3/26/2007 - Infield Therapy

Jeff Hederer edges the infield while Todd Scroggin (background) lines the pitchers mound at the North Stafford softball field on March 21, 2007 in anticipation of the Wolverines first home game of the season. Hederer and Scroggin, along with fellow softball parents Steve Crews, Theresa Hederer and Mike Black (not pictured) have been prepping the fields before every home game since the 2005 season. Crews, father of Wolverine catcher Courtney Crews, likened the work to therapy after a long day of commuting back and forth to Washington D.C. "It's just about taking your time, enjoying life," he said, adding, "I've got to figure out what to do when Courtney graduates."

03/19/2007 - It's The Shoes

Brooke Point basketball player Chay Shegog writes an inspirational saying on her shoes before the district tournament, a ritual she has performed every season since eighth grade. Last year was a list of everyone she was thankful for, this year a saying from a Nike commercial featuring Kobe Bryant. Shegog gets new shoes for her spring AAU season and then shelves them for the winter's regular season Brooke Point games until districts. Only then will she break out the shoes, inscribe her motivational saying and wear them for the duration of the tournament.

03/05/2007 - Morale Boosters

We brought them balloons, candy and keychains, " said cheerleader Britany Morrison (right), "We just want to keep their spirits up." Unknown to the team, Riverbend's Morrison (right), Brittany Parker (second from right) and cheerleading coach Lynn Cobb assemble bunches of balloons behind the Riverbend bench for their game against Turner Ashby in Friday night's Group AA state quarterfinal at James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg. "We thought it would be a nice surprise," said Coach Cobb.