Summer Bird nets Belmont upset over Mine That Bird
Summer Bird sprinted to a 2 3/4 length victory over Dunkirk at Belmont Park as Mine That Bird faltered after a fast start. Jockey Kent Desormeaux clinched his elusive Belmont, while Calvin Borel failed to complete a personal Triple Crown as Mine That Bird faded to third amid a late stretch rally by Summer Bird. Trainer Tim Ice celebrated on his 35th birthday after a bold, rail-route ride that paid out at 25.80 9.30 and 4.70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Summer Bird
Calvin Borel
Borel
Rachel Alexandra
Dunkirk
Kent Desormeaux
Mine That Bird
Desormeaux
Preakness
Big Brown
Real Quiet
Charitable Man
Alan Garcia
Luv Gov
Flying Private
Brave Victory
Mr. Hot Stuff
Mine
Bird
Chip Woolley
Birdstone
Tim Ice
Ice
Tigers fall as Gate City edges Honaker in late rally
In a pitcher's duel two sophomores, Wes Hughes for Gate City and Derrick Murphy for Honaker, kept the game tight. Gate City finally broke through in the bottom of the fourth with a homer by Hughes and a run by Estepp, then held off Honaker's late rally as Gate City clinched a 4 7 1 victory and advanced to the Group A final against Chatham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estepp
Honaker
Tom Harding
Gate City
Blue Devils
Wes Hughes
Derrick Murphy
Justin Hall
RBI
Fisher Wilson
Tigers
Luke Kirk
Hughes
Murphy
Trey Clark
Keene
Nick Bright
Robbie Perry
Kevin Lester
Andrew Dye
Perry
Justin
Hall
Kirk
Chatham
Devils
Radford
McPhersons lifelong sports journey from farm to Hall of Fame ambitions
A West Virginia native recounts his early life on a Princeton area farm with father Country McPherson, hitchhiking to practice, and supporting family. He details a baseball rise via Concord College and University of Florida training, then a knee injury in minor league St Petersburg. He shifted to coaching softball and basketball in Orlando, guiding USA teams and winning national titles, later contributing to NBA games and Florida sports circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Kegley
Brickyard Road
McPherson
Honaker Avenue
Walker Street
Mildred Blankenship
Rinky Dinks
Concord College
Jacksonville
Fla
University of Florida
Disney World
Orlando
Disney
Universal Studios
Sea World
Wide World of Sports
Hesebes Pr
Orlando Flyers
St. Louis Cardinals
Tampa
Cardinals
Bob Gibson
Ken Boyer
St. Petersburg
Denver
Metro
Orlando Bears
Alabama
Houston
West
Indianapolis
USA Softball
USA
Addison Steel Inc
Nassau
Bahamas
Orlando Magic
NBA
Shaquille O'Neal
Magic
Gaye
West Virginia
Straley
Fountain Springs
Peterstown
Tom Bone
Tbone
Bdtonline
Year in review highlights from Woodson sports section
The past school year produced state titles for Chad Brady Grace Sarver Kirby Mustard and Tyler Franklin and team titles for Summers County girls hoops. Bluefield NCCAA title and Ramblin Rams AAC runs added to college success while Honaker fell 4-3 to Gate City in a dramatic Group A semifinal. The piece closes with season outlook and countdown to 2009-10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chad Brady
Grace Sarver
Kirby Mustard
Tyler Franklin
Summers County Girls Hoops
Bland County
James Monroe
Bluefield
Ramblin’ Rams
Concord
Honaker
Tom Harding
Tigers
Gate City
Harding
Also Mentioned on This Page
Belmont
Belmont Park
Elmont
N.Y
Radford University
H. Wilson
Miller
W—Hughes
L—Murphy
Hr—Hughes
Metro-Orlando
HONDA
Randy Merricks
Randy
Green Valley
Brian Woodsor
Brian Woodson
The
Daily Telegraph
Bwoodson
Bottonline
Tom Childress
Planning Commission
Highway & Transportation Safety Commission
Tourism Board
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!