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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 2016
Page
9
Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit a 497 foot drive among his long balls against seven competitors including last year’s champion Todd Frazier and won the event at the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby in San Diego on Monday night.
Appy League schedules an idle day and a Mercer Cup Series in Bluefield from Wednesday to Friday with games at 7:05 p.m. each night. Promotions include First Century Bank Night on Wednesday, First Community Bank Night on Thursday, and MEFCOR Outdoor Night plus a Mason Jar Cup giveaway for the first 250 fans on Friday at Princeton Bluefield.
Virginia Tech announces the addition of Christian Webster a 25 year old former Harvard guard and assistant to the Hokies mens basketball coaching staff. Webster helped Harvard reach 90 wins and earned a psychology degree in 2013. He previously coached at Harvard for two seasons with two NCAA Tournament appearances and most recently worked at Central Florida.
Evan Smith Buck Brittain and Ben Ramsey will compete in the Delta Dental State Open of Virginia starting Thursday at Ballyhack Golf Club in Roanoke. Brittain is a longtime accomplished amateur and Ramsey, a Graham state champion, now plays for Radford University while Smith plays for Western Carolina. Ramsey reached the State Amateur match play quarterfinals. Brittain and Smith lost in the round of 32.
Richlands product Brad Strong sustains a mid season push for the Kannapolis Intimidators batting .355 with four homers and seven RBIs in his last 10 games. He owns a .241 average in 33 games with 14 runs and 11 RBIs in his second pro season with the White Sox organization.
Trey Lambert of Tazewell has pitched for the Potomac Nationals and Hagerstown Suns in the Carolina League. He is 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA over eight innings, with two strikeouts. He is 2-1 with a 2.18 ERA in 20 games this season, totaling 29 strikeouts, three walks, and one save in 41 1/3 innings.
The Greenbrier Champions Tennis Classic remains set for September 17 and 18 at Creekside Centre Court despite flood damage in Greenbrier County. Venus Williams Madison Keys Pete Sampras and John McEnroe are scheduled to play at the historic resort.
TV guide outlines Stage 10 of the Tour de France from Andorra to Revel, the MLB All Star Game in San Diego, and NBA Summer League games in Portland Utah Boston Dallas Miami Phoenix San Antonio Chicago Philadelphia and Golden State with start times across NBCSN FOX ESPN2 ESPN and NBA TV.
Morgantown WV. The dean of West Virginia sports writers Domenick Mickey Furfari died early Monday at age 92 after 70 seasons covering WVU sports. He was praised as a gentleman and a WVU sports scholar. The Register-Herald extended sympathy to his family.
Princeton Rays push past Bristol 5-1 for their fourth straight win. Adrian Rondon stars with strong defense and solid contact, while starter Resly Linares works six innings to earn the victory. Manager Danny Sheaffer plans a home trip during the All-Star break and hopes players stay out of trouble.
Johnson City oozed offense as a 14-9 victory over Bluefield featured four no hit innings by David Oca and 19 Cardinals hits. Jonathan Rivera belted a three run homer to cap an early 7-0 lead while Espada surrendered 10 hits in 3 2/3 innings.
AP reports Chris Sale of the Chicago White Sox will start the AL in the All Star Game and Johnny Cueto of the San Francisco Giants will start for the NL in San Diego. Sale is 14 3 with a 3 38 ERA and leads MLB in wins while Cueto is 13 1 with a 2 47 ERA and 115 strikeouts as he has won 40 straight decisions since April 21.
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