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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 2001
Page
9
Giants quarterback Kerry Collins spoke candidly about alcohol dependency and a racially charged incident that damaged his Panthers tenure. He described rehab as a pivotal, public moment and said he hopes his story helps others.
Rae Carruth was sentenced in Charlotte to at least 18 years 11 months for conspiracy to commit murder and related counts in the 1999 shooting of his eight month pregnant girlfriend Cherica Adams. Prosecutors said a plan to avoid child support led to the attack. Carruth can receive up to 24 years four months with credit for pretrial time. Adams’ family expressed mixed emotions as the judge imposed the term and an appeal was noted by defense counsel.
Wyoming East (7-5) routed Bluefield (8-5) 75-52 as Kara Thomas scored 27 points with eight assists and five rebounds. The WEHS defense unleashed a relentless press, sparking a 19-2 third‑quarter run that broke the game open and pushed the lead to 30 points.
Princeton defeats Nicholas County 68-59 as Mary Beth Meade shadows Jessica Ferguson. Lukacs struggles with early fouls, while Heather Anderson’s late two technical free throws fuel the Tigers’ comeback and upset. Ball hails Meade's defensive grind and focus on Ferguson.
Duke freshman Ieiss Tillis scored 12 of her 16 points in the second half to help No. 4 Duke erase two Virginia rallies and beat the Cavaliers 71-68. She added 11 rebounds as Sheana Mosch led Duke with 25 points and Georgia Schweitzer 17. Svetlana Volnaya topped Virginia with 17 points. Duke improves to 18-1, 6-1 ACC, while Virginia falls to 13-7, 4-2.
Bluefield High School enters a six game win streak and travels to Summers County for a boys basketball junior varsity and varsity doubleheader. Coach Danny Gaither lauds Summers County’s willingness to reschedule while noting Bluefield’s week includes the Coal Classic games against Winfield and Princeton. He cites guard Justin Tabor as SC’s standout and stresses avoiding back to back nights, while praising inside play by Chris Thompson Steve Wilkes and Mike Brown and noting Andy Sarver’s clutch buckets. The junior game tips around 5 30 p m with the varsity following at 7 30 p m
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