Hoops Drills & Life Skills Camp enters second day
Staff photo by Jessica Nuzzo. The Hoops Drills and Life Skills Summer Day Camp opened its second day on Tuesday at the Herb Sims Youth Center. The program, which engages nearly 100 local youths, will run through Thursday at the center.
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Richlands star Mackenzie Osborne named Region 2D Player of the Year
Region 2D selects Richlands pitcher Mackenzie Osborne as Player of the Year after a 13-3 season guiding the Lady Blues to the Class 2 state final. Page County defeated them 3-0 in the title game. Ronnie Davis of Richlands is Coach of the Year. Lebanon’s Morgan Hamm is Pitcher of the Year. Local first team members include Tazewell’s Jewell Ruble and Richlands’ Chloe Newberry and Ginger Short.
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Richlands Star Mya Holmes Named Region 2D Player of Year
Richlands senior Mya Holmes earned Region 2D Player of the Year after guiding the Lady Blues to a 20-1 season and a third straight Class 2 state tournament berth. Coach LaRhonda Lindsay received Coach of the Year honors, with Region 20 first team selections including Graham’s Kaitlyn Perdue and Richlands players Ellie Lindsey Jantzen Taylor and Yulia Sloan.
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Appy League Openers Preview for Bluefield and Princeton
Appy League schedule lists Bluefield Blue Jays hosting Johnson City Cardinals June 19 to 21 and Burlington Royals June 22 to 24. Princeton Rays travel to Kingsport Mets June 19 to 21 then host Danville Braves June 22 to 24.
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Princeton Rays Host Free Fan Fest at Hunnicutt Field
The Princeton Rays invite fans to a free Fan Fest and Media Day at Hunnicutt Field on Saturday ahead of the 2018 Appalachian League season. Gates open 1:45 p.m. Autographs at 2 p.m. Team practice runs 2 to 4 p.m. Music, food, bounce house, and face painting included. public welcome.
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A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier name approved
The PGA Tour sanctioned renaming The Greenbrier Classic to A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. The eight year event runs July 5 to 8 on the Old White course with Gov Jim Justice promising free admission and private seating for current and past veterans.
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Practice makes perfect by Tom Bone Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The Bluefield area hosts a growing youth basketball league behind Graham High School with 55 teams this summer, up from 24. Director Todd Baker credits on time starts and a twin gym facility funded by the Carlock Pruett Athletic Foundation and the Tazewell County school system. He notes the convenience of side by side gyms and the program’s expansion as key to its success. Girls teams began playing on Tuesday as Richlands Lady Blues prepare for their game.
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Holliday begins ninth season as Marshall football coach
Marshall coach Doc Holliday enters year nine with a 61 42 record amid a strong returning lineup. He notes 20 starters back and welcomes early summer workouts, highlighting local prospects Mookie Collier and Taymon Cooke as potential contributors while remaining focused on developing players for the season.
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Germany Eyes Repeat World Cup Title in Russia
MOSCOW AP Germany seeks to become the first repeat world champion in more than 50 years as the 2018 tournament opens across 12 stadiums in 11 Russian cities. The field includes defending titleholders, while the United States Italy and others miss the event, marking a paused era for several traditional powers.
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Woods seeks final piece of return to golf at U S Open
Tiger Woods returned to the U S Open at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton New York for the first time in three years amid a quiet crowd. He reflected on ongoing adjustments after four back surgeries and a year marked by anticipation and intrigue around his first victory in nearly five years.
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