With the addition of Girls JV Soccer ⚽️, Carroll County now has 12 Spring teams competing and this year we have five first year Head Coaches.

Varsity Baseball ⚾️ is off to a red hot start under the guidance of Casey Burcham. The team has dropped just one game and that one was a walkoff at Pulaski County. Burcham has been a staple of Cavalier baseball for decades and has hit the ground running now that he is in Captains seat.

Girls Varsity Soccer ⚽️ is led by an Alum as well. Adrienne Harris is not letting any grass grow on the Pitch as the recent Emory & Henry graduate has more than doubled the number of participants in the program and was instrumental in getting the Junior Varsity program reinstated.

The team stands at 4-1 with the lone setback coming at the hands of the back to back State Champs, Glenvar. All four victories came by shutout and all matches have been played away from The Hill as upgrades to Tommy Thompson Field are being completed.

The third of our Five new Coaches is Adam Nester. Nester inherited a program that has claimed the last five District Championships under Steve Combs. Combs moved up with Burcham to be the Assistant Head Coach, giving Nester his opportunity to run a program.

The Nester Nine improved to 7-0 last night 🌙 with five victories coming by shutout. Nester has managed this after having a starter moved up and losing one to injury. The group is talented and deep with the bonus of being very Coachable.

The final two new Coaches are facing unique challenges.

Brittany Kinney stepped up to lead the way for the reborn Girls JV Soccer ⚽️ program. Anytime one starts a program from scratch its going to include a number of players that are brand new to the game.

Coach Kinney is also working with a Varsity Coach that is trying to make her mark in her first season. If there is a duo to support in their efforts of trying hard to build for the future,, its Kinney and Harris. Patience is a key 🔑 ingredient for long-term success in Girls Soccer ⚽️

   The fifth and final Rookie Head Coach is Christy Shupe. Shupe gets a special nod of appreciation as she has stepped in to lead the CCHS Boys Tennis 🎾 team. Shupe is more known for her efforts announcing the Basketball 🏀 games inside the Cavalier Gym and teaching at the School. Taking the time to fill the spot vacated by former Coach Greg Talley is truly very commendable.

The start of the season was slightly delayed but is now in full swing. The team stands at 2-2 and will travel to Grayson County this Friday.

Now that you are aware of the five newbies, lets acknowledge the seven veteran leaders that are once again out there leading our Cavaliers.

Coach Johnson – Boys Varsity Soccer ⚽️

Coach Puckett – Boys JV Soccer ⚽️

Coach Nester – Varsity Softball

Coach Dalton – JV Softball

Coach McKenzie – Girls 👧 Tennis 🎾

Coaches Shawn Montgomery and Jon Delp that lead our two Track 👣 and Field teams.

To recap – Baseball ⚾️ is locked 🔒 and loaded, built for success.

Girls Soccer ⚽️ is trying hard to build for the future and is in great hands.

Christy Shupe is leading by example, giving of one’s self for the betterment of others.

The calendar 📅 today belongs to Boys and Girls Track 👣 and Field. We look forward to sharing the results later tonight !

Boys 👦 and Girls

Girls fall, 6-3

The girls played hard last night to a good Glenvar team. We lost the match 3-6.
Results from last nights Tennis Match at Glenvar.
Singles:
Seed 1: Erika McKenzie won 8-0
Seed 2: Khloe Akers won 8-3
Seed 3: Tiffany Cruise lost 1-8
Seed 4: Allison Wright lost 1-8
Seed 5: Amber Moore lost 6-8
Seed 6: Hallie Akers lost 2-8

Doubles:
Seed 1: Erika McKenzie and Khloe Akers won 8-8 Tiebreaker 10-8
Seed 2: Tiffany Crusie and Allison Wright lost 0-8
Seed 3: Amber Moore and Hallie Akers lost 1-8

Khloe and Erika swept their matches !

Paul Marshall led the Cavaliers with a pair of victories as Carroll County won the doubles 2-1 but fell 6-3 overall to the always tough Highlanders.

Less than perfect conditions for Tennis 🎾 yesterday afternoon, at least on The Hill as the temperature 🌡was in the low to mid 40’s and the wind chill landing in the 30’s.

Girls Tennis at home on Thursday and the Boys play again on Friday over at Grayson County.

Baseball at Bill Worrell Field was added to the list after holding the 🎤🎙🎤 for a Junior Varsity Baseball game.

Tommy Thompson Field for Girls 👧 Soccer ⚽️ and Track & Field.

Cavalier Park for Varsity and Junior Varsity Softball.

The Gymnasium for  3 Volleyball 🏐 teams and four Basketball🏀 .teams.

It was fun to hang out and assist the efforts of Coach Nester. Working alongside Seth Gravley was just icing on the perverbial Cake 🎂.

Cavaliers win 11-2 to improve to 7-0 on the young season.