Day: June 3, 2025

Play Ball ! Live from Bill Worrell Field… Here for the Evening, Dream season ends with 7-4 setback. Allen Worrell will have game story later.

5:57 – 1st Pitch, 75°

F7, 5-3, KO – 3 up, 3 down for the Vikings

Eli Worrell running 🏃‍♂️ the bases.

Carroll County sends eight to the plate and score three runs 🏃‍♂️(6:18) end 1st

Both Allen Worrell and Velvet Creed Leonard are here with their big lenses so there will be plenty of art work to be found later.

Northside sent 11 to the plate 🍽 in the top of the second and scored five runs.

Middle 2nd, Cavs trail 5-3…(6:40)

6:44 – end of 2nd, down 5-3. Britt Berrier reached on a double but was stranded on 3rd base.

6:48 – Phillips sets the Vikings down in order. Headed to the bottom of the 3rd

6:52 – Cavaliers go down 1,2 3 but two of the outs were shots but right at a fielder.

7:01 – Vikings load the bases but do not score ! Line shot to centerfield hung up just long enough… if the Cavaliers were to rally and win, look back at that out.

7:07 – end 4th inning, Cavs get a runner to third base but not home.

Colby Goad in relief of Ben Phillips to start the fifth inning.

Goad retires them in order !!!

7:17 – end of 5th inning, still down 5-3.

7:39 – end of 6th inning, down 7-4

Mid 7th – last chance, 7-4

7:47 – Final Score. 7-4

Thoughts today for a pair of Sisters as they both face a very, very important date at opposite ends of the spectrum.

Natalie Harris is facing surgery and Adrienne Harris is just weeks away from getting married. The balance of the Harris family 👪 is trying hard to show support.

The beauty of having your own space without sponsors to answer to is one can choose what to write ✍ about. So if you are someone who prays 🙏, say a prayer for Natalie, her Doctor and support staff.

  In regards to saying ” I do “, that has to fall into the category of the 10 most significant moments in a persons life. Real life stretch for some of our own. 💘

Welcome 🙏 to Tuesday morning 🌄 where the Cavaliers still have the Burcham Bunch, Corrie Delp and Brendan Fariss representing The Hill ! Plus Duke University is set to host its very first Super Regional versus Murray State !! Finally, Alan Knight is also one win away…

The Burcham Bunch
Corrie Delp
Brendan Fariss
Home for the Super Regionals !!!

While both Delp and Fariss have this weekend to look forward to up in Lynchburg, the Burcham Bunch still has one more victory to secure to join them in the State Tournament category.

Northside High School comes to The Hill tonight, one night after Carroll County stormed back not once but twice Monday night against a determined Knights team from Cave Spring.

Following the 9-8 victory, where Carroll County High overcame 4-0 and 7-5 deficits, Head Coach Casey Burcham commented about his gritty group.

”  I’m really proud of how we battled back tonight. I thought we looked like the 10 days off bothered us early. But these kids work so hard.

A lot of credit to the coaching staff tonight. They made some key suggestions that benefited us greatly.”

As far as Duke University hosting its first ever baseball ⚾️ Super Regional, the Blue Devils needed two substantial upsets to take place and they both did. Duke pulled out the University of Georgia Regional by defeating Oklahoma State and then they needed some help in the opposite bracket. Enter Murray State and now the games will be played in Durham !

Wednesday night in Shenandoah, Page County High School Softball will host Strasburg in the Region 2B semifinal with the winner advancing to State.

Exciting stuff happening with locations of The Hill, Liberty University, Shenandoah and Durham over the coming days.

Yesterday it was all about Carroll County High School 🏫 Tennis up at Hollins University. Here’s the link for that one.

Carroll County Tennis finished up their seasons at Hollins University but know that our Cavaliers went down swinging.

Tuesday night – Carroll County Baseball

Wednesday night – Page County Softball

Friday – State Track 👣 and Field, Duke Baseball ➕ hopefully 🙏 Carroll County Baseball

Saturday – Duke Baseball ⚾️

The Board
The Regional Final Four

Exciting stuff happening across the area, beginning with tonight on The Hill as the Burcham Bunch looks to reach a place that every team dreams about the first day of practice each Spring….

Alan F Knight Field was a place of Joy last night as Page County High School Softball holds off Stuarts Draft 3-1 for a 16th straight win. Lady Panthers to host Strasburg on Wednesday evening for a spot in the Class 2 State Tournament.

Shenandoah – The four top seeds in Region 2B Softball all took care of business Monday night, setting up a pair of showdowns for Wednesday. Page County(19-3) pushed its winning streak to 16 straight by holding off visiting Stuart Draft 3-1, setting up a third meeting of the season versus Strasburg on Wednesday.

The old saying that its difficult to beat the same team three times in the same season played out against the Cougars.  Page County had swept the regular season series by scores of 13-1 and 9-3 but Monday night 🌙 the knockout punch eluded the Lady Panthers.

This time around a good ole fashioned pitchers duel developed as Draft sent its Shenandoah District pitcher of the year to face PCHS. The Lady Panthers have plated 215 runs to this point (against 58 allowed) but three would prove to be enough to survive and advance, thanks to its own stellar pitching staff.

The semifinal contest with Strasburg will be another trilogy as the Rams 🐏 played PCHS tough twice during the regular season. The Lady Panthers prevailed 4-2 and 6-0 in the first two contests.

Suzanne Mathias and Alan Knight have been coaching against each other for decades now, in both Volleyball and Softball. When they get together Wednesday night at Alan F Knight Field there will be a little bit extra on the line as the winner 🏆 this time punches a ticket 🎟 to the State Tournament !

#2 Fort Defiance and #3 Central Woodstock will square up in the other semifinal contest.

Alan Knight, Chris Carter and Marion Harris .