Twenty years into hanging out with Head Coach Alan Knight as his self proclaimed PR Guy 👦 I am over the Moon 🌙 that we finally got the news ! Here’s our story that was part of the packet that lead to the VSHL Hall of Fame !

https://augustafreepress.com/news/alan-knight-the-high-school-coach-who-quietly-won-1000-games

Alan Knight has spent his entire adult life Coaching at Page County High School 🏫 and the past two decades being a part of our efforts with our Non-profit Organization.

Here in roughly eight weeks Coach will be heading over to Charlottesville to officially be placed in the Virginia State Highschool League (VHSL) Hall of Fame.

I wanted to take the time to publicly express my gratitude 🙏 to each person that worked with me on getting the nomination packet put together. Chris Graham at the Augusta Free Press for being the first to run 🏃‍♂️ with the story about our Skipper.

In no certain order, Rebecca McDowell, Eric Benson and Bill Meade. Each of you should be feeling the same amount of pride that I’m feeling tonight!

The process has given me a greater appreciation for the folks that are responsible for running the VHSL

Probably need to Thank Alan Knight for his forty ➕ years Coaching Volleyball and Softball at PCHS.

Bill Meade, Alan Knight and Ralph Viafora.

Alan Knight and Rebecca McDowell

The facility at Alan Knight Field, including the OneofUs.Care Pavillion, that has all been created during his tenure with the Lady 👩 Panthers.

Mrs. Gordon, Maddie Gordon and Coach Knight at Penn State University where the younger Gordon sister currently plays for the Nittany Lions.

Coach Knight and Bill Meade.

Just a handful of photos 📷 from the past two decades that we have been at it. Proud as can be that our Coach is getting the Tip of the Old Ball Cap !

Quite the career and amazingly enough its still going !!!

Today we check ✔ in on Miss Lauren Alley @ UVA-WISE!

While Laiken Burnett has sown up the title of Carroll County High School Athlete I will ever cover, there’s two pretty special young Ladies that are tied for that honor amoung our Alums.

Kaylee Easter and Lauren Alley as both played two years of two Varsity sports each that we followed very closely. Both of these Ladies brought a mindset to the court and the diamond 💎 that left an impression!

Lauren signed to play softball at UVA-WISE, remaining a Cavalier. Today they play at Home 🏡, hosting Southern Wesleyan University.

The Great Erie Banks was famous for saying “Let’s Play 2 today ” and we are looking forward to catching up with our former third baseman !

The Cavaliers jump out to a 2-0 lead on a 2-run homer in the bottom of the first inning!

The wind has picked up a bit here, causing the temperature 🌡to drop but it hasn’t dampened the spirit in the Cavaliers dugout.

Cavs, 3-1 Top of 5thI

Cavs, 4-1 Top of 6th

Cavs, 4-2 Mid 6th….3rd out was a few feet short of being a 3-Run Homer. Entertaining Game.

Cavs 5-2, Top of 7th

Final, 5-2 (3:50)

Break between games now…

I’m no Velvet Leonard or Carlie Beamer but I try !

What is happening up North in Regional play ? Let’s start with 3C, then 3A and 3B. We know some of these folks….

Looking ahead for potential opponents for Carroll County High School Basketball 🏀 we see chalk in the Class 3 Region above us.

Turner Ashby eliminated Spotswood in the QF (2 vs 3) while Top seed Liberty Christian Academy defeated Western Albemarle 66-44.

The Saturday night 🌙 showdown between the two top seeds should be entertaining !

In our bracket : (2 vs 4 )

Class – 3A (3 vs 4)

Region 3B has two very familiar faces to our Cavaliers ! (1 vs 2)

The two teams that faced Carroll County in the last two State Championship games !

1,2,2,4 plus 1,2,3,4 are the Eight teams still standing.

Next Tuesday should be pretty exciting !