Jeremy Puckett and his Junior Varsity squad opened the evening with a match against the home standing Buffalo 🐃. The defense on both ends of the pitch were up to the challenge and the match ended in a 0-0 draw.
Assists: -Landon Puckett had 2 -Samuel Collins had 1
Both teams are set to finally take the pitch at Tommy Thompson Field on Thursday night🌙. The teams have both been road warriors since day one and it was announced earlier today that admission charges will be waived for the Home opener !
Congratulations 👏👏👏 on the victory and draw and Thursday night will be here before you know it.
“This afternoon the Varsity Girls Tennis team faced a very talented and well coached Floyd County team. We lost 9-0, but showed improvement in a lot of areas. The main goal right now for us is the little improvements that the girls show me from week to week. One match at a time!”
Fun fact learned tonight about Boy’s Coach Christy Shupe – Coach played Tennis 🎾 for two seasons during her time on The Hill !
Both teams are set to return to action 🎬 both Wednesday and Thursday this week.
Renovations at our Stadium have kept all four of our squads on the road for the first month of the season. So in hopes of showing our appreciation to the Coaches, Players, Parents and Fans, we will be treating the opening two days as Giant Thank You 🙏.
Our partners in this project include Principal Chuck Thompson, Athletic Director Kevin DeHaven, our friend and Laurel Fork neighbor, Paul Nester. Each played a roll in getting our ” Open House ” up and running ahead of Wednesday.
Allen Worrell at our Carroll News is going to assist us in getting the word out.
Here are the Top Ten Reasons to stop ✋ by and check out the New Look at Tommy Thompson Field.
10. Football 🏈 fans can scout out where the might want to sit next fall.
9. You might stumble upon some of Track 👣 and Field Athletes who will be finishing up practice on Wednesday ahead of their meet on Thursday.
8. The bigger the response, the more likely something like this could seen by others with similar interests.
7. The family 👪 and friends have been criss-crossing the region. They could use the added encouragement.
6. The work to improve Tommy Thompson Field is simply the next Chapter in ongoing Community Pride.
5. Be happy for the two ticket 🎟 takers that get the night 🌙 off !
4. Varsity Head Coach Forrest Johnson is as dedicated as we have and is so proud of his program. Come share in his Joy !
3. Adrienne Harris finally gets to Coach a match on the field where she developed her Love for the game.
2. Brittany Kinney coaches are reborn Junior Varsity Girls team and this version will be playing its initial Home game.
Come out and make some noise for JV Boys 👦 Head Coach, Mr Jeremy Puckett when his hard working squad takes the Pitch to open Thursday night 🌙
Put the Biscuit in the Basket
We have an opportunity to showcase our four teams as well as our freshly improved Home Pitch !
A.S.P.N on The Hill 