A few thoughts on Casey fans
Casey County brought the kind of following to the Girls Sweet Sixteen last week that turns heads, even among those who have been coming to the state tournament for a long time. Perhaps 2,000 or more turned out for at least two of the Lady Rebels’ three games.
Whether it helped them or not is a subjective question that I can’t answer, but they’re pretty sure it did. Consider these comments I found while cleaning out my notebook this week:
“I have to say how proud I am of my team and my school and my community, the town of Liberty and the county of Casey. They have supported us extremely well.” — coach Randy Salyers
“I’ve been coming to the state tournament for 14 years, and I think we probably had the biggest fan following I’ve ever seen.” — Salyers
“It really kept us energized and pumped up, having that many fans behind us. It just felt like we were unstoppable.” — center Megan Pittman
“Our community has supported us since we started, but for all these people to come all the way to Bowling Green meant everything, seeing all those people in blue shirts.” — guard Natalie Wesley
“It’s amazing. I wouldn’t trade them for anything in the world.” — guard Lauren Hatter
“To see that sea of Columbia blue says a lot about our community. That’s all the girls were talking about when we headed back to the hotel (after the first-round game), ‘Did you see our crowd?’ It almost felt like Casey was playing at home.” — athletic director Victor Black
