A ministry started by a former Carthage coach five years ago has helped a lot of area youngsters develop into top-notch basketball players while instilling strong Christian values.
Second graders at Steadley Elementary School in Carthage got the chance to be sports reporters for a while and interview a Major League Baseball player.
Carthage senior Kaylee Morgan hasn’t done hurdles since she was in junior high, and she’s never competed in the javelin throw since the event is not sanctioned in Missouri at the high school level.
Carthage’s best start so far this year put Mt. Vernon in an early hole, and the Tigers were able to hold off a feisty Mountaineers team and a barrage of three pointers in the second half to stay perfect at home with a 72-63 victory Tuesday night.
It didn’t take long before I started receiving responses to a sports column last week in which I expressed my disappointment of Carthage High School’s student section at home basketball games.
