| ||||||||||
 
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details 
  
Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig 
Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... 
|
Carol Perkins: Basketball dreams Previous column: Why didn't you wake me? By Carol Perkins Thirty-five years. That is how long it was been since the Metcalfe Hornets played in the state basketball tourney at Rupp Arena. For larger schools in our regional, going to the state is "old hat" but for small schools with a population averaging around 450, it's a big deal. Last Saturday night, Coach Tim McMurtrey and the team of 1985 (with only one player who could not get home due to a snowstorm in the north) were recognized during a home game. The gym was packed! We all remember the events of that week with celebrations and pep rallies! Some of today's Hornet fans were only five or six years old, but they remember going with their parents to Rupp Arena as the Hornets won their first game against Louisville Eastern. That was another "big deal." Our high school media team has developed a documentary video that consists of interviews with Coach Mc, a player or two, and fans. (You can watch this on youtube or at the end of this article). There were also clips of the final game of the region when the last shot led us to Rupp. Saturday night the team of 1985 lined up across the high school (that is foreign to them because they all played in the "old gym" at the first Metcalfe County High School). I don't know if they realize the impact that time in history had on our town. The Hornets of 2020 are playing in the Class "A" tournament in Richmond, won the first game and will play the second Friday (after you read this, we'll know the results). For a small town, going to the class "A" is also a big deal because winning a championship is not easy for a school our size. The boys have not been since 2011. (Our girls played in the Class "A" last year.) Before the team left Wednesday, the band led them through the hallway as students cheered and gave high fives. The local police escorted the team bus out of town. Fans soon followed. Even though many in our community may not keep up weekly with our team, when it comes to a tournament, people perk up. They pitch in money to help provide food and pay for expenses for the boys, the cheerleaders, and the band. Business owners decorate store windows and others write on their cars things like "Richmond, here we come!" Small communities often cheer the loudest compared to city fans. At the Class "A" our fans outnumbered those from other schools. We usually do. We all need something to take the routine out of our lives. We need a diversion from the ordinary. There was a time when I would have been in the middle of the action, but I'm happy listening on 99.1 and cheering as if I were there. Because, as we say in Metcalfe County, "Once a Hornet; Always a Hornet." I'm sure that is true for all schools. Video: We Remember...The Reunion Follow Susan and Carol-Unscripted on 99.1 the Hoss in Edmonton on Tuesdays from 10amCT to 11amCT and replay on Sundays from 4pmCT to 5pmCT. Listen to Carol's podcast at spreaker.com/user/carolandcompany for entertaining stories and a replay of Susan and Carol-Unscripted. This story was posted on 2020-01-24 08:40:27
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know. More articles from topic Carol Perkins:
Carol Perkins: Why didn't you wake me? Carol Perkins: Passenger seat peril Carol Perkins: Christmas at the Perkins' house Carol Perkins: Happy New Year Carol Perkins: A Santa Story Carol Perkins: Gift-giving traditions Carol Perkins: Santa Stories Carol Perkins: Going gray Carol Perkins: Thanksgiving preparations Carol Perkins: Wardrobe reminiscing View even more articles in topic Carol Perkins |
 
115 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY. 270-384-2496 
  
   
 Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency 
|
||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
|
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
| ||||||||||
