This just in : Carroll County High School needs funding to keep up with the Jones’ and we are ready to show yet another way to create 💰!

The triangle 🔺️ that OneofUs.Care is founded on consists of three things, Kindness, Volunteering and Bartering, with the goal of creating things that don’t already exist. Bartering is the one we will focus on today.

The glaring need in regards to High School Athletics is our Track. Patrick County High School is in the process of upgrading their facility which will leave our School 🏫 as the only one in the area with an asphalt surface. The reality is that the bag of cash 💸 needed is beyond anything that I can help create, it has to come from a higher source.

Things brings us to the next biggest thing that Head Coach Shawn Montgomery and Assistant Coach Jon Delp need to help keep our Track and Field program pointed in the right direction, a new High Jump area. The cost of this is $15,000.00 and with the assistance of Tammy Quesenberry, Chuck Thompson, Samantha Reed, Hagen Giles out at Olde Mill Golf Resort ⛳, Kevin DeHaven and The Carroll News we will raise the $15,000.00 through Bartering.

I am so sure that this can work for both the High Jump area and other similar costs for other ventures that we will be guaranteeing half of the amount – $7,500.00. Tammy Quesenberry will focus on the other half, with the Carroll County High School Athletic Association helping her side.

We are looking for roughly 40 people from here in our Community who would be interested in joining us in this project and here’s a list of what they can choose from in return :

Write a check for $100.00 ( to Carroll County High School) and in return you will receive both a Good Feeling and a round of Golf and Cart at Olde Mill Golf Resort.

Write ✍ a check for $150.00 and you will receive those two things ➕ a copy of the Basketball 🏀 Book created after Carroll County won 🏆 back 2 back State Titles.

Write a check ✔ for $250.00 and you will receive those three things ➕ getting a space the size of a business card in the full page ad that will run 🏃‍♂️ in The Carroll News. The ad will be acknowledging OneofUs.Care, Olde Mill Golf Resort, the Carroll County Athletic Association and all that choose to play a role in helping the Team move this forward.

Brenden Fariss just finished up at the State Track and Field meet after qualifying in the High Jump for Carroll County High School. I was able to spend time with him in Lynchburg and it was then that I realized that he was having to travel down to Mount Airy to practice.

Bartering is an Answer that I have used across a lifetime and I think its a viable solution here and not just for the High Jump !

If you are interested in being one of the 40, you will also be invited out for a Celebration when everything is in place!

If you are interested in joining please reach out and I encourage people to share the story in hopes of getting the word out !

Making this putt on its own is Amazing 👏, doing it to win the United States Open is historical !

https://x.com/usopengolf/status/1934403009716347117

Welcome 🙏 to the back half of June 2025 ! Closing in on the final days of the Fiscal Year…

We are officially on the home stretch now of the end of the calendar year on the fiscal side of life. A great deal of business House 🏠 Keeping to do over the next two weeks and a handful of events still left, including Sunday night in Strasburg, Virginia.

For those of you still with us, wishing all a Blessed Day !

Kinda Cool Moment for one of our Children yesterday on Father’s Day 💙

Central – Woodstock dethrones the King 🤴 (William) in a made for Hollywood ending at Moyer Sports Complex on Saturday morning in Class 2 Softball.

King William High School came into Championship game of the Virginia High School League Saturday looking to turn their title run into Back 2 Back Crowns 👑. Central – Woodstock of Shenandoah County was looking to fulfill its quest to add their name to list of programs that have placed hardware in their schools 🏫 trophy 🏆case.

The photo 📷 above is the Coaches and Captains meeting prior to first pitch. The next two pics took place in the top of the seventh inning with Central holding what felt like an insurmountable 4-1 lead.

Central built their lead in the exact manner they had all season. Pitching, defense and amazing Small Ball execution. The Falcons were once again perfect at the plate in regards to Sacrifice Bunts(5 for 5) and each one played a part in building the three run lead.

King William has been playing Softball at a very high level for well over a decade and the Cavaliers were not going to go down without a fight.

Trailing by 3 runs and down to their final three outs, the Cavaliers made their final charge. Number nine hitter, Chloe Harley struck out to lead off and then leadoff hitter Olivia Unser reached base after being hit by a pitch. Junior Addison Kirby popped out to the Central Shortstop Vanessa Gordon and suddenly just one out remained.

Senior Payton Lewis extended the inning with a single and Junior Jillian Smith loaded the bases after also being struck by a pitch. Now the tying run was on first base and the winning run was entering the batters box.

Adalyn Mills is just a Freshman on the Cavaliers team and now she was facing the biggest at bat of her young career. Mills step in the box, dug in and calmly ripped a shot to deep left field. While the line drive headed towards the corner it brought back memories of the Robert Redford movie, The Natural.

Would the shot clear the fence to give the Cavs a 5-4 lead or rattle around in the corner for a bases clearing Triple to tie the game up ? When the ball finally landed it was safely in the glove of Hadley Witherow. Someone who just saw the final score of 4-1 might not appreciate just how great of a Championship game had taken place.

Kudos to Central – Woodstock for bringing home the trophy 🏆 to Exit 283 and Thank You 🙏 to King William for representing Class 2 in the manner they have for the past decade plus.

King William 001 000 0 – 1 4 3

Central-Wdst 120 010 X – 4 3 0

Note 📝 – Unofficial recording of the Hits and Errors.

Carroll County High School graduate 🎓 Britt Berrier has a HUGE day ahead of him on Tuesday, going from The Hill to The Grounds for an All-Star 🌟 Baseball game!

Britt Berrier is set to wear the Carroll County High School colors one final time as the recent Graduate has been selected to represent Head Coach Casey Burcham’s program one final time. The game itself will begin at 6:00 pm on The Grounds at the University of Virginia.

Getting selected to any All-Star game is an honor but this one tops the charts because players were chosen from all Six classifications in the Commonwealth.

Virginia Baseball Coaches Association (VBCA) is an up and coming group designed to give a voice to Coaches across the Old Dominion, regardless of the size of their school. The annual Showcase Day is the centerpiece of their efforts.

Berrier will be representing the West squad after being a team leader across four seasons, while playing for both Kevin DeHaven and Burcham. The 2024-2025 team, the first under Burcham, set a school record for wins and Berrier became just the third Cavalier to reach the 100 Base Hit Club earlier this season.

Berrier was also voted as the Baseball Athlete of the Year in the Best of Preps Awards for the extended area that includes five Counties and two States. This came in addition to being named the Three Rivers District Player of the Year.

The ultimate goal for any sports teams at Carroll County High School is to move the needle in regards to the level of visibility for the program. Having Berrier selected to play in a game of this magnitude is yet another step 🚶‍♂️down the Yellow Brick Road for the Cavalier Baseball program.

Congratulations 👏👏👏 Mr. Berrier!