Rising Carroll High School Sophomore Dakota Walls was on the leader board in race eight of nine Saturday night 🌙 as the drivers neared the halfway mark of the 60 lap dash. Sadly, something on the car malfunctioned and his night ended sooner than we all would have liked it to.
Walls qualified third, dropped back to sixth and then worked his way back to fifth place. With the fourth place car 🚗 in his sights, fluid started pouring from the automobile and the night was over.
While our Logo has found its way onto a number of things, nothing matches the adrenaline that comes from watching 👀 it zoom around the Short Track under the lights.
When we find out what fluid was coming out of the car, I will sneak back and add it to the bottom. The race 🏁 ended at 9:53 pm for the rest of the field but unfortunately a bit early for our Dakota Walls Racing team.
King William versus Central – Woodstock on one diamond 💎 and Auburn versus Eastside on the other. The games are now set to be played side by side.
8:50 Coaches Meeting
Fans of the sport lose out a bit by these games going at the same time versus one after another, guessing that weather had something to do with the change.
Falcons for the National Anthem…
Central and Auburn…. rooting interests, not predictions.
More to follow…
75° / 9:02 – First Pitch
Play Ball !!!
Central plates an unearned run 🏃♂️ in the bottom of the first, leading 1-0.
These two teams have Page County as a common opponent. Central won the Region by defeating the Lady 👩 Panthers in the Championship game and then King William hosted and won the State Quarterfinal.
Bottom 4th – Class 1, Eastside leads Auburn 2-0.
Central adds 2 in the bottom of the 2nd, lead 3-0 in the top of 3rd.
Class 1 – Bottom 5th, Eastside 3-0, Auburn has one hit.
King William gets 1 back in Class 2, trail 3-1, Bottom 3rd…
Auburn at bat in the Top 6th, trailing 3-0.
Off to the middle of the 4th, Falcons leading the Cavaliers 3-1 (10:09)
Top of 7th in Class 1 – Eastside 3-0
Top 5th – Class 2
Miss Kirby
10:24 – Class 1 is Final, Eastside Spartans 3, Auburn Eagles 0
Bottom 5th in Class 2, Central 3-1
King William puts 2 runners 🏃♂️ in scoring position but the rally ends there. Nowl 4-1, Bottom 6th
TV3 and Lady Panthers Head Coach Alan Knight taking in the game.Final Out, tying run 🏃♂️ at plate.
Central wins 4-1 but what an ending!!! More to follow.
Watching the one game today and keeping 👀 on the other brought back memories from two seasons ago when it was Travis Leath and I Watching the Class 1 & 2 Semi-finals. That year it was being held at a nearby location as Moyer was undergoing its $25 Million Dollar 💵 Face Lift.
That day it was King William versus James River and Page County versus Tazewell in Class 2 and Auburn was running the table in Class 1.
Mr Leath, or now Coach Leath is another Softball Soul who loves the game and has a great understanding of it as well.
King William fell that day in the State Semi-final to a fiesty group of Knights from James River. Tazewell finally broke through against the Lady Panthers. The following day Tazewell edged James River for the Crown 👑. I loved the fact that the Lady Panthers players asked Coach Knight if they could stay and watch the Championship game before returning to Shenandoah.
King William returned to State last season and they left with the Championship Trophy 🏆. This season, for the third straight time, the Cavaliers made it back to the Final Four..
I had the privilege of taking in the game this morning while standing in between Coach Knight, who had just faced both teams and Mrs. Kirby, Mother 👩 of the Cavaliers Short Stop.
Here’s what I can tell you about King William and their team besides the fact that they are talented. The three straight trips to the Final Four speak to that. They are well coached and they have a very knowledgeable and supportive fan base.
How long have they been playing at this level ? Go back to the first of the three Page County State Titles, back in 2024 and you will see it was versus King 🤴William.
The list of ties to Central – Woodstock is a very long one and dates back 20+ years. Happy for the Falcons and their staff and fans as it will be a joyful ride back up to Exit 283 later today!
Eastside held off Auburn on the strength 💪 of the Spartans starting pitcher. Sometimes that can be almost everything a team needs. Something else that Travis knows a little bit about. Auburn had another terrific year as the Eagles always seem to soar, regardless of the Sport or season.
That will conclude the live Blog portion of the story. Later on will be an actual gamer.
The weekend is here now and across the Commonwealth they will be playing a multitude of VHSL State Championship games. Later tonight, Dakota Walls will be racing 🏎 his car at Franklin County Speedway.
Soccer, Softball and Baseball will take center stage and we will keep an eye on scores of interest.
A.S.P.N on The Hill 