Month: February 2024

Mr. Kevin Burress has presented the Guest List for his Table !

Kevin Burress will be a big part of our proceedings next month and he’s bringing along quite the group of Folks with him. Natalie Burress is the one in our unique version of the Cavalier Mascot.

Kevin will be speaking about Coach Nester and keeping folks in line as Head of Security in a very special way!

Joining Kevin at his table will be :


Yes sir! It will be me, my lovely bride Myranda, Natalie, Chris Leonard, Laynie-Jo Leonard, Faith Clontz, Kenzey McMillian, and Carlie Beamer.

You will notice that you don’t see Velvet Leonard on this list because Chris Leonard has been kind enough to lend her out to us as we try to capture the afternoon / evening in pictures.

Two tables down, 9 to go !

Marion Harris has filled up his Banquet Table and he is going to be in Great company !!

Marion Harris is our First Table Master to submit his guest list for our March 23 OneofUs.Care Banquet. While I’m sad that we won’t have Mrs.Harris as she is part of the group that we will lose that day to Travel Ball down in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Marion will be in great company !

Trenton Miller
Howard Mayo
Ben & Amy Tickle
Shawn Bernal
Mr & Mrs Bill Gallimore

Mr. Tickle is one of a small group of folks that we will be Celebrating that day and Marion Harris will be the one presenting him.

Chris Mabry and Mr. Thompson will also be speaking about Mr. Tickle and his efforts here in Carroll County.

Four weeks from Today !!

Twenty years into hanging out with Head Coach Alan Knight as his self proclaimed PR Guy 👦 I am over the Moon 🌙 that we finally got the news ! Here’s our story that was part of the packet that lead to the VSHL Hall of Fame !

https://augustafreepress.com/news/alan-knight-the-high-school-coach-who-quietly-won-1000-games

Alan Knight has spent his entire adult life Coaching at Page County High School 🏫 and the past two decades being a part of our efforts with our Non-profit Organization.

Here in roughly eight weeks Coach will be heading over to Charlottesville to officially be placed in the Virginia State Highschool League (VHSL) Hall of Fame.

I wanted to take the time to publicly express my gratitude 🙏 to each person that worked with me on getting the nomination packet put together. Chris Graham at the Augusta Free Press for being the first to run 🏃‍♂️ with the story about our Skipper.

In no certain order, Rebecca McDowell, Eric Benson and Bill Meade. Each of you should be feeling the same amount of pride that I’m feeling tonight!

The process has given me a greater appreciation for the folks that are responsible for running the VHSL

Probably need to Thank Alan Knight for his forty ➕ years Coaching Volleyball and Softball at PCHS.

Bill Meade, Alan Knight and Ralph Viafora.

Alan Knight and Rebecca McDowell

The facility at Alan Knight Field, including the OneofUs.Care Pavillion, that has all been created during his tenure with the Lady 👩 Panthers.

Mrs. Gordon, Maddie Gordon and Coach Knight at Penn State University where the younger Gordon sister currently plays for the Nittany Lions.

Coach Knight and Bill Meade.

Just a handful of photos 📷 from the past two decades that we have been at it. Proud as can be that our Coach is getting the Tip of the Old Ball Cap !

Quite the career and amazingly enough its still going !!!

Today we check ✔ in on Miss Lauren Alley @ UVA-WISE!

While Laiken Burnett has sown up the title of Carroll County High School Athlete I will ever cover, there’s two pretty special young Ladies that are tied for that honor amoung our Alums.

Kaylee Easter and Lauren Alley as both played two years of two Varsity sports each that we followed very closely. Both of these Ladies brought a mindset to the court and the diamond 💎 that left an impression!

Lauren signed to play softball at UVA-WISE, remaining a Cavalier. Today they play at Home 🏡, hosting Southern Wesleyan University.

The Great Erie Banks was famous for saying “Let’s Play 2 today ” and we are looking forward to catching up with our former third baseman !

The Cavaliers jump out to a 2-0 lead on a 2-run homer in the bottom of the first inning!

The wind has picked up a bit here, causing the temperature 🌡to drop but it hasn’t dampened the spirit in the Cavaliers dugout.

Cavs, 3-1 Top of 5thI

Cavs, 4-1 Top of 6th

Cavs, 4-2 Mid 6th….3rd out was a few feet short of being a 3-Run Homer. Entertaining Game.

Cavs 5-2, Top of 7th

Final, 5-2 (3:50)

Break between games now…

I’m no Velvet Leonard or Carlie Beamer but I try !