Bluefield Beavers Split With Beckley In Doubleheader
Jimmy Taylor delivered a clutch eighth inning single to drive in the winning run as Bluefield beat Beckley 3 to 2 in the nightcap after Beckley won 4 to 3 in the opener at Bowen Field. Mike Tabor earned the 2 0 victory for Beckley with eight strikeouts.
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Bluefield
Beckley
Bowen Field
Flying Eagles
Beavers
Princeton
Tom Ferrell
Mike Tabor
Tabor
Jimbo Aliff
Danny Morphis
John Lilly
Taylor
Greg Sowder
Bill Peery
Princeton 7 Northfork 4 baseball game recap
Princeton baseball slugged 18 hits led by Kevin Graham with two home runs and Chris Eanes seven strong innings as Princeton beat Northfork 7-4. Graham went 3-4 with five runs, Hill and Barry Karnes contributed key hits, and Eanes fanned 11 while allowing two runs in the sixth. The Tigers improved to 1-1 and face Bluefield next at Bowen Field.
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Northfork
Kevin Graham
Princeton
Chris Eanes
Tigers
Graham
Eanes
Bruce Hill
Hill
Bob Karnes
Barry Karnes
Jerry Vestel
Mount View
Carl Nank
Jeff St. Clair
Rod Riffe
Bluefield
Bowen Field
Tazewell Beats Graham 11 10 In Extra Innings
Tazewell Bulldogs edge Graham 11 10 in eight innings as Allan Woods scores the winning run on a Graham error. Quintier took the loss after relief duties started in the third. Estel Singleton and Bobby Carter led Graham with two and two hits respectively. Penland and Dillon had two hits for Tazewell. Graham hosts Virginia High Friday at 11 a.m.
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Graham
Bulldogs
Southwest District
The
Glen
Woods
Todd Grindstaff
Johnny Quintier
Bobby Carter
Estel Singleton
Carter
Penland
Dillon
Virginia High
Bowen Field
Quintier
Branham
Grindstaff
Hurd
Grundy and Richlands Win Four-Way Track Meet
Grundy’s Golden Wave ends a 12-year drought with 56 points edging Tazewell 512? no, 12. Richlands 312. Jaeger 46. James Hash led Grundy with multiple top finishes, while Ernie Root won two sprints for Tazewell and Mike Ramsey took the mile for Richlands. In girls action Richlands led with 54, Grundy second with 41 as Marianne Mullins won the two mile.
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Grundy
Larry Bradley
Wave
Tazewell
Jaeger
Richlands
James Hash
Ernie Root
Mike Ramsey
Marianne Mullins
Athens power in 102 25 track victory over Shawsville
Jeff Ford and Craig May led Athens with 16 points each as the Tigers ripped Shawsville 102 to 25. Ford swept the high jump 100 yard dash and 440 while May won long jump 120 yard high hurdles and 180 yard low hurdles. Relay quartet of Meadows Smith Ellison Ball joined Ford and May in the mile relay victory.
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Craig May
Athens
Shawsville
Ford
May
Reed
Ball
Johnson
Heaton
Smith
Meadows
Jerrell
Ellison
Vishneski
Summons
Aden Ta
White
Spencer
Parker
Royal
Reid
Simmons
Warner's three run homer lifts Pineville past Mount View
Welch All-star Curt Warner belted a two out three run homer on a two strike count in the seventh to give Pineville a 544 victory over previously unbeaten Mount View. Ernie Hall pitched a complete game for the win while Mark Mathis took the loss. Mike Polascik had two of Mount View's five hits.
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Curt Warner
Pineville
Mount View
Golden Knights
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Mike Polascik
Philadelphia
Mike Schmidt
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Schmidt
Phillies
Pittsburgh
McBride
Larry Bowa
Pete Rose
Garry Maddox
Graham Posts Tennis Win Over Richlands
Graham improves to 3-1 with a 7-2 victory over Richlands on Wednesday. The team hosts Virginia High on Monday April 16. Singles results include Dean Anderson defeating Clear in three sets and Greg McClanahan beating Radeatie 8-5, with other tight matches listed. doubles won by Anderson-Dunn 8-3.
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Graham
Virginia High
Dean Anderson
Clear
Greg McClanahan
Radeatie
Farquharson
Mark Shaffrey
Jeff Speaks
Forrest
Larry Dunn
Randy Salyers
Wyser
Tom Watson Favored To Beat Nicklaus At Masters
At Augusta National the Masters field highlights Tom Watson as the likely leader over Nicklaus, Floyd, and Player amid Nicklaus’s wobbling form. Watson cites categories of contenders including Wadkins, Bean, Irwin, Crenshaw, Trevino, Green, Pate and Lietzke as title threats while aging legends Palmer and Ballesteros loom among others.
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Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Augusta National Golf Course
Britain
Tom Watson
Watson
Ray Floyd
Gary Player
Floyd
Lanny Wadkins
Andy Bean
Hale Irwin
Ben Crenshaw
Lee Trevino
Hubert Green
Jerry Pate
Bruce Lietzke
Bean
Lietzke
Pate
Wadkins
Irwin
Tom Weiskopf
Johnny Miller
John Mahaffey
Pat
Jack
Gary
Dempsey's bases loaded single nets Orioles 6-5 win
In the 10th, Rick Dempsey delivered a bases loaded single off Dick Tidrow to score John Lowenstein and give the Baltimore Orioles a 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees after a ninth inning rally tied the game. The Braves, Reds, Rangers and Phillies also posted late wins in another set of Wednesday night games.
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Rick Dempsey
Baltimore Orioles
New York Yankees
Rich Gossage
Ken Singleton
Paul Mirabella
Larry Harlow
Yankees
Dick Tidrow
Dempsey
John Lowenstein
Orioles
Ed Figueroa
Yankee
Figueroa
Doug DeCinces
Pat Kelly
Lee May
Gossage
al Bumbry
Chris Chambliss
Bucky Dent
Jim Palmer
Atlanta
Dave Concepcion
Cincinnati Reds
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Concepcion
Adrian Devine
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Braves
Arlington
Texas
Steve Comer
Sparky Lyle
al Oliver
Texas Rangers
Cleveland Indians
Comer
Ted Cox
Lyle
Rangers
Eric Wilkins
Ed Putnam
Bump Wills
Oliver
Wilkins
John Ellis
Sixers Triumph As Erving, Nets Coach Ejected In Playoff Game
Julius Erving scores 28 as Philadelphia never trails to beat New Jersey 122 114 and lead best of three. Williamson 38 for Nets before ejected. Bernard King adds 25. Eddie Jordan 16. Series moves to Piscataway Friday with possible game three here Sunday.
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Philadelphia 76Ers
Julius Erving
New Jersey Nets
Piscataway
N.J
76Ers
New Jersey
John Williamson
Bernard King
Williamson
Eddie Jordan
Washington
D.C
Bobby Jones
Erving
Henry Bibby
Nets
Bibby
Sixers
Kevin Loughery
Loughery
Fritz Massman
Radford Teen Dies After Pole Vaulting Accident
Radford High School junior Todd Spillman, 17, died from a massive skull fracture after a pole vaulting accident during routine practice. The incident occurred Tuesday when he struck concrete rather than the cushions behind the bar.
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Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Todd Spillman
Edlow G. Barker
Spillman
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