Ridge Runners Return to Bowen Field for Two-Game Stand
Bluefield hosts Danville Otterbots at Bowen Field for a two game set with first pitches at 6 30 pm. Bluefield beat Johnson City 9 7 earlier and lost 7 3 on Saturday while Sunday game was postponed by rain. Danville arrives after a home series loss to Burlington and then won 7 4 in Burlington.
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Eric DiNovo
Peters Park
Bowen Field
Danville
Otterbots
Bluefield Ridge
Bluefield
Ridge
Johnson City
Burlington Sock Pupets
Burlington
Gillen and Neubeck named Appalachian League Players of the Week
Bristol's Patrick Gillen earns Player of the Week after hitting .667 with a home run and five runs, while Burlington's Tony Neubeck is named Pitcher of the Week after a 0.00 ERA across two starts. Gillen set league highs in average, hits, on base, slugging and OPS, as Neubeck led in innings and strikeouts.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Appalachian League
Bristol
Patrick Gillen
Burlington
Tony Neubeck
Gillen
State Liners
RBI
Kingsport
Bluefield
Pulaski
Jensen Beach
Fla
UNC Asheville
Bulldogs
Neubeck
Sock Puppets
Johnson City
Danville
Hugo
Minn
Johnson City Doughboy
Missouri
Longtime WV sports official Huff retires as WVSWA secretary treasurer
R Douglas Huff, famed WV Sports Writers Association figure and National High School Sports Hall of Fame inductee, will retire as secretary treasurer after the 2024-25 prep season. Jim Workman will assume the post, continuing Huff’s 70 year sportswriting legacy and the Victory Awards Dinner leadership begun in 1993.
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Doug Huff
West Virginia
R. Douglas
Doug” Huff
West Virginia Sports Writers Association
Huff
West
WVSWA
Jim Workman
Wally’s
Wimpy’s
Workman
Spaun Wins U S Open In Rain Soaked Oakmont Upset
J J Spaun, 34, clawed back under brutal rain at Oakmont to win the U S Open. He made a decisive drive on the reachable par-4 17th and a 65 foot birdie putt on 18 to seal the major title. The Californian overcame a fall and edged rivals in a weather soaked finale.
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Oakmont
J.J. Spaun
East Hardys Hamilton leads Class A all state baseball team
East Hardys junior infielder Evan Hamilton captains the WVSWA Class A all state first team after a standout 2025 season that helped guide the Cougars to the state title with a .451 average, 37 hits, 21 RBI, and 35 runs. Teammate Garrett Van Meter earns first team as a versatile sophomore with .508 average and 23 RBI. Madonna place earns three first team picks including Reed Wilharm, David Connors, and Jacob Lazear as top performers.
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East Hardy
Madonna
Evan Hamilton
Hamilton
Garrett van Meter
RBI
Reed Wilharm
David Connors
Jacob Lazear
Wilharm
Connors
Lazear
Kason Angel
Cameron
Jaxon Drennen
Tygarts Valley
Angel
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Mountaineers
Jeremiah
Reed
Spaun
Merci
Carolyn Easter
Oakmont Country Club
Andrew Grimm
Wheeling
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