Area prep teams brace for dog days of winter basketball
Area high school basketball enters the busy January through March stretch as teams shift to multiple games per week. The grind includes late week contests, road trips, and tense crowds, with officials and rivalries heightening the pressure. Coaches adapt to tougher defenses and longer schedules amid snow postponements and possible state tournaments.
Area Roundup: Bluefield State hosts West Virginia State to start 2001
Bluefield State College and West Virginia State clash at Ned Shott Gym as both teams seek better starts to the new year. Mercer Christian Academy girls face Woodrow Wilson while Tazewell hosts Rural Retreat. State and BSC combine for a 4-5 record, with key players listed.
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Luefield
Bluefield State
Ned Shott
West Virginia State
Mercer Christian Academy
Woodrow Wilson
Concord College
Tazewell Bulldogs
Mercer Christian
Wyoming East
Concord
Holly Gillespie
Brittany Cook
Lady Cavs
Angel Allen
Beckley
Princeton
Bluefield State College
Ned Shott Gymnasium
Haston's buzzer 3 lifts Indiana past MSU 59 58
Indiana defeats No Michigan State 59 to 58 at Sunday game ending MSU's 23 game win streak. Kirk Haston hit a 3 pointer at the buzzer to clinch the upset in Bloomington.
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Kirk Haston
Indiana
Michigan State
Spartans
Ravens advance to AFC title with 24 10 win over Titans
Ravens overcome Titans as Keith Washington blocks a key field goal and Anthony Mitchell returns 90 yards for the go ahead score. Ray Lewis sealed the win with a 50 yard interception return, lifting Baltimore to 14-4 and a date with the Oakland Raiders.
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Ashville
Eddie George
Baltimore
Ravens
Oakland
Raiders
Cleveland Browns
Denver
Titans
Mitchell
NFL Europe
Washington
Lewis
Tennessee
Damon Sidney
del Greco
Adelphia Coliseum
George
Chris Coleman
Jamal Lewis
Trent Dilfer
Shannon Sharpe
Titan
Steve McNair
Hokies Claim First Big East Win In Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball
Virginia Tech beat Miami 64 51 at Cassell Coliseum to secure the program’s first Big East victory. Tere Williams posted 22 points and 12 rebounds for a double double, with Wetzel adding 11 and Hicks 10. Tech shot 49 percent, led 35 23 at halftime, and improved to 10 4 overall 1 2 in the conference.
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Lacksburg
Virginia Tech
Hokies
Miami Hurricanes
Cassell Coliseum
Tere Williams
Williams
Amy Wetzel
Sara Hicks
Chaniiia Broussard
Hurricanes
Shelia James
Tech
South Bend
Notre Dame
Miami
Virginia’ Tech - Williams
Wetzel
Blacksby
Byh. Waives
Virginia Feoke
Giants Survive Eagles to Reach NFC Title Game
Giants defeat Philadelphia 20 10 to advance to the NFC title game for the first time since 1990. Ron Dixon returned the opening kickoff 97 yards and Jason Sehorn added a 32 yard interception return. The defense held Donovan McNabb to 181 passing yards and six sacks as New York moves on to face Minnesota.
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New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Jason Sehorn
Donovan McNabb
Ron Dixon
Sehorn
Giants
Eagles
Minnesota
Tampa
Fla
Vikings
New Orleans
Jim Fassel
New York
Fassel
East Rutherford
N.J
Michael Strahan
McNabb
Philadelphia
Torrance Small
Dixon
The
Steelers
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WVSC
Terry Brown
Salem International
State
Ohio Southern
Montana State
Billings
Ted Green
Green
Chauncy Martin
Big Blues
Matt Farr
Bluefield
Eric Parnell
Marcus Clements
USC
Mike Taylor
Carl Chadband
Salem
Alderson- Broaddus
Wheeling Jesuit University
Davis & Elkins
Glenville
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Panhandle
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Mary Wills
Mich
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Tennessee Titans
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