VHSL Spring Jubilee games proceed amid OK air quality
Air quality judged fine for VHSL Spring Jubilee events this weekend. VHSL staff monitored AQ using AirNow.gov in Spotsylvania and Loudoun Counties where Class 8, 4, 5 and 6 Jubilees are held. Weather forecasts show no red alerts for Friday and Saturday, so most games proceed as scheduled with classroom adjustments for Class 6 soccer and softball quarterfinal postponements. Semi finals and finals for Class 6 soccer set for June 10 and 11 at John Champe High School.
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Lady Bulldogs Meet Page County In Final Four Opener
TROUTVILLE Va The Tazewell girls softball team makes its first ever Class 2 state Final Four appearance with a 10 am semifinal against Page County at Botetourt Sports Complex Page County 24 8 led by Bailee Gaskins who seeks another title bid after last year state final loss Appomattox County 1 0 in Salem Tazewell 17 4 1 defeated Raiders 2 1 in quarterfinal Carly Compton struck out 18 in seven innings and Alaysha Griffith Maddie Gillespie Haley Reynolds provided strong support King William James River play at 1 pm Saturday for a shot at the state crown.
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Appalachian League Scores and Friday Schedule
Thursday scores Danville 13 Pulaski 5. Princeton 14 Johnson City 5. Bluefield 8 Burlington 6. Kingsport 13 Bristol 7. Elizabethton 7 Greeneville 1. Friday games Danville vs Pulaski 7 p.m. Princeton vs Johnson City 7 p.m. Bluefield vs Burlington 7 p.m. Kingsport vs Bristol 7 p.m. Greeneville vs Elizabethton 7 p.m.
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Graham's Ella Dales Named SWD Girls Soccer Player of the Year
Graham High School sophomore Ella Dales earns Southwest District Girls Soccer Player of the Year after coaches balloted. Graham coach Lee Brown named All-SWD Coach of the Year for an undefeated regular season and district run. First team includes Reagyn Ramsey Hannah White Campbell Perdue plus players from Richlands Virginia High and Tazewell. Second team selections feature Cadence Owen Emily Spaulding Artcha Rifkin Morgan Murphy and others.
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Wetherholt Named Dick Howser Trophy Finalist
WVU second baseman and leadoff hitter JJ Wetherholt advances as one of five finalists for the Dick Howser Trophy. He posted a school single season best .449 batting average with 16 homers, 24 doubles, 60 RBIs, 67 runs, and 86 steals, earning Big 12 Player of the Year and first team All American honors. Other finalists include LSU’s Dylan Crews and Paul Skenes, Florida’s Joe Caglianone, Wake Forest’s Rhett Lowden, and WVU’s own showcase of offensive prowess.
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Lincoln County star Josie Bird Leads Class AAA All State
Lincoln County High School catcher Josie Bird was named captain of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association Class AAA all-state team. The senior hit 13 home runs this season and 39 in three years, helping the Panthers to a 22 5 record and Region IV finals. She noted she takes a patient approach to pitchers and focuses on team success.
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