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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 2016
Page
9
Spotlight notes Nash Knight went 4 for 9 with a near cycle as the Blue Jays dropped a 5-4 marathon to the Astros in Greeneville Tennessee. The game lasted six and a half hours, featured 15 pitchers, and stretched to 20 innings.
Today through Thursday the Burlington Royals face the Princeton Rays at 7 p.m. and the Bluefield Blue Jays visit the Bristol Pirates at 7 p.m. Promotions include Pepperoni Roll Appreciation Night at Hunnicutt Field.
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby spoke in Dallas promising to pursue eradicating sexual assault on campuses amid Baylor scandal. West Virginia faces media day at 11:40 a.m. with coach Holgorsen and players Skyler Howard Tyler Orlosky Noble Nwachukwu Dravon Askew-Henry. ACC media days set for Thursday and Friday in Charlotte.
Stedman Bailey, WVU alumnus and former Mountaineer receiver from 2010 to 2012, returns as a student assistant coach per Dana Holgorsen. In November he was shot twice in the head while in a car with family, and recently the Rams placed him on the reserve non football injury list.
Concord University women basketball coach Kenny Osborne announced the schedule for the Mountain Lions. The team will play 22 Mountain East Conference games and six non conference contests plus two exhibitions. The home opener is at 2 p.m. on November 19 against West Virginia State. An exhibition with WVU is set for November 1 in Clarksburg and another at Radford on December 31.
Starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers for Washington after a 13-0 start against Pittsburgh at Nationals Park. He becomes the first NL starter to begin a season 13-0 in over a century, reviving the form he showed early in his career.
A 5K run and walk called Running Wild for West Virginia Children will be held at 3 p m Sunday at Camp Creek State Park and Forest. Proceeds go to Mercer County Teen Court and the event marks Child Law Services 15th anniversary picnic. For details call 304-425-9973.
Radford resident Dennis Setliff aces Fountain Springs Golf Course near Peterstown on hole No 2 using a 9 iron to cover 122 yards. Witnesses were Fred Belcher of Princeton, Walter Akers of Draper, and Jeff Reed of Camp Creek.
Major League Baseball listings show the Mets at the Cubs with a 10 p.m. start on ESPN New York. Chicago faces the Mets in a late-season NL matchup broadcast from Seattle or Texas to Los Angeles.
Bluefield a figurine of television's cast away will have company this weekend with bobblehead giveaways honoring Bob Denver. The three day Bob Denver Weekend at Bowen Field features bucket hats on Friday before the Blue Jays game with the Burlington Royals, island theme jerseys on Saturday for auction to benefit the Denver Foundation, and bobbleheads on Sunday for the first 500 fans, sponsored by Grants Supermarkets and WVVA.
Willy Ortiz improved to 4 0 on the mound as Princeton bombed Elizabethton with 16 runs and 33 hits at Hunnicutt Field. Robbie Tenerowicz blasted a grand slam in the six run eighth inning, Oscar Rojas went 4 for 5 with three RBI, and Princeton stayed in the Appy League East race while edging ahead late. Elizabethton, led by Mitchell Branson 4 for 5 with two RBI, had all singles in 16 hits and dropped to 9 15.
In Greeneville Tennessee the Bluefield Blue Jays fell 4 3 to the Astros after a 20 inning Sunday. Marcos Almonte drove in the winning run with a bases loaded sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth. Nash Knight and Kalik May contributed key hits for Bluefield while Kyle Weatherly and Jose Espada pitched well before the ninth inning rally.
The piece recalls a bygone self sufficient era with root cellars gardens and home crafted goods. It contrasts past households where Maw and Pa raised much of their needs with today reliance on stores and quick panic when power fails. It notes the evolving label from survivalist to prepper as preparedness grows.
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