Our Sherrif delivered a Breath taking rendition of God Bless America 🇺🇸
For years now, I have happily called Vickey Ritchie an Angel 😇 on Earth and any time I can be by her side in the Gymnasium with her Special Olympics Basketball 🏀 group, I jump at the opportunity to do so.
It was Vickey Ritchie that contacted the Sherrif and invited Mr Kemp to join us. I was looking forward to hearing him sing again after he performed the National Anthem last year at one of the Special Olympics events.
His efforts helped set the tone for the day and for that I’m very grateful 🙏. October 11th is set to be the day of the Annual Boo Ridge event that is the crown 👑 Jewel of Vickey’s year.
. Still time to sign up to join us at Hillsville Elementary School 🏫.
On the Boys side, we have Ethan Richardson in the Top Spot and Davis Reitzel as his Assistant Coach.
This pairing gives us Richardson vs Richardson…
Having Reitzel on the Bench is our equivalent of a Cash 💸 grab as this young Man 👨 was quite possibly the most popular Student Athlete on The Hill in recent years, The fact that they are former teammates and lifelong friends will lead to chemistry ⚗ on the bench.
Coaching the Girls 👧 Staff simply has to be Kaylee Easter. Easter would Coach to win and her understanding of the game is legendary n The Hill. She would get the best out of her players, possibly even through intimidating them.
Her Assistant Coach would have to be fellow Basketball / Softball star 🌟, Lauren Alley. Alley would be the perfect candidate for someone who can get Brandi Cochran Mitchell in game mode.
The match-up between Howard Mayo and Anthony Barnes would be something for a Time Capsule.
Jason Stockner versus Kris Richardson would require both long time friends to be miked up…
Over the past five years, Greg Talley has been one of our favorite contributors and that is because of the understanding as to what we were trying hard to accomplish.
The goal for the site was to create a safe place for folks to visit on their computer 🖥 once a day to catch up with as many as possible pleasant moments that are taking place in and around The Hill.
We were never trying to produce hard core journalism but a fun but informative take on the events. Greg coached our Boys 👦 Tennis 🎾 team with a tremendous amount of flair so it was a match made in heaven. Coach Talley gave his players nicknames and tried to make playing for him as fun as possible for the Student Athletes.
Greg was at Special Olympics Basketball with one of his children, Presley. In the spirit of trying hard to brighten others day, Presley has a fun nickname as well – “Money 💰”. Money scored two baskets 🧺 yesterday afternoon and was loving every minute of the 2 hour gathering because Vickey Ritchie prides herself on INCLUSION. My efforts are also about INCLUSION so Vickey and I are a natural pairing.
Another one of Greg’s children is Jabin Talley, the current record holder for Tennis wins at Carroll County High School. After graduating CCHS, Jabin headed over Southwest Virginia Community College where he played his Freshman year. Year 2 will be taking the courses on-line and then a decision will be made on the next stop ✋ along the education trail 👣.
Jabin in action 🎬
Greg did go on to share a fun story about a recent trip to the golf ⛳ course that included Jabin and three of his friends. Three other former Cavaliers, including recent graduate 🎓, Cody Reece.
There was a moment where a golf club ended up in a tree 🌳. Having seen Reece throw a baseball ⚾️ across the Diamond 💎 at Bill Worrell Field, I can attest to the arm strength 💪of the young man 👨. As the story goes, the efforts to retrieve said club went on for at least 30 minutes.
Rumor has it that this impressive young man 👨 was part of the foursome.
What did we learn today ?
Vickey Ritchie is Awesome
Presley goes by the name “Money ” at Special Olympics.
Cody Reece has a rocket 🚀 for an arm.
No Trees were harmed in this story
Jabin Talley is still chasing his College education.
Always a treat for me to cross paths with Greg Talley and Vickey Ritchie !
