Sherry works out here in Laurel Fork as she plays a HUGE role in making everything run smoothly at Olde Mill Golf Resort ⛳. Working alongside Bo Goins and Hagen Giles, Sherry is part of a great team and works within shouting distance of her Mother 👩 as Mom does the same at our restaurant.
Sherry and Bo
Now let’s connect the dots between Sherry, Vickey Ritchie and Linda / myself over the past 96 hours.
Friday we crossed paths after Boo Ridge prep. Catching both Bo and Sherry together was a Blessing.
Saturday morning 🌄, Sherry and her daughter drove over to Hillsville Elementary School to support Vickey and her Special Olympics effort at Boo Ridge!
Sunday it was back to Hillsville Elementary for Vickey and Basketball practice and then on to Harrisonburg for Trace Reavis golf coverage.
Being that Carroll County plays out at Olde Mill, Sherry had a vested interest in Trace and followed the coverage on our site.
Full circle 🔵, Sherry was at the Floyd County Volleyball 🏐 match last night as she resides on their s side of our neighborly County line.
The photos 📷 above came from Sherry after her visit to Boo Ridge.
Whole Lotta of Vickey Ritchie, Linda Carter and Sherry Slaughter in my life the past few days !! If one is going to run themselves ragged, I could not imagine three people who I would rather have been with.
Floyd County Junior Varsity Volleyball team dropped the opening set before storming back to edge Carroll County 2-1 (20-25, 26-24, 15-9) Tuesday night at Floyd High School.
Nikki Heflin now has three matches remaining in her rookie season as Junior Varsity Head Coach. Heflin moved up from the top spot of the Middle School 🏫 program during the off-season after Jason Petty retired.
The extra responsibility of coaching your own child adds to your thought process. Last night, after the match ended, I asked Hayden if she knew that she had a “pretty cool Mother ? She smiled and said Yes ! This in turn, made me smile.
Shelia Harris has been with Coach Heflin every step of the way this season which has been a Blessing for our new Coach.
About the Match :
Carroll County raced out to a 12-3 lead behind two Aces from Aubrey Hanshaw and kills from Paige Ogle. The Buffaloes continued to claw their way back into the set, eventually pulling within two at 22-20. Coach used her final timeout to settle her team down and the Lady Cavaliers finished the set with the final three points as Aaliyah Hampton scored a kill and Ogle closed out the 25-20 victory with a service winner.
The second set was much more back and forth. Carroll County trailed 14-11 until their longest run 🏃♂️ of the night netted seven straight points. Hampton led the charge from the service line with three efforts that were not returned, Heflin added a Kill plus Morgan Osborne teamed up with Annabelle Short for another one.
Carroll County still lead 22-19 when Floyd County used its final timeout. Two highlights down the stretch was a kill from Hampton with her back to the net and Ogle tied it up at 24 with a strong finish. Unfortunately, Floyd County finished the set with the final two points, tying the match with a 26-24 victory.
In the winner take all race 🏁 to 15 points Floyd County scored the first six and things looked hopeless for the Lady Cavaliers. Willow Barham landed a kill to end a 5-0 run to cut ✂️ the deficit to 6-5 but that was as close as Carroll County would get in the 15-9 final set.
The mounted Mascot
I will add a couple of quick notes 📝 before writing ✍ the Varsity story.
First – it was neat to see 👀 Isaiah Easter and his Mother at the away match last night ! Our Varsity Quarterback will be back at Floyd County High School with Head Coach Seth Greer and the 🏈🏈🏈 team on Friday night. Mom played Volleyball 🏐 for Carroll County back in the day and yes, Vickie Easter was coached by Cindy Edwards.
Second – Thank You to Marion Harris for adding a stop ✋ to his drive over to Floyd as he took care of a loose end for us. Greatly appreciate 🙏 the assistance !
Third – why go into such detail for a Junior Varsity Volleyball match ? Easy answer, the Coaches, the Players and the Parents. It matters to me because it matters to them !
