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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 2015
Page
11
The final regular season game of the year at Bowen Field was postponed due to rain, delaying a scheduled matchup between Bluefield Blue Jays and Greeneville Astros.
Friday to Sunday schedule features Bluefield Blue Jays at Elizabethton Twins and Princeton Rays at Burlington Royals. Games at multiple venues with minor league affiliates facing regional rivals. Efforts focus on development and competitive play across the Appy League.
Concord University is selected to win the Mountain East Conference in 2015 by the preseason coaches poll. The Lions earned 10 of 11 first place votes and 100 points, with Shepherd receiving the remaining first place vote and 90 points. Charleston, Glenville State, and West Liberty also ranked highly.
Committee members explore better methods to evaluate draft prospects and whether former college athletes should be allowed to return to school to finish degrees. The NCAA also weighs measuring and possibly limiting athletic commitment time to let athletes pursue demanding majors internships and research.
Evening sports slate features CFL telecast Montreal vs Ottawa on ESPN2 at 7:30 p.m. plus golf action from Bridgestone Invitational in Akron and Barracuda Championship in Reno. MLB games include Giants at Cubs at 4 p.m. and Dodgers at Pirates at 7 p.m. with regional coverage late night.
The 46th Pocahontas Men's Amateur tees off at Fincastle on the Mountain in Luefield Va. with 60 golfers including former champions Buck Brittain Todd Satterfield and Kevin Leatherwood. Brittain seeks repeat after last year’s rain shortened win while rising regional college players join the field led by NC State standout Logan Harrell.
Bluefield High School boys soccer coach Robb Williams previews 2015 with key returnees and transfers. Goalkeeper Jeremy Thompson provides star power, while multi sport players Tyler Easley Zack n and others anchor defense and offense. Brendan Worley Dante Sisk and Trevor Barber are among rising contributors expected to pace the team.
In Four Seasons Country the college season hits Friday night Oct 9 as Virginia Tech hosts North Carolina State and Southern Mississippi visits Marshall. West Virginia meets Oklahoma State next day, Virginia faces Pittsburgh in ACC action, and Bluefield hosts Georgetown as Concord welcomes UVA Wise for homecoming.
Dr. Tom Hart describes his role as interim athletic director at Bluefield State after replacing Terry Brown who resigned last year. Hart calls Brown an institution and a great resource with deep knowledge of the program and history.
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