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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 2017
Page
9
The spotlight shines on 11 outstanding high school football players tonight at the annual Bluefield Daily Telegraph banquet in Princeton. Sponsored by the Pocahontas Coal Association, the event includes a catered meal for players, coaches, and families, plus the coach of the year and player of the year announced.
Today’s games include James Monroe at Shady Spring 5 45 p m and Chilhowie at Honaker 7 p m. Princeton visits River View 7 30 p m Mount View at Man and Council at Lebanon 7 30 p m Victory Baptist at Mercer Christian TBA. Women Council at Lebanon 6 p m PikeView at Graham 7 p m. Glenville State at Concord 5 30 p m Virginia at West Virginia 7 p m Chattanooga at Marshall 7 p m Glenville State at Concord 7 30 p m.
Mikey McKinney of Narrows earns Region 10 defensive player of the year while head coach Kelly Lowe is region coach of the year. Eight Green Wave players make first team and four second team. Graham’s Dante Vineyard is Region 20 co defensive player after district title. Richlands five first-team picks. two Tazewell freshmen make second team. Area all region players listed on page B-3.
West Virginia Sports Writers released all state lists Tuesday with Mount View linebacker Elijah Barner named to the Class A second team. Annamintinn Tanmmanta and six others received special honors or honorable mentions, including Aaric Grose and Aaron Pendry of Mount View and Hunter Bouldin and Jared Parnell of Montcalm. Summers County also claims six honorees, led by first-team defenders Andrew Richmond and Tucker Lilly. Complete lists are online at bottonline.com.
The Bluefield boys basketball team earned the No. 4 spot in Class AA in the AP state preseason poll announced Monday. Bluefield received one first place vote and trailed Fairmont Senior Chapmanville and Mingo Central, with Class B and other divisions listed in the accompanying notes.
Concord junior guard Tommy Bolte was named MEC men's basketball player of the week after a 30 point 22 minute return at Charleston and a 46 point 96-87 win over West Virginia State. He shot 65.8 percent from the floor and 16 of 20 at the line, earning the honor for the second time in four weeks.
Nick Whited won the Third Annual Holiday of Lights 5K at Lotto Park Bluefield in 17:57 to set the course record, lowering it from 18:25. The victory marked Whited’s 20th straight year winning a race.
Five foot two sophomore Audrey Riddle scored all 12 second half points as Narrows beat Bland County 49 46 on Monday. Bland County fought back from six down to one with under a minute left but missed late shots and free throws as Riddle sealed it with two free throws.
No. 15 Virginia visits No. 18 WVU at the WVU Coliseum for a 7 p.m. game carried on ESPNU and radio. UVA’s methodical offense challenges Bob Huggins’ pressure defense, with Morgantown last hosting the Cavaliers in 1985 and WVU-led wins in 2015 and 202? season.
In Richlands Virginia Honaker Lady Tigers upset the Lady Blues 64 to 52 at Richlands Middle School to open the season. Freshman heavy Honaker trailed early but LeeAnna McNulty dominated with 29 points and 10 rebounds while Misty Miller praised her standout guard.
The piece compares feral hogs to Catch 22, noting how hog populations spread south of the Mason-Dixon line and into private lands where hunting turns into a lucrative business. It highlights the conflict between hunters who enjoy pursuing these wary game animals and biologists who warn that feral hogs devastate native species and habitats.
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