I never had the privilege of meeting Gustavo Munoz as his time on The Hill preceeded ours, but anyone who has a story about this young man leads with his ability to light up a room with his presence.

  I am honored to be the one who will be holding the 🎤 tonight when we have the ceremony between the Junior Varsity and Varsity matches. This is why I’m up at 4am trying hard to absorb as much information about the young man as possible. Even though the ceremony will be brief in length, it simply has to be heartfelt.

From the Soccer standpoint, Gustavo Munoz was finishing up his career as a young Forrest Johnson was beginning his as the head coach of the Carroll County High School Boys team. To say that Gustavo left his mark on Forrest would be an understatement.

Alexia and Sophia are in the photo above with Gustavo, his bride and daughter. Everything that I have found this morning describes a stand-up young man who was loved and appreciated by his family members and friends. A loving husband, a loving Father, and someone who people could depend on.

Losing someone is always difficult, but losing someone who was just six years out of high school just compounds the loss and heartbreak.

Tonight, we will take a few minutes and set them aside to pay homage to the life of a young man who left an imprint on so many people who crossed paths with him.

7 contests all told

Soccer 4, Softball 2, and Tennis 🎾 1 is the breakdown. Four at home 🏡 on The Hill and three on the road.

Matthew 20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Today will require a number of gears ⚙️ as it starts with a medical appointment for Lin in the early afternoon, then it’s off to Cavalier Park and finishing up at Tommy Thompson Field.

Quick note 📝 for the folks that have stumbled upon our efforts. The goal here is to create a sense of pride in our youth and their families as they represent Carroll County High School both on and off the field or stage.

Two things that are a must – its has to be 100% positive and as balanced as humanly possible.

The goal has always been to create a safe place where someone like Bill Gallimore, for example, can wake ⏰️ up, go to one site and read about everything going on today and as much as I can gather from the day before. No advertising, no criminal reports, and no bullying to be found.

Two terms that I use ALOT are The Hill and the Boulevard. The Boulevard is the stretch of US-58 Business that runs in front of the school and separates tennis 🎾 and Softball from the rest of the campus.

The Hill is a term designed to give our students a sense of pride, and the other examples are all around us. Florida has the Swamp, App State has the Rock, Duke has Bull City, Stanford University has The Farm 🚜 more locally, Fort Chiswell defends the Fort, and Radford has the Bobcat Den.

Lastly, the use of emojis is to make sure that I always keep things light because this is designed to be fun and supportive. The other thing folks should notice is that you won’t find my name anywhere on my site of 18 years because this is not about me.

God has blessed 🙌 us throughout life 🙏 and it’s my mission to use my skill sets ( announcing and writing ✍️ with kindness ) as often as I can.

Everything here is free of charge and will always be. This is year six of our efforts in Carroll County, and now you know what is rattling around inside of my brain 🧠.

Seven days a week, Travis Osborne sends in his Bible Verse of the Day, and five days a week, Howard Mayo checks ✔️ in with his Motovational Nugget.

Equality and support….

Have yourself a Blessed Day 🙌😇