Where to find Willie Aikens’ life story

Don’t look just yet for “The Royal” to be shown in the movie theatre.  Instead, the screen premiere today of the story of Willie Aikens from Seneca can be seen on the Amazon Plus movie service and other selected venues.  Eagerly awaiting the movie is Seneca’s Charley Thompson.  The retired Seneca High coach and Aikens, a former Major League slugger, developed a close relationship back in the 1970s when Aikens, a shy boy, played the three major sports:  baseball, football, and basketball.  Thompson doesn’t subscribe to any of the services that are debuting the movie.  But he plans to watch in a few days from his daughter’s home in Pendleton.