The goal every time I make time to sit down with someone interested in participating with me on this book, the hope is to steal three or four Nuggets from them. The goal isn’t to chase people down and plead with them to share their thoughts and feelings. It is to tell a story about an event that was created by 15 Lady Cavaliers and 15 Lady Panthers that changed their programs and their communities.
What started out as an Easter 🐣 egg 🥚 hunt turned into a dump truck of information. So much, that I feel Alvin Davidson will fill a chapter. For the readers in Page County, who don’t know Mr Davidson, his personality is very similar to that of Dennis Zimmerman.
When I mentioned to Alvin about hearing from some of the former players and offered him some examples of the topics I offered up, he was willing to answer one himself.
When was the first time that you believed that the 2015 team could capture the State championship ?
Alvin answered back : Speaking in regards to his daughter Gracie and her time line, in the 6th or 7th grade, if we could all get along.
Alvin understands that the most talented team doesn’t necessarily win, its about opportunities and chemistry as well.
My focus here is on relationships that were created pre 2015 and after 2015. How June 13, 2015 changed people’s lives. I understand that to some folks, it was just a game 10 years ago. Not looking to visit with anyone who doesn’t want to share his or her thoughts but everyone who does.
Two great examples are the Non-Worrell Brothers, Allen and Craig. Nothing but 💘 and respect for the pair and both have willingly opened up their coverage and it will be included. Both have been offered the opportunity to share their personal thoughts as well, while I hope they will, I will respect the fact they might now have anything that they want to add.
Two relationships that I will be focusing in on are the Mr Chuck Thompson and Rick Nester friendship that eventually led to Coach bringing home THE Trophy 🏆. The second one will be about two old people, one with a 🎤 and the other with a Junior Varsity scorebook teamed up to make some magic.
Travis Osborne and his daughter, Kevin Burress and Angel 😇 have been recorded so the invitation stands for any parent who wants to share what the Softball bond means to their Family 👪. In the same breath, there isn’t time or a need to chase people down for input.
I would love to hear from Travis and Emma Leath, Brad and Sydney Nester so they could line up with the pages that Tracy Moore penned about Tiff.
If you bump into Mr Davidson, ask him about Frank Comer and his not allowing the ‘ River ” contributed to the Carroll County 1-0 victory ??? Great insight with that one. Side Note 📝 – Thank him for his service on the School Board !
The story about Principal Chuck Thompson and Coach Rick Nester goes all the way back to when Tommy Thompson’s Son was a student at the School Rick Nester taught at. Insert jokes about students tying up their dinosaur 🦕 before coming inside.
If you are out there and have a thought or memory about the relationship with the game of Softball or what it meant to see 👀 history made, just reach out to me and let me know.
We are creating a memory here and if you have a positive thought that’s one less story that will be my words. The more the merrier is one way to say it and the other is INCLUSION is King 🤴
A.S.P.N on The Hill 