posted by:
Bass, Joseph A - MNPS at Feb 03, 2012 10:49:00 AM
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Board Member &
Sports Fan Mark North
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Signing Day…Scholarship Celebration
Celebrations were held in the cafeteria, auditorium, library and gymnasium in schools all across Nashville as student-athletes signed their scholarship papers to attend college. The North Sports Report attended the signing celebration at Hillsboro. As I watched the proud parents and the student-athletes officially accept scholarship offers amid the cheers, balloons, media attention etc., it dawned on me that I was witnessing the culmination of years of hard work and sacrifice by the student and the parents – not to mention, the teachers, youth league coaches, middle school coaches, extended family and friends. I know the student-athletes deserve the accolades, but those parents have traveled from field to field, sat through terrible weather, nursed bruised egos after losses, cleaned the uniforms, encouraged, insisted on the completion of homework, chauffeured to practice, and on and on and on. Parents…that signing party was for you too.
See photos from Signing Day 2012!
Student-Athletes who signed on February 1 included:
Football |
Eric Miles (Antioch) |
Carson Newman |
Amiri Hawkins (Hillsboro) |
Univ. of Tennessee Martin |
Ben Ross (Hillsboro) |
Carson Newman |
Ladarius Vanlier (Maplewood) |
Tennessee Tech |
Steven Johnson (Maplewood) |
Lindsey Wilson College |
Caleb Azubike (McGavock) |
Vanderbilt |
Presley Gamble (McGavock) |
Southern Virginia |
Zabian King (Overton) |
Arkansas Tech |
Elijah Annor (Pearl-Cohn) |
Austin Peay |
Larry Brown (Pearl-Cohn) |
Bethel |
Darrius Darden-Box (Pearl-Cohn) |
Southeast Missouri State |
DeMario Darnell (Pearl-Cohn) |
Tennessee Tech |
Ryan Deisling (Pearl-Cohn) |
Jackson State |
Terrence Haynes (Pearl-Cohn) |
Highland Community College |
Carl Jones Jr. (Pearl-Cohn) |
N.C. Central |
Trevon Miles (Pearl-Cohn) |
Highland Community College |
Jordan Payne (Pearl-Cohn) |
Bethel |
Ronald Stayton-Williams (Pearl-Cohn) |
Fayetteville State |
Tyler Wilson (Stratford) |
Carson Newman |
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Girls Basketball |
Keira Holt (Hillsboro) |
Wilberforce University |
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Girls Soccer |
Sloane Logan (Overton) |
Georgia Southwestern State |
Congratulations to all MNPS Seniors and to everyone that helped them reach for the stars.
Middle School Hoops Tournaments
The second season starts soon. At the outset of basketball tournaments, every team has a chance to win the championship. The Eastern Division and Western Division Middle School tournaments start February 9, and the first games will be played on the home court of the higher seed team with the winners advancing to Pearl-Cohn High School for the Eastern Division and Antioch Middle School for the Western Division (seems geographically backward, but that’s the information I have) the next week. The Middle School City Championship Basketball Tournament will be played at Pearl-Cohn High School February 23 and 24. Make your plans to attend the high-flying hoopapalooza that is the Middle School Division and City Basketball Tournaments.
Spartan Pride…New Coach Named
The Stratford Spartans football team will take the field this fall under the leadership of new coach Aaron Pitts. Coach Pitts is up to the task of continuing the Stratford tradition of great players and teams and legendary coaches. From his history as a “passing game” specialist, opposing defenses better be ready for an exciting brand of Stratford football. Good luck Coach Pitts and all our MNPS coaches.
Brush with Fame
The North Sports Report ran into Pearl High football legend, TSU great, former Philadelphia Eagle, and present-day tailor to the stars Randolph Williamson this week. Randolph is another example of MNPS sports legends returning to Nashville, starting a successful business and inspiring a new generation.
-- Mark North
MNPS: The First Choice for Inspiring a New Generation
