Over the past five years, Greg Talley has been one of our favorite contributors and that is because of the understanding as to what we were trying hard to accomplish.
The goal for the site was to create a safe place for folks to visit on their computer 🖥 once a day to catch up with as many as possible pleasant moments that are taking place in and around The Hill.
We were never trying to produce hard core journalism but a fun but informative take on the events. Greg coached our Boys 👦 Tennis 🎾 team with a tremendous amount of flair so it was a match made in heaven. Coach Talley gave his players nicknames and tried to make playing for him as fun as possible for the Student Athletes.
Greg was at Special Olympics Basketball with one of his children, Presley. In the spirit of trying hard to brighten others day, Presley has a fun nickname as well – “Money 💰”. Money scored two baskets 🧺 yesterday afternoon and was loving every minute of the 2 hour gathering because Vickey Ritchie prides herself on INCLUSION. My efforts are also about INCLUSION so Vickey and I are a natural pairing.
Another one of Greg’s children is Jabin Talley, the current record holder for Tennis wins at Carroll County High School. After graduating CCHS, Jabin headed over Southwest Virginia Community College where he played his Freshman year. Year 2 will be taking the courses on-line and then a decision will be made on the next stop ✋ along the education trail 👣.
Greg did go on to share a fun story about a recent trip to the golf ⛳ course that included Jabin and three of his friends. Three other former Cavaliers, including recent graduate 🎓, Cody Reece.
There was a moment where a golf club ended up in a tree 🌳. Having seen Reece throw a baseball ⚾️ across the Diamond 💎 at Bill Worrell Field, I can attest to the arm strength 💪of the young man 👨. As the story goes, the efforts to retrieve said club went on for at least 30 minutes.
What did we learn today ?
- Vickey Ritchie is Awesome
- Presley goes by the name “Money ” at Special Olympics.
- Cody Reece has a rocket 🚀 for an arm.
- No Trees were harmed in this story
- Jabin Talley is still chasing his College education.
Always a treat for me to cross paths with Greg Talley and Vickey Ritchie !
