Howard Mayo and his Motovational Nugget for the Day :

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Have a Blessed Day 🙌😇

Stick around if you are a fan of Diamond 💎 play !

New Kent scores one run 🏃‍♂️on one hit and leaves two stranded in the top of the 1st inning.

The first FIVE Falcons have reached, and now it’s 3-1 with no outs. New Kent has made a pitching change (#12).

5-1 after 1st inning.

In the adjoining field, it’s the Spotswood Trailblazers versus the Trojans of New Kent. New Kent playing both games at 10am will make it a challenge for their fans. But that’s a good problem to have !!

Trojans retired in order in the top of the second, still 5-1 [10:25]

Abingdon has added two more, thanks to a pair of misques by New Kent. Now 7-1 and with Chloe in the circle 🔵, this one could end early.

End 2nd, 7-1.

The baseball ⚾️ game is 1-1 and already in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Chloe adds two more K’s, now has 6 thru 2 and 1/2. Off to the bottom of the 3rd…

Lauren Baker plays center for Abingdon, and she just pieced together a high light reel in the top of the fourth inning !!!

I will need to circle back to describe all three plays but for now, know that she kept it at 7-1.

Baseball ⚾️ has moved to the bottom of the 6th in less than an hour, still 1-1.

Kendyl Cole with a ground rule double and an RBI to push the lead out to 8-1.

End of 4th, Falcons 8, Trojans 1

Mid 5th, strikeout now at 7…Still 8-1.

Worth noting 📝 that the drive 🚗 down for New Kent was five hours by car..

Both ballgames ended within a moment of each other at 11:16 (Baseball) and 11:17 (Softball ).

New Kent needed all seven innings to eliminate Spotswood 3-1.

Abingdon High closed out New Kent in Softball 11-1 after once again, five straight Falcons reached base in the bottom of the fifth. All five touched home plate, but only three went on the scoreboard.

Scout Summitt sent a rocket 🚀 to the gap in left center and sent the sizeable Falcons crowd home happy !

Back to the efforts of Miss Baker, pictured above.

With the game still in doubt, New Kent batted in the top of the fourth. Ava Brandon sent a shot to the deepest part of the park, and Baker tracked it down on the warning ⚠️ track a few feet in front of me. Next up, Sierra Carter sent a drive to the gap in right center. Baker made a great stab at the ball but it bounced out of her glove for a double.

One batter later, with Carter standing on third base. a semi-deep fly ball made its way into her glove, and Baker fired a laser to catcher Capri Firtz for an inning ending double play !

Abingdon High is carrying our torch 🔦 for Region C and they did us proud 👏.

Here, Broadway won a thriller, 1-0 over Fauquier.

Tomorrow, it will be the defending champion 🏆 versus the home standing undefeated….

If you played High School 🏫 Softball prior to 2024 at either Carroll County or Grayson County, Travis Leath is laying the groundwork for a fun day to take place over in Independence.

Carroll County/Grayson County softball alumni game.

Saturday, August 29 @ Grayson Rec Park.

To be eligible, players needed to have graduated 🎓 prior to 2024.

233-2162 (276) is the best way to contact the event organizer, Mr Leath

Lady Cavaliers versus Lady Blue Devils !

Before anyone points out that when Reggie Jackson became Mr. October, he was wearing Yankee pinstripes, know that he was our right fielder out in the Bay. So, if I’m going to borrow a pic 📸 for this story, it’s going to be this one.

The one of young Mr Reece is one that I took myself the night our Cavaliers were playing at Abingdon. Side note 📝, loved the threads !

Reggie already had the three rings 💍 we won as Oakland, but these three swings that a 14 year old boy witnessed is what led to Reggie going from Reggie Jackson to Mr. October ! It also led to this unheard-of marketing campaign.

How talented of a baseball ⚾️ player do you have to be to hit three 💣💣💣 in a very small amount of swings playing on the Big Stage ?

It was Donna Nester who sent the messages to me from Magna Vista after Bam – Bam left the yard with in back to back at bats ! That day, our Cavaliers won the 4 vs. 5 match-up that send us packing for the trip to Abingdon.

Reece stood at the plate, in the photo above, and with our season certainly on the brink, did the unthinkable. Mr. Post-season was born when our sophomore launched a third 2-run bomb 💣 in the window 🪟 of four post-season at-bats.

While it was bitter sweet to see 👀 Reggie Jackson climb to stardom after he left our team, it was extra sweet the second time around. Why, because I didn’t know Reggie’s Big Brother

Remember, my heart ❤️ is in Marketing and this one writes ✍️ itself !

Connor Reece Night 🌙 at Bill Worrell Field, where the purchase of a game ticket 🎟 gets you a free bag of Reeces pieces…..

Today is a true genuine smorgasbord for a serious sports writer !

A few miles from where I’m typing this out, the Carolina Hurricanes 🌀 are set to host Las Vegas in game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals !

The World Cup is set to kickoff at various sites across North America and its opening day !

The New York Knicks just completed the greatest NBA Finals comeback in league history, coming back from 29 points in the second half against San Antonio.

Kelsey Plum led LA with 19 points and 11 assists in their road victory last night in Seattle.

Carolina professional softball improved to 2-0 last night in Durham.

So, what is the lead story for us today ?

That would be Mrs DeHaven responding to a Softball capsule I penned in the honor of Craig Worrell !

” Craig has always loved sports. Even though he graduated from CCHS, fair reporting when he covered Twin County sports. Ladies and men. He never showed favoritism. He wrote some of the funniest articles during his time and some serious articles. A very special man and a wonderful wife that has stood behind him. I miss his articles and Alan Worrell’s. Both great writers. Now you are working like a dog covering sports and working with CC Special Olympics. When do you ever rest?”

First of all, thank you for the kind words in my direction, but more importantly, joining me in my appreciation for Craig !

These two photos 📸 were created by the duo of Velvet Leonard and Craig Worrell. Two of the most diehard Cavalier faithful you will ever find !

It’s easy to live in a ” What have you done for me lately world 🌎” but every now and then, it’s okay to slow 🐌 the pace down or as they say, stop and smell the roses 🌹. Let your glass be half full !

Psalm 27:14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

Thank you, Mrs DeHaven !

Have yourself a Blessed Day 🙌