It's truly an honor

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When someone mentions the word "sports," who do you think of?

Of course you do, but what about when someone mentions sports in the Northern Virginia/ Washington D.C. area, who do you think of?

Getting warmer.

How about when someone is talking about sports announcers, more specifically the man who is behind the booming voice that is Lynchburg College Athletics?

You guessed it. Jamie "Itsa notta Chihuahua" Chagnon.

For the better part of a decade, Jamie, or as his canine friend (who may or may not be from south of the border) refers to him as, Hi-May, has been backing Lynchburg Athletics every step of the way. Both on and off the field, he has either been making or calling every play in every sport the Virginia institution has to offer.

"I'm going to be an important person in the sports industry one day," says Jamie. With his unmatched dedication and his passion for learning, Jamie is on his way to proving that one can not put a time limit on education. His thirst for knowledge and his even bigger craving for sports will inevitably bring him to the dream he has set out to achieve.

To some, a local hero. To others, an LC groupie. But to most, an aspiring, inspiring sports fan that is out to show that we can make a difference in this world.

When will that day come? My answer to that: there's no crystal ball for greatness, and the lines in your palms only lead to the hands that are willing to put in the work to get you where you need to be.

When all is said and done, I will look back, with a solitary tear of bliss and authorial pride streaking down my cheek, and say, "The man read my blog."