Feb. 28—Avery Balch is taking his diving talents to Birmingham-Southern College. The Hartselle senior was the Class 6A-7A state champion in 3-meter diving in December after finishing second in 2019. In the state competition, Balch had 11 dives for 461.60 points, which was 80 points higher than the second-place finish. He is Hartselle's first swimming and diving state champion. …