We knew this was coming but nothing was said about it. Bruce Ollis is irreplaceable!!!!! Best coach and leader of young men I have ever gotten the pleasure of watching. The upcoming years are going to be hard … not a lot of talent leftMaiden has retired another coach this playoffs
End of an era: Ollis sets retirement, steps down as Polk County’s head football coach
Family has always meant everything to Bruce Ollis.polksports.com
CVAC 2022 - State Playoffs Round 3 BHHS at MHS
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Since it's getting a little chilly outside let's ask this question what's the coldest game you've been to.
From my memory it would be Ashe County several years back. I want to say the temperature was in the single digits and snow flurries with wind-chill negative degrees. It was so cold people were huddling up in the bathrooms to get warm.
My would be the 1997 semi final Bandys vs Shelby 2A game. Blustery cold in that game.
Lincolnton, they should have had you replace Alex Trebek or been considered as the permanent host of Jeopardy! I used to try deprecating humor at work and say things like I am from North Carolina and my bosses would be like don't even try it. We are on to you, LHS.
My first comment concerned how those areas in California have gotten out of control with the cost of living. I love the area, but it is heavily taxed and expensive. Firefighters, police officers, and teachers cannot afford to live close to their work. People making $150K+ live in sketchy apartments or are forced into a long commute. It is all fun and games until the only people who can afford homes in the area are those who make such salaries that they price everyone out. Imagine a situation where people you knew growing up could no longer afford to live in Catawba or Lincoln counties. When I was traveling, hotel rooms were jacked up Sunday through Thursday and then dropped Thursday night to Saturday. The Hiltons and Marriotts of the world would raise the rate for contract workers, or it could be actual employees who couldn't afford to live nearby. In the early week, I would stay out towards Freemont, heading towards wine country, and towards the end of the week, I would be downtown, Palo Alto.
Also, your memory is quite good. I read the Steve Jobs book a few years back. Silicon Valley is a perfect storm of the creation of Hewlett Packard, Stanford University (beautiful campus), and a prominent defense complex nearby at the time. Add World War II, and the government was the catalyst for the implosion that created Silicon Valley.
You did a beautiful job of selling the finer points of the area. Did you use to ever be in sales or business development? I could see you going places.
I have yet to go to the new Apple campus. I will schedule a work trip later in 2023 to that part of California.
Happy eighth anniversary - to the 50 or so Blue Devil fans that braved the bitter cold (-2 at kickoff IIRC) on this day, November 14, 2014, and traveled up to Jefferson City to watch our Blue Devils lose to Ashe Co. 34-27 in the first round of the 2A playoffs. I've never been that cold before or since, and hope to never be that cold again.
Yep coldest I have ever been and I was bundled up more than I have ever been. And the whole game they were bundling up Christmas trees behind the stadium. 2nd coldest I remember is a game at Brevard. Ended with a pass just a little to high for Petey McLain and his man had fell down. Would of been a walk in winning TD
Another good thing about cold weather means bears go into hibernation 🤣🤣
1993 state championship in Chapel Hill or 2009 3rd round at Mountain Heritage. We won in ‘93, so that made it not so bad. Lost a heartbreaker in ‘09, which made it feel colder.
Thank you my friend for taking time to respond. Here, guys like me will too often grab at anything that glows and looks prosperous, then when we discover a barb it’s too late.
Our people who have excelled and have lived or now live in other parts of the country have seen this first hand, unlike me, an eternal homebody.
I have no doubt that what you’re saying is correct. You’d mentioned an annual salary of 150,000. Here, now, someone making that kind of money could live in some of our finest locations which I know you’re aware of this.
Also know, many people here are proud that people like yourself are able to do difficult work, like I know you must be doing.
As I’ve mentioned to you before, if they aren’t good to you in Northern Virginia, (which have some of the wealthiest areas in the entire country) come on back home.Thanks again for the response, knowledge and information.
Side note: Saw in today’s obituaries that Mr. Turner, (Columbus Turner, Jr., “CJ”) mathematics and drivers’ Ed teacher, at LHS, died over the weekend, if you remember him. He was 90.
Oh, no. Just for that comment, I'm picking Bunker Hill by 6.
My senior year...I remember warming up in sleeveless under armor haha
I did. I liked what I saw. True blue blood
I had Mr. Turner for driver's ed, and I did hear the news. Funny story. I was taking driver's ed one day. We were in the eastern part of the county past East Lincoln. As you know, there wasn't much around those parts except filling stations. Mr. Turner had zoned out. It was a gray, dreary kind of day. I wanted to be able to say I drove to Mecklenburg County. My goal was to go as quickly as possible to see if I could get to Huntersville. I increased the speed in the student driver's car. I had just made it past Cowan's Ford dam when Mr. Turner snapped out of it. He calmly said turn it around and let's switch drivers.
It's weird y'all are sharing vids of what must be Coach Pound.
I remember Lincolnton faithful huddled in the bathroom hoping Briggs would take over the second half. He did. As for 2009, I am pretty sure I arrived at the Mountain Heritage game after halftime. Back when you could pencil the Wolves in for a Black Friday game. I guess for MH I never had a chance to get cold.
I did...felt like frost was forming on my skin
Yep. Add that Reidsville semifinal game a few years back to the list somewhere...
Ooops. West Jefferson, not Jefferson City.
So you're saying he has a little GOLD left in him? That is great news!
3 more days of firing up the devil's to make sure they are ready
How many people do y’all think will be in attendance on Friday !
Hard to put a number on it...it'll be full for sure! And they'll be in for a treat of a game!!
Probably get more Bunker Hill people th
Probably be more Bunker Hill people there if we told them it was a baseball game 🤣🤣
Where did the QB, Thompson play before the attractions of Maiden caught his eye? (Apple, Microsoft, etc...)
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