Month: February 2026

It’s time for the First Pitch of Day 3 at the Beehive Softball Classic! We celebrate the Birthday 🎂 of Miss Laiken Burnett with four Softball games ➕ four Hoops games ➕ 2 Golden Bears 🐻 Baseball games ⚾️ with some help from Lin & Mr Gallimore!10 Games in 1 Day…Make that 12 after adding UT Baseball ⚾️ x 2

The updates will be more sparse for the opening game as Lin needs my phone to watch the Duke – UVA Men’s Basketball 🏀 game….

I have my Phone 📱 back now that Lin is done watching 👀 the 77-51 victory over the Cavaliers.

Bill Gallimore is in the 🏠🏚🏡 at Furman University for Alyssa Ervin and the Lady Paladins !

Game 1 here went to Utah as the Utes scored 2 in the second and added two later in their 4-0 victory over Southern Utah University. Quickly played opener for sure.

Too Cool 😎
Next Game up !
End of 1st quarter

12:27 – 64° is  your temp and the Utes are the home team.

Furman University up 5 with 2 minutes left in the first half ! Kiddo with 7

Bottom of the 2nd at Softball, still scoreless.

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈🎁 to Laiken Burnett !!! This young Lady followed in the footsteps of her Big Brother. Lance by representing The Hill over four years that would make any Parent smile 😃.

Glenn and Mom 👩❤ have something going on with that Parenting thing !!

At the break in South Carolina !

The Utes just added a bases clearing triple and have plated NINE here in the bottle of the 2nf…

Quite possibly the best 20:00 of the season for the Lady Paladins !!!!!!!

Getting out of the Hot 🔥 Sun 🌞 for a bit as well head into Burns Arena for the final time. Women’s Basketball 🏀 and its the two local teams squaring off !

11-0 was the final score in Game 9/13
Lin captured the uncontested opening jump as two Trailblazers were in there just for a moment. Story on that if I find it.
Two remaining Softball games to be played today.
Game 1 of 2 from New Albany was a setback but we were taking our cuts all the way until the 27th out !!!

Trying hard to keep track of 10…..

2 Softball finals, 2 Hoops Finals and 1 Baseball final! At 2:12 pm MT we are exactly half way through each category !

SUU Women trying to claim part of the WAC regular season crown 👑
Burns Arena = Pretzel Bites and White Cheddar Cheese 🧀!!
Dakota Walls Racing 🏎

At the half, we have a bit of a stunner brewing as UT leads BIG , 44-32 (2:44 MT)

Utah Tech is 3 -13 in the WAC but they have righted the ship 🚢 as of late by winning 2 of 3.

Media TO in the 3rd (4:23), Trailblazers leading 51-40….

65 – 47 after 3rd…#SeniorDay

3 !!!!
Final #6 out of 10 shows our Golden Bears 🐻 ran into a buzz saw on the mound..

Final #7 is all about the Lady Trailblazers!!!!

Upset 😡 City…..

Still to chase – 2 Softball and 1 Men’s Basketball 🏀

Northern Colorado is the visitors today. UT leads 5-2 in the 3rd
Trailblazers sweep !!!!
Game #10/13 turned into a true Slugfest!!!!!!
Game #11 is a pitchers duel
Thunderbirds Men return the favor by protecting their 🏡🏠🏡!!
What a WILD finish to a kong sports day !!!! Wildcats plate 🍽 3 in the top f the 7th only to have the Trailblazers do the same in the bottom – Walk 🚶‍♂️ Off !!!!!

Good Night Utah, you were such a gracious 💗 Host for 90Days

Two stories about things that are right in the World 🌎 as Vickey Ritchie is in the middle of a wacky weekend and Beth Bouldin brings up the fascinating 👏 story about Legos !

Thank You Beth Bouldin for bringing this to my attention! I remember the day a while back,  that Allen Worrell was heading out of the office 🏢 and heading to the School 🏫 to work on a feature story.

It turns out that last night one of the local news stations took the time to create a piece on the local Kiddos and there teachers. Great news that a TV 📺 Station is still willing to do a human interest story and even better that involved young ones from The Hill !!!

Thank You Beth and Thank You 🙏 to the educators that made this possible ❤.

Congratulations 👏👏👏 to the Students who were featured and kudos to the dedication to your kraft !

Friday Night 🌙, Vickey Ritchie gathered up some of the Carroll County Special Olympics Basketball 🏀 players and headed up to the Men’s ODAC tournament where they played hoops during one of the breaks !

