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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 2015
Page
9
WWE confirms the death of Roddy Piper born Roderick Toombs in Saskatoon. The first WrestleMania headliner and later film star, Piper is the second WWE Hall of Famer to die this summer after Dusty Rhodes. Hogan fallout follows weeks after Piper’s passing.
Today's games feature Bluefield at Johnson City and Princeton at Pulaski at 7 p.m. Sunday's slate repeats Bluefield versus Johnson City at 6 p.m. No games are scheduled on Monday as the league-wide off day.
Local trades unfold with Nick Wells and Jacob Brentz moved to Seattle in exchange for Mark Lowe. Alberto Tirado heads to Philadelphia for Ben Revere, while Edgar Lopez shifts from the Angels to Princeton as part of deals surrounding the deadline.
The event tops the annual UBB 29 Memorial Race with a $1,000 prize for the Fastrak Pro Late Division winner and starting spots for the top two finishers in the Aug. 8 main race. This fifth-year effort has raised over $10,000 for the Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial upkeep in Whitesville. More details at PrincetonSpeedway.net or the speedway Facebook page.
Tiger Woods posted a 5 under 66 on Friday to stay in contention for his first win in nearly two years. A failed second shot at the eighth hole led to a scramble but he steadied to finish tied for fifth, three behind Ryo Ishikawa who led at 11 under with Rickie Fowler and Kevin Chappell close behind.
U S District Judge Richard M. Berman set conferences for August 12 and 19 involving Tom Brady and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. He urged both sides to engage in comprehensive settlement discussions before the August 12 conference.
TV schedule lists NASCAR Xfinity US Cellular 250 in Newton Iowa at 8 p.m. on NBCSN. Women’s British Open third round at Turnberry Scotland 10 a.m. on ESPN2. Quicken Loans National third round at Gainesville Virginia 3 p.m. on CBS. MLB games KC at Toronto 1 p.m. on MLB and Angels at Dodgers 4 p.m. on FS1.
Buck Brittain, a two time Pocahontas Men's Amateur champion and 2015 Kenridge and Chatmoss winner, enters the Pocahontas with momentum and a Virginia State Golf Association top ranking. He has titles in 1999 2012 and 2014 plus a near miss in 2013.
Princeton Rays beat Pulaski 4 3 in 10 innings at Hunnicutt Field as David Olmedo Barrera collected two hits including a two out RBI single in the 10th. Peter Maris reached twice on error and the rally began with a dropped fly, boosting Princeton into first in the Appalachian League East.
Johnson City pitchers limited Bluefield to one hit as the Cardinals edged Bluefield 2-1 at Howard Johnson Field. Bluefield led 1-0 after a third inning error allowed Sotillo to score. Doyle doubled in the fifth to tie, then Johnson City pushed across a run in the eighth on three straight hits with two outs.
Eddy, the new Princeton football coach, challenges the long drought of success. He cites past excuses and sets seven goals including a home playoff game, stressing community support and effort as essential. The Tigers open Aug. 28 at home vs Shady Spring amid a recent coaching turnover.
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