The only time I ever run this picture of the final edition of the Nashville Banner, printed 10 years ago last week, is when something comes to a close here in North Highland Park.
I ran the picture when the fall semester came to a close back in December and also when the search for the random hottie ended the day after my birthday.
Barring whatever happens on Saturday afternoon, Crichton will play its final home game of the 2007-08 season against Freed-Hardeman before what will be a raucous crowd at Streets Ministries Arena.
It will be the final home game for some of the characters you read about in my columns on sports here in North Highland Park, characters like Gracie Walker, Derek Boykin, Michelle Williams, Sapp, Sly, Stan, and Bo: people who I have grown to call family since I’ve been here.
For a lot of people, the final home game will be a mixture of sadness and celebration.
Sadness because these guys have been here for four years and have accomplished everything they could possibly could here in North Highland Park.
Celebration because these guys were architects of what could very well be a powerhouse in the TransSouth for years to come and how their run to the Elite 8 in the NAIA Tournament last season will be talked about for years to come.
Because these guys have overcome the odds and came out on top.
I certainly believe that the graduating senior basketball players and Danstar members will be success stories in life. I believe honestly that they will make their parents proud as well as the Crichton family.
But for a minute let’s celebrate their successes and what is to come from them in the future.
