Q&A with Sherry Rouner & Cindy Floyd

Sherry Rouner and Cindy Floyd have been teaming up each year of the MSHSAA Team Ambassador Program in Springfield to support the incoming teams and are amazing advocates for Springfield during the event. Sherry has been with Championship teams each year of the State Championships with a record of 11-3 with 4 Championships and 3 Runner-ups, while Cindy’s record is 6-0 with 3 Championships!

Q: What made you decide to be a MSHSAA Team Ambassador?

A: I enjoy being involved in basketball in any capacity. I have coached and officiated in the past, so it was an easy decision to host.

Q: What do you enjoy most about being a Team Ambassador?

A: I enjoy getting to be a part of the players and coaches succeeding at their highest level. Getting to know the coaches and taking pressure off of them to make their coaching job easier and seeing the players just enjoy being in the moment.

Q: You have a strong background in sports; what is your all-time favorite “sports” memory?

A: Pitching 8 games in 48 hours in the 1975 13-15 girls fastpitch national tournament - our team finished 2nd out of 42 teams.

Q: What do you enjoy most about being a Team Ambassador?

A: Watching all of the participants; the players, the parents, the coaches, the schools – just seeing the ‘joy’ in their faces is worth it all.

Q: What is your favorite memory from the MSHSAA State Championships?

A: There are so many - Watching the underdog team, North Kansas City girls jump to an 11 point lead at the start of the championship game against the favored Jefferson City team- North KC went on to win by 9 - it was the first state championship for any team in any sport from North KC. Strafford missing a 3 pointer at the buzzer in the semi-finals while down by 2 points to Eldorado Springs who went on to win the state.

Q: And for fun, what is your favorite sports-related movie?

A: I love all sports movies, but my favorites are the underdog movies, Glory Road, Miracle on Ice, Hoosiers, and The Greatest Game Ever Played.