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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 2014
Page
11
Mount View football coach Todd McCoy has stepped down to accept a teaching position at Buckhannon Upshur High School. McCoy arrived from Tygarts Valley in 2012 and posted a 4 16 record across two seasons, helping end a 31 game losing streak in 2012.
Four football players from Bluefield Summers County Mount View and Princeton will join the South and North squads at Laidley Field Charleston this Saturday. Bluefield's D J Edwards Isaiah Brown Summers County C J Lester and Christian Marshall from Princeton will compete. Bluefield coach Buster Large earns WVSSAC Coach of the Year recognition to be honored at halftime.
Whit Babcock announced former Hokies All-American Kevin Jones will join the athletic department as Special Assistant to the Athletic Director. Jones, a 2003 consensus All-American running back, will start July 10 and bring 3,475 Hokies rushing yards, second in school history, plus five NFL seasons with the Lions and Bears.
Fred McGriff known as the Crime Dog will be special guest at the 108th Annual Dinner of the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce. Mel Didier will deliver the keynote address. The Bluefield Elks Lodge hosts. reception at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 and available from the Chamber office or at 304 327 7184.
Zak Wasilewski pitched five innings for the Vancouver Canadians allowing four hits and one earned run while fanning five and walking three in a 10 9 loss to Salem Keizer. Bluefield manager Dennis Holmberg, a former Jays supervisor, praised his maturation and process of player development guiding him through extended spring training in Florida.
The Virginia Cavaliers and Texas Christian Horned Frogs were tied 2-2 in the eighth inning during the College World Series game in Omaha Nebraska. Details were to be found at bottonline sports and in Thursday's newspaper edition.
At Omaha Texas meets UC Irvine in Game 9 of the College World Series on ESPN at 8 p.m. MLB games include Cubs at Miami or Minnesota at Boston at 1 p.m., White Sox at San Francisco at 2 p.m., and Angels at Cleveland on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. World Cup action on ESPN features Australia against Netherlands at 11:30 a.m., Spain versus Chile at 2:39 p.m., and Cameroon against Croatia at 5:30 p.m. in Brazil.
In Princeton the 2014 Rays arrived in town for 48 hours and met fans at Hunnicutt Field during the annual Meet the Rays event. Jamie Workman and daughter Sydney Estep are familiar faces at the field and described the event as a favorite family tradition with autographs and photos for supporters of all ages.
Riley Unroe a Desert Ridge High School graduate from Mesa Arizona describes leaving home at 17 to start a new career in baseball. Drafted 60th in 2013 he played 46 Gulf Coast League games with Tampa Bay and now opens as Princeton Rays shortstop in a fan filled season. His father Tim played in MLB and Japan.
Jeff Gray becomes the first Bluefield general manager to reach two years in Bluefield since 2009. In 2014 he aims to build on the Bluefield Blue Jays momentum, improving fan experience as the team starts its 72nd professional season and 67th in the Appalachian League with a home opener against the Johnson City Cardinals.
Beer will be served at Bowen Field this summer but Bluefield Blue Jays aim to keep a long standing pro baseball atmosphere. General manager Jeff Gray says it will enhance the environment while remaining fan friendly as seen in other minor and major league parks.
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