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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1997

Page

10

Weekend High School Football Schedule Wide Reach

The Charleston AP lists a regional slate for weekend grid action from the Secondary School Activities Commission. Thursday games feature Coolidge at John Marshall plus Elkins at East Fairmont among others. Friday includes Bishop Walsh versus Clay-Battelle and many matchups across West Virginia and neighboring states with diverse local rivals.

Charleston The Secondary School Activities Commission Coolidge D.C John Marshall Elkins East Fairmont Notre Dame Bishop Donahue University South Charleston Wheeling Central Beaver Ohio Bishop Walsh Clay-Battelle Bluefield Graham Braxton County Doddridge County Buckhannon-Upshur Morgantown Burch Matewan Capital Cabell Musselman Monroe Central Magnolia Moorefield Berkeley Springs Mount Lebanon Brooke Mount View Big Creek Nitro Winfield Parkersburg Catholic Paden City Parkersburg South Wheeling Park Phelps Williamson Philip Barbour Liberty Harrison Pineville Jaeger Pocahontas County Bath County Point Pleasant Ripley Richwood Webster County Roane County Poca Robert C. Byrd Preston Scott Tug

Baseball Standings and Schedule Mixed Across Leagues

American League results show Baltimore 5 over Minnesota 1 and Milwaukee 6 over Detroit 0, with Toronto 11 Kansas City 8 in 13 innings. Yankees beat Oakland 3 while Chicago White Sox and Texas split. Martinez schedule lists multiple late games and tomorrow matchups including Boston at Seattle and New York at Oakland. National League notes Sunday results Cincinnati 6 Atlanta 4 in 10 innings, Pittsburgh 9 San Francisco 6, and Los Angeles 5 Philadelphia 1, plus Tuesday’s slate and tennis results from Henrieta Nagyova and others.

Buffalo New England Jets Jacksonville Denver Kansas City San Diego Dallas St. Louis Oakland Tennessee Philadelphia New York Giants Baltimore New York Jets Seattle San Francisco Tampa Bay Washington Carolina Chicago Green Bay Atlanta York Giants Ate Oatinne Minnesota Milwaukee Detroit Toronto Boston Anaheim Cleveland N.Y. Yankees Chicago White Sox Texas Uesday N.Y Yankees Pettitte Oquist Bushh Key Baldwin Williams Santana Eldred Thompson Robertson Nagy Springer Avery Moyer Cincinnati Pittsburgh Los Angeles N.Y. Mets Chicago Cubs Montreal Houston Colorado Florida Hitchcock Grace Park Silva Alvarez Reynolds Glavine Pet GB New York West National Football League Baltimore Ravens Tyrell Peters Carolina Panthers Kantrey Barber Percell Gaskins DE Waverly Jackson William Carr Mitch Running Todd Stewart Cincinnati Bengals Brentson Buckner Kansas City Chiefs Tim Morabito Tim Terry Lawrence Wright Dallas Cowboys Alan Campos Denver Broncos Chris Banks Mawn Wilson Matt Finkes Todd Kurz John Burke Tyron Davis Philadelphia Eagles Matt Stevens Buffalo Bills Blaine McElmurray Tennessee Oilers Sean Love Damien Robinson Pittsburgh Steelers Henry Bailey SAN Diego Chargers Norman Hand Rashad Swinger Robert Chancey Michael Mohring Michael Swift Gerome Williams 49ERS Jeff Posey Carlos Thornton Albert Reese Reynard Rutherford Curtis Shearer Don MacLachlan Spencer George George McCullough

U.S. Open Tennis Opens with Televised Action

Television and radio highlights cover opening round U S Open tennis with morning, plus MLB matchups Houston at Atlanta and Florida at Chicago. Auto racing shows Ned Jarrett program and NASCAR Today and NASCAR Live scheduled across the day on Highway 95.

USA Houston Astros Atlanta Braves WGN Florida Marlins Chicago Cubs Highway Ned Jarrett Nascar Today Nascar Live

All Stars and Voting Totals Include Total Points

The list shows First Team and Second Team players with points by city and position across forward center and guard roles. It notes others receiving votes and includes team affiliations such as Houston Cleveland Los Angeles New York Utah Sacramento Phoenix and Charlotte with point tallies. Also mention of Pocahontas Va and NASCAR Winston Cup standings following the Goody's Headache Powder 500 at Daytona Beach.

jOoenix Los Angeles Sacramento Utah Cleveland New York Charlotte Houston Phoenix Vicky Bullett Sophia Witherspoon Michele Timms Janice Lawrence Braxton Elena Baranova Isabelle Fijalkowski Michelle Edwards Penny Toler Bridgette Gordon Rhonda Mapp Toni Foster Daytona Beach Fla

U S Open results show first round upsets and clear winners

In New York at Flushing Meadows the men’s and women’s singles open with wins by Marzio Martelli over Hendrik Dreekman, Felix Mantilla over Jason Stoltenberg, Mark Philippoussis over Karim Alami, and Johan Van Herck over Filip Dewulf. Women include Tamarine Tanasugarn beating Chanda Rubin and Venus Williams defeating Larisa Neiland among other matches.

