Our strength πŸ’ͺ here on The Hill is in our numbers, and tomorrow presents the next opportunity to see πŸ‘€ it on display. Thank you to Kayla Nester & friends for the effort!!!

The photo πŸ“Έ above is of a bison 🦬 out in St. George, Utah. It represents the entire athletic department of the Utah Tech Trailblazers. The bisons are painted and placed in front of local businesses with this particular one sitting in front of a Chick-fil-A restaurant.

There is room on the Bison 🦬 for every group inside the program because that is what creates the power. Simply put, we are stronger when we are standing πŸ§β€β™€οΈside by side.

Last night πŸŒ™ at Cavalier Park, our Lady Cavaliers enjoyed a magnificent Senior Day celebration. How exactly did that happen ? The simple answer is because a group of folks put their best foot forward in hopes of getting a job done for others. The air was full of love and support, created by a small group of people who all said one thing, how can I help ?

Tomorrow morning πŸŒ„ here on The Hill, we have a HUGE day planned, and it’s the brainchild of one Kayla Nester. Mrs Nester wears many hats πŸ‘’ here, with one of them being the position of Carroll County Middle School Athletic Director.

Tonight is prom, and graduation is just around the corner, so folks have plenty on their plate 🍽 already. Most are too busy to notice the triangle πŸ”ΊοΈ of facilities that will be occupied by a slew of younger student athletes, and they will be surrounded by a host of volunteers πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ made up mostly of family members.

Baseball, Softball, and Soccer will each be hosting round robin events that will begin just before nine and end roughly ten to twelve hours later.

  Why should this matter ? Let’s start with our current coaches at the top of our coaching tree. Casey Burcham, Rick Nester, Forrest Johnson, and Adrienne Harris McGuire. Each of these four coaches will reap the benefits of having athletes who make it to their teams down the road, being more familiar with both the game and the venue.

Coach Nester is nearing the end of his fifth decade here and might not be here to coach the youngsters, but the other three are just getting warmed up !

The next group of people who are going to benefit from tomorrow include Jeremy Puckett, Adam Nester, Brittany Kinney, and Terry Warf. These four are our current junior varsity coaches, and many of these students will be at their tryouts next spring.

If you missed the big news last week, our Middle School 🏫 Track and Field team, led by Shawn Montgomery and Jon Delp, just captured the Three Rivers District crown πŸ‘‘. This Kayla Nester lady is moving the needle on the west side of The Hill, and on Saturday, she will have the opportunity to work on a bigger stage.

Nester can only be successful if she has dedicated coaches who follow her lead.

Let’s start with soccer, where Nester is there for Corey Williams and Brandi Cochran Mitchell working the sidelines. This duo is as dedicated as they come with their focus right now to go from co-ed to having both a Boys and Girls teams.

Information about the day which applies to all three venues.

Round robin tournament for middle soccer, softball, and baseball…all games start at 9:00am at cchs fields. $10 admission. No passes accepted. Concessions are available at all three fields.

Deana Burcham and Nick Cushman lead our Middle School Softball team.
Larry Snow is the man with the plan in Baseball ⚾️ !

Early tomorrow morning πŸŒ„ folks will head towards Tommy Thompson Field, Cavalier Park, and Bill Worrell Field. They will hit the ground running as all three venues will need to have finishing touches added.

Tomorrow is a Big Day for a number of people who are willing to spend part of their weekend providing a stage for the next bunch of Cavaliers. If you find yourself looking for something to do tomorrow, you have three venues to choose from !

Mrs Kayla Nester

Welcome πŸ™ to the Month of May, where we get things started with Prom Night and trying to punch πŸ‘Š a ticket 🎟 to Alton, Illinois !

Morning πŸŒ„ Brew
The Athletic calendar πŸ“… is blank for the High School 🏫
Today at 5 pm. is the opening game of the post-season tournament for New River Community College
Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :

Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Howard Mayo and his Motovational Nugget for the Day :

Go Muskies, and here’s hoping that everyone attending Prom πŸ™ has a bagful of memories. Have a Blessed Day πŸ™Œ

Coach Nester, you just celebrated your senior class and defeated Glenvar. What are you going to do now ? Recapping a beautiful night at Cavalier Park !

