Month: January 2024

People out there that question the depth of my Appreciation for Mr. Kevin Burress haven’t seen my desk!

Check out my Pen 🖊 Holder !

 Not even letting the snow outside damper my spirits because I might get to hang with Kevin later!!!

Come early enough to The Hill and you can see Kevin as well! If Kevin is not your Cup of Tea he has some pretty Awesome friends and their Daughters all play for Mrs. Kayla Nester. Tonight at 5:30 !!!!

Table #4 of 11 @ our Banquet belongs to Paul’s Brother – Rick Nester (& his Amazing wife Donna)

Once again I gave to Thank Mr.T for digging up the engagement announcement for our Couple of the Evening – Rick and Donna Nester.

 I know there’s been a few people come on board recently that weren’t around at the start of my efforts here so I will tell the story about how Rick Nester became Paul’s brother.

 A few years back I was standing in the Gymnasium after a Basketball 🏀 game and a conversation started up about Carroll County Sports. I mentioned that while I had been writing ✍ about Sports for over forty years, I knew absolutely nothing about who’s who in Carroll County.

At the time Paul Nester was standing next to me and my connection to him was he spent time working at Olde Mill occasionally. Someone said well don’t waste your time with the one that is next to you because he’s only relevant due to the fact that he’s Rick Nester’s brother. At the time I hadn’t met Rick Nester yet and I pull for the underdog so I started a campaign that to bring Paul out of his brothers shadow. There’s been a Paul’s World 🌎 segment ever since and to this day this is how people are saved in my cellphone

Kris Richardson – Paul’s Son-in-Law

Donna Nester – Paul’s Sister in Law

Paula Richardson – Paul’s Daughter

The other day when commenting on a post of mine one of Paula’s sisters added she was Paul’s other daughter, I’m still smiling from that one!

 While I have spent the past fifty years being a fan of Duke University (as a kid thats were our relatives went when they were fighting for their lives) I have zero interest in talking about their Men’s Basketball team. But don’t get me started about Duke football. I pull for the underdog across the board.

 Fast Forward to next time Paul for over at our place we were talking about various teams that his Grandchildren play at the School.

 I mentioned to him that day that while I am enjoying watching the other teams, my first Love 💘 is Softball. I played Softball and Coached Softball, even married by second best player many a Moon 🌙 ago (39 years next week). I had just finished up helping Alan Knight with his Softball program at Page County and I was anxious to find out who coached our Softball team ??????

 Paul smiled with that sheepish grin of his and said I just might be able to help you with that……..

 Ron Cochran made me a T-shirt 👕 that has the CCHS logo on the front and on the back it says – “I help Paul’s Brother”.

 Rick Nester is someone that I describe as a true Southern Gentleman 🕴️ but it turns out not everyone who played for him or sat in his classroom shares the same thought process. Coach takes that all in stride and keeps on smiling.

 Someone asked me if I would ever stop ✋ calling Rick Nester, Paul’s Brother ? If I do, he would become Donna’s husband. She is the only person at the Banquet that I told Kris was off limits in regards to our humor because to mess with such a caring ❤ person would just be messed up.

 I feel better for using all of my “I Love Rick Nester ” tribute without having to talk about anyone but Paul!

 Rick Nester will be at Table #4 and will be receiving our Jay Neal Lifetime Achievement Award on March 23rd!

Carroll County puts on a Basketball 🏀 clinic Tuesday night on The Hill, rolling past Floyd County 90-52 !

Isaiah Easter played a next level game for Head Coach Anthony Barnes last night in the teams 90-52 Three Rivers District contest with Floyd County. Easter wasn’t in the starting line up on Senior Night but once he entered the contest it was the beginning of the end for the visitors chances.

Easter created a serious match up problem and was masterful in exploting it immediately. The sophomore dropped in nine first quarter points and added seven more before the break to head into the lockeroom with 16 points.

” The Cavalier train was full steam ahead tonight, the very best we have ever looked for 32 min againt a tough , well coached Floyd group,” said Coach Barnes. ” We had a great practice Monday and challenged them to come out and not let up and let our defensive play, make our offense into transition and we did just that.”

Easter scored two quick baskets in the third quarter to take his total to 20 and his teammates were ready to take turns at the engineer of the Train.

Davis Reitzel was next up with 18 points in a game where the team connected on a ridiculous 75% of their shots from the field. The juggernaut that was posted 29 points in the second quarter alone. Ethan Richardson took lead during the third quarter, scoring nine of his 14 points over that eight minutes. Cody Reece broke the 10 point barrier once again, finishing up with 11 points. It was a night where everything the Cavaliers tried was working and their Coach was enjoying the moment.

” This was a Huge District win, huge win on senior night in a packed house of Cavalier Nation, so very thankful for student turnout and fans supporting the guys,” Barnes added. “We played unselfish, we looked for next pass and open guy. Big night for sophomore Isiah Easter, attacking , getting to the rim and finishing. Four guys in double figures, with big time game from Reitzel 18, Richardson 14, and Reece with 11. Nine guys in the box score, a night to remember for years to come. Back too work Thursday with our foot on gas !”

 Carroll County controls their own destiny in the race to claim the regular season championship after Alleghany had a setback at the hands of Radford last week. One step at a time for the Cavaliers but there’s a might big carrot 🥕 on a stick in front of them. The District will hosting an abbreviated post season event where #1 will host #2 ahead of Region play.

The JV Boys raced out to a comfortable lead in the opener and held on to defeat the Buffaloes 60-55. Dane Leonard poured in 23 points to lead a very balanced attack. Colton Gravely added 13 points and Blake Reed (10 points) gave Head Coach Jason Stockner a trio of double figure scorers. Hayden Jackson added eight and Trace Reavis rounded out the scoring with six points.

Both teams will be off on Wednesday before the Junior Varsity heads to Patrick County on Thursday night and the Varsity squad will welcome the Cougars to The Hill on Friday night.

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End of the story for Allen Worrell but there’s a note 📝 worth adding

The reason there is confusion on the Boys 👦 record is that MaxPreps has given them credit ( pictured above) for a victory over Honaker that belongs to our Varsity Girls. The Boys now sit at 17-1 versus the 18-1 shown on the site.