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Wayne Boyd will truely be missed! I had the absolute pleasure of living across the street from Wayne Boyd for 18 years and my parents are still there. Wayne Boyd was a true friend, mentor, and wonderful ambassador for the game of baseball. I cannot put into words the type of impact he had on my life and the impact he had the many people he came in contact with. If you ever met Wayne you know there was noone like him. The passion he had, not just for baseball, but for life was infectious. Please keep the Boyd family in your prayers as they go through this tough time. Wayne...thanks for the memories, you played a GREAT GAME!!!!!!!!!

Any idea where Melinda Patterson from Camden will sign?

I don't think anyone should be talking bad about kids. If you made it to state then you should be complimented, especially if you were the top finisher in your region by more than 30 seconds. Don't count anyone out at state because sometimes heart wins over talent. Who would have ever picked McKenzie to win the baseball state championship. Don't count out heart.

Mark Cole (McKenzie) 17:31 as a sophomore

Mark Cole will still light it up today! He likes to run in this weather.

People probably wouldn't make fun of the band so much if they didn't wear those ridiculous outfits.

Melinda Patterson from Camden.........only a junior.

McKenzie, Camden, Milan, and Hardin County. Patterson from Camden is one of the best players I have watched in high school in a while. She a really good leadoff hitter and catcher. She wears my beloved Rebels out every time we play them.

Why do band kids act so weird. Just curious because all the ones that I have been around act really really strange.

Band is not a sport and the members are not athletes, come to my high school and you will see that, and they win awards all the time too but they are still not athletes.

The senior broke her foot, hoping she will be back soon.

Please name one incident where a boy got hit in the face by a ball coming off the bat. It doesn't happen, they may get hit by a high inside fastball but not by a batted ball. Girls are at risk when they slap the ball that is why the rule was put into effect. Until we saw an increase in the number of slappers in softball this was not an issue but when girls started exposing their faces safety became an issue. This is not an arguement of boys and girls because that plays no part in the ruling, it has to do with the differences in the two games. As many changes as the TSSAA makes every year if this was an issue with the boys the rule would be changed for them too. It has nothing to do with discrimination. And this is coming from a former college softball player and and current coach, the rule is good.

I have never heard of a neck injury from head first slide, wrist and finger injuries occur alot. But if you don't know how to head first slide you don't have to, you have control of that, batters don't have control of where a ball goes off their bat or out of the pitchers hand.

I am a coach and I played college softball. Softball players are more likely to be hit in the face when they slap a ball because they expose their faces toward the pitch. That is the only time I have ever seen a player hit in the face. The only other time it is a risk is when a batter is bunting. I hate the things but I think it is a good safety precaution, all sports have safety precautions or there would be a lot more injuries seen. These are just kids and most of them are not going to be doing this the rest of their lives, why hurt them at this young age and make them live with that injury for the rest of their lives. If you are a parent you should be thankful that the TSSAA is working toward the protection of their kids. I know none of you would like to see your child have to have extensive plastic surgery because they got hit with a foul ball when it could have been prevented. That is what happens when hitters take foul balls off their face trust me I have seen it.

I think Camden and Lexington will be really good this year in W. TN. Also USJ moved up to AA so we will see how competitive they are this year in the new division.