Before this morning, I'd never heard the name Kylie Cantrall.No clue who she is.
Now? We're talking about a potential breakout star after Saturday night's national anthem performance before Game 2 of the World Series in Milwaukee where she belted out a rendition that's being called the best "since Whitney."We're talking the best performance of the "Star Spangled Banner" since Super Bowl XXV on January 27, 1991.I'm not saying it, but others are.
Let's go to the comments where this praise is being heaped on Cantrall.Kylie Cantrall performs the national anthem before Game 2 of the 2026 World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on Saturday, Oct.24, 2026, in Milwaukee, Wis.
(MLB Photos via Getty Images) Email: [email protected] photos, stories, tips, rants—whatever you've got.Screencaps Page: Read the latest ScreencapsAs I'd written going into the state race, the goal for Jr.
was 11:teens on a course that's notoriously fast in a race filled with some serious competition.His official time was 11:10:00 (2 miles), good for 22nd place (377 runners) and just one-tenth of a second behind his teammate who finished 21st.Jr.'s time is now the 9th fastest time in the history of the junior high program, which is unfathomable considering where he was just a year ago when his PR was 12:14.As for the team, the boys won a state title for the school with 1st, 21st, 22nd, 78th and 85th place finishes.
The final total was 156 points for Perrysburg to 178 points for Kings Junior High out of Cincinnati.If we go back 14-15 months ago, you guys were teaching me everything about cross country and explaining that it's more than just running.There's actual strategy.
Now I study split times and point systems.I watched as Jr.
was 64th at the quarter-mile mark, to 40th at the mile, to 29th at the 1 3/4 mile post and then he picked off seven more spots in a helluva kick to the finish line.Last night, at dinner, I reiterated to Mrs.S...