RONDA CARTER, Jefferson DON McCORMACK / Star Beacon
KIM HENSON, Grand Valley DON McCORMACK / Star Beacon
DON McCORMACK Star Beacon
A Don McCormack column: Opinions are like... well, you know
DON McCORMACK Star Beacon
However, one caveat — please put your name on it, as I did.
Best of the best
Of the 5 percent of the positive responses I received to that concept, one asked me to take it a step farther and name the best single player I’ve seen grace the softball diamonds of Ashtabula County.
Wait, as if naming a 25-player roster didn’t generate enough criticism, you want me to name one player as the absolute best I’ve ever seen.
No way, Jose. As a former president was fond of saying, “it wouldn’t be prudent.”
Then again, I’ve never been accused of being prudent, so, here goes...
Try as I might, I couldn’t cut it down to one... but I can narrow it to two.
In alphabetical and chronological order, Ronda Carter and Kim Henson are the two best all-around players these eyes have seen in the history of Ashtabula County softball.
Carter, a 1988 Jefferson graduate, and Henson, a 1990 Grand Valley graduate, both enjoyed spectacular careers for the Falcons and Mustangs, respectively.
Carter, who played for coach Ed Pickard during her time at Jefferson, went on to a fine career at the University of Akron.
Henson, who played for coach Cyndi Thomas during her days at Grand Valley, did the same at Youngstown State University.
Carter and Henson, who actually squared off as opposing pitchers in 1988 when Carter was a senior and Henson a sophomore at the JAGS Complex in Jefferson, have plenty in common based on their page-long accomplishments on the diamond.
But perhaps most impressive is the fact both not only played three sports during their high school days, they were stars in three sports — volleyball, basketball and, of course, softball.
So, there you have it, Loyal Readers — more fodder to fire back at me in your cannons.
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