Softball capsule #27 belongs to my dance 🕺 partner, who happens to be celebrating a big day today !!!

When your goal in life is to partner up with someone and attempt to improve the current situation, life has never presented me with a stronger project partner than Mrs Tammy Quesenberry !!!!

I only wish that I had known that the scorebook keeper with my kind of sense of humor wasn’t just Addie’s Grandma sooner !

As far as Dance 💃 partners go, this one is/was a Dancing Queen 👸

Happy Birthday 🎂

Welcome 🙏 to Thursday, June 18th, and it appears that it’s going to be HOT 🔥🥵 outside today here in the area called Down East…

Over the years, I have been burned by not paying enough attention to the weather forecast. This morning 🌄 it actually woke me up with a warning ⚠️

This will require a bit smarter planning than on the normal day. But, not to worry, Brother Osborne will wake up shortly and send in his Bible Verse , returning the morning to normal!

Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Wow, as I typed that out……. cannot make this stuff up ! God has impeccable timing !

Have a Blessed Day 🙌😇🙏

Only 55 more days until the 3-straight year mark !!!

Call it spillover from the World 🌎 Cup, or maybe the word has gotten out about soccer ⚽️ in Carroll County. Either way, the proof is in the pics 📸 as Forrest and Jeremy wrap up their camp !!

The upper two are of the older campers !5th thru 8th grade.
K – 4th Grade

The coaching duo of Forrest Johnson and Jeremy Puckett are at the forefront of the recent shift in the level of interest in our local Soccer ⚽️.

It’s a very safe bet that both young men are going to sleep well tonight because the dynamic duo had their hands full over the past three days. The number of young players they were working with the past three days reached 80 !

We also have a number of videos 📹 to share here !

The soccer ⚽️ train 🚆 is ready to leave the station here on The Hill ! Both the Boys and the Girls have the right pieces in place. The next chapter is set to begin !

Thank you for all of your continued hard work and dedication to growing our sport !

Softball capsule #25 fits a chapter in one of my books 📚, titled ” Claim your Baggage.”

Everything has a story, and our Cavalier Park is no exception. One should not read the word baggage in the wrong manner. Imagine you just landed at the airport on your trip, and you head down to the baggage area. One shouldn’t leave there without your bag….

This line of thinking will cover both #25 and #26 with the first one going to our Late Coach, Jeff Tobler.

The photo 📸 above is from the Fire Station here in New Bern, and while I’m not comparing Coach Tobes to 9/11 but the idea of always remembering what changed our lives.

As each year passes, the connection with our beloved coach ❤️,lessens . The Senior Class this year consists of Natalie Burress, Addie Greene, and Laynie-Jo Leonard. Each of these young ladies has next level ties to Tobes, but the challenge will be greater with the next group and even more the following season.

The awesome nicknames and the self titled ” Crazy Socks ” are part of our history and should remain that way going forward.

We lost Coach Tobes decades too soon, and the degree of the setback is as wide as the day is long. Tammy lost the love ❤️ of her life, father to their children and grandfather as well.

Our longtime head coach Rick Nester lost his partner and one of his closest friends. A gap that will remain for an extended period of time.

The young ladies lost more than just a softball coach. They lost a family member. For some, it is a crazy uncle while others a grandfather.

There is a plaque with Jeff’s face and name on it mounted by the Concession stand. It’s to help us remember our past.

With the other capsules, I started out with the photos already pre-selected. This one is different, and I ask that if you’re reading this and have a favorite picture of Jeff, with our without your kiddo in it, please send it to me, and I will add them below.

What works for me is when I’m encouraging people to visit the Concession Stand. In my mind, it’s the Tobes Snack Shack that I’m referring to.

Here’s my Pic 📸

I’m hoping to add a few more !

Kevin Burress with 2

From Coach Nester :

Thanks Coach !

Next Up : Trish Clontz : with 3 !

Donna Nester has hers below !

Next up, Tammy Tobler :

The Smith Family :

I love the first picture. He took time to get to know each one personally. He was actually talking to Ashlynn after their game about boys 😂.
The second one was his last game he coached on Dec. 19, 2024, right before he passed. And they won that game 25-23!

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Sharon DeHaven added :

” He loved his softball. Tammy was the love of his life. You never seen one without the other. Love the 9-11 memorial.”

Here it is, from top to bottom.