Donna

[Donna @donnacomp]

@k_braaam It was wonderful to celebrate you 🤟🏻🩵🤍 Thankful for you and all you do!

[RoanokeSoftball @RoanokeSoftball]

ROANOKE SUMMER ELITE CAMP
TUESDAY JULY 30, 2024
9am-430 pm
BOTETOURT SOFTBALL COMPLEX
14U and up
Click here for registration details

https://t.co/b3aJutCGUs

[Roanoke Maroons @RCmaroons]

A great outing from Baylee Compton leads to a winner-take-all matchup with Muskingum at 1:30 p.m. with the victor taking the regional championship and advancing in the NCAA Tournament!

[Donna @donnacomp]

@ScottSegerstrom @RCmaroons Noke has to beat them twice.

[Roanoke Maroons @RCmaroons]

What a comeback! Down 4-0, the Roanoke softball team has taken an 8-4 lead over Va. Wesleyan in the sixth, three off the bat of Lilly Burns!

[Roanoke Maroons @RCmaroons]

The Maroons advance to the ODAC Finals after another win over No. 8 Randolph-Macon! Roanoke will travel to Virginia Wesleyan for a three-game series starting on Thursday.

[Roanoke Maroons @RCmaroons]

The Maroons scored eight runs in the final three innings today to roll over eighth-ranked Randolph Macon! Roanoke will have two chances Sunday to win one game and reach the ODAC finals next weekend!

[Roanoke Maroons @RCmaroons]

Baylee Compton threw a no hitter tonight as the Roanoke softball team defeated Piedmont 8-0. Congratulations Baylee!

[Donna @donnacomp]

Amen! Love my beauties - always!

[Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM]

Love your kid.
No matter how you differ. Love your kid.
Tell them you do.
Show them you do.
Make sure they know,
even when you don’t love their choices,
even when they don’t share your convictions,
that you love them
and you are there for them.
Right there for them.

[Northside Athletics @VikingSportsNHS]

@nhs_vikingsSB getting their state championship rings!

[NHS Vikings Softball @nhs_vikingsSB]

Tonight we received our state championship rings & were recognized during the football game! Your 2023 3A state champs!!!

“You can. You will. You did!”

[Donna @donnacomp]

Matt Olson, Reece Blankenship share inspiring friendship. A must watch and read. Spent many years working with adults and children with autism. They are incredible. https://t.co/aj04SgjKZd

[Donna @donnacomp]

How beautiful!

[Boyd Myers @boydmyers]

Today in pickleball, a lady brought her 13 year old special needs son out with her.

She made it a point to let us know that he didn’t want to play, but it was pretty obvious that he was fascinated by the game. He stood right by the court, running back and forth, watching every shot.

He would congratulate us on good shots, and bump us up if he was close. I loved his energy.

After a few games, I asked him if he wanted to play and he said “I can’t. I am not good”.

I told him “Of course you’re good. And you’re my partner.”

We played a couple of younger guys and they weren’t taking it easy on him. I am sure he didn’t want them to, but they went after him with any shot they could.

So when I had the chance, I went after them. Hard.

My partner (Alex) was doing the best he could. He had said he had never played and a lot of his balls either went into the net or sailed way long.

I didn’t mind. I just wanted him to have fun and realize he COULD do anything he wanted.

Still, eventually some how we were tied at 9 (game to 11) and I was serving.

On the first serve, we volleyed for a few seconds, when one of the other guys popped a lob up to Alex.

He absolutely crushed it straight between them for his first point. We all kinda looked at each other like “Where tf did that come from???”

He celebrated as if he had just won the US Open. It literally gave me a chill, but we still had one more point to go.

I told him “Let’s get one more, buddy.”

I served again, very similar sequence, and then one of the guys hit a soft dink to his left. I honestly assumed it was going to be good and the serve would go back to their side.

Alex chased it down, and was able to hit the a backhand just hard enough to catch the top of the net and barely roll over for the game winning point.

He absolute exploded after the ball bounced and we had won. I was shocked. I walked over to tell him great shot, and this 13 year old kid hugged me like I had never been hugged, literally picking me up off the ground and holding me there for a couple of seconds.

To be honest, this was one game that I didn’t care if we won or lost, but I have zero doubt that Alex will never, ever forget how those few minutes felt.

I can be an absolute ruthless competitor. Hell, I can be a dick. I mean, I don’t let my 5 year old daughter win at Candyland. But this morning, I remembered why I fell in love with sports to begin with, and the sheer joy one can attain from competition.

I stick out like a sore thumb in our Saturday morning group. I look like a linebacker playing with a bunch of skinny college kids, retired teachers, dentists, and bankers.

But when his mother mouthed “Thank you” to me, I couldn’t hide the tears that poured out from under my sunglasses.

Truth be told, those few minutes did as much for me as they did for Alex.

Y’all have a great Saturday.

[Donna @donnacomp]

🤟🏻B!

[Mark Berman @BermanRoanoke]

In this morning's paper and online now: my feature on softball ace Baylee Compton @Bayleecomptonn , who helped Northside @vikingsnhs win a state title last month and who will be joining @RCmaroons Roanoke College's team next https://t.co/bt4ihrCugq

[Donna @donnacomp]

Proud of you B! You and your Northside girls finished it all together! Way to work!

[NHS Vikings Softball @nhs_vikingsSB]

Congrats to Baylee Compton who was the BRD pitcher of the year, first team all region, & first team all state! She won our Top Viking award this year for her outstanding senior year. Best of luck next year as a Maroon! We are so proud of you! @Bayleecomptonn

[Donna @donnacomp]

Congrats to @Bayleecomptonn!! As always you worked so hard for your team & coaches! Huge amount of gratitude to @k_braaam. So deserving of this recognition. This teams’ record never reflected their abilities. Coach Kass challenged them while lifting them up daily! @nhs_vikingsSB

[VHSL Athletics @VHSL_]

VHSL Announces 2023 Class 3 All-State Softball Team

[Northside Athletics @VikingSportsNHS]

Congratulations to Baylee Compton & Zoey Mason who were named First Team all Region 3D Softball at pitcher & 2nd base!

Honorable Mention All Region: Carsyn Michaels & McKenzie Taylor

[Northside Athletics @VikingSportsNHS]

Northside’s B’nai B’rith representatives

[Donna @donnacomp]

#tinchermade sharing her coaches post because the video is of the final out that sent ⁦@Bayleecomptonn⁩ and her ⁦@nhs_vikingsSB⁩ team to the state championship game! https://t.co/SST8vA2hQU