Shenandoah National Park and Blue Ridge Ridgeway Overview
The Shenandoah region spans northwestern Virginia with Massanutten and Blue Ridge barriers, offering Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway. The area features extensive trails, coves like Whiteoak Canyon, Old Rag, and Limberlost, abundant wildlife, historic sites, caverns such as Luray and Natural Bridge, and Civil War landmarks. The Parkway draws millions, linking Waynesboro, Roanoke, and Gatlinburg, with accessibility from major interstates.
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Shenandoah
Virginia
Massanutten Mountain
Blue Ridge
Shenandoah National Park
Mountain Crest
Blue Ridge Parkway
Skyline
Dickey Ridge
Front Royal
Harry F. Byrd Sr
Big Meadows
Georgia
Maine
Whiteoak Canyon
Old Rag
Nicholson Hollow
Herbert Hoover
National Park
Gatlinburg
Tenn
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Luray
Grand
Massanutten
Dixie
Natural Bridge
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Cave Mountain Lake
Jefferson National Forest
Otter
Sharp Top
Fishersville
Staunton
Shenandoah Valley
Stonewall Jackson
New Market
VMI
Washington & Lee University
Lexington
Robert E. Lee
Woodrow Wilson
Transportation Museum
Children’s
Roanoke
Monticello
National Park Service
Three Area Players Named for North-South All-Star Tilt
Charleston coverage lists Bluefield area standouts Randy Peek David Saunders and David Clay among 35 players chosen for the North South High School All Star Football Game at Laidley Field July 16 7 30 p m Training camp opens July 5 at West Virginia State College with South head coach Man s Tootie Carter and North coach Mike Hayden Tickets cost 7 reserved 4 general in advance 8 at gate with proceeds to Charleston Lions Club
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Charleston
Laidley Field
Princeton
Randy Peek
Mount View
David Saunders
Mullens
David Clay
West Virginia State College
Montgomery
Tootie Carter
Parkersburg South
Mike Hayden
Neral
Ces
Area Shut Out On All-State Team Again
Ripley High School pitcher Scott Walters repeats on the 1983 Class AAA All-State baseball team by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. The senior, who struck out 54 in 40 innings and hit .444 with nine homers, joins Stan Fansler, Roger Thompson, and Brad Marano on the first unit amid a dominant lineup featuring Martinsburg, Beckley, and Liberty representatives.
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Charleston
Ripley
Scott Walters
West Virginia Sports Writers’ Association
Walters
Elkins
Stan Fansler
Parkersburg South
Roger Thompson
Brad Marano
Lincoln
West Virginia
West Virginia Sports Writers Association
Scott Poe
Allen McBrayer
Ebank C
Chuck Tate
Joe Shelton
Nitro
Anthony Chance
Todd Brown
Martinsburg Sr
Brian Mahaffey
Mount View
Mike Lusk
Beckley
Tom Myers
North Marion
Scott Lamm
Liberty
Marvin Shepherd
Mt. View
Bill Ferguson
Huntington East, Jr
Kriek and Gullikson Reach West of England Final
Johan Kriek the top seed edged Lloyd Bourne 6 2 1 6 7 5 in a tight semifinal while Tor Gullikson defeated Ramesh Krishnan 6 4 7 5 to set up a Wimbledon tune up final in Bristol England The Australian era notes mention a controversial overruled call in the final game of the Bourne match and Kriek’s fatigue despite strong serve and return pressures from both opponents
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Bristol
England
Johan Kriek
Tom Gullikson
Kriek
Lloyd Bourne
Tor Gullikson
Ramesh Krishnan
India
Bourne
United States
Service
Gullikson
Krishnan
Krick
Festival Showcases Top Talent at National Sports Festival
COLORADO SPRINGS AP Its concept formed in 1963 and reshaped over two decades the National Sports Festival grows bigger with Festival V. 2,600 athletes in 33 sports over 12 days. stars Carl Lewis Greg Louganis Mark Fusco and others headline. trials determine U S Olympic and Pan American teams. Opening ceremonies Friday at 6 p m, events run through July 3 as top prep and college stars compete.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
America
Robert Kane
U.S
Europe
Kane
Baaron Pittenger
USOC
Carl Lewis
Greg Louganis
Los Angeles
Scott Johnson
Nebraska
Rowdy Gaines
SMU
Steve Lundquist
Jeff Kostoff
Tracie Ruiz
Tyrell Biggs
Floyd Favors
Mark Breland
Lee Kemp
Greg Gibson
Ty Stoffler
Michelle Thomas
Kathy Arendsen
Jeff Michels
Brian Boitano
Scott Hamilton
Mark Cockerell
Dwayne Washington
Syracuse University
Brooklyn
James Blackmon
Kentucky
Marion
Ind
Tina Hutchinson
East St. Louis
Ill
Teresa Edwards
Georgia
Buzz Schneider
John Harrington
Phil Verdota
Collegians
Harvard
Mark Fusco
Race Car Kills Four In French Rally Crash
A private Porsche driven by Reynolds Menghini crashed on a hairpin in Sallanches near Morzine during the eighth edition of a local rally. Four members of a French family, Jacques Wargnier 41 Michelle 34 Stephanie 6 Nicolas 5, were killed as the car ran off the curve and burst into flames. Menghini and co pilot Monique Bertholet escaped. the race was canceled two hours later.
