Narrows leaders in Southwest Virginia grid selections top teams
Rural Retreat's Shannon Kincer and Lebanon's Mark Hansley anchor first team defense. Narrows dominates Group A selections with Heath Hyatt leading Narrows on the first team for 14 sacks and 80 tackles. Rick Kelley, Bryan Bowles, Keith Freeman, and Rodney Perdue earn second-team spots as Narrows and Green Wave receive multiple nods.
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Southwest Virginia
Rural Retreat
Shannon Kincer
Lebanon
Mark Hensley
Narrows
Green Wave
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Hyatt
Rick
Charles
Bubba” Fraley
Bowles
Wave
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Perdue
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West Virginia eyes eight-school Big East talks on league goals
Pastilong says four nonmembers and four current Big East schools will meet in January to discuss philosophy and goals for a new eight-school league. Each school will have an equal say as plans cover scheduling bowls revenue sharing and future affiliation options.
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Dowell County Rival Jaeger Clashes In Opening Night Toss
Pete Hawkins paced the Owls with 22 points as they defeated Oceana 69 to 64 in the opener. Jaeger lost their season debut to Pineville. Bland returns from a week off to meet Grayson County in Mountain Empire District action. Rocky Gap pasted by 72 to 47 in MED play. Princeton hosts Pulaski County, Rocky Gap hosts Giles, Rural Retreat hosts Castlewood as teams chase first wins.
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Giles coach tops Group A girls basketball list
Tammi Beason of Glenvar headlines the All Group A girls scholastic team. Jackie Pratt of Middlesex and Shelli Clendenon of Appalachia join Beason on the first five, with Angela Gorsica of Wilson Memorial as player of the year. Morton of Madison County also makes the team. Bill Mance of Giles named coach of the year after guiding an eight-player squad to a Mountain Empire District title and regionals. Pratt averages 25 points, 10 rebounds, six steals. Clendenon 24.2 ppg. Gorsica 16.1 points, 12 rebounds, 10 blocks. Morton averages 19 ppg as Madison County started unbeaten until a loss to Wilson Memorial in the state title game. Second team includes Robin Duncan, Jamie Jackson, Steffi Wine, Billie Hart, and Nicki Moody.
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Appalachia
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Wilson Memorial
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Clendenon
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Wilson
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Rye Cove
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Sampras and Chang Reach Grand Slam Cup Semis
Pete Sampras edged Goran Ivanisevic in three sets while Michael Chang defeated Henri Leconte in straight sets to advance to the Grand Slam Cup semifinals in Munich. Sampras saved four break points late, earning $450,000 as the field chased a $2 million prize. Chang continued accurate passing to blunt Leconte’s volley game.
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Germany
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Goran Ivanisevic
Michael Chang
Henri Leconte
Sampras
Chang
Leconte
Ivanisevic
Stefan Edberg
WVU Basketball Faces Break After Exams
West Virginia coach Gale Catlett reports a player vomited after a three day exam break as the Mountaineers (2-2) resumed stressful drills. Chris Leonard returns to practice while Tracy Shelton weighs redshirt fate amid a hand injury. Charles Becton improves as prep for Old Dominion on December 18 increases.
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Mountaineers
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Leonard
Tracy Shelton
Pennsylvania
Washington
D.C
Virginia
Old Dominion
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