Sierra Gentry is one of those extraordinary high school student-athletes whose inner strength and initiative will push her to excel in every phase of her sport, school work and life. The West Texas A&M University softball signee is the kind of athlete, student and person with whom every National Scouting Report scout dreams of working. Ryan Johnston, NSR area … Read more
It’s hard enough to be an NCAA Division I athlete. The year-round practice time, extensive travel and intense pressure to succeed is felt by everyone. Yet, National Scouting Report prospect Sami Billeaudeau not only signed to play softball at D-I Louisiana-Monroe, but also plans to major in pre-medicine. That’s quite a challenge. However, Billeaudeau, a … Read more
The bullying started badly and got progressively worse. First came the verbal abuse: teasing and derogatory comments by elementary school classmates. Then came the physical abuse: stuffing into lockers and pushing down flights of stairs in middle school. Classmates even stole her clothes. She reported the bullying to administrators at her Pennsylvania middle school. But, … Read more
David Payne was a logger by trade and he had carved out a nice livelihood for himself, wife Juanita and two daughters in the mountains of Western North Carolina. The first time I saw David was in 2004 and it wasn’t in the woods or at a sawmill. We met one another at a high … Read more
