Billy Wagner honored as Citizen of the Year in Tazewell
Houston Astros reliever Billy Wagner, a Ferrum College standout and Tazewell native, received the 2002 Citizen of the Year award from the Tazewell Area Chamber of Commerce. A commemorative sign will mark his hometown, with remarks from Mayor Charles Green and praise from coach Lou Peery.
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Billy Wagner
Tannersville
Tazewell High
Tazewell Area
Tazewell
Wagner
Lou) Peery
Coach Peery
Wager
Ferrum
Peery
Billy
Larry Blankenship
Charles Green
Green
Chamber
Jerry Wood
Rick Farris
THS
Lou Peery
Rich McDonald
Steve
Woo" Rainey
Richlands
Brad Strong
Monroe Girls edge Mercer Christian as Walker leads with 18
James Monroe defeats Mercer Christian 47 to 31 with Shaui Walker scoring 18, Casey Taylor totaling 18 for James Monroe, and Brittany Cook leading Mercer with 10. Monroe improves after a back and forth start, reclaiming the lead in the second quarter and holding on.
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Cavs
Shaui Walker
Cook
James Monroe
Mustain
Bethany Wilkerson
Casey Taylor
Mavericks
Shari) Walker
Taylor
Walker
Mavs
Brooke Kersey
Monroe County
Mercer Christian
Brittany Cook
Martha Wilkerson
Princeton
Concord
Wyoming
Athens
Megan Tuggie
Amber Wuchevich
Scarlett Steele
Laura Stephens
Curtis seals Mount View comeback over Bluefield in late rally
Curtis led Mount View with 20 points as the Knights erased a 54-48 deficit with a late run, sealing a 57-51 win over Bluefield. Jones battled foul trouble but Ced Thomas and Tony Wright steadied the Knights in the second half, while Hairston led Bluefield with 16 and Walton added eight. Bluefield’s youth impressed coach Gaither as both sides head into Friday’s rematches.
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Mount View
Kris Curtis
Knights
Bluefield
Hairston
Curtis
Walton
Beavers
Golden Knight
Jim Redmond
Jones
Redmond
Ced Thomas
Tony Wright
Patrick
Gaither
Wyoming
Greenbrier
Bluefield High
Weet
Ssseene
Antonio Wright
Cedric Thomas
Patrick Jones
Joe Thomas
Eric White
Dean Hall
Marcus Baker
Totals
Cloyd Jefferies
Andy Sarver
Kelly Marriotti
Three Smalls
Ronnie Walton
Chris Hairston
Bobby Barber
Garrett Patterson
Andreas Wright
Bryan Johnson
Brian Carter
Graham tops Cavaliers as junior varsity wins in close finish
Graham rallies in second half to defeat Carroll County 61 to 40 after a 19 point third quarter surge. Graham gains early momentum, Ayers rests, and Oakes adds inside scoring as the Tigers pull away. In JV action, Graham earns a 30-29 win with Jeremy Jones sealing it at the line.
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Graham
Matthews
Carroll County
Ayers
Oakes
Jeremy Jones
GHS
Jones
Nathan Taylor
Zak Worrell
Graham Varsity
Abingdon
Rocky Gap
Richlands
Graham Middle School
Sversesreem
CCHS
Brad Hiatt
Jay Holderfield
Marcus Kolen
Josh Webb
Ramon Torres
Caleb Jackson
Carlos Ruiz
Travis Schaeffer
Justin Upchurch
Paco Jones
Reed Oakes
Ahmad Bradshaw
H.T. Matthews
Nathan Belcher
Jay
Cavaliers and Cavaliers clash highlights
BC's Kim Richardson and Stacey Zeger contributed double digit scores and 12 and 11 rebounds respectively while Brooke Hardy and Lauren Carr each had 13 for Highland. In the nightcap UVA Wise edged the Ramblin Rams 63 62 as Dale Evans led with 25 points aided by Derrick Price and Damir Vucotic while Zack Moore added 17 for UVA Wise.
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Kim Richardson
Stacey Zeger
Highland Cavaliers
Brooke Hardy
Lauren Carr
Uva-Wise
Rams
Dale Evans
Derrick Price
Damir Vucotic
Zack Moore
Ricky Brown
Stacy
Ervin
the Dome Gymnasium
Chasiiy Welsh
Stacey Zegermig
UVA
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Larry Hypes
Eric DiNovo
Marcus Bolen
Brandon Horton
Tom Bone
John Jackson
Greenbrier East Spartans
PSHS
By John Neilson
Olence Mark Bruener
Pittsburgh Steelers
Slippery Rock University
USA
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