Historic sports milestones and notable baseball broadcasts
A collage of sports milestones from 1933 to 1993 includes 1933 TV debut of a major league game on NBC with Reds Dodgers, 1939 first MLB televised doubleheader, 1950 Davis Cup for Australia, 1961 Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, 1989 Little League World Series by Trumbull Connecticut, and 1993 Sean Burroughs no hitter and two homers for Long Beach in the final.
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Helen Hull Jacobs
Helen Wills Moody
Nbc-Tv
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Australia
United States
International Hockey Hall of Fame
Toronto
Chris Drury
Trumbull
Conn
Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Sean Burroughs
Jeff Burroughs
Long Beach
Calif
Bedford
N.H
U.S
Orioles fall to Astros on historic evening
Mitch Emertson tied a league mark with his 24th homer as Greeneville beat Bluefield 13 to 10. Einertson Parraz and Sellers paced a 15 hit Greeneville attack while Angel Avila Pacheco and Wiggins answered for Bluefield with solo shots. The win keeps Greeneville two games up with five to play in the Appy League season.
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Danville
Braves
Pulaski
Blue Jays
Burlington
Indians
Bluefield
Orioles
Princeton
Rays
Greeneville
Astros
Elizabethton
Twins
Johnson City
Cards
Mets
Bristol
White Sox
Kingsport
Angel Avila
Bowen Field
Mitch Emertson
Greeneville Astro
Emertson
Einertson
Jordan Parraz
Neil Sellers
Justin
Towles
Astro
Jason Farrow
Joel Pacheco
Brad Wiggins
Carlos Mendez
Baby Birds
Rays surge in high scoring game at Princeton
Princeton led Johnson City 13 to 12 after seven innings at Hunnicutt Field in a nine game home stand. Bo Dickerson started for Princeton, facing five Rays in the second inning with all five scoring. Tim Lemon relieved and allowed continued Princeton scoring as Reid Brignac scored on a Chris Cunningham Rays hit.
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Rinceton
Hunnicutt Field
Princeton
Johnson City
Cards
Bo Dickerson
Dickerson
Tim Lemon
Reid Brignac
Chris Cunningham
Harris vows to keep fighting for WVU tailback nod
West Virginia running backs Kay Jay Harris and Jason Colson show a split bid for the starting job after a two week camp, with Colson edging ahead in yards during last season and both veterans expecting significant playing time. Coach Rich Rodriguez worries about depth at the position.
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Morgantown
Kay- Jay Harris
Jason Colson
West Virginia
Harris
Quincy Wilson
Colson
Jason
WVU
Rich Rodriguez
Preseason rankings set Martinsburg Bluefield Moorefield atop WV polls
In Charleston Daily Mail preseason high school football poll, Martinsburg leads Class AAA with Morgantown Parkersburg South Huntington Cabell Midland George Washington University and Nitro rounding the top ranks. Bluefield tops Class AA with Poca Weir Westside Mount View Frankfort Wayne Keyser Roane County Ravenswood. Moorefield heads Class A followed by Wheeling Central Williamstown Parkersburg Catholic Wahama Matewan Notre Dame Fayetteville and Tucker County. Beavers seek season opener vs Graham G-Men after 11 2 finish and 8 straight wins. Mount View eyes road opener at Chapmanville after 2003 10 3 season.
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Grvarlecron
Martinsburg
Bluefield
Moorefield
Charleston Daily Mail
Parkersburg South
Morgantown
Huntington
Cabell Midland
George Washington
University
Nitro
Parkersburg
Riverside
Poca
Weir
Westside
Mount View
Frankfort
Wayne
Keyser
Roane County
Ravenswood
Wheeling
Graham G-Men
Chapmanville
Golden Knights
Trophy sparks heated Bluefield Graham rivalry game
The Greater Bluefield Jaycees sponsor a traveling Twin State Trophy for the Mitchell Stadium clash between Graham and Bluefield, now in its third year. Bluefield won last year 24 21. The article notes Jaycees history and annual count.
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Bluefield
Greater Bluefield
Greater
Mark Williams
Williams
Bluefields
Jaycees
America
Jaycee
Charles Lindbergh
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Britain
South Korea
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Argentina
Iran
United Arab Emirates
Finland
Hong Kong
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Serbia-Montenegro
Eritrea
Trinidad & Tobago
Appalachian League Glance
Major
Boston
N.Y. Yankees
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Montreal
San Francisco
Florida
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Eric DiNovo
Ritchie
Aeeeee Harris
Daily Mail
March of Dimes
Greater Bluefield Jaycees
Greater Bluefield Jaycees Trophy
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