The passing of the baton is officially over after former Coach / new Athletic Director, Kevin DeHaven hosted his last end of season party.
New Coach, Casey Burcham is now officially The Man 👨
A very special Thank You 🙏 to Kristen Quesenberry ❤ for sharing this moment with everyone !
Thank You Kevin DeHaven for running 🏃♂️ our Baseball ⚾️ Program with such a tremendous amount of Class !
Very productive Thursday up to this point. Stories to still be produced are the fourth and final installment of the Adrienne Harris interview and more from Anthony Barnes’ final day of Basketball 🏀 Camp.
I would also like to say a very important Thank You 🙏 to the administration staff of Carroll County High School after the four of them set aside some time out of their busy, busy schedules to meet with me this morning 🌄. Greatly appreciated their time and energy.
Over the next 10 days there will be five ballparks to take a look at as the search for things to add to Cavalier Park continues.
Many Carroll County residents are very familiar with the Pulaski River Turtles 🐢.
Coach Nester – Team cups 🥤??
This one is an absolute must. Pretty sure we would be first !!
Tomorrow its off to Castle Rock for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ✝️ Golf ⛳ outing with Marion Harris, Alan Knight and Mr. Nick Bell 🔔.
Please check back later and hopefully we will have two more stories for everyone.
River Turtles 🐢 3-1, Top 5th….
Anthony Barnes and Company just capped off their annual Basketball Camp and we were in the Gymnasium with them until the final Award was given out. Plenty of coverage, including photos 📷 to come later tonight.
It’s Thursday morning 🌄 ahead of the afternoon showdowns between the teams that have been learning / practicing Basketball 🏀 since Monday morning.
The games will be played today and the Camp awards will be distributed afterwards as the latest edition of the gathering concludes.
Here’s one more look at the team breakdowns from Monday.
Plus we should be able to conclude the interview with Miss Adrienne Harris today !
Have yourself a Blessed Day !
Marion Harris (Father), Adrienne Harris and boyfriend Brandon McGuire.
Now that the prelude and Front Nine are on-line, let’s start the back nine.
Q – Now that you have officially been named Head Coach is there some folks out there you would like to say Thank You to ?
A – I would start out with my Family because I definitely wouldn’t be where I am today without Dad, Mom, Natalie and Callie. Then I would like to say Thank You to Doctor (Ben) Tickle for stepping in this year to Coach. Thank you to the administration for their trust in me, being young didn’t keep them from having faith in me to take over the program after the awesome season Dr. Tickle just led the team through.
The tee sign at #11 is currently under repair so we will borrow the main sign.
Q – The greater part of the past decade of Girls Soccer at Carroll County has been filled with players named Harris and Newman. The younger Newman, Ashlyn, just recently broke your All-Time scoring record on The Hill. Did it mean more that it was a player you grew up around ?
A – Yes, I think it was pretty cool that it was someone I had gotten to see grow from when she was real little. She was the team manager when I was on Varsity and she was always out there with her Sister, my Sister and me when we were practicing.
It was special to have the record broke by someone who I watched grow into the player she is today.
#12 – Your Mother, Shelia Harris is also a force in the Community as both a teacher and in the Sports end of the School. Please describe the level of comfort you have knowing that Mom is in your corner ?
A – There’s a great deal of comfort in knowing that my Mother is someone that has touched so many lives both in the classroom and High School sports. It helps to know that if I need advice about Sports or life that I have two parents available to lean on.
Q – Ben Tickle stepped in to be the “connector ” if you will, between your graduation and when the job first became available. What does it mean to you that someone who has the stature of Ben Tickle believes in you to that degree ?
A – Words cannot describe how thankful I was for Dr. Tickle to step in for me in the manner he did. The plan from the get go was after Coach Manley stepped down after last season that Dr. Tickle would step in with the hopes that everything on my end would go as planned.
The level of faith that Tickle had in me fueled my desire to make sure everything went through on my end.
Q – The one Harris we haven’t discussed yet is middle Sister Natalie Harris. What role do you see for her in the future of your program ?
A – I think if Natalie decides to return to Carroll County she will certainly be a big part of everything we do. This past season when her semester ended she came home and helped as an assistant alongside me.
I believe that she will do the same this year. Natalie has a great deal of knowledge about both the game of Soccer and Carroll County.
Q – What are your thoughts on having a Community Blogger walking around calling you ” Our Future ” ?
A – I thought it was really cool, especially when I heard it for the first time because I have been wanting to come back to Carroll County and coach for a really long time.
Getting to hear that alot just fueled my already intense fire about getting back to lead our next generation.
Q – You are now just days away from beginning both your teaching career and your Coaching career. What, if anything is of concern to you ?
A – On the Coaching side of things it will be different for me to go from just lacing them up to directing others to see the field the way I do. That will be a pretty big adjustment for me early on.
We wanted to leave the final two questions for Adrienne Harris to come from Marion Harris. Please check back for the Father – Daughter portion of our story !
A.S.P.N on The Hill 