The photo 📷 above is of the four young ladies that graduated 🎓 from Page County High School 🏫 at the State Championship game at Radford University.

.A few days ago we lost one of these impressive young Ladies in a tragic automobile accident.

Born and raised within shouting distance of the High School in nearby Stanley, Virginia, Cassie was a key part of the back 2 back Lady Panthers State Championship teams and left an impression on the community, both on and off the Diamond.

Thoughts and Prayers to her Family and friends 🙏.

From Crystal Graham :

https://augustafreepress.com/news/head-on-crash-kills-luray-woman-former-page-county-high-school-softball-standout/

Roy Cardin Sr was a throwback to days gone by, very much like Moonlight Graham was described in Field of Dreams. Roy gave of himself for just over three full decades and was the mentor / pitching Coach for the program for ever and a day.

  We are dedicating the Page County third of our Book 📖 to the memory of Roy, who was famous for his Secret Sauce for his fund raising Bar – B – Que Chicken 🐔, his kind heart, caring voice and never take a dime for a lesson mindset.

There’s a youth ballpark in the town of Shenandoah that will forever have Roy’s name on it. Field #2 will remind every child learning the game today, that the facility is named after a Kind, Kind Man that touched the lives of thousands.

Velvet Leonard Photo 📷 of Dakota Walls Racing 🏎 , both the current Lady Cavaliers and the returning Alumni.

  The effort to gather up all the information available to me and start the transcribing has officially begun. The Alumni game event was the ideal cap for telling a story about how Cavalier Park came to be, from the beginning to the current day facility.

   There is still a bit of circling back to check with some folks about what they would like to submit and hopefully we will pick up a few more items here in the next few days.

The interactions with Eddie Vaughn, Brad Nester,  Darrin Mathews and Justin Quesenberry added layers to an already neat story. Cheyenne Strickland Marinus provided such a great look into the mindset of what it takes to be a Student Athlete at both the High School and Collegiate level.

    Looking forward to seeing what the next few months hold in regards to the story !

  From 10:00 am until just past Noon, I had the privilege of conversing with a trio of local Leaders. The meeting meant way too much to try and shortened it into a paragraph or two, so let’s leave it at I left the conference room better than I entered it.

  Most doubters believe that I am on a Fool’s errand as I try to navigate through life on the Good Ship 🚢 Lollipop 🍭. Maybe that is true but it helps to know that I’m not alone !

Plenty of great information about the History of Cavalier Park was gathered for sure but it takes a back seat to the level of Fellowship !