Local Baseball and High School Scores Highlight Weekend Card
National League results include St Louis 4 Pittsburgh 2 and Mets 4 Florida 1 with Atlanta 8 Philadelphia 4. College action notes San Francisco at Arizona. Virginia high school playoffs feature Abingdon and Tazewell regional semifinals in multiple sports.
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St. Louis
Pittsburgh
N.Y. Mets
Florida
Atlanta
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Arizona
Fragmented sports timeline item with mixed results
A garbled OCR timeline lists events from 1927 to 1994 across golf racing tennis and track. Notable items include the United States winning the first Ryder Cup in 1927, Belmont Stakes and Kentucky Derby mentions with horses such as Faireno and Burgoo King, Belmont winners Ameroid and Kauai King, a Madrid track meet in 1987, Steffi Graf’s 1988 French Open win, Penn State joining the Big Ten in 1990, and Haile Gebrselassie’s 1994 world track record in Hengelo.
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United States
Britain
Faireno
Tommy Malley
Burgoo King
Bill Boland
Baffle
Danny H
Madrid
Ench
Steffi Graft
Zvereva
Graf
Penn State
Michigan State
Haile Gebrselassie
Hengelo
Norway
Anglers urged to monitor for invasive northern snakehead fish
West Virginia anglers are asked to report any sightings of the northern snakehead to the Division of Natural Resources. The invasive predator, native to Asia and Africa, could displace native species and harm sport fish. While detected in neighboring Maryland and Virginia, no WV waters have Snakeheads yet. ads found in a local pet shop and home aquarium. DNR Director Ed Hamrick urged fishermen to contact district biologists or conservation officers if they suspect a catch.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Division of Natural Resources
Asia
Africa
Maryland
Virginia
DNR
Ed Hamrick
Hamrick
G men edge Abingdon to reach region IV final
Graham High boys soccer coach Roger Mercke praised the G-Men after a 1-0 Region IV Semifinal win over the Abingdon Falcons. Lance Shelton assisted Nathan Belcher who fed Bill Mercke for the goal in the 12th minute. The victory advances Graham to a state tournament showdown against Martinville or Carroll County, with venue to be decided depending on Carroll County Martinsville results.
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Abingdon
Graham High
Roger Mercke
Abingdon Falcons
Martinville
Carroll County
Lance Shelton
Nathan Belcher
Bill Mercke
Bill
Mercke
Mecke
Falcons
Martinsville
Dusty Harman Dharman
Bottonline.com
Massie delivers game winner in Region IV semifinal
Virginia High tears ahead late as Gwen Massie breaks through a defender and scores the 43rd goal in a 1-0 win over Tazewell at Lincolnshire Park. Amanda Dannhardt makes seven saves in the shutout as the Bearcats advance to the state tournament.
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Virginia
Taze
Virginia High
Tazewell
Gwen Massie
Massie
Bearcats
Lincolnshire Park
Gwen
Louis Thorpe
THS
Bristol
Lincolnshire
Miranda Elswick
Samantha Hula
Bulldogs hand Abingdon first loss of year in semifinal
Tazewell pitcher Casey Herald struck out 11 and hit a 350-foot eighth inning homer to lift the Bulldogs 2-1 over unbeaten Abingdon in the Region IV semifinal. Herald’s blast came after Abingdon scored in the third and the teams were deadlocked until extra innings. The win earns a regional final date with Tunstall, as Tazewell improves to 17-6 and Abingdon falls to 19-1 with Nick Belcher taking the loss.
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Abingdon
Casey
Casey Herald
Tazewell Bulldogs
Herald
Falcon
Nick Belcher
Belcher
Nolan Ryan
Bulldogs
Tester
Whitt
Cody
Isaiah Ellison
Abingdon High School
Tazewell
Graham G-Men dominate 2004 SWD boys soccer All District list
Graham G-Men win Southwest District boys soccer honors led by Co Player of the Year Nathan Belcher and Coach of the Year Roger Mercke. Four Graham players earn first team spots including Tumbokton Williams and Mahood, with Richlands Tazewell and Carroll County each collecting three. Second team and honorable mentions include players from Graham Tazewell Richlands and Carroll County.
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Bluefield
Nathan Belcher
Roger Mercke
Richlands
Tazewell
Carroll County
Belcher
Graham
Francis Tumbokton
Ryan Williams
Blaine
Johnny Gardner
John Lancaster
PJ. Fanning
Bill Mercke
Thomas Belcher
Nick Smith
Jeremy Jones
John Edmonds
John Walker
Trent
Michael Breedlove
Joel Thompson
Jason Bachara
Corey
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N.Y. Yankees
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Detroit
Tampa Bay
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Cleveland
Anaheim
Toronto
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Gate City
Haysi
Dan River
Connecticut
San Antonio
New York
Los Angeles
Phoenix
National Association Ames
AP Sportlight
Tested
G-Men
Tunstall
Jonathan Blevins
Blaine Mahood
Meeke
VHSL
East River
Piedmont District
Thorpe
Amanda Dannhardt
Andrea McClure
Allison Hunter
Hunter
Dannhardt
Patty Gail Cecil
Eric DiNovo
Lou Peery
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