🌱 Hoover High Quiz Bowl Team + Local Pool Player Won Championship

Hello, hello! It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Hoover Daily — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days. I'll get right to it.

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 88 Low: 72.

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Here are the top three stories in Hoover today:

1. The Hoover High Quiz Bowl Team placed 10th in the nation over the weekend. The Hoover High School’s A Team competed against 272 teams from 34 states in the Quiz Bowl 2022 High School National Championship Tournament in Atlanta. The team was captained by Chris Cheng and included Kapil Nathan, Midhun Sadanand, and Sarah Xin. Congratulations to all! (Hoover Sun)
2. If you're in the mood for something new this summer, try one of these local restaurants named the top picks of May! Head on over to have Rock N’ Roll Sushi in Hoover for a Punk Rock Roll. Or take a quick drive to Birmingham and grab some hot wings from Yo Mama’s. (Bham Now)
3. A local pool player recently won the American Poolplayers Association Wheelchair Championship in Las Vegas. David Carr, a skill level 3 player from Midfield, was battling depression when he found an outlet shooting pool at his favorite pool hall, Axe House in Hoover.“I’m still a little bit in shock,” Carr said of the win. (WBRC)

Today in Hoover:

• One-On-One Tech Help At Hoover Public Library (Sign-Up Required) (10:00 AM)
• Fiction Addiction Book Club - "The Night Watchman" By Louise Erdrich At Hoover Public Library (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• On Tuesday, the Hoover Fire Department held the 2022 Awards Ceremony. 89 members were recognized from the department — four Division Chiefs, 13 District Captains, 18 Lieutenants, 22 Engineers, three Officer Development Program Graduate Classes (2019, 2020 & 2021), two Firefighters of the Year, two Paramedics of the Year, and 26 Retirees. (Facebook)
• Meet Ashley Sparks, math coach, one of the outstanding educators of the Hoover City Schools District! (Twitter)
• The Rebels recently extended offers to a pair of Hoover High School 2025 products in guard/forward Salim London and center Dewayne Brown. (247 Sports)

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You're officially in the loop for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.