Fourth – the next story will cover the Varsity match and it will be what I call a grown-up write ✍ so that our friend David Broyles can continue to hold down the Fort until the folks in charge of The Carroll News can fill the giant shoes 👞 of Allen Worrell.
Fifth – Thank You Mama Smoot for the Pics from the match !
Six and Final – Thank You for caring ❤ enough to read the story ! This group is our future…..
Trace Reavis on the tee box at Heritage Oaks Golf Course in Harrisonburg. Photo Credit – ASPN
Harrisonburg – Carroll County High School Senior Trace Reavis toured the 18 hole layout at the Par 70 Heritage Oaks Golf Course in 73 shots and then patiently waited to see where his efforts would land him. Three was the magic number as three hours after tapping in his final putt, Reavis and his traveling party were assured that his three over par was good enough to land the lanky right hander in third place.
Reavis finished in 10th place on the same course at the end of his Junior year and in his last hurrah he teamed up with new Coach, Jeremy Ogle and continued to grind every opportunity that presented itself.
” Trace had his game in place when the season started,” said Coach Ogle. ” My focus with him was on the mental aspect of the game, between the ears.”
Standing on the fourth tee at +1, Reavis displayed the strength of his game by launching a missle that came to rest just 18 yards shy of the green on the 358 yard hole.
The top 10 Golfers earned Class 3 All-State honors 🎖.
A bogey on the Par 4 fifth hole put Reavis back at 1 over par and he remained there through the Par 34 front nine. His 35 at the turn included a missed opportunity on the Par 5 seventh hole where Reavis was just short after two shots. The par was probably the one birdie that got away but karma balanced out when his drive on #9 was veering well left until it struck a tree and landed in the center of the fairway.
Playing in the second of 15 foresomes and surrounded by six supporters, Reavis leaned on one of his fans in particular during an up and down back nine
Classmate, teammate and fellow State Qualifier (Swim) provided the perfect amount of comfort during the stressful moments on the back nine.
Reavis made the turn and unloaded another bomb 💣 on the 347 yard 10th hole. Once again, the tee shot flirted with reaching the green. The transition from muscle to touch led to a second birdie and once again the Cavalier stood at even par.
The tee shot on the eleventh hole did not miss left but by a few yards but unfortunately it landed in a marshy area, forcing a drop and the penalty shot led to a double bogey. This was the first time that Reavis leaned on the smile of his buddy, Wyatt Ogle.
” It really does help to look over and see a friendly face,” Reavis said. ” Being able to stay on an even keel is a big part of the game.”
That thought process was pushed to the brink just three holes later. On the 14th tee, Reavis hit his only truly errant shot and once again it resulted in a lost ball. Hitting three, the approach shot ran through the green and led to a second lost ball on the hole.
Standing over an eight foot putt to salvage a second double bogey in four holes, Reavis tapped into the mental aspect that his coached mentioned and calmly sank the putt. That effort was quite possibly the most relevant stroke of the round. Bouncing back from a triple bogey would have been extremely difficult to overcome.
Not only did Reavis right the ship with his round saving putt, he turned it into a wave of momentum. The closing four holes will show only one more birdie but Reavis was all over the flag stick all the way to the clubhouse.
Birdie putts on 15 and 17 just missed and his eagle chip on 16 came to a stop just inches away. Reavis stood over a 51 foot birdie putt on 18 and for good measure, rolled it to two inches.
After signing his scorecard just before 1:30, Reavis sat in second place but this was after just 8 of the 60 golfers had completed their round.
Jackson Devereux of Wilson Memorial High School carded a 71 to be the leader in the clubhouse and Reavis sat in second place but it would be a long, long wait.
Mom and Dad made the trip to the nearby Chick-fil-A to get food for everyone and then the wind picked up and spotty rain 🌧 began to fall. The tough conditions continued to become more of a challenge for the remaining golfers.
Kennedy MacCleery of Western Albemarle carded a four under par 66 to capture the individual title in addition to leading WAHS to the team crown 👑 by an astonishing 25 strokes over runner up Liberty Christian Academy. The impressive young Lady might have a future in the game.
