Concord’s Joey Best Earns NCBWA All American Honor
West Virginia Conference players dominate the NC BWA lists with seven honorees. Concord’s Joey Best earned second team shortstop honors after a 2006 season hitting .422 with 12 homers and 67 RBIs. West Virginia State’s Jeff Miller and Kyle Jones landed first team spots, with teammates Collin Brown Ryan Taylor Brandon Halstead on the second team and Zach Baldwin receiving honorable mention.
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Federer Eyes Four Majors in a Row and Nadal Final
Federer aims to extend his Grand Slam semi final streak to eight then win four straight majors, a feat not seen since Rod Laver in 1969. He targets two more French Open wins and hopes to meet defending champion Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s final.
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Virginia High School Playoffs Tuesday Games Summary
In Group A Girls Soccer quarterfinals at Blacksburg Middle School Blacksburg defeated Tazewell 7 to 1. In baseball at Flanagan Dam Haysi lost to Glenvar 17 to 3. In softball at Honaker High School Honaker trailed 4 to 3 after five innings. Thursday features Group AA singles semifinals at Radford University with Chad Brady Graham facing Alex Funkhouser John Handley at 9 am. Group AA team semifinals at Virginia Tech pair Graham versus Hidden Valley. Saturday group A team finals see Graham Hidden Valley against Courtland Loudon at 9 am.
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106th Women’s Western Golf Association Amateur Championship at Fincastle
The 106th Women’s Western Golf Association National Amateur Championship will be held June 19 to 24 at Fincastle Country Club. More than 100 golfers from about 30 states plus Australia and Canada are expected. Past winners include Patty Berg, Nancy Lopez, and Babe Didrikson Zaharias.
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Rose’s wild recall ends with U S Open dream dashed
Justin Rose called the past days bizarre after a Memorial win earned him over 100000 dollars but a Monday U S Open qualifier in Columbus failed as he left early before a playoff for the 21st and final spot.
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History maker Pronger nets first finals penalty shot goal
Edmonton defenseman Chris Pronger scored the first penalty shot goal in Stanley Cup finals history beating Cam Ward as the Oilers fell 5-4 to the Hurricanes. It marked the ninth finals penalty shot and the first since Pavel Bure in 1994.
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Vaidisova Upsets Williams for French Open Semifinal
The 17 year old Nicole Vaidisova defeats Venus Williams 6-7 6-1 6-3 at Roland Garros to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal. Williams, citing unsteady serve and 70 errors, praised Vaidisova while looking ahead to a potential meeting with Svetlana Kuznetsova. Kuznetsova then dominated Dinara Safina 7-6 6-0 to set up a semi with Justine Henin Hardenne in the Belgian clash.
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Blacksburg Bruins Eliminate Tazewell Girls in State Quarterfinals
Blacksburg defeats Tazewell 7 to 1 at Bill Brown Stadium to advance to the Virginia Group AA state semifinals. The Bulldogs struck first when Allison Hunter scored her 51st goal, but Blacksburg answered with goals from Katherine Matthews Erin Howard and Hayley Rhodes to pull away.
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Honaker Tigers Fall to James River in State Quarterfinals
In a Group A state softball quarterfinal, Honaker trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh rallied with eight batters to the plate but fell 4-3 to James River. The Region D champions end their season on a tough note despite late drama.
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Baby birds arrive at Bowen Field as Orioles prep home date
Matt Smith of Abington Va cleans Bowen Field locker room ahead of the Bluefield Orioles return on June 17. The Princeton Devil Rays arrive mid June to Greensboro NC then bus to Hunnicutt Stadium for season opener. GM Jim Holland invites fans to greet the bus at Hunnicutt Field.
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