Major League Amateur Draft Picks Feature Virginia Tech Players
In New York on Thursday the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft highlighted regional talent. Arizona selected Aaron Blair in Round 1, while Virginia Tech produced Chad Pinder in Round 2 and Tyler Horan in Round 8, with Kyle Crockett of Virginia in Round 4 and Jake Joyce of Virginia Tech at Round 9.
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Arizona
Aaron Blair
Oakland
Chad Pinder
Virginia Tech
Cleveland
Kyle Crockett
LHP
Virginia
San Franciso
Tyler Horan
Washington
Jake Joyce
Concord picks Bland County star for cross country and track
Bland County senior Josh Goodman will run cross country and participate in track for Concord University. Goodman won the MED X/C title and the Star City Half Marathon in Roanoke last year and inked a letter of intent early this week.
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Roanoke
Bradshaw Targeted by Colts After Giants Exit
Ahmad Bradshaw, former Giants running back with 1,015 rushing yards last season and the Super Bowl XLVI winning touchdown, is reportedly pursued by the Indianapolis Colts as he enters unrestricted NFL free agency.
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Varmint Marathon Draws 350 Runners to Burkes Garden
Bluefield Virginia resident Nick Whited will join more than 350 runners in the 20th annual Varmint Marathon and 5K Road Race today at 8 a.m. The event starts at the Burkes Garden Community Center.
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Virginia
Nick Whited
Burkes Garden Community Center
Honaker and East Rockingham meet in softball semifinals
Softball Group A Division 1 semifinals set at Moyer Sports Complex in Salem with Honaker facing East Rockingham at 10 a.m. Later, NCAA Division I Super Regionals take center stage at Davenport Field in Charlottesville as Mississippi State visits Virginia at 1 p.m.
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TV Sports Schedule Highlights for Today
A packed day features college baseball super regionals with South Carolina at North Carolina ESPN noon and Mississippi State at LSU ESPN at 10 pm ESPN2. Also golf from the St Jude Classic at 3 pm CBS and a slate of MLB, NHL conference finals and the French Open women’s final in Paris.
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Philadelphia
Milwaukee
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Los Angeles
Chicago
Paris
PikeView three named to All FSC first team honors
PikeView earns three spots on the All-FSC first team as the season ends with no area team advancing past state quarterfinals. The piece notes a trend of near-misses and strong showings by PikeView, Princeton, and Honaker as they eyed state semifinals, referencing past titles and regional matchups.
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Bluefield
Princeton
West Virginia
Honaker
Tom Harding
Virginia
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Charleston
Mavericks
Braxton County
Pike View
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Richlands
Roanoke
WVIAC Archives to Residence at Bluefield State College
Bluefield State College will house the archives of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after a June 30 dissolution. An agreement signed Friday places the conference records at BSC, with president Marsha Krotseng noting archives were a key asset during dissolution talks. Participants at the ceremony included BSC officials and WVIAC commissioner Barry Blizzard.
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West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Bluefield State College
WVIAC
Bluefield State
BSC
Marsha Krotseng
Jim Leedy
Jim
Barry Blizzard
Jerry Perdue
Terry Brown
Cavaliers seek to reach CWS as Mississippi State awaits
Virginia, 50-10, seeks a fourth straight regionals win and a spot in the College World Series. Senior Jared King, aiming to reverse last year’s home defeat to Oklahoma, leads the Cavaliers into a best of three super regional against Mississippi State, 46-18, starting Saturday.
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Graham girls tennis doubles fall in Group A semifinals
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 N-Door Tennis. Gate City advances to face George Mason’s Mauney Mauney in the Group A final at Radford University.
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Caitlin Williams
Rebecca Day
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Emily Smith
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Kynadi Mauney
Carrinton Mauney
George Mason
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Abby Goszka
Lori Gagnon
Rappahannock
Virginia Tech
Mariam Salakaia
Radford
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Roanoke
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