The future for Reavis is yet to be determined but know that he represented his Family, his team and The Hill incredibly well across his four years. Last year, after the end of the golf season, Reavis traded his golf spikes for tennis shoes and played Basketball for Head Coach Anthony Barnes.
In regards to Coach Ogle and his two assistants, know that they accomplished what every coaching staff should chase – Leave it better than you found it !
Trace Reavis captured the Bronze Medal 🥉, standing next to Miss Kennedy MacCleery of Western Albemarle. Kennedy took home 1st place with a -4, 66 as Western won the team Championship by 25 strokes over Liberty Christian Academy.
After saying our goodbyes after 9 hours at Heritage Oaks, Lin and I headed over to Buffalo 🐃 Wild Wings with two things in mind. Watch the Seattle Mariners try to take a 2-0 lead at Toronto and celebrate the efforts of Trace Reavis and Head Coach, Jeremy Ogle.
The closest thing to a celebratory Cake 🎂
Seattle leads 10 – 3 in the 8th and while we were enjoying that, Bill Turner and Alan Knight dropped by to create a Photo 📷 op for our upcoming book 📖, Diamonds 💎 are a Girls Best Friend
One third of the Book 📖 tells the story about Alan’s Softball program at Page County and 1/3 is about my 50 favorite Ballpark stories. Of course, the final third is about Rick Nester and Cavalier Park.
Bill Turner is the architect of my Favorite Baseball ⚾️ memory. A created on the fly double header that we hosted in Luray, Virginia back in the day.
Hopefully the Reavis family 👪 and the Ogle family 👪 have safely returned to The Hill 🙏🙏🙏.
Thank You to everyone who attempted to help me spread the word about the shot by shot coverage 🙏!!
Thank You to Jeremy Ogle and his two Assistant Coaches for all of their efforts this season with our Golfing Cavaliers.
Thank You to Wyatt Ogle for helping keep Trace loose during his round of Golf ⛳ today.
Thank You to Mr & Mrs Reavis for being over the Top gracious over the past two seasons !
Finally, Thank You 🙏 Trace Reavis, for representing our team, The Hill and your Family 👪 with so much Class !
Heritage Oaks Golf course is set to host the Class 3 (Monday) and Class 4 (Tuesday ) State Golf tournaments. Carroll County High School 🏫 golfer Trace Reavis is set to represent both the Cavaliers and The Hill for the second consecutive year.
As the Senior is preparing for the round of Golf ⛳ that will be his final official round, he will do so under the watchful eye of Carroll County Head Coach, Jeremy Ogle. Proud Parents, Mr and Mrs Eddie Reavis will be taking in the action 🎬 as well.
Golf ⛳ officially gets underway at 8am with Trace teeing off shortly after. The damp weather on Sunday should have soften the greens and the temperature 🌡 is projected to be in the Mid 50’s to Low 60’s.
Heritage Oaks is a golf course that I have played a couple dozen times over the years and the number one thing to know about the course is that its scorable. It’s not about the driver here today, it will be about ones ability to throw darts at the flag stick.
We will pick this back up soon, from the Golf Course ⛳.
7:45 Update :
Showtime !
8 teams of 6 and 12 individuals combine to create the field of 60 golfers 🏌️♂️…
The drizzle has ended, maybe it was more of a mist. Either way, there is a slight chill in the air and its about to get underway !
2nd group of the TeeFront NineProud Parents
Gold Tees – getting ready !
8:41 underwayLet’s do this !
Opening drive left of the fairway but Trace found the green in regulation.
Great roll on birdie putt from back of green, tap in par 4.
Teammate Wyatt Ogle is along for the trek!
Drive on #2 caught the fairway bunker. Solid out but short of the green.
Nice approach shot from appx 60 yards allows for a par putt…
Putt slid by on the left side. Bogey3rd Tee, Trace finds the Green !!
Earlier shot, long time Friend Alan Knight and TV 📺 3
2 Putt Par (+1) after 3rd (69:26)
Perfect drive – 35 yards out !
