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2 hours ago, Unchained said:

Union has some freshmen hurlers that will be good in the years to come, but the team desperately needs to spend some serious time in the hitting cage, and improve defensively, There just has to be a deeper commitment to this sport in this football town, or we'll stay middle of the road:(

And an 8th grader who has the potential to be the best one if I remember right also.

Hard to throw much out there before they have a chance to do an interview.

4 hours ago, SwvaOG said:

Trivette going to Abingdon wasn't nearly as impactful as I thought it would be.  I think Richlands would have been pretty tough if she stayed. 

This is sarcasm right?  They had 18 more wins this year than last year and made the state playoffs winning the region.

Oh dang, I hadnt heard about them missing the plate on a HR last night.  Was impressed they went extras with TN High though even with Compton not starting.

Going to have to haul in a lot more rock to get that crown back in the middle though.

Awful situation.  Prayers for each of those who lost family members in the accident.

I hated to learn of Dougs passing yesterday.  Its hard to believe the impact this man had on the game of football and didnt allow his disabilities to keep him from the game.  

14 hours ago, Weatherman said:

The officials for the Auburn/Lancaster game was an AOA crew.

I was thinking he told me one other AOA guy for sure.  Couldnt remember if it was an entire crew or not as they sometimes mix them in state games.  This person also worked the GW/Auburn game at Tech so he had some solid games to end the season.

2 hours ago, Observer said:

Do any of our local officials ever get to work the state championship games?  I haven't recognized a single official yet.  I know we all like to complain about them but I would be that ours down in this part of the state are just as good as the ones out east.

Yes I know of at least one official who worked the Auburn/Lancaster game.

1 hour ago, sixcat said:

Downtown Richmond is on lockdown. Fatal shooting just across the James River from the Siegel Center. 

Chicago of the South

Wise running away from JM and I would expect Eastside to win by more than Central will in the 1A game.  What I saw of Brunswick on film Im not sure they would have made it out of the Cumberland to the region tourney in our neck of the woods.  

TN High was going to be loaded this year at the plate.  They were just missing a pitcher.  Well they done extremely well in finding one and should make a deep playoff run.  Especially with the VT commit Fisher tearing her ACL at Volunteer back in the late fall.

Parents bought a house in Bristol last spring was what many said then.  Mother now teaches at TriCities Christian where Compton then enrolled this past fall.  They didnt have a softball team and is now at TN High after a hardship waiver was approved by the TSSAA.

TN High will be loaded this year. The Wilhoit kid that led their basketball team as a freshmen is a phenomenal athlete and softball doesn’t fall far behind her basketball abilities.  I thought they would probably win quite a few games before adding Compton but it would look more like football scores due to their offense and lack of pitching in a very small park. Their lineup top to bottom will be very strong. With Fisher (VT commit) at Volunteer out for the year with a with knee injury the Vikings should make a deep run at the state tourney. 

On 2/24/2024 at 10:17 AM, Stelley said:

Apparently not. Heard she transferred to Tri Cities Christian, no idea why tho

Maroon & White is now the word.  

I would think Tanner Hall is probably the youngest coach prior to the hiring of Sturgill at Chilhowie and they are probably close in age.   Keith Warner may be the youngest before that in the immediate area.

Ervinton HS was the smallest HS gym I ever played in.  

I doubt the length of Lebanons floor is an issue for Auburn since they just finished playing at Cassel Collesium.

44 minutes ago, stan.the.man said:

I saw on the VHSL page brackets they beat Page County 103-44.  Have they created a super team for the girls program as well???

From what I heard this week…that’s the idea they have put in place. 

Lee will be solid if healthy.  I think 2D probably comes down to Richlands, Lee, Battle and Lebanon.

I was thinking Lebanon or Abingdon may have been a likely change of venue.  VA High being the higher seed would have probably been right to have more say.  Maybe it was proposed and they couldnt agree to a different site and maybe VA High wants to keep Graham on the road longer.

It’s fair to say that about a coach like Cormany who has been there and done that but the kids may have never had that chance and to rob them of that chance isn’t fair IMO. It’s just my opinion.  I never got to play in a state title game.  I have been fortunate enough to officiate one and coach in one. It was special in both of those accounts as an adult and I could tell it was just as special to my players. 

35 minutes ago, Fairlawncat said:

More of the blame should be placed on opponents or all the other teams. I think other Class 2 teams, ADs, admins should put more pressure on VHSL. I think Coach Cormany was wrong for having us play JM for the title game last year. We should have set it out. 

Milan doesnt beat Muncie Central and no one knows who Bobby Plump is if they dont play the game.  The kids opportunities to play of a state title game are limited to begin with.  Taking the game away from them isnt the right call IMO no matter how people feel about the JM program.  Go and try to win.  You may make something unforgettable happen.  

I just hope whoever makes it to Richmond has good guards and tries to run 4 corners on JM.  Play keepaway as much as possible and then possibly draw fouls and hit FTs if JM wants to be aggressive.  Would still be a tough thing to do but would like to see it tried with good ball handlers.

Prayers for family and friends. Sounds like he touched a lot of people in his time on earth.  

3 hours ago, swva_havok_fan said:

Pretty strange considering the gyms are exact replicas of one another...

But in hindsight, Dobyns-Bennett's radio crews weren't allowed to broadcast in Gate City's gym either a couple years ago.  Not sure of the reasoning behind that though.

I believe DBs radio station didnt want to pay the fee to work the game that I think the district or VHSL sets for a radio broadcast.  It wasnt that they werent allowed.   I think the old Parrothead mentioned that on Twitter about by they wouldn't be there.