Shane Reed would like to split his $500 evenly between these two clubs/organizations:
–Interact/LEO specifically for the Angel Tree
–FCA
Jessica Vaughn would like to allocate her $500 to HOSA.
Thank you!–
In addition to the money 💰 being put to Good Use, these folks will hold down the Top Spot on the Site for 30 Days !!!
Still having a day of Celebration but with a twist. One of the reasons a person works hard to assist folks is you count on people to battle for the Greater Good !
Couldn’t be prouder of the two ball coaches and their wives for making this call !
Hope to see you on Sunday….
Hey there on October 15th Tuesday- Our Middle School Volleyball will also be playing at CCHS as our possible final Home game . I just checked with Coach Edwards and she approved us having our 8th grade night that night before the JV game. It’s scheduled to start at 4:30pm. Would you be available to announce our Middle School girls before the game starts? It’s a very minimal celebration for those 8th graders and teammates but I wanted to do something special for them. They have never been announced before so I thought that would be a nice thing to do for the team and maybe have our 8th graders step out last and be honored separately.
Also, our Middle School team was met with another loss last night. They played explosively in the first set pulling ahead with 5 point lead but Christiansburg just kept pecking away until they came back and won 25-18. Second set spiraled even further behind with a loss of 25-5.
We took the opportunity to put in some other girls to give them some court time as well, but came out way behind. Both Sara and I know they have the skill set to win. The girls just have such a young understanding of the game and the chemistry just wasn’t there yesterday on the court. We decided to have practice today Friday in hopes to regroup for our upcoming game on Monday against Patrick away.
I had Dawn Osborne ask me to send you something. Both Sara Alderman and myself love this young team and their passion for the game. They are learning so many lessons on and off the court and even though we aren’t seeing the big W we are happy with their continued determination and love for this sport. The future is bright for each of them.
Thank You Coach !!
Photo 📷 Credit – Patti Goins
Covington – There is a saying in life and in sports that tells you Don’t Poke the Bear. Earlier this season Carroll County Volleyball poked the Three Rivers District version of said Bear 🐻 by upsetting the 5-0 Alleghany Cougars during their visit to The Hill.
Thursday night the Lady 👩 Cavaliers made the long drive 🚗 to the Highlands and they received a less than cordial welcoming as the Cougars swept the match 3-0 ( 25-15, 26-24, 25-21).
AHS is head and shoulders more talented than their six rivals in the TRD so the question at the beginning of the season wasn’t would they win the regular season, it was would they go 12-0 along the way ?
Last month, Head Coach Cindy Edwards and her overarching team popped the undefeated balloon 🎈in their first district match. AHS was looking forward to avenging the setback in the rematch and flexed their muscles right out of the gate.
Carroll County trailed 13-5 in the opening set when they tried to mount a rally. Aza Petty and Raylee Goins connected for back to back Kills but CCHS was unable to mount a serious run. The team dropped the opening set 25-15 and nobody would have blamed them for excepting it wasn’t going to be their night.
Carroll County (7-7, 4-3) played as well in the second set as they have all season with one exception. The Cavaliers gave up six points on service errors yet still managed to tie the set at 22-22 on the most remarkable volley of the night.
At one point the two teams combined for four straight service errors but the eye popping ability to Dig out the thunderous swings and the play of Petty kept CCHS in the set. Goins served an Ace to tie it at 24-24 before the Cougars finished it off 26-24.
If it was surprising how hard that Carroll County played while down 1-0 on the road in a hostile Gym, then the third and final set was astonishing.
While a number of teams that CCHS faces have one or two big hitters Alleghany can score a point from every spot on the court.
AHS raced out to a 6-1 lead, forcing Coach Edwards to call an early timeout. The lead was out to 18-7 when the Lady 👩 Cavaliers made their BIG run 🏃♂️.
By the time the dust settled CCHS posted a 9-1 run to pull within 19-16. Callie Harris led the way with two Aces plus Arizona Thompson added one solo point before teaming up with Ali Wright on a picture perfect block. Laiken Burnett capped the run with an Ace.
Down 21-16, Petty did her best to carry her young teammates across the finish line. The lone Senior scored three Kills down the stretch as CCHS fought off three match points before falling 25-21.
On the road, far from home and playing the best team on their schedule in the loudest building in the District, CCHS flirted with stealing a set or two before heading back home.
Carroll County will play the ever so rare Saturday home match tomorrow when they welcome Gate City to The Hill, starting with the Junior Varsity Match at 1pm.
Head Coach Jason Petty and his JV squad fell 2-0 (25-17, 25-16)
November 3, 2024 has been circled on the calendar 📅 for almost a full year now as the end date for our efforts here. Now that we are officially inside of 30 Days, I have to shift the focus on getting everything closed down in a proper manner.
As I type this out now I can visualize enough stories that there are to write ✍in the coming weeks that I’m not sure that I can get them all done in a manner that I would like. Holding that thought, I am going to pull back on looking for new things to write about so that I can focus on the ones that I am currently working on…
An experience that I will never forget!
A.S.P.N on The Hill 