Great chip, great look at Bird 🐦ie
🐦Birdie, back to even par
5th Tee at 9:44Tee shot missed just left, should still have a solid look at his approach sjot.
Pin 📌 high, just off the right side.
Solid chip but par putt slid by. Bogey makes it +1 after 5.
Tee shot on Par 3 6th
Tee shot just short of the green, nice touch on approach !
Clutch Par Putt !!!!
10:10 – 7th tee, Even Par
Low iron off the Tee
Laying two right in front of the Par 5, the chip shot ran just a little long. Touch chip back almost rolled in. Par, sitting at +1 after 7.
20 spectators for the group !
Long 🐦 putt
Money 💰 putt made for par from 8 to 10 feet !!! Still +1
Coach and Parents
Nice up and down for Par, +1 after nine.
Hole #10, Trace drove to within 18 yards of the Green and recorded his 2nd Bird 🐦, back to even par !!!
Phone 📱 at 39%
Tee shot on #11 off in the marsh, just left of the bend in the dogleg. First penalty stroke of the day due to the lateral Hazzard.
3rd shot ran just off the green, chipped to 10 feet and bogey putt stayed out. Double Bogey makes the round +2 after 11.
#12 needs to be the Shake, Shake, Shake it off hole !
What #12 lacks in yardage it makes up for with tightness. All four players are searching for golf balls.
Trace just landed a dart with his approach shot, inside of 10 feet!
🐦 attempt just misses. Par recorded, still +2 at 11:48am
Green in regulation, 2 putt par.
+2 after 13. – Noon
Another tricky hole 🕳, not overly long but tight with a marsh and a dogleg at the end.
Tee shot went left, approach shot was crushed but not just long. Chipped up to about 8 feet with the question being did Trace find both balls ? Drained a clutch Putt….double bogey… +4 after 14…
Very business like Par on #15. Two strong 💪swings and a 🐦 putt that just slid by. Par, +4 at 12;35 pm
First time I missed the Tee Sign but #16 is a par 5 with a dogleg. Trace CRUSHED his tee shot !!!!
Second shot landed on the fringe. Eagle chip flirted with going in! Tap-In 🐦, back to +3 with 2 to play.
#17 – Par 3
Another Green in regulation, another 🐦 putt. Good run, slid by.. 3 footer for par.
1 more Hole 🕳
51 footer for 🐦 almost dropped. Tap in for Par, finishing at +3 (73) at 1:15
4:35 from start to finish…
15 foursomes, Trace was in the second group. After 8 players with turned in scorecards, our Cavalier is in 2nd place.
13 more groups still on the course so please 🙏 feel free to check back.
Best guess is 4:15 – 4:30 for all of the results to be posted.
3 🐦’s
11 Pars
2 Bogeys
2 Double Bogeys = 73
1:53 – Group #3 has turned their scorecards now. Still 2nd after 12 players
Group #4 had a young Lady 👩 who shot a 66!
Trace is in 3rd place after 16 golfers 🏌️♂️
2:15 – Group 5/15 is entering the building now.
2:27 – Group 6 turning scorecards in now, wind is picking up a bit. Could effect late scores.
2:35 – Group 7 have turned in their cards
2:57 – More scorecards turned in !
Trace is still in third place with six groups remaining
3:07 – another group in and cards turned in…
3:13 – more scorecards being turned in.
Looks good in regards to staying in the TopTen, still alive in regards to Top 5!
Top 2 of the 8 teams receive Awards and Top 10 individuals are named All – State.
3:26 – more scorecards now….
Right now we have a 6 way tie 👔 for 4th. 1 shot behind Trace.
3:35 – another group headed inside !
3:39 – scorecards turned in.
Getting close to the conclusion !!!
2 groups left
3:57 – next to last group is done !
Reminiscing about the good ole days in the Newspaper 📰 business where five or six reporters would be waiting around to report the scores.
4:02 – next to last group in scoring ” tent ⛺”
It will be a 3rd Place finish for Our Cavalier !!!!!
A.S.P.N on The Hill 