This town may be small but there is a lot to be grateful for. From little league sports to friday night football games in high school, I could never picture myself growing up in another town. No matter the distance anyone travels for school or jobs, Madison will always be home and the friends we've made will always be family. If you grew up in Madison you know everything that goes on around town and everyone that lives in it. Odds are you will relate to every single one of these.
1. Dodge field
Most kids remember this field as where they grew up playing football cheerleading or baseball. It was and still is a main athletic field in the center of town. However, it is a hot spot for most junior schoolers to hang out on the weekends.
2. Bottle Hill Day
This day is one that many look forward to every year as the fall season approaches. It’s our town's celebration where there are kids amusement rides and games and tons of stands of all different vendors which include clothing and food. It’s a fun day where the whole downtown is blocked off.
3. You know everyone and everyone is related
Our town is so small it is hard to come across someone you don’t know. If you don’t know someone you will quickly make connections because everyone is related one way or another. Pictured above are cousins they went to and still go to MHS together. If you know one of them you know them all.
4. Chatham, Go Home
Our towns rival is the next town over called the Chatham Cougars. We can’t stand them and will never get along. Although we are pretty evenly matched at sports no one will ever forget the playoffs in high school football a few years ago where we beat them 58 - 0.
5. The Annual High School Thanksgiving football game
Every year on thanksgiving our high school football team plays Millburn. Everyone from both towns come, it’s a fun to watch and in a way its a high school reunion for all MHS Alumni.
6. Davis Red
One of the dearest families in town is the Davis family and they own a landscaping business. Somewhere in town, you will come across a bright red truck that says Davis Landscaping or one of Frank's sons and friends wearing a bright red shirt with the name on it. Everyone loves them and almost every person in town owns a piece of clothing from them. Davis Red for life!
7. Dodger Nation
This is an organization that started in 2010 by two local town fathers. They host tailgates at all home games and playoff games. They were lucky enough to host 4 State Championship tailgates in the past six years. If you attend any sports games at the high school or even middle school you will likely see someone wearing a Dodger Nation shirt.
