Pope homers as Bluefield edges Pulaski 5-4 in Appalachian League
Bluefield Orioles avoid a sweep by edging Pulaski 5-4 behind Kyle Schmidt who struck out 11 in 6 2/3 innings and improved to 5-2. Jonathan Tucker and Rene Aqueron sparked the attack with early hits, Kieron Pope hit his fifth homer, and Jeff Moore earned a pro save in 2 1/3 scoreless frames.
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Bluefield
Kyle Schmidt
Bluefield Orioles
Pulaski
Schmidt
Baby Birds
Florida
Jeff Moore
North Carolina-Wilmington
Orioles
Oriole
Jonathan Tucker
Rene Aqueron
Kieron Pope
Tucker
Aqueron
Leonel Yeme
Jacob Butler
Blue Jays
Heliezer Aguilar
Angel Avila
Zach Kelter
Greeneville Astros
Elizabethton
Bowen Field
Royster’s late homer lifts Princeton over Bristol 2 1
Bristol fails to hold a shutout as Princeton capitalizes in the ninth. Frank E Vic Viola pitches eight strong for Bristol with eight strikeouts but Ryan Royster belts a two run homer in the ninth to hand Bristol a 2-1 loss at DeVault Stadium.
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Ristol
Frank E Vic
White Sox
Derek Rodriguez
Viola
Ryan Royster
Princeton
Princeton Devil Rays
DeVault Stadium
Bristol
Rodriguez
Chris Cunningham
Royster
Christian Acosta
Kris Welker
Josh Morgan
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L—Rodriguez
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Tiger Woods wins NEC Invitational at Firestone in Akron
Tiger Woods recovered from nerves and putts to clinch the NEC Invitational with a 1-under 71, finishing 6-under 274 and earning 1.3 million. Chris DiMarco, posting 275, failed to close after a late 68 but birdied the 18th. Woods sealed the victory with a precise 18-foot birdie on 18 and a par finish.
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Akron
Ohio
Tiger Woods
Woods
Chris DiMarco
Firestone
Kenny Perry
Firestone Country Club
Vijay Singh
Phil Mickelson
DiMarco
Barons blank Raptors 34-0 at Mitchell Stadium
Bluefield Barons improved to 2-0 by routing Greeneville Raptors 34-0 Sunday afternoon. Glenn Keene left the game with a leg injury on the first offensive play, but Reed Oakes and Cam Baxter intercepted twice and once respectively to stall Greeneville. Keene connected on 87 and 16 yard touchdowns to Jersey Stewart in the second quarter as Bluefield built a 14-0 halftime lead.
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Bluefield
Glenn Keene
Greeneville
Brian Cox
T.J. Hamlet
The
Baron
Raptors
Mitchell Stadium
Reed Oakes
Graham
Princeton
Cam Baxter
Keene
U.va.wise
Jersey
Stewart
Barons
Concord
Baseball scores and meet the teams events blend notes
Baseball results show Minnesota over Seattle 8 to 3, Tampa Bay 6 over Texas 3, Chicago White Sox 6 over the Yankees 2, Kansas City 5 over Oakland 4 in 12 innings, Boston 5 over the Angels 1, Dodgers 7 over the Mets 4, Cincinnati 13 over Arizona 6, Philadelphia 4 over Pittsburgh 3, Houston 8 over San Francisco 3, San Francisco 4 over St Louis 2, Colorado 9 over Chicago Cubs 7. In Bluefield Virginia, Bluefield High hosts Meet the Beavers at 7 p.m. with cheerleaders and fall coaches. Graham High in Virginia hosts Meet the G-Men at 7 p.m. with hot dogs, cross country team sponsors, and Graham souvenirs. tickets for Bluefield-Graham game the next night go on sale.
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Seattle
Tampa Bay
Texas
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Oakland
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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Arizona
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Houston
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St. Louis
Colorado
Chicago Cubs
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Atlanta
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Bluefield High School
the Beavers
Graham High School
G-Men
Associated Press
Danville
Braves
Princeton
Devil Rays
Pulaski
Blue Jays
Onoles
Burlington
Indians
Elizabethton
Twins
Kingsport
Mets
Bristol
White Sox
Johnson City
Cardinals
Greeneville
Astros
Ye Kingsport
Rain
Friday night high school games across Southern West Virginia
Schedule lists games at 7 30 p m including Princeton at Pike View Chapmanville at Mount View Jaeger at Williamson Montcalm at Big Creek Bluefield versus Graham and other matchups Honaker at Lebanon Unaka Tennessee at Hurley Brand County at Twin Valley Carroll County at Floyd County Clintwood at Grundy Wythe at Tazewell Gate City at Richlands James Monroe at Narrows and open slots at Giles Haysi and Pocahontas.
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Southern West
Ares
Princeton
Pike View
Chapmanville
Mount View
Jaeger
Williamson
Montcalm
Big Creek
Sranam
Michel Staci
Bluefield
Graham, Mi
Honaker
Lebanon
Unaka
Strategy leads to Mayfield win at Michigan
Jeremy Mayfield won his first NASCAR Nextel Cup race of the season at Michigan International Speedway after leaders pitted for fuel, carrying his Evernham Motorsports Dodge to victory on one tank. Scott Riggs finished second with Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards in a tight finish, while Tony Stewart held the series lead with an fifth place.
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Brooklyn
Mich
Jeremy Mayfield
Mayfield
Richmond
Michigan International Speedway
Slugger Labbe
Evernham
Green
Scott Riggs
Matt Kenseth
Carl Edwards
Kenseth
Riggs
Robby Reiser
Edwards
Jeremy
Tony Stewart
Kurt Busch
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