Ravenna Blue Jays
Thanks to Coach Hudson for the beauty of a Ravenna Jays helmet decal that arrived in the mail yesterday. Ry has the helmet done and we’ll get it up on the site tonight. I thought everyone would like to see the decal in greater detail, so here it is:
Update: The new helmet is up on the C2 page.
Coach Hudson says that the outline around the oval was added to help protect them form Jets copyright issues. The Jets logo originally was more football shaped. I have a classic kids version of that helmet at home. I’ll post a pic of it later to show the difference. Here’s a couple of pics of an old child’s Jets helmet I got at a garage sale a while back to compare it to.
On top Ravenna athlete, I’ll go with current RMAC East Player of the Week Drake Baranek. Drake and his dad and teammates created the best prep story of this decade during his Bluejay career. They were a class act in winning the state title in 2005; they were a class act in taking on the giant of Bellevue West the next year (more here — one of my all-time favorite prep sports pictures here); and they were a class act when David City Aquinas upset their fairy tale ending in 2006. I’m not sure there have ever been better ambassadors for high school sports.
For #2 I’ll stay on the hardwood and take current Gibbon coach Paul Reinertson who put up 59 against Sandhills in 1978. Reinertson’s Bluejays scored over 100 twice that year.
Now, I need help from you guys: Is it pronounced <RA-ven-na> like it’s spelled, or <ra-VAN-na> like my dad and grandfather say it? I suspect it is the latter, as my dad played in the LouPlatte and grandpa delivered propane in those parts for years. Ravenna-natives, clue me in.
Tags: best athlete, copyright, Ravenna
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