Month: September 2024

Please know that a Vote 🗳 for Casey & Combs is also a Vote for Nester & Tobler !

Casey Burcham and Steve Combs are focused on the future of Baseball ⚾️ in Carroll County for generations to come. The dynamic duo and their support team are hard at work this Holiday weekend down at the Flea Market trying to continue to raise the remaining funds needed to cover the cost of the new Indoor Hitting facility planned for Carroll County High School.

The efforts were jump started by the great turnout at the Alumni Game but the plans and fund raising started well before then. It’s been fun to watch the process play out and it will be even more so when the Alumni Game festivities move down the Boulevard to Cavalier Park next month (Sunday, October 6th).

The funds raised on 10/6/24 will also be going towards the Building fund as well. In the Spring time we have 11 teams (including JV) competing for the same audience and at times it can appear that its every Man / Woman for themselves.

That’s the somewhat hidden beauty with the Indoor facility, it will benefit both the Baseball program and the Softball program. So, in the spirit of Elections, please know that assisting Casey & Combs raise funds right not is also going to benefit Softball as well !

It’s a Win, Win and in today’s World 🌎 we need all of those we can get !

If you are in town today, Please stop by the Baseball ⚾️ teams headquarters and support Casey & Combs (& Friends).

Happy Labor Day to All !

Here’s hoping that everyone 🙏 will be able to enjoy their Holiday with Friends and Family 👪. Labor Day weekend has a significant impact on a large number of people for a number of reasons.

Here in Carroll County its the second of the book end Holiday weekends where Hillsville hosts a massive Flea Market. The amount of money 💰 brought in through the process is substantial and a number of groups raise funds by parking cars 🚗 is impressive.

. Labor Day is also the unofficial end of the Golf ⛳ season for the casual golfer 🏌️‍♂️. Out here at Olde Mill the rentals are full of people trying to make sure that they sneak in a few more rounds. The diehard Golfer will play anytime there’s not snow on the ground.

For those of you that live in the Fashion world 🌎 there’s something about not wearing White after Labor Day ??? Good Tip if you pay attention to those things – me, I am happy when my socks match.

Labor Day also marks the opening of the College Football 🏈🏈🏈 season !

For others is just a paid day off and we can all appreciate that.

What ever you do today, I hope you get to share it with someone you care about !

Whether its Junior Varsity, Varsity or on a College Campus, every name you announce is someones Son or Daughter…Here’s an amazing story about a young lady 👩 that plays Keeper for Georgetown Field Hockey 🏑🏒…

It was a fun moment when I was climbing up the stairs of the Appalachian State press box this morning and realized that KK Newman had scored a goal for Bluefield in their 8-1 victory. Miss Newman played Soccer ⚽️ at Carroll County High School prior to my arrival here but that didn’t keep me from smiling about it.

The joy comes from the fact that KK is the daughter of Mr & Mrs Newman and sister of Ashlyn Newman. That is where the bigger story lies. See, everyone that plays High School or College sports belongs to a parent or two. They aren’t there to be jeered or mocked but respected as an opponent. Getting their names correct is just as important as the ones on the Home team !

Her name is pronounced Ella Fay-Hee and the Sophomore was the Goal Keeper today for visiting Georgetown. If you look closely 👀 at the photo 📷 of the scoreboard you will notice that we out shot the Hoyas 42-5. Not a typo, 42-5 over 60 minutes is as lopsided as a game can get but this young Lady managed to fend of 39 of the 42 shots !!!

The team climbed back onto their chartered Bus 🚌 for the 7-8 ride back to our Nation’s capital. The team dropped a 3-0 contest to our 2-0 team but know this, Fahey made some stops ✋ today that would have made Tim Howard blush.

It was fun to watch Fahey play today and I am sure she will feel pretty sore tomorrow. See, our Ladies are very talented and those shots were close range efforts. It was fortunate that Fahey was not able to get to our third goal as Henriette Stegen fired a Nolan Ryan fastball to the back of the net to ice the game.

The day began in Durham, switched over to Boone and then through Galax on the way home. Seeing the movie 🎥 The Forge capped off a great day and the whole thing started when I heard about someones Daughter scoring a Soccer ⚽️ goal !

Glad I introduced Fahey correctly and I hope her Mom 👩 and Dad 👨 are proud of her !