The sky here in Laurel Fork doesn’t look promising now at 11:15 am but if there’s an upside its the fact that nothing is currently falling from it.

We will attempt again today to host a moment that I think will stand the test of time. Carroll County Softball is set to host Radford at 5:00 pm (Junior Varsity) and at roughly 6:45 its our hope to have the four Student Athletes set to graduate 🎓 after achieving remarkable CCHS career records.

To graduate with a School Record 🏫 one must be capable of playing Varsity as a Freshman to have a fighting chance. Alyssa Ervin, Jabin Talley, Emma Leath and Ashlyn Newman each checked that box.

Then you have to excel at your trade pretty much from start to finish during your time on The Hill. Once again, check, check, check and check.

Ervin finished her career with 2,100+ points. The 5’11 point forward didn’t just sneak across the finish line, she took the record and possibly hid it for a generation or two. The next stop is Elon University as she continues her basketball 🏀 career.

The same Mother Nature that is trying to derail our efforts again today is keeping Newman from creating anormus space with her career number. The Battling Ben Tickles are set to lose out on three regular season games due to weather and when you have collected so many Hat 👒 Tricks that they don’t all fit in your closet anymore….

Newman will get at least two more opportunities to add to her record as the team plays at Patrick County on Monday and are set to open regional play a few days later. Newman managed to earn her Associates degree from Wytheville Community College in her spare time and will be heading to Liberty University shortly after graduating CCHS.

The next member of our Fab Four is Tennis 🎾 player Jabin Talley. Talley has been playing his sport as long as he has been able to grip a racket. His record number of wins continues to rise, at least on days they are fortunate enough to get a match in. The CCHS team most effected by the weather this Spring has been tennis.

Talley plays #1 singles and #1 doubles alongside junior Ethan Richardson. The duo has won at an alarming rate and have hopes of continuing for a few more weeks as they prepare for their post season.

Talley will be heading over to Southwest Virginia Community College in the fall as the first Cavalier to play tennis 🎾 at the next level.

Rounding out or group of hard working young people is Emma Leath. Leath is wrapping up her fourth and final season in the pitching circle 🔵 for Coach Nester and just recently passed Sydney Nester on the career Wins list. Our Greg Maddux of softball is trying to cross the finish line on the other career mark of Nester’s as she is now 3 from tying and four away from breaking the strike out mark.

Leath is set to head down to Surry Community College this fall but she also has some unfinished business here on The Hill.

My goal has been to gather the group together, along with their parents, for a group bow 🙇‍♂️ and the photo 📷 op of a lifetime ♥.

Some of these four (or five) records might fall someday but its safe to say it won’t happen all in the same school year.

While typing this story out I have been notified by Coach Nester that the Radford game has been pushed again.

We will now have to choose between Thursday (James River) and Friday (Radford) for attempt #3.

FRIDAY at 6:20 pm !!!