Callie Harris and her big pink hat ! Half Pint nets a Hat πŸ‘’ Trick, but get’s minimal love from her coach / Big Sister…

Callie and her Pink hat πŸ‘’

The Hill – Callie Harris recorded her first Hat Trick of her senior season in Carroll County High Schools 4-0 victory over visiting Floyd County on Monday night at Tommy Thompson Field.

While everyone else seemed to be overjoyed for the youngest of the Harris daughters, the oldest one, Head Coach Adrienne Harris McGuire, was just as happy to keep pushing her buttons long after the final whistle.

With the Harris group, it’s just a family thing.

Six minutes into the match, sophomore Alisia Torres Lopez put the Lady Cavaliers on the scoreboard on her second good look of the evening. From there, it was Harris three times to secure the home victory.

Alexis Sheffey enjoyed recording another shutout, thanks in part to the Carroll County back line of defense keeping the Lady Buffaloes πŸƒ away from the net.

Captains meeting photo from Shelia Harris

There are a handful of stories to write ✍️ once I’m back amongst the Cows πŸ„.

Floyd County.    0Β  0Β  – 0

Carroll County  3  1 –  4Β 

More to follow….

Middle School 🏫 Soccer ⚽️ opens the evening on The Hill, with Varsity Girls πŸ‘§ set to follow ! Soccer ⚽️ Nite in Carroll County…

Meanwhile, across the Boulevard, Brittany Kinney works out her Junior Varsity team. As I guy that has seen way too many movies 🎬, Patrick Swayze saying ” Nobody puts Baby in a Corner “.

For the second straight home match, our JV Girls are on the outside looking in as Floyd County only has a Varsity team this year.

Meanwhile, our middle school team is hosting Galax, and the first touch took place at 4:30. Corey Williams is our coach and does a tremendous job with our youth.

Maleah Neely is one of the coaches on the Galax side of things, and it’s always a blessing to see her smiling face 🌝.

Corey Williams and Company

5:01 – Floyd County High has arrived so its time to meet their coach.

Much more 2 follow….

Floyd County Lady Buffaloes πŸƒ roster !

Three additional names as Coach Adrienne Harris McGuire has moved up three JV players for the night.

I’m back up in the press box πŸ“¦ now, and we are in an injury time out. Nathan Jones is attending to one of the young Galax players. The clock ⏰️ is stopped at 25:40 of the second half with Galax leading 4-0. It is always tough when any injury occurs in a sporting event.

The announcing team for the match !

More 2 follow :

5:31 pm – play is ready to resume.

Also, Jeremy Puckett and his 11 should be experiencing first touch over in Floyd !

Assistant Coach , Brandi Cochran Mitchell

The three players being called up for tonight are freshman, Chloe Wright, sophomore Vannesa Contreras Rodriguez, and sophomore Aaliyah Hampton.

MS scores at 14:43 of the second, now down 4-1. The goal was scored by #41, and when I find a roster, I can correctly identify the Cavalier !

5:58 – Final Score, Galax 5-1

Varsity is set to play in just a minute or two, actually closer to 20. Floyd County is in the house 🏠…

Carroll County Girls,  3-0 at the half !

Callie ” Half Pint ” Harris completes her Hat πŸ‘’ Trick, making it 4-0 at 3:46 (2)

We open the evening with a Laurel Fork kind of a moment as Carroll County and Floyd County hope to beat the rain 🌧 on The Hill. Girls πŸ‘§ Tennis set to start at 4:30

Getting to meet Angela Hunter for the first time was a treat, and seeing πŸ‘€ my fellow neighbor once again is a bonus !

It’s time to head across the Boulevard to announce the Girls πŸ‘§ Soccer match, but we hope to pick this story back up before too long ! The fact that we all reside in the same part of the woods is a hoot !

Update on Book πŸ“– #6 out of 7, we have our cover Photo πŸ“Έ and the title ! It will be called, ” You can’t write the seventh one until you finish the sixth one !” Subtitle – 50 years of Diamond πŸ’Ž stories.

The photo is one I took at the Appalachian League championship game a few years back.

The title comes from the brain 🧠 of Joe Walsh back in 1983. Before he joined the Eagles, Walsh released an album titled, ” You bought it, You name it,” and it stuck with me. Pretty clever marketing is one of my favorite things in life.

The goal for the past twenty years has been to create a set of books πŸ“š, seven in number per the days of the week. The seventh and final one will break from the routine of sports and focus on faith.

Nancy Sorrells is returning for the third time to take the point on producing the book πŸ“– and hopefully, she will be there for the seventh and final one.

One introduction chapter is to be followed by 13 more with some artwork mixed in. The locations involved will focus on Beckley, West Virginia, Carroll County, Virginia, Page County, Virginia, the San Juan Islands 🏝 and the greater St. Louis area.

Stories about the amazing people you will meet and things you will see πŸ‘€ when one spends 50 years around various levels of Ball Diamonds πŸ’Ž.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to contribute material for the book over the past 12 months. While it could have used a few more, here and there, I feel pretty good about what we have.

Let’s play ball !

100% positive stories pieced together in hopes of telling a good story !