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Lallanches
France
Jacques Wargnier
Michelle
Stephanie
Nicolas
Reynolds Menghini
Porsche
Sallanches
Morzine
Wargnier
Menghini
Monique Bertholet
Theismann Family Receives Settlement Over Bus Crash
Fairfax County private school owner and a bus driver agreed in court to pay 17500 dollars to Joseph Theismann Jr and Amy Theismann for injuries from a 1978 bus accident. Judge J Howe Brown ordered Theismann to supervise the funds for his children.
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Fairfax
Fairfax County
Washington Redskins
Joe Theismann
J. Howe Brown
Theismann
Todian
Joseph Jr
Amy
Fairfax Christian School
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Don Cuppett
Shenandoah Area
Charleston Lions Club
P.O
South
Todd Fugate
Milton
John Jessup
Ty Hawkins
Brad Hunt
Herbert Mitchell
Greenbrier West
Glen Jackson
Man
Willis Isaacs Winfield
Edward Donahue
Robert Boyes
Ceredo Kenova
A. Charles Clark
Duval
Jack Haley
Van
Marty McClure
Rick Lester
Gilbert
Daniel Taylor
Gilbert North
Jeff Kent
Parker
Parkersburg Catholic
Barry Pavie
Mark Breeneman
Sistersville
Joe Fincham
Williamstown
Arthur Donovan
Joe Louis
Area
Parkersburg
East Bank
Rusty Clark
Dave Merriman
Magnolia
Rick Mount
Wheeling Park
Tim McMillan
Oak Hill
Brad Gill
Ron Harrison
Paul Norman
John Marshall
Jimbo
Fisher of Liberty
McMillan and Mount
Fansler
Pittsburgh Pirates
Thompson
Marano
RBI
Martinsburg
Mark Hamilton
Larry Farley
Brian Staley
Wayne
Troy Stambaugh
Jefferson
Dave Logan
Darrin Stroup
Gary Thompson
South Charleston
Mike Hinkle
Buckhannon
Clark Patterson
Tom Pralley
Scott Fraley
Huntington East
Vic Green
Tom Surbaugh
J.T. Morris
St. Albans
Todd White
Hun
Tington East
Doug Hannah
West Fairmont
Brad Metheny
Central Preston
Jerry Retton
Jody Davis
Larry Gryskevich
Brooke
Don Brown
Don Bayles
University
Jeff Rogers
Philip Barbour
Tom White
Mike Polen
Mike McCoy
Emil Cimall
Mike Huddleston
Point Pleas
Cedric Norman
Carl Seamon
Andy Morrison
Mike Wellman
Rick Handschumacher
Bob Metz
Mike Plybon
Barboursville
Dave McQuain
East Fairmont
Jerry Comer
Joe Demus
Randy Toth
Morgantown
Ty Phillips
Joe Barnes
Jon Cochran
Grafton
Donnie Retton
West Palen
Scott Higgins
Jim Boyer
Larry Carroll
Todd Zubick
Wade Campbell
Weirton
Theron Lowery
Independence
Glenn Wroczynski
Huntington
Tim Griffith
Sissonville
Lance Gossett
Paul Hupp
John
Dave Swarrigan
James Keys
Greenbrier
Scott Pancake
Rusty Trickett
Mike Rosalez
Steve Lepeck
Bruce Knight
John Monti
Brad Ling
Bridgeport
Scott Fullen
Don Johnson
James Miller
Braxton Co
Rick Moody
Jeff Thompson
Greg Reed
Nicholas Co
Willie Twohig
Rod Gleason
Point Pleasant
Brad King
Mark Zeck
Mike Manypenny
Oak Glen
Larry Halstead
DuPont
Rob Flint
Chris Fink
Terry Nelson
Wayne Powers
Jeff Sizemore
Carl Wilson
Bluefield
Steve Adams
Logan
Rick Hammers
Dan Clutter
Wayne Mullins
Dom Paoletti
Tim Wise
Greg Deck
Marty Cepelnik
Kriek, Gullikson
WLA
Priddy
the Saving Place
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