Saturday is set to host a number of Big Days for some very Special folks across the region, including three on college campuses !

Official School calendar
All three teams shown above will be in action 🎬 today !

Dakota Walls Racing will head back down to Sophia, North Carolina today to run at Caraway Speedway for the third time this season.

Varsity Boys and Girls Track and Field teams will compete on the campus of Emory and Henry in the Blue and Gold High School Invitational.

Middle School 🏫 Track will also compete down in North Carolina in the Mighty Viking Middle School Invitational.

Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :

Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Trenton Newman heads back to the
wrestling mat in Virginia Beach ⛱️

Tammy Tobler mentioned to me at the Softball game last night that Trenton was not the only Cavalier competing in Virginia Beach this weekend. I would welcome πŸ™ any information about the efforts of the other two Wrestlers that made the trip!

West Virginia Tech University Baseball ⚾️ is set to open its weather delayed weekend series up at Shawnee State ( Portsmouth, Ohio )

Vickey Ritchie and our Special Olympics Basketball πŸ€ program is set to make its second consecutive trip up to the historic campus of Virginia Military πŸͺ– Institute in Lexington !

Last year proved to be a fun experience for all involved, and there is no reason why it shouldn’t be the same in year two !

Lexington, Virginia Beach, Emory and Henry in the Commonwealth βž•οΈ Sophia and Danbury, North Carolina and Portsmouth, Ohio are the Pick Six…

On a personal note πŸ“, staying back to host Softball and the special evening for Hix Miller and his family, then later finishing up the Girls πŸ‘§ Soccer game meant passing on our tickets 🎟 to the game out in Sacramento.

The fact that the Ladies won at the buzzer means we now have tickets 🎟 to the game on Sunday afternoon at 3pm / Noon versus #1 UCLA !!

Flight ✈️ leaves Greensboro at 8:41 pm. with 5pm. for a βœ‚οΈoff to make the decision. Kira Lawson has the Blue Devils humming right now, but the once beaten Bruins already own a victory over Duke from back in November, and it was by 30 points. On the upside, that was a very talented LSU team that Duke faced last night.

Fun decision to make later today, but either way, there are plenty of people to follow today, even if they are scattered around the East Coast !

Have a Blessed Day πŸ™Œ !

Next on the list of folks that were busy this weekend is Coach Vickey and our Special Olympics Basketball πŸ€ program ! Fun events on both Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon !!

Crazy Socks for the Walk πŸšΆβ€β™€οΈ!!

A big weekend for Carroll County Special Olympics! 29 on the New River Trail for the first CCSO Walking Club of the year on Saturday, and 33 in the gym for today’s basketball practice (β€œSpring Has Sprung!”)

    Next Saturday, CCSO will travel to the VMI basketball tournament up in Lexington (and have a small practice on Sunday).

It’s great to see strong turnouts for both events !!

Sunday afternoon in Carroll County means 1 thing…. quality time with Vickey Ritchie and our Special Olympics Basketball πŸ€ program….

More to follow……

Tale of the Tape – Million Dollar πŸ’΅ question is “Who’s taller ? “

Side Note πŸ“ popped up :

1 really special Lady πŸ‘© saying Happy Birthday πŸŽ‚ to another Special Lady πŸ‘©
Getting ready to start play ▢️

Chandler Cochran drilled a 3 – pointer that would have made his Sister proud !

Nothing but the bottom of the Net from NBA range !!!!

People wonder about why knowing Spotswood High School Girls πŸ‘§ Basketball Coach is so relevant to me….

This post πŸ“« is #1 on any list of reasons!

Yes, Coach Dodson wins Basketball games at an alarming rate. Yes, Dodson is currently tied with Page County Softball Coach and close friend of mine, Alan Knight, with seven State Championships.

Yes, Dodson is a Page County High School Alum so that gives the Duo of Panthers grads a combined 14 VHSL titles.

Yes, Dodson is so cool that he gets to hang out with people like Dennis ” Preacherman ” Zimmerman.

Yes, Dodson took the time to write ✍ the Book πŸ“– Foreword for our book about Carroll County Girls Basketball, immediately following our dismantling his Trailblazers.

All of that makes me Proud to know him but it all takes a back seat πŸ’Ί to the fact that the Man has dedicated his ENTIRE adult life to those who face challenges!!!

Chris Dodson is the Northern version of our Vickey Ritchie, every day and all day. Except Chris is as tall as Vickey  Ritchie is small. A picture of those two side by side would be PRICELESS.

The World 🌎 needs more people like Vickey Ritchie and Chris Dodson and know that I feel blessed to now both of them !

Carroll County weather this morning πŸŒ„ has two interesting takes from two local Ladies with a sense of humor !

Vickey’s view

Vickey Ritchie

This is the craziest weather I’ve ever seen here. Usually we would blame Presleys Mom because she does snow dances and she likes snow, but she is on a cruise so it can’t be her.

Mother Nature has a sense of humor 🀣
Meanwhile, out here at Olde Mill….