Month: May 2026

We break away from College Softball long enough to go Storm chasing with Bill ” Pappy ” Meade and his 9th edition of Staunton tennis 🎾

Staunton High School sits 15 miles from fellow Augusta County School, Waynesboro High School. Today, the two schools are set to square off once again, this time on the tennis courts.

Staunton High earned the right to play their neighbors by stunning the #5 seeded Liberty Christian Academy last week.

Yes, the Storm proved that 12 over 5 upsets were not limited to March Madness !

Departure time – 2:15 on the dot.

2:38 pm – arrived at Waynesboro High School, ahead of the scheduled 3:30 start time.

The two teams are very familiar with each other, and this year, they split their regular season matches. Little Giants is the nickname for WHS, and they are the #4 seed in the Regional tournament.

The Waynesboro head coach is explaining the format for today. The singles are best 2 out of 3 in the normal tennis 🎾 scoring system. The first team to accumulate five points will advance to play the #1 seed in the semifinals. Once a team has reached five points, the match is complete.

Pappy has worn many a hat over the 25 years that we have known each other. Even now, in his seventies, Meade keeps himself pretty busy. Teaching school, coaching, and playing tennis 🎾 in addition to writing ✍️ when time allows it.

Meade grew up in the area, attending the school but back when it was still called R.E. Lee High School. From R.E. Lee to William and Mary and then back to the valley he still calls home today. The Meades currently reside in Stuarts Draft and recently joined the fraternity of grandparents !

Thirty minutes remain before first serve !

More 2 follow…

80° and minimal wind should make for near ideal conditions.

Great sign that the entire Storm roster is in attendance !

3:26 – Start the 10 minute warm up period now.

Mrs Pappy Meade!

We are underway !!!

Storm #1 player in action 🎬
Having six courts available at the High School makes the playing of a match incredibly smooth.

It is also worth noting that the combined crowd is in the 50 – 75 range.

Supporting the Storm singles !

We have reached the 60-minute mark, and most of the matches have entered the second set.

Regular season standings :

The good news is that Staunton played the six singles matches well enough that the doubles matches were needed !

Waynesboro High led 4-2 after singles, and then the Little Giants captured the first of the three doubles matches to close things out, 5-2.

Getting to spend some time in support of Pappy, in a word, Priceless !!

#1 and #6 seeds won their matches.

Carroll County Baseball ⚾️ is once again knocking on destinys door 🚪and this time, the address is Abingdon High

Monday night is the game labeled ” Win and your In.” We are experiencing Year 2 of the Burcham Bunch, and for the second straight year, our Cavaliers are set to play in a game that every team dreams about on the first day of practice.

The Falcons will enter the contest at 22-2 and the holders of the #1 seed. The sports term here is playing with house money 💰.

The pressure will be on the shoulders of the Falcons as they carry the burden of expectation that goes with being the top seed.

We should get accustomed to playing in this game each year because the most impressive thing about our baseball program is the fact that it is built from the ground up and the success is sustainable for the foreseeable future.

Not that baseball needs any extra motivation to win on Monday, but they can defend the honor of our Girls Soccer program and our tennis 🎾 players who all had their seasons end in the Falcons nest 🪺 this year.

Win it for yourself, win it for your coaches, win it for your parents, or, as the late AL Davis would famously say

” Just Win, Baby “

Is it Monday night yet ?

About last night…https://aroundthevalleyin60days.blog/2026/05/29/there-is-absolutely-no-doubt-that-cody-reece-woke-up-this-morning-without-a-silly-grin-on-his-face-after-his-little-brother-was-a-1-man-%f0%9f%92%a3%f0%9f%92%a3-squad-last-night/

Day #2 of the D3 Softball College World Series in Salem !

Linfield plates two runs in the top of the 6th inning, and the teams enter the top of the 7th, tied at 2-2. Virginia Wesleyan University looks to keep playing.

Linfield takes a 3-2 lead in the seventh inning, and now the Marlins must score a run or head back home to Tidewater

VWU entered the field at 50 – 0 but dropped their first two games, both by 3-2 final scores. Great season, none the less.

For everyone other than Brenden Fariss, our Track and Field teams completed their seasons yesterday afternoon in Christiansburg. It’s time for acknowledgment…

Photo 📸 Credit Kristy Jones after she borrowed it from Shannon Dalton.

One week from today, I will join Shawn Montgomery and Jon Delp for our annual trip to Lynchburg for the Class 3 & 4 State Championship meet. But for the rest of Track 👣 and Field, yesterday was the last dance 💃 for the season.

For Amelia Dalton and Trenton Newman, it was the final performance of their Cavalier careers.

It’s time for our thank you list…

Thank you to Kristy Jones for her assistance across the campaign.

Thank you to both Amelia and Trenton for representing our school in the manner that you did. Best of Luck with your wrestling careers in college !

Thank you to Dakota Walls Racing, Ron Cochran, Craig Worrell, and Velvet Creed Leonard for your assistance with the poster.

Carroll County High School 🏫 will be represented at the Pulaski County Motorsports Park this Saturday night as Dakota Walls returns to action 🎬!

Dakota Walls, actually now has a Virginia driver’s license, and we will get to see if it affects his ability to zip around the track as the Sophomore makes his first appearance this year at the nearby track.

Tickets 🎟 are available online and at the race 🏁 track with a discount price available for those 62 and older.