The young Lady 👩 on the right has locked 🔒 in the Honor 🎖 of being the Most Watched Cavalier in the history of our site. Laiken Burnett competed in three Sports as a Freshman on the Junior Varsity level and followed that year up with a Trifecta on the Varsity level.
The young Lady 👩 on the Left goes by the name of Mom in this Mom / Daughter combo. Mom and Dad spent the last two years doing a divide ➗ and support to be there for both of their older children.
The family 👪 stays as busy as it gets and still manage to do it with a smile !
Throwback to the Days where the Indianapolis Weatherman turned late night 🌙 host, David Letterman, we will now present to you the Top Ten reasons for stopping by the diamond 💎 on the Hill tomorrow !
The event was originally slated to take place last night 🌙 but Mother Nature changed the plans…
Now its time for take #2….
Anytime you are pushed into using a Rain 🌧 Date 📅 there’s a risk that you will lose some folks due to rescheduling but we are hoping that the setback will be limited.
Without further delay we now present to you the Top Ten reasons why you should stop ✋ by and soak in some of the daylong festivities…
#10 – The Home 🏡 Run 🏃♂️ Derby ! A large number of former Cavaliers have signed up to take their cuts ✂️ in hopes of leaving with the crown 👑 of Home Run King 🤴.
#9 – The Board of Records will be on display for all to see. The Coaches have put together a display board listing all of the current Cavalier record holders.
#8 – Inclusion – Coach Burcham and Company have went out of their way to reach out to the rich history of Cavalier Baseball ⚾️. The line about the Lottery is ” you can’t win if you don’t play”. Well, you cannot feel the Inclusion if you’re not at the ballpark.
#7 – We here that Josh Edmunds is slated to make an appearance and lend his voice to the festivities !
#6 – Live Baseball ⚾️ will be played by a group of Men that will wake ⏰ up tomorrow morning singing “Glory Days “.
#5 – The ceremonial First Pitch(es) will include a Who’s Who of Cavalier Baseball ⚾️ History.
#4 – Velvet Creed Leonard is set to appear and grace us with her Camera 📷 skills. The sky is the limit on the number of photos that might be taken.
#3 – You will have an opportunity to shake the hand and offer words of encouragement 🙏 to our new Athletic Director, Mr. Kevin DeHaven.
#2 – Rumor has it that Junior Varsity Baseball Coach ⚾️ Steve Combs will be available to speak on what it is like to bring 🏡 the GOLD five straight years. If you listen closely you will hear Casey in the background saying that’s nice but let’s focus on #6.
The #1 reason to stop ✋ by the Festival tomorrow is……..
Casey’s Mother 👩. She did an outstanding job raising Casey over his lifetime 👏 and now he is in a position where he can be a positive impact on the lives of oh so many of our Youth!
Casey Burcham, Steve Combs and Adam Nester are going places and tomorrow is your chance to be at the Train 🚆 station 🚉 on the day of departure !
The journey to find others that fit under the umbrella 🌂 of OneofUs.Care is ongoing loop / trek if you will. Let’s start out with the first obvious question – what does that even mean ?
Like so many things in my life I borrowed the name for our Non-profit organization from the writing ✍ of Aaron Sorkin. In an early episode of his second TV show, The West Wing, Sorkin used the line in a scene where Sam Seborn (Rob Lowe) writes a note to Toby Zeigler describing Will Bailey (Joshua Molina) as One of Us.
The term OneofUs will mean something different to every person in Life but in my quest its to find other people that believe that we haven’t Lost yet, that there is still hope that the World we live in can get back on track. I am someone that believes in decency to others is a simple first step 🚶♂️.
Mitch Reed is another Man 👨 that is on a Mission and like the great line from the original Blues Brothers movie 🎥, Mitch is on a Mission from God.
My path recently crossed with Mr. Reed at a Fund Raiser he was holding up in the Pembroke area a couple of weeks ago. The FCA / Mitch was hosting a Golf ⛳ Tournament to raise funds for the Ministry and I jumped at the chance to get involved.
I showed up early that day to introduce myself to Mitch and then proceeded to do what I do, trying hard to use my writing ✍ skills for Positivity. Penned a short story or two about both the Host of the event (Mitch) and Mr. Nick Bell, our fourth that day.
I shared the story later with Mitch and he took the time to share the story with others. Like so many folks that I cross paths with, the encounter was a pleasant experience but there was no guarantee that it would extend past that day.
It was a very pleasant surprise when Mitch reached out and asked about getting together long enough to share a meal and that led to our meeting up on The Hill yesterday morning.
The Fellowship of Christian ✝️ Athletes is a tremendous organization, one that might be as easy to get behind as there is and Mitch is an amazing 👏 Ambassador here in Southwest Virginia. Like any other group or organization its strength comes in numbers and that is one of Mitch’s tasks, team building.
The tag line to our Organization is ” Encouraging the World 🌎, One person at a time.” That line describes the day 2 day journey for us, really believing that kindness and mutual respect is the First Step 🚶♂️ in making a difference. Mitch is criss crossing the Region looking to add members to his ever growing Team and he gets how important inclusion is. One can get involved with the FCA in one of three categories – Prayer, Funding and Participation – my words, not the official verbiage.
The common denominator for both Mitch and myself is we are trying hard to make the World 🌎 a better place as a whole and our local communities in particular. We both are taking the Sports industry at the High School and College level and having it be the Vessel or Vehicle we use to pursue our version of the Greater Good.
Mitch is searching for the next Tim Tebow and the next Dabo Sweeney, ambassadors for Christ. My search is for the next Marty Smith in that we need to focus on our Youth because as corny as it sounds, they are our Future. We owe it to them to prepare them for the challenges that await them after they graduate 🎓 from High School 🏫.
I will close with one fun part of our searching – Tim Tebow is someone that I have as a Role Model and we support his efforts with his Foundation and it turns out that Mitch has a history with Marty Smith. Its the making of an old school 🏫 Reeces Penut Butter Cup commercial !
Mitch Reed is a Man 👨 on a Mission, a Mission for God. If you cross paths with Mitch, please offer your encouragement 🙏 !
A.S.P.N on The Hill 