Marzio Martelli Italy Hendrik Dreekman Germany Felix Mantilla Spain Jason Stoltenberg Australia Mark Philippoussis Karim Alami Morocco Johan van Herck Belgium Filip Dewulf Jens Knippschild Slava Dosedel Czech Republic Greg Rusedski Britain David Wheaton Lake Minnetonka Minn Tamarine Tanasugarn Thailand Chanda Rubin Lafayette Flora Perfetti Els Callens Meike Babel Tatiana Panova Russia Lisa Raymond Wayne Ruxandra Dragomir Romania Gala Leon Garcia Anne Miller Midland Mich Alexia Dechaume-Balleret France Anne-Gaelle Sidot Maria Alejandra Vento Venezuela Andrea Glass

Phillies Dominate Padres 10-1 in opener and other MLB notes

Phillies beat Padres 10 to 1 after a 7 run third inning highlighted by a Lieberthal homer and key hits from McCummings, Sefcik, and Sweeney. Cunnane started for San Diego while Leiter earned the win for Philadelphia as the game moved through late innings with strong bullpen work and an 62,363 attendance. Separately, Dodgers rout Pirates 8-2 behind Gagne and Womack, with Ward and Kendall driving offense, while the Reds and Rockies square off in a separate game.

San Diego

Multiple MLB, NBA and NFL rosters reshaped in contract moves

In a broad summary of transactions, Will Clark and Warren Newson hit the Rangers 15 day list while Eric Moody and Mike Simms were recalled. Cubs, Reds, Marlins, Padres, Giants, Cardinals and others made call ups, recalls and minor league assignments. In basketball and football, retirements, signings, waivers and practice squad moves swept across the NBA, USBL and NFL with new contracts and staff appointments.

Texas Rangers Will Clark Warren Newson Eric Moody Mike Simms Oklahoma City Sturtze Frank Charles Doug O'Neill Brian Blair Tulsa Ryan Gorecki Charlotte Chicago Cubs Dave Stevens Iowa Cincinnati Reds Kent Mercker Danny Graves Indianapolis Florida Marlins Donn Pall Kirt Ojala SAN Diego Padres Jim Bruske Ruben Rivera Las Vegas SAN Francisco Giants Marvin Belard Phoenix Jacob Cruz ST. Louis Cardinals Rich Ankiel Brian Jordan

Parish ends 21 year NBA career

Robert Parish, a 7-foot-1 forward center who played 1,611 NBA games over 21 seasons, retires after a career highlighted by three Celtics titles and a final season with the Bulls. He turns 44 this weekend and says it's time to walk away citing fatigue and health, with coaching or broadcasting as future options.

Chicago Robert Parish Boston Celtics Chicago Bulls Parish ESPN Kareem Abdul- Jabbar Jim McLaughlin McLaughlin Boston-area Celtics Bulls NBA Louisiana Centenary Golden State The Warriors Boston Charlotte

Dodgers rough up Schmidt to take first game of doubleheader

Ramon Martinez earned his first official start in over two months as the Los Angeles Dodgers slugged past the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2. The Dodgers, riding a five-game win streak, jumped early with a four-run third inning and a two-run shot by Raul Mondesi added to the offense. Martinez improved to 1-0, while Jason Schmidt struggled through 41 2/3 innings of work in the loss.

Pittsburgh Ramon Martinez Los Angeles Dodgers Jason Schmidt Los Angeles Eric Karros Dodgers Raul Mondesi Schmidt Milwaukee Julio Franco Milwaukee Brewers Texas Rangers Cleveland Franco Joel Adamson Bryce Florie Florie

P-Rays Alive As Bluefield Closes Season At Hunnicutt Field

Public address at Hunnicutt Field echoes P-Rays scores while Bluefield fights to clinch the division. Montoya says towns’ support fuels the team as the P-Rays face Burlington with season outcomes hinging on wins and potential playoff scenarios.

Bluefield Hunnicutt Field Montoya Orioles

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