Last Saturday night my high school, West Wilkes, won the NCHSAA State 1A Baseball Championship, beating Dixon High School in extra innings in the final game of a best-of-three series.  This became especially meaningful because my youngest cousin, Zach (front row, second from left), is a sophomore who plays centerfield for the team.  Congrats to Zach and the rest of the Blackhawks for bring the school's second state title home this year (we also won the team wrestling title).