Carroll County High School Softball team trailed 8-6 and was down to their final out on Wednesday night. Laynie-Jo Leonard had just ripped a line drive that sadly found the glove of the Knights’ first baseman to make it 2 outs and nobody on base.

Natalie Burress coaxed a walk to keep the game from ending, and the Lady Cavaliers added a second base on balls to bring Greene up to the plate. The Junior delivered with a shot to the gap that tied the game at 8-8, and the play ended with Greene standing on third base.

The Knights decided to issue an intentional pass to the red hot Laiken Burnett to set up the game ending play. Holly Miller became the fourth Lady Cavalier to earn a walk 🚶‍♀️in the bottom of the seventh, and ball four squirted away from the catcher, allowing a hustling Greene to beat the tag on a bang bang play to send the soaked crowd home with a smile !

10:20 pm. marked the end of the seventh Three Rivers District victory of the season and gave Carroll County a split with James River. 7-5 in the district !

Greene led the 15-hit attack with four base knocks in addition to splitting the pitching duties with Emma Harman.

Both Holly Miller and Burnett picked up three hits each. Brooke Webb made the multi hit club a quartet with two base hits.

Ryan McCafferty caught the dramatic end of the game after watching the equally dramatic 1-0 victory for Adrienne McGuire and Company. I encourage folks to check ✔️ out his full gamer.

Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers Roll Past James River Junior Varsity Knights



Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers won big over James River Junior Varsity Knights 10-2 on Wednesday.

Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers got on the board in the bottom of the first inning after James River Junior Varsity Knights committed an error, Jace Dolinger grounded out, and Will Love flew out, each scoring one run.

A single by Will Love extended the Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the third inning.

Five more Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers runs crossed the plate in the fourth inning to extend the lead to 10-2. Bryce Nicholson hit a solo home run to left field, Eli Busick singled, scoring one run, Jace Dolinger singled, scoring one run, and Will Love singled, scoring two runs.

Eli Busick earned the win for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers. The pitcher surrendered four hits and two runs (zero earned) over four innings, striking out three and walking none. Hudson Saunders took the loss for James River Junior Varsity Knights. The pitcher went four innings, allowing 10 runs (one earned) on seven hits, striking out six and walking two. Bryce Nicholson tossed one inning of shutout ball for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers in relief. The reliever allowed one hit, striking out two and walking one.

Will Love led Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers with four runs batted in. The first baseman went 2-for-3 on the day. Will Love and Eli Busick each collected two hits for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers. Eli Busick stole two bases. Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers stole four bases in the game.

Braydon Beylonds went 1-for-3 at the plate and led the team with one run batted in. Lucas Lawson led James River Junior Varsity Knights with two hits in three at bats from the leadoff position.



Adam Nester
Assistant Baseball Coach
Physical Education/Drivers Education
Carroll County High School

Earlier in the day on Wednesday, my dear friend Kevin Burress lost his grandfather yet somehow still made it to Cavalier Park for our Varsity Softball game. Not only did Kevin arrive, but he managed to be himself across the four hours upstairs.

I have repeatedly said that our ability to lean on each other is the leading reason we can function in the manner that we do. The lead story for Wednesday night 🌙 simply has to be the man that Kevin Burress is, and my thoughts and Prayers are with him, Myranda, and their daughters.

13 minutes after the lightning 🌩 delay ended, we started up !

More 2 Follow…..

Bill Gallimore reports that JV Baseball ⚾️ started at 5:38

JV Baseball ⚾️ leads 3-0, bottom 1st

5:58 – JV Soccer ⚽️ starts at 5:58 pm

James River Softball plates four in the top of the 2nd.

JV Baseball 3-0, third inning

6:26 – final 2:00 of JV Soccer ⚽️

6:38 – start of 2nd half in JV Soccer

JV Softball has pulled within 4-3

6:47 – Top 5th Softball, 4-3

6:58 – JV Baseball wins 10-2

7:10 – end JV Girls 👧 Soccer

7:11 – end JV Softball, fell 8-4

7:17 – end Mr Thompson ceremony

7:25 – start  Soccer ⚽️ introductions

7:32 – Soccer ⚽️ National Anthem

Cross the Boulevard again

7:38 – start Softball introducing

7:42 – National Anthem II

First Pitch – Varsity Softball 7:46 / 79°

7:58 – Callie Harris nets #48, leading 1-0

8:15 – Soccer ⚽️ Halftime, we lead 1-0 !!!

8:38 – Lady Cavaliers Softball pushes across 3 runs in the bottom of the 4th

Marion Harris reports our Varsity Boys 👦 Soccer are in a lightning 🌩 delay in Buchanan, tied 0-0

8:43 – Mr DeHaven reports : Bottom 4th 0-0, Varsity Baseball ⚾️

9:06 – Lady Cavaliers close out 1-0 victory and complete the Victory Hat 👒 Trick !

9:10 – Softball game goes into rain delay, trailing 6-4….

9:29 – about to restart Softball (9:30)

Shout out to Ryan McCafferty from the Carroll News for crossing the Boulevard after the end of the soccer ⚽️ match !

End 5th, down 6-5 (9:35)

Baseball ⚾️ 0-0, Bottom 6th

Callie Harris also crossed the Boulevard after her 1-0 victory.

10:00 – both Diamond 💎 games are in the top of the 7th, 0-0 & 6-7

10:20 pm – Lady Cavs win 9-8, #200 for Coach Rick Nester

Foul Ball winner 🏆 – new record 24 Foul Balls….

10:25 – Baseball ⚾️ falls, 1-0

Still need to see how things ended up in Buchanan for the Boys 👦

11:07 – North Carolina Welcome Center, on way to Greensboro Airport 🛫

11:10 – Box 📦 Score from Head Coach Casey Burcham arrives !

Threw it well enough to win tonight.  Reid and Colby were both excellent on the mound.

We didn’t do what we needed to do on offense to be successful

From Boys Soccer ⚽️ :

3-2 boys win !!!!!!!!

JV Boys 👦 win as well, 2-0 !!!

JV Girls fell 2-1, but they took care of their Coach !!!!!

From Forrest Johnson :

Varsity stats:
Goals- Hez Mejia with 2 and Hector Castro with 1

Assists- Ej Connor with 1 and Alex Silva with 1

Congratulations 🎊 Coach !

Brooke Webb crushed her part of the Mr Chuck Thompson ceremony !!!

7:13 am – Post 📫 story 9/10 from seat 💺 4B on American Airlines flight ✈️ to the Lake of the Ozarks

8:40 am CST – Landed in Little Rock 🪨

9:16 am – CST, finished up the final story in the Ozarks !

Just another 18 hours of the fine line between being committed and needing to be Committed………

The message above came from Mr Gallimore after he read 📚 our take on the Devine Intervention in regards to the capturing of the Nester Nine photo 📸 just seconds after arriving at Bill Worrell Field.

Last night 🌙, after Kris Richardson and I returned from the Best of Preps Banquet in Mt Airy, Boys Soccer ⚽️ was trailing 1-0 late in their match and Varsity Baseball ⚾️ was down 3-1 to Christiansburg on the far side of the building.

Mr Bill asked me if there was help from above on Tuesday night, and here is the answer.

After being held scoreless for roughly 80 minutes without me on the sidelines, our Cavaliers found the back of the net FOUR times in 20 minutes of action 🎬!!!!

I was standing beside SRO Chris Mabry for the longest time in our history together, and during this same time, the Burcham Bunch lit up the Blue Demons 😈 for seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on their way to an 8-3 victory!

Yes, Bill Gallimore, God has been on our side once again !