@HighSchoolOT Sr Contributor โ๐ป๐๏ธ๐ฅ. HS educator since โ18! 2022 NCHSAA Media Person of the Year. 14-time NCPA winner. Covered games at 300+ NC high schools.
This isn't just high school basketball.
This isn't just any team.
These are the Lady Braves.
An entire nation rests on these players' shoulders.
A story that took me almost a year โคต๏ธ
They say all good things must end some day.
Well, covering HS sports was a very good thing. Now it must end.
Here's my note to all of you (turn the phone sideways to read the heartfelt novel) who have been there for the decade-long ride.
Here's my next stop: the classroom.
That's right. I'm an English teacher! ๐จ๐ปโ๐ซ
I have always admired the teachers/coaches I cover and the impact they make, now I join their ranks!
I'm so grateful to Cardinal Gibbons for giving me the opportunity! Can't wait to get started!
Reminds me of when @realDailyWire almost dropped a writer over a crude tweet. But not you - you stood up against the mob then and youโre doing it now. Youโre so consistent in your principles. Wait. Never mind.
Hayden Shackelford isnโt a professional broadcaster, but what he does w/an audience of one might be the nationโs most impressive play-by-play.
Hayden relays the action to longtime friend Tom Husketh. Tomโs a huge football fan. Heโs also blind.
Column: wr.al/1LaVk