Month: May 2025

Macie Adkins blazed a Cavalier trail 👣 over to Southwest Virginia Community College and just like that, the count is up to five as the Smoot twins are set to play Hoops for the Flying Eagles in 2025-2026 !

Two years ago, when Macie Adkins signed to play Softball at Southwest Virginia Community College it sent me in search of a road map. Trying to pin 📌 point the exact location of the School was ironic because the Flying Eagles are trying hard to put themselves on the map as a player at the Community College level.

Adkins just earned her two year degree and managed to earn Most Valuable Player twice while landing on the Dean’s List from start to finish. The experience went well enough for Adkins that she will continue her education in Cedar Bluff.

Last year, Jabin Talley took his Tennis 🎾 racket to SWCC and just finished up his first season at the School. Talley experienced a unique season with the Flying Eagles, which included filling the role as Player Coach along the way. We are closing in on the next destination for Talley as this is being typed.

Jabin Talley and Ethan Richardson during their playing days on The Hill

This year a trio of Carroll County High School graduates 🎓 are set to follow Adkins and Talley over to SWCC.

.Carlie Beamer will play Softball next season while both Bryce and Brayden Smoot will look to do the same on the Basketball 🏀 court.

Beamer was part of the singing day Ceremony that took place s couple of weeks ago in the High School Auditorium. The lone Senior on this year’s team made the decision earlier in the season and the actual commitment was a formality. The day was still a great day for the family 👪.

  The decision for the Smoot Brothers has been a work in progress and is lesser known to the general public.

Above – Brayden Smoot with Russell Smoot and Mama Smoot. Below – Bryce Smoot and Tee Jackson after Smoot became the All-Time scoring leader at CCHS.

  Brayden is in a busy, busy stretch as graduation 🎓 day just took place and this Thursday is the final opportunity to qualify for the State Track 👣 and Field meet in Lynchburg next month. Smoot made the trip to Liberty University as a Junior and is within less than one second of punching a return ticket 🎟.

Bryce also just earned his diploma and is ready to continue his basketball career and its only fitting that it takes place alongside his twin Brother and closest friend.

At this rate, Southwest Virginia Community College could turn into the West Hill !

Congratulations 👏👏👏 to the three latest Cavaliers to earn the right to continue as Student Athletes and also to Head Coach Anthony Barnes & Rick Nester.

Once, Twice, Three times for the Ladies ! Plus the Lady Cavaliers still in action 🎬

The Minnesota Frost captured their second consecutive Championship in the Professional Women’s Hockey 🏒 League and did so in front of a crowd just over 11,000.

A second tip of the Cap to Women’s Sports goes to the University of North Carolina after the Tar Heels 👠 captured yet another National Championship in a team sport. Add Women’s LaCrosse to the list of Natty’s for the Tar Heels!

Kelsey Plum dropped 28 points in Game #5 on the season as the Sparks look to stay afloat until Cameron Brink gets healthy enough to return to the court.

Minnesota is off to a red hot 🥵🔥 4-0 start in the WNBA.

Brink hoping 🙏 to return sooner than later.
Carroll County Lady Cavaliers Soccer ⚽️

Closer to home, CCHS Soccer and Corrie Delp are still carrying the flag for the Cavaliers and both will be in action 🎬 on Thursday afternoon.

Track 👣 and Field gets underway at 2pm while the Soccer teams plays at 6pm up the Interstate at William Byrd High School.

Amelia Dalton is among the Lady Cavaliers who remain hopeful of joining Delp  on the Ladies side up in Lynchburg on June 6th.

Stay tuned…