Walker Valley took a different approach to today’s region baseball semifinals.
The Mustangs spent the weekend “chucking ducks” as a team fundraiser.
Working Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the Chattanooga Retriever Club at its field trials at the Hiwassee Refuge, the team worked as “bird boys,” throwing ducks for the dogs to find and return to their owners.
“Our boys throw the ducks or shoot them out of a big slingshot,” Mustangs coach Joe Shamblin said. “It’s neat to watch the dogs at first, but then it gets monotonous. One test for one dog might last 10 to 15 minutes.”
The District 5-AAA champions also got in some practice for their game at home tonight against District 6-AAA runner-up Cookeville.