Going to Disneyland, like on TV πŸ“Ί, not so much…

Going with the Mrs to enjoy a thick steak at a local eatery ?

Not so much, the correct way to enjoy the moment ? By preparing the field for the Middle School Softball team on Saturday.

Young Miss Burnett won our Foul Ball contest with ticket 🎟 #7….
The time that it took to celebrate πŸ₯³ our Senior Class, start to finish.
Coach Nester had plenty of company for the pre-game meeting at home plate.

Addie Greene pitched a complete game as the Junior limited the Highlanders to just three hits. The righty struck out four while only issued one base on balls.

Carroll County completed the sweep of the season series after winning 20-2 back on April 7th at Glenvar. The Highlanders have improved quite a bit over the past three weeks, but the Lady Cavaliers backed Greene with double digits in the hit column.

CCHS scored all seven runs across the first three innings with the top of the lineup doing the bulk of the heavy lifting 🫴. Both underclassmen Greene and Natalie Burress reached base in all four at bats. Burress finished with 3 hits, two runs scored, and two RBI. Greene finished with two hits, two walks, two runs scored, and one RBI.

In addition to the 10 hits, the Highlanders were charged with five misques. A number of Lady Cavaliers made great contact and reached base multiple times. Senior Bayleigh Allen touched first all four times but ended the night with zero base hits. Fellow Senior Laiken Burnett reached three times with one base hit and one run scored.

Senior Madison Coleman ended her night by going 2 of 3 with a run scored. The event was a success in large part to the number of folks that showed up early in hopes of making the day as memorable as possible !

I  hope to circle back and add some photos πŸ“Έ from the ceremony, assuming that some make it my way.

Ryan from The Carroll News was on The Hill with us tonight, meaning that our local newspaper πŸ“° should have a game story and art 🎨 in the coming edition !

All said, the night was great from start to finish, and a great lead-in to Prom Night.

Monday night, it will be back to business for the team as Galax makes its annual trek across US-58 to The Hill for a JV / Varsity twin bill. Terry Warf and his JV team will play their home contest against the Highlanders at the end of the season.

Neon lights upstairs were a terrific touch !
Photos πŸ“Έ from both Tammy Quesenberry and Velvet Leonard. Thank You Ladies

Adrienne Harris McGuire checks in after a busy 24 hours as her Lady Cavaliers split with Galax and powerhouse Glenvar.

” A bit of a messy and rainy night on The Hill,  but the girls came out on top. In the first half, Yeili Urbina sent in a beautiful corner that Savannah Swecker finished with a one-touch volley. The girls continued putting lots of pressure on Galax’s defense, with many opportunities coming very close to going in. In the second half, we had another goal off of a corner kick, but it was called back, so it kept the game at 1-0. With around 10 mins left in the game, Savannah was taken out in the box, which won us a penalty kick. Callie Harris stepped up and buried it to put us up 2-1. It may not have been the best soccer that we had played, but the girls still found a way to get the job done!”

The second half of the back to back saw our Lady Cavaliers travel up to Glenvar to face undefeated Glenvar. The Highlanders remain on track to challenge for the Class 2 State Championship.

Tracking down the results from a bizarre days of games played and not played… 5 played and 5 slid to later.

Let’s start with 10 contests and work our way backward from there.

Girls Tennis 🎾 – postponed

Boys JV Soccer ⚽️ – pushed to May 15th

Boys Varsity Soccer – pushed to 5/15

JV Softball vs. Glenvar – pushed to 5/18

Girls JV Soccer – no opponent

Now 10 becomes five…

Varsity Softball celebrated Senior Day with a 7-2 victory over Glenvar.

Varsity Baseball ⚾️ fell 3 – 1 at Glenvar

Junior Varsity Baseball ⚾️ rolled to a 12-2 victory over Fort Chiswell at Bill Worrell Field.

That leaves Boys πŸ‘¦ Tennis and Girls Varsity Soccer ⚽️.