Major League Baseball Amateur Draft picks announced in New York
In New York on Thursday the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft announced several regional selections. Arizona chose Aaron Blair a right handed pitcher from Marshall in Round 1 while Oakland selected Chad Pinder a shortstop from Virginia Tech in Round 2. Cleveland picked Kyle Crockett a left handed pitcher from Virginia in Round 4 and San Francisco chose Tyler Horan an outfielder from Virginia Tech in Round 8. Washington selected Jake Joyce a pitcher from Virginia Tech in Round 9.
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Concord University gains Bland County standout Josh Goodman
Bland County senior Josh Goodman will run cross country and compete in track for Concord University. He previously won the MED X/C title and the Star City Half Marathon in Roanoke and signed a letter of intent earlier this week.
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Bradshaw Pursued by Colts After Giants Release
Ahmad Bradshaw, former Giants star and Super Bowl XLVI winning scorer, is reportedly being pursued by the Indianapolis Colts as an unrestricted NFL free agent after his 1,015 rushing yards last season.
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Varmint Marathon Nears as 350 Run in Bluefield Event
Bluefield Virginia resident Nick Whited will run in the 20th Annual Varmint Marathon and 5K Road Race today. The event begins at Burkes Garden Community Center at 8 a.m. with more than 350 participants expected.
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Honaker versus East Rockingham in Salem semifinal
Softball Group A Division 1 semifinal at Moyer Sports Complex Salem features Honaker against East Rockingham at 10 a.m. College baseball NCAA Division I Super Regionals at Davenport Field Charlottesville Virginia hosts Mississippi State at Virginia at 1 p.m.
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TV schedule highlights college baseball and other pro sports
Noon ESPNU South Carolina at North Carolina game 2. 1 p.m. ESPN2 Mississippi State at NC State game 1. 3 p.m. ESPN Louisville at Vanderbilt game 1. 4 p.m. ESPN2 Rice at NC State game 2. 7 p.m. ESPN2 Oklahoma at LSU game 2. 10 p.m. ESPN2 UCLA at Cal State Fullerton game 2. St Jude Classic golf third round in Memphis. MLB doubleheaders and NHL conference final game. French Open women’s final in Paris.
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PikeView earns three All-FSC first team honors
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports PikeView places three players on the All-FSC first team as area teams wrap up the baseball season. The piece notes past state finals runs by Princeton Honaker and James Monroe, and observes near-misses this year for semifinals, with PikeView, Princeton, and Honaker each one win from state semifinals. The article reflects on regional power shifts and lingering Roanoke-area competition with Hidden Valley.
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WVIAC archives move to Bluefield State college
Bluefield State College will house the WVIAC archives after an agreement signed Friday as the 89 year old conference dissolves. BSC president Marsha Krotseng said archives were a major asset and Jim Leedy will oversee the transfer, with officials Terry Brown and Barry Blizzard among those pictured.
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Cavaliers, Bulldogs vie for CWS berth in Charlottesville
Virginia (50 10) faces Mississippi State (46 18) in a best of three super regional starting Saturday after sweeping the regional. Senior Jared King notes last year's home-field heartbreak against Oklahoma motivates the Cavaliers as they chase a berth to the College World Series.
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Graham girls fall in Group A state doubles semis at Roanoke
Graham's Caitlin Williams and Rebecca Day lost 6-3 6-4 to Gate City's Rosa Smith and Emily Smith in the Group A state doubles semifinals at the N-Door Tennis in Roanoke. Gate City advances to face George Mason's Kynadi Mauney and Carrinton Mauney in the Group A final at Radford University. Williams also fell 6-0 6-0 to Mariam Salakaia in Group A singles at Virginia Tech.
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Rebecca Day
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Lori Gagnon
Rappahannock
Virginia Tech
Mariam Salakaia
Radford
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Roanoke
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