifth with 122.

Mountain Brook had two wrestlers reach the finals, but both lost.

Sophomore Stephen Springfield (5010) dropped a 7-4 decision to Pike Road’s John Duncan (31-3) at 113 pounds. Spartans senior Allen Baker (40-9) fell 7-3 to Pelham’s Seth Branham (39-1) at 195.

Homewood had two individual champions, freshman Joseph Marcum at 106 and senior Sam Sutton at 138.

Marcum (50-4) defeated McAdory senior Wesley Miller, McAdory (6512) by a 9-5 decision. Sutton (53-2) edged Wetumpka senior Chad Strickland (43-3) 1-0.

year, doesn’t mind how much he plays. He’s just happy to be playing.

“It feels good to be back, especially being back out there with my boys, playing my game and trying to help us get to the state tournament,” Layton said. “I’m not 100 percent, but I feel good.

“My role is to be a leader and go out there and play hard for my teammates.”

Layton is still headed to Tennessee Tech to play in college. He committed last summer and will sign in the spring.

“When I went up to visit, it felt like a family,” he said. “I really liked the coaches and I wanted to be a part of the family.”

First, Layton would like to help Mountain Brook return to the state tournament. The Spartans won the 2021 Class 6A state title before Layton arrived but were eliminated in overtime by Huffman in 2022 regional final.

“It would mean a great deal to me,” Layton said. “I’ve never been a part of a state championship team.”