Had the pleasure of chatting with Officer Newman at the Volleyball 🏐 match last night 🌙 and then a couple of hours later I found out they were Celebrating their Wedding 💒 Anniversary today !
In the brief conversation Dad shared with me just a few of the things his Girls 👧 are up to at their two Campuses and nobody should be surprised as to the level of things that KK and Ashlyn Newman have going on in their lives.
The Rams 🐏 will be facing a tough opponent tonight and we hope to circle back to find the results before the evening of over.
Hope the Day was as Awesome as the folks celebrating !
Rams 🐏 🐏🐏 are hanging tough early !
Rams 🐏 were out shot 24-0 across the first 45:00 minutes but trail just 1-0… #Grit
The game has gone final at 4-0 but give the Rams 🐏 credit for putting up a great fight on the road. The shot total landed at 39-1 so kudos to the defense and to the keeper !
In my time with App St Field Hockey 🏑 we have been on both sides of this type of game. 90 minutes of non-stop pressure can make for a long night 🌙
Marcus Stroman is the ultra rare Duke University starting pitcher in the Show or at least he was until a few days ago. Stroman is on the New York Yankees this season and its been an up and down (10 wins, almost as many tough starts) so his Skipper called him into his office 🏢 to inform him that he would be heading out to the bullpen for a bit.
No rants, no instant trade demands, Marcus just headed out to the bullpen and Skipper Boone talked about his desire to do whatever is best for the team.
The Box Score above shows the results of his first outing as a reliever and you can see 👀 he earned his first save ! Sadly he helped dent the fading playoff hopes of my favorite baseball team since 1977 (Braves until then) but I’m loving ❤ that in this day and age, Stroman handled a tough beat with a great deal of Class !
Just confirmed with Coach Shawn Montgomery that his troops will indeed by heading over to Woodlawn at 3:30 to compete in the meet hosted by the Maroon Tide of Galax High School 🏫.
The only way these dedicated Student Athletes can compete any closer to 🏡 is when they host a meet at Hillsville Elementary School.
The field promises to be a large one and another solid test for the Cavaliers.
Coach Montgomery will have all of the results for us later and we look forward to seeing how the day plays out.
James River High School came to town with a record of 5-3, (1-1 Three Rivers District) with one glaring statistic in that the Knights had yet to play a fourth set. Each match ended either 3-0 or 0-3.
Carroll County (4-4, 2-1) was able to break that unique streak but fell just short in rallying its way out of an 0-2 hole for the second straight match. James River held on for a 3-1 ( 26-24, 25-19, 27-29, 25-23) victory that was every bit as close as it sounds..
Two teams that are as evenly matched as can be, slugged it out and the final advantage went the way of the visitors, 103-95.
While coming up just short on the scoreboard, veteran Coach Cindy Edwards was pleased with the effort she received from her squad.
” Again I thought we play extremely hard fought back time after time” Edwards said . “And was right there against a very sold team from start to finish.”
Individually the Lady Cavaliers finished the night with a trio of players that broke the 20 barrier for the match. Senior Aza Petty finished with 20 Diggs in addition to 18 kills and four Aces while Junior Laiken Burnett tallied 26 Assists to accompany her 18 Diggs and 4 Aces. Fellow Junior Callie Harris recorded 28 Diggs and 3 Aces.
In the opening set it was a battle of runs after JRHS led 12-9. CCHS sandwiched two runs around a three point Knights run to leave the teams knotted at 16. Trailing 22-19, Petty did her best to will the Cavs with back to back kills and the team finally pulled back even at 24-24. JR took the opening set in Extras by scoring back to back points to close it out, 26-24.
The second set followed suit as CCHS led 10-8 before the visitors strung together eight straight on the strength of Libero Leanna Steger’s serving game. Now down 16-10, Carroll County answered with five unanswered as Petty scored two of her Kills and Burnett two of her Aces.
Sadly, CCHS ran out of time after the Knights scored six straight to push it out to 22-15. Ali Wright saved one set point with possibly her biggest swing of the evening but the set ended at 25-19.
Carroll County is not afraid to try and play out of a 0-2 hole, especially after defeating Glenvar on the road last week. This time the hole became deeper after JRHS opened with a 6-0 spurt. The Lady Cavaliers didn’t take their first lead until 13-12, finishing the charge with Brooke Webb Ace and Petty Kill.
The point of the night came at 16-16 when Petty went Patrick Mahomes on the Knights by finishing the point with a Kill that she finished up with her back to the net. The mojo was back with the Cavs and it lead to six straight points, pushing the home team to a 22-17 lead.
Once again the Knights battled back and was serving for the match at 27-26. A service error tied it up and CCHS closed it out with a Burnett Ace and Petty Kill for the 29-27 victory.
The fourth and final set was a mirror image of the first three and it was 16-16 after Petty scored three straight with a Dink, an Ace and a service winner. From there the teams exchanged points until 22 All with the highlight being Burnett with her own over the shoulder winner 🏆 on a sneaky 2nd ball.
Harris followed with a 2 ball winner ahead of a Wright Kill to give CCHS a 23-22 lead. The following point was the longest of the match and eventually went to the Knights as did the last two to close out the night, 25-23.
Carroll County, Alleghany and James River each stand at 1-1 against the group in what promises to be an exciting District race.
The Lady Cavaliers return to action 🎬 Thursday night at Floyd County.
James River also captured the Junior Varsity match 2-0 but not before being pushed in the second set of the 25-13, 25-21 victory.
