{"id":416,"date":"2013-04-10T18:17:42","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T18:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=416"},"modified":"2013-04-11T18:27:48","modified_gmt":"2013-04-11T18:27:48","slug":"one-brave-unleashes-the-tides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/one-brave-unleashes-the-tides\/","title":{"rendered":"One Brave unleashes the Tides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JT Matney had a big honor last week. The Kempsville Middle School sixth-grader threw out the first pitch at Harbor Park for the Norfolk Tides\u2019 season opener against the Durham Bulls.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-417\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JT-Matney-Picture-No-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-417\" alt=\"JT Matney, from Kempsville Middle School, won the Norfolk Tides program design contest. \" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JT-Matney-Picture-No-1-300x284.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JT-Matney-Picture-No-1-300x284.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JT-Matney-Picture-No-1-1024x969.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JT-Matney-Picture-No-1-316x300.jpg 316w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JT-Matney-Picture-No-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JT Matney, from Kempsville Middle School, won the Norfolk Tides program design contest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Matney earned the honor after he won a design contest for the 2013 season program. His drawing, which features Tides mascot Rip Tide, was selected as the winner and he was recognized at Harbor Park before the game.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-418\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JT-Matney-Picture-No-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-418\" alt=\"Matney was honored before the game with his mother, Kathryn, and Kempsville Middle principal, Jim Smith. \" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JT-Matney-Picture-No-2-300x224.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JT-Matney-Picture-No-2-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JT-Matney-Picture-No-2-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JT-Matney-Picture-No-2-401x300.jpg 401w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/JT-Matney-Picture-No-2.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matney was honored before the game with his mother, Kathryn, and Kempsville Middle principal, Dr. James Smith.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Way to go!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JT Matney had a big honor last week. 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