Local youth sports activities fill Bluefield region
A packed schedule of youth leagues and clinics fills Bluefield and surrounding towns. Babe Ruth T-ball and baseball meet at 6 PM at the Youth Center Office with a $10 registration. Softball and cheerleading registrations are at area schools and Bluefield Parks and Recreation with a $15 fee. Additional events include a Richlands Big League Softball girls league, a Princeton Girls Basketball Camp, Blacksburg Open Golf Tournament, Mountain Lion Volleyball Camp, and multiple on site registration windows for T-ball baseball swimming taekwon do three on three basketball tours and Princeton Midget Football registrations with varying fees and contact numbers.
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Bluefield
Youth Center
Louis Bales
Wanda Mitchem
Ruth Besenger
Jaycees
Blacksburg
Bluefield Youth Center
Taekwon-Do
International Martial Arts League
Tazewell
Princeton
Princeton City Pool
Lady Cavs
Mercer Christian Academy
John O'Neal
Lady Cavaliers
O'Neal
Wallace holds off Irvan in crash-filled Budweiser 500
Rusty Wallace wins the Budweiser 500 at Dover Downs in a crash filled race. Irvan leads early but Wallace edges ahead in the final laps to win by about three car lengths amid 12 cautions. Wallace ties for most wins this season with three, while Irvan and Earnhardt remain strong contenders in the points race.
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Dover
Del
Rusty Wallace
Ernie Irvan
Wallace
Irvan
Ernie
Dale Earnhardt
Dover Downs International Speedway
Rusty
Dave Marcis
Earnhardt
Knicks Beat Pacers 94 90 to Reach NBA Finals
New York reaches the championship round against Houston after a 94-90 win over Indiana in the Eastern Conference finals. Patrick Ewing starred with 24 points 22 rebounds and 11 offensive boards delivering the decisive late dunk. John Starks 17 and Derek Harper 16 added support while Reggie Miller led Indiana with 25 points.
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NEW York
Patrick Ewing
New York Knicks
Ewing
Knicks
Houston
Indiana
John Starks
Derek Harper
Reggie Miller
Byron Scott
Madison Square Garden
Philadelphia
Boston
Rockets
Pat Riley
Lakers
Walton's first home run lifts Reds past Mets in ten
Deion Sanders tied the game with a ninth inning dash to home on a fielding error and a late score, then Jerome Walton hit a three run shot in the 10th to lift the Cincinnati Reds over the New York Mets 9 6. Barry Larkin and Bret Boone sparked the late rally, Brantley pitched a perfect 10th for the win, as Cincinnati moved to 5 0 in the last 15.
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Cincinnati
Deion Sanders
Jerome Walton
Cincinnati Reds
New York Mets
Reds
Brian Dorsett
John Franco
Sanders
Jose Vizcaino
Lenny Harris
Vizcaino
Dorsett
David Segui
Todd Hundley
Barry Larkin
Bret Boone
Frank Seminara
Walton
Jeff Brantley
Kevin Mitchell
Thomas Howard
Ripken ignites late Orioles rally in 8 5 win over ChiSox
Cal Ripken delivered the go ahead RBI single in the seventh as the Orioles rallied from a 5 1 deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 8 5 in Baltimore. Palmeiro Baines and Gomez homered for the Orioles while Franco and Cora drove White Sox runs. Oquist left after being struck by Franco's single.
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Ripken
Orioles
ChiSox
Baltimore
Cal Ripken
Chicago White Sox
Leo Gomez
Rafael Palmeiro
Harold Baines
Alex Fernandez
Chicago
Julio Franco
White Sox
Toronto
Joe Carter
Mark Eichhorn
Lee
Gomez
Fernandez
RBI
Joey Cora
Franco
Oquist
Lance Johnson
Tom Bolton
Palmiero
Baines
Palmeiro
Brady Anderson
Sm Fer
Dennis Cook
Mark McLemore
Jack Voigt
Mike Oquist
Area Softball Tournaments Fill June Weekends
Multiple USSSA softball events across Beckley Bluefield Danville Petersburg and Princeton. Roles include class D world and state qualifying in Beckley with 100 entry, Bluefield double elimination $80, Danville $115, Petersburg $150, Princeton $75 with trophies and home run honors. Contacts listed for each event.
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Beckley
Fitzpatrick Park
USSSA
Sam Hall
Bluefield
Bluefield City Park
Danville
Ling Watson
Ringold
Tommy Watson
Petersburg
Hospitality Association
Chesterfield
Jim McCarron
Princeton
Princeton Rec Field
Billy Cory
Princeton Ree Field
Tucker Meadows
Danny Phillips
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S.T.A.R.S
Dover Downs
NY Knicks
Pacers
Ray Knight
Mets
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