Wiffle Ball Experience Helps Maryland Football Player
The River Hill football team is on a great run. The Maryland High School Football team is 11-0 and knocked off Severna Park this weekend to grab the 3A East Championship on Friday night. Led by the blocking of Captain Zach Robinson, the Hawks dismantled the Falcons 48-10 while picking up 262 yards on the ground.
Why is this being reported in the pages of The Buzzard?
Flashback to Labor Day Weekend 2006. David Orr suggested to the Robinson family it would be beneficial to have Zach come out to workout with the North Ridge Wiffle Ball Association players. "I know Zach's senior year would be important. I thought it would be good for the young man to see how real athletes prepare for competition. I wanted Zach to see that being intense could also be fun. I am sure the day spent in North Ridge was the turning point of the River Hill football season," Commented Orr.
"We get a lot of requests like this every season and usually outright refuse them," according to North Ridge Wiffle Ball President Dr. Kevin Bixby. "But Dave said this was a nice kid who could really benefit from being around seasoned professionals- even if it was just for a day. So we bent the rules just this one time. Oddly enough, I think his sister actually hit more homers that day. Well anyway, I am glad to get such positive reports on his progress."
1 Comments:
Doctor Bixby,
I just wanted to write to thank you again for allowing my son Zach to play in your wiffle ball tournament last Labor Day. To say that the experience was valuable would be an understatement. Ever since he had the experience of training with the athletes of North Ridge, Zach has strived to be the best athlete he can possibly be. Either that or he was afraid he'd have to come back and be subjected to another day of viewing Engelbert leaning over the fence to get a ball... (see recent Buzzard report on the North Ridge plumber's crack inspector, but I digress...)
Thanks mostly to the inspiring day he spent with the athletes of the North Ridge Wiffle Ball League, Zach is looking forward to a collegiate football career. He is currently deciding between Franklin & Marshall College, Ursinus College, and his sleeper favorite and North Ridge hometown college - Dickinson College.
I'll be sure to keep you updated on his college choice, and once again, thank you Doctor. You are a true champion of athletes worldwide.
Don from Maryland
10:39 PM
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