Local high school football matchups set across region
Princeton hosts Bluefield while Jaeger travels to Pike View, Tazewell visits Lebanon, Lee High faces Richlands, Pocahontas meets Shawsville, Mount View plays Man High, Matewan at Big Creek, Bland County at Grayson County, Narrows at Craig County, Floyd County visits Giles, Shady Spring at Fayetteville, Summers County at Liberty, Honaker visits Hurley, St. Paul at Garden, Whitewood at Ervinton, Carroll County at Grundy in a slate of 22 Week 1 games.
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Princeton
Bluefield
Jaeger
Pike View
Tazewell
Lebanon
Lee High
Richlands
Pocahontas
Shawsville
Mount View
Man High
Matewan
Big Creek
Bland County
Grayson County
Narrows
Craig County
Floyd County
Giles
Shady Spring
Fayetteville
Summers County
Liberty
Honaker
Hurley
St. Paul
Garden
Whitewood
Ervinton
Carroll County
Grundy
Postponement of BCA Bowl at Lane Stadium
Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain forced the BCA Classic to be postponed at Lane Stadium Worsham Field. Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer and opponent coach George O Leary cited safety for players fans and officials and expect a December reschedule. Ticket holders can use their tickets on the new date.
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Lane Stadium
Worsham Field
George
O’leary
Virginia Tech
Frank Beamer
Beamer
Tech
Michael Vick
AB Lacksburg
Comets clinch fourth straight title to boost NBC ratings
Houston's dramatic overtime victory over New York, 79-73, gave the Comets their fourth consecutive WNBA title. NBC reported a 2.1 rating and 6 share, marking a ratings win and a piece of pro playoff history. Cynthia Cooper, finals MVP, said she would retire after the season.
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WNBA
NBC
New York Liberty
Neilsen
NBA
Boston Celtics
Nhls
New York Islanders
Houston
Cynthia Cooper
Ne York
Bluefield and Princeton split in doubleheader at Hunnicutt Field
Bluefield Orioles defeated Princeton 5-3 in the opener with Del Rosario and Martinez collecting key hits as Omar features. The nightcap saw Princeton rally for a 10-3 victory to split the twinbill, with DeMent Dorner and Krga pacing the Princeton offense and Littleton Sowers contributing for Bluefield. The teams end the season with road trips to Burlington and Pulaski respectively.
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Bluefield Orioles
Princeton Devil Rays
Hunnicutt Field
Baby Birds
Emmanuel del Rosario
Rocco Baldelli
del Rosario
Octavio Martinez
Orioles
Wil Sowers
Martinez
Sowers
Kris Wilken
Bluefield
Kyle Martin
Alex Gordon
P-Rays
Oginga Aaron
Maduro
Anderson
RBI
Lama
Prays
P Rays
Twinbill
Dan DeMent
Dave Dorner
Mike Krga
Princeton
B.J. Littleton
Devil Rays
Russell excited about opener against Eagles
Princeton native Tanner Russell of West Virginia University lineman fame looks forward to his final season. He returns at right tackle after a shoulder injury and believes the offense will run more with Brad Lewis at quarterback.
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Organtown
Princeton
Tanner Russell
West Virginia University
Russell
Gold and Blue
WVU
West Virginia
Boston College
Brock Holland
Don Nehlen
PSHL
Tigers
Brad Lewis
Marc) Bulger
Brad
Avon Cobourne
Leftwich ready to take over at Marshall
Byron Leftwich faces the challenge of succeeding a Heisman finalist and a perfect season as Marshall prepares for a new era. He notes his limited past action due to injuries yet says he is prepared and not nervous about the spotlight and expectations.
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Marshall
Rekar leads Rays past Red Sox in eight inning rally
Mike DiFelice liners a tie breaking two run double as Bryan Rekar limits Boston to two runs in eight innings and earns his first win in six starts. Roberto Hernandez converts his 26th save as the Rays top the Red Sox 5 2. Varitek and Daubach homer for Boston while Garciaparra slips to .371.
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T. Petersburg
Fla
Mike DiFelice
Bryan Rekar
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Boston Red Sox
Rekar
Kansas City
Roberto Hernandez
Jason Varitek
Brian Daubach
Red Sox
Boston
Nomar Garciaparra
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Thundering Herd
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Kevin O’brien
Burlington
Pulaski
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Rogere
Eric DiNovo
Len Johnston
Devil Ray
Danville
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Rays
Martinsville
Astros
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Twins
Sox
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Psus
Sristol
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Danvil Bluefield
P. Inceton
Maefield
Tadauan
Kingsport
Wietol
Huefield
Eagles
Leftwich
Paul Bako
Reds
Dmitri Young
Young
Mets
NEW York
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Glendon Busch
New York Mets
Houston Astros
Tony Eusebio
Eusebio
Art Howe
Luis Gonzalez
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Russ Davis
San Francisco Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
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