nomination

I recently nominated Will to be the Sports Illustrated Kids Sportskid of the Year. The winner must be strong in Sports, School, and in the Community. Here's what I wrote...

SPORTS...Will exited East Cobb’s Mt. Paran Little League as the All-Time Leading Hitter, Pitcher, and Fielder, setting career marks for Hits, Doubles, Triples, Home Runs, Runs Scored, RBIs, Walks, Stolen Bases, Putouts, Assists, Double-Plays, and Triple-Plays. His pitching marks include most Strikeouts.

Will’s ability to make the big play was evident in the TWO Unassisted Triple-Plays he’s pulled, including one at the age of thirteen. While catching Will has picked runners off every base, and even fielded a ball and tagged out the batter before he left the box!

For the past two seasons he Captained and led his Travel Team in most categories, playing his three main positions: Pitcher, Catcher, and Shortstop…leading the team in Home Runs both years.

This season he also played most every inning as a Freshman on his High School team, making great plays against boys sometimes five years older. He also plays Basketball!

SCHOOL...Will attends the Living Science School in Woodstock, GA, where he is a Student Leader. Student Leaders perform a variety of duties, including helping teach in the younger classes and leading Student Groups on Field Trips and Experiments.

He's made several project presentations each year, with subjects ranging from Louis Pasteur to an intricate Rube Goldberg Project. I have worked on the school newspaper and performed in skits and plays.

His grades have risen over the past several years from average to mostly all A’s. Perhaps some credit can go to SIKids, as he has been a subscriber for years!

COMMUNITY...Last year Will's Little League’s coaches voted him as the leaguewide Citizenship Award Winner, for my help instructing younger players, good attitude and hustle, and living the positive characteristics the league puts forth.

This year on Sunday mornings Will is teaching his own Kindergarten class. The past several years he helped out in the four-year old class.

For years he has helped out throughout the neighborhood, by pet-sitting, doing yardwork, baby-sitting, and helping people move things.