cityofRaven

Anyone else hearing the rumblings of a potential lawsuit in regards to the folks living close to the GHS project and the runoff from said project destroying some property?

What percentage of McDowell County kids does the VHSL count as the future Tazewell County population?

2 hours ago, Ryan4VT said:

Looks like Brian Moore is gonna be the boys coach.

Great hire. 

Proven winner and knows how to run a program. 

Nothing about education is easy. 

One of the most overworked, underpaid professions there is. 

13 hours ago, Jags52 said:

I would say it’s hard to find a head coach that doesn’t teach

1. If they don’t teach they can’t be in the hallways recruiting

But... If you don't teach, you can recruit outside of the school.

5 minutes ago, Ryan4VT said:

But could a soccer program survive without football players?

Yes.

1 hour ago, appyvol said:

I'm pretty sure there a quite a few football players at Union who play soccer. Could be wrong. 

Would those kids choose soccer over football if soccer was in the fall?

The point being, a football program can survive without a few soccer players. Spring sports are spread thin.

So, is Trivette coming to Central to play football?

Let's be real though. Most kids who play soccer aren't playing football other than being a kicker/punter.

Kicking/punting can be practiced anytime, therefore a kid could practice both sports in an afternoon and no soccer is being played on a Friday. 

Baseball and even softball for that matter lose kids to soccer because they can't do both for the most part as games/practices happen at the same time. 

^ This.

Soccer should be in the fall.

Baseball is killing themselves with the bat rules. Forcing folks to spend $200-$500 every year for bats is criminal. 

14 hours ago, SwvaOG said:

Possibly ready for next season or we looking at a couple of more years?  I see they are all in the LL program but I keep thinking...."You need to give the dang middle/jv/high school kids a place to play at home."  

I've heard from a really good source that it could be finished and played on at the end of this season. 

This should have been done 20 years ago and in honesty I think it will bring interest back to baseball in Richlands. 

1 hour ago, SwvaOG said:

Speaking of baseball turf…how is Richland coming along with building their baseball field?

Snails pace, like everything else around here. 

Just paint the gravel green and blue and call it a day. 

It'll make the kids tougher in the long run.

Grim news this morning seeing that prolific kicking coach Doug Blevins has passed. Heard they found cancer on him too late.

He is the second coaching legend with local ties to pass this week. 

Tony Colobro passed earlier this week as well. Coach Colobro had his hand on a number of programs, both high school and collegiate and was a tremendous man.

RIP to these two great men.

Soccer may the worst waste of resources on the planet.

What if VA High protested playing JM and didn't go the Richmond?

I remember when half of the Euro League played at Twin Springs...

But yeah, this doesn't happen anywhere other than at John Marshall.

59 minutes ago, Bluefield researcher said:

The Lebanon gym was being used for another activity.

But the banquet room at Bonanza was available, no excuses. 

4 hours ago, Unchained said:

The boys were at least competitive in their games. The M7 and SWD are close most years. The M7 has DOMINATED the entire state in girls:) Central got hosed by the VCU medical staff one year but have won what 7? GC has won 2 and RV has also won state titles.

I got hosed by a medical staff once, when I was in a coma.

Old Whitewood High gym

I heard that no one could agree on a venue change so it reverted back to Gate City.

And I thought the only time coaches couldn't agree was in all-district meetings... 

2 hours ago, Graham32 said:

It’s about the atmosphere for the kids. Can’t fill that big of a stadium for high school state championships.

I'm sure any kid would choose playing at WVU or Marshall over Charleston. 

So... no M7 boys teams advance...

👍

5 hours ago, EH31 said:

Conflict of interest - Shaq owns many Five Guys restaurants. 
 

if you want a wild rabbit hole to go down, google what all companies Shaquille O’Neal has ownership in. It includes The General & Brooks Brothers, as well as the rights to Marilyn Monroe’s likeness, plus countless other things you probably wouldn’t expect.

They also say he owned part of The Cricket in Pocahontas before its demolition.