Concord University Football Opens Ranked Ninth in AFCA Poll
Concord University football enters the AFCA preseason Division I poll at ninth. Minnesota State Mankato tops the rankings with 751 points and nine first place votes, while defending champion Colorado State Pueblo sits second with 16 first place votes. The 2014 team previously spent 10 straight weeks ranked, finishing fifth in the final AFCA poll.
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Appy League Schedule Highlights Key Games
ODAYS GAMES feature Bluefield Blue Jays versus Bristol Pirates and Princeton Rays against Kingsport Mets at 7 p m. An off day Wednesday precedes Thursday through Saturday action with Princeton at Bristol and Kingsport at Bluefield at 7 p m.
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Lambert wins again for High Desert Mavericks pitch recap
Trey Lambert pitched 5 1/3 innings to earn the win for the High Desert Mavericks last weekend, allowing seven hits and three runs while fanning two. He is 7-4 in 23 games this season between the Hickory Crawdads, with 82 strikeouts and 24 walks in 95 innings. Richlands' Bradley Strong went 2-for-3 with two runs and a walk for the Arizona League White Sox, boosting his batting average to .329 with 29 runs, 29 RBIs, 13 doubles, 12 steals, four triples, two homers and a .391 on-base percentage in 40 games. Zak Wasilewski of Tazewell (Bluefield Blue Jays) is 1-2 with a 0.43 ERA in 12 appearances, 12 strikeouts in 21 innings. Dale Davis of Bluefield State (Dominican Summer League Rangers) is batting .258 with four RBIs in 15 games.
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Orioles Top Athletics 4-2 Behind Clevenger Three-Run Shot
Baltimore’s Steve Clevenger hit a three-run homer at Camden Yards on Monday night as Chris Tillman pitched seven strong innings, allowing three hits two of them homers, to lift the Orioles past Oakland 4-2.
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Northwestern Football Team Unionization Bid Blocked
Northwestern University football practice continued on Monday after the National Labor Relations Board unanimously blocked the historic bid to unionize. The ruling ends the potential for a players union at this time and frames future labor action within college sports.
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TV Schedule Highlights From Portland and Beyond
television listings show Little League Softball World Series semifinals on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. in Portland Oregon. MLB regional coverage at 8 p.m. features Detroit versus Chicago Cubs or Tampa Bay versus Houston. UEFA Champions League soccer at 2:30 p.m. on FS1 features Club Brugge at Manchester United.
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Seniors embrace change in Princeton football program
Seventeen Princeton Tigers seniors enter the season with a fresh outlook under new head coach Wes Eddy after leaving the Mountain State Athletic Conference. Leaders Kevin Phillips and Garrison Hartwell praise the positive culture, while Jordan Jones joins to form a veteran backfield alongside Phillips, emphasizing brotherhood and readiness to lead.
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Rebuilding year begins for defending volleyball champions
INDSIDE The Class AA volleyball champions at James Monroe High School show a changed squad after graduation of about six seniors who led the Lady Mavericks to last year’s state crown at the Charleston Civic Center. Head coach Renee J. Wilson acknowledges a new year with high, cautious expectations for a young team as a banner hangs behind them.
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Bahamas trip proves fruitful for WVU basketball
West Virginia University completed a 3-0 Bahamas tour beating IBA Elite 111-39 Atlantis All-Stars 109-62 and CTG Knights 94-74. Coach Bob Huggins praised the team’s bonding and noted he watched exhibitions from the rafters to gain a new perspective.
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Pirates Execute Safe Double Play Footage
Bluefield batter Defferson Barreto slides safely into second base as Pirates infielder True Archet fields the throw in the third inning on Monday, showcasing quick defense.
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Kingsport Mets defeat Princeton as slumps deepen in Kingsport
Kingsport Mets beat Princeton 6-2 at Hunter Wright Stadium as Princeton's slide continued in the East Division race. Kevin Kaczmarski led Kingsport with three hits including a triple and a homer, while Darryl Knight added a solo shot and Milton Ramos doubled twice. Princeton briefly led 1-0 before Kingsport answered with production late in the game.
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