While up in the Star 🌟 City, they snuck by Sam’s to stock up on food and drinks for the Day long event being played Sunday at Virginia Tech.

Up the interstate, down the interstate, up the interstate, the wheels on the Bus 🚌 go round and round might be appropriate !

Sunday morning 🌄 at 7am is when the Team is set to leave The Hill for the journey to the Land of Hokies !

Maybe, Vickey can catch a Nap along the way!

ODAC !

The Morning 🌄 Brew for the last Day of February is filled to the brim ! Welcome to Moving Day in a number of areas…

Morning 🌄 Brew
The official calendar for the School is blank but……

Alyssa Ervin and Furman University is guaranteed at least one post season tournament game on Thursday in Ashville but they are set to close out the regular season today at home.

Meanwhile, the Smoot Brothers would appear to have concluded its season just a short time ago. Information about the Flying Eagles is a little hard to come by at times but we do are best.

On Saturday afternoon and evening, the four teams that we have spent time around for the past 90 days are scheduled to play each other. This is fitting for our last day here.

2pm for the Women in St George and 630pm for the Men in Cedar City

10am – MT – First Pitch for Day 3 of the Beehive Classic Softball Tournament at Utah Tech. Four games slated again today. Also at 10am MT, the Blue Devils and Cavaliers Men play for the #1 seed in the upcoming ACC Tournament.

Travis Osborne had a BIG Day yesterday and his Bible Verse of the Day:

Proverbs 28:6 Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

Golden Bears 🐻 Baseball x 2 in New Albany as well.

Have a Blessed Day 🙌🙏.

10 questions that we will ponder as Spring is in the Air on The Hill ! In no particular order…

#10 – How much easier will our Athletic Director Kevin DeHaven breath during his second time around in the Spring? The spring has 12 teams and at times it can feel a bit like the Wild, Wild West !

#9 – What can Casey Burcham and his dedicated posse do for an encore in season number 2 after checking so many boxes in their first trip around the Sun ?

In nearly five decades of being around High School and College Athletics, I cannot recall one person / one program move the needle in the manner that the Burcham Bunch did last year !

Worrell Field

#8 – Can Rick Nester and his Senior Class bond together and return the Lady 👩 Cavaliers Softball team to its former glory ? Leadership by committee should be the theme for the group.

#7 – Can Corrie Delp complete the High School 🏫 version of the Grand Slam by returning to the State Meet for the fourth straight season ?

#6 – Is this the Spring that Shawn Montgomery and Jon Delp need a bigger vehicle for the drive to the State Track and Field meet ?

Each  of the past 3 years its been Delp +1 but so many others have been right on the cusp. Elijah Smith, Brayden Smoot and last year it was a certain High Jumper that has new digs to practice on !

#5 – After playing QB for the football team and leading scorer for Anthony Barnes, what will Isaiah Easter do with his Spring ?

College choices might be the answer but so would 👀 seeing him swing a tennis 🎾 racket or kicking the Soccer ⚽️ Ball. Better yet, young Man 👨, you can always chill out with us at Cavalier Park!

#4 – Will the greatest Wing Man 👨 in all ‘da business be able to do his share this Spring at Cavalier Park ?

The World 🌎 is a Better Place with Kevin Burress in it !

#3 – Will Sophomore Dakota Walls manage to capture a Checkered Flag 🏁 or two this Spring ?

Velvet Leonard Photo 📷

Dakota has added a second car 🚗 to his garage and is kicking off his season down in North Carolina on Sunday , March 8th

#2 – Both Adrienne Harris McGuire and Forrest Johnson ( Jeremy Puckett and Brittany Kinney) ended last Spring with some home Pitch MOJO. Can this hard working 💪 foresome be able to build on it with a full season on the Tommy Thompson Field Soccer Pitch ?????

Girls 👧 Soccer ⚽️

#1 – Drum Roll Please – How many times this Spring will someone approach either Mr Chuck Thompson or Mrs Tammy Quesenberry just to say, ” Thank You for what you do for our Community “?

Start the count at 1 each !

What does the Spring hold for me ?

I have committed three things for the season. To help out Rick Nester at Cavalier Park and do anything possible to assist Shawn Montgomery & Jon Delp.

The third thing is not to bother the folks that don’t want any attention for their programs.

Accident that Tammy had a bigger picture 📷 than Mr Thompson….