Greenbrier Classic draws big names for July event
The Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs will run July 3 to 6 with solid commitments. Among them is eight time major winner Tom Watson, Golf Professional Emeritus at The Greenbrier, and all four past champions Appleby Stallings Potter Jr. and Blixt.
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Tom Watson
Greenbrier
Stuart Appleby
Scott Stallings
Ted Potter, Jr
Jonas Bilixt
Russell Martin Walk Lifts Pirates Over Reds in 12th
Russell Martin did not start the game but ended it with a bases loaded walk in the 12th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park.
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Russell Martin
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Suarez Leads Uruguay Past England at World Cup
Luis Suarez scored twice as Uruguay beat England 2 1 in a World Cup match on Thursday afternoon. Rooney opened the scoring in the first half before Suarez struck the late winner in the 85th minute.
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Liverpool
Uruguay
England
Wayne Rooney
Kershaw Completes First MLB No Hitter in Dodgers Rout
Clayton Kershaw pitched the Dodgers to an 8-0 win over Colorado, earning his first major league no hitter. A seventh inning throwing error broke the perfect game bid, but Kershaw still racked up 15 strikeouts in the early morning game.
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Waddell Ace Highlights Fountain Springs Scramble
Jim Waddell of Ballard scored a hole in one on the 139 yard par 3 seventeenth at Fountain Springs Golf Course during Thursday’s all ages scramble. He used a seven iron while playing with Ricky Miller Mason Chinault of Peterstown and Rudy Swarzyna of Lindside.
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Jim Waddell
Fountain Springs
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Ricky Miller
Mason Chinault
Peterstown
Rudy Swarzyna
Lindside
Unroe belts pennant swing in ninth to lift Princeton Rays
Riley Unroe turned on a 2-0 fastball and lofted it over the left field wall for a three run homer in the bottom of the ninth, breaking a 2-2 tie and delivering a 5-2 victory over the Bristol Pirates in the Appalachian League opener at Hunnicutt Field. Unroe added a triple and a single for his third hit.
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Riley Unroe
Mervyn del Rosario
Princeton Rays
Bristol Pirates
Hunnicutt Field
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Anroe
Bristol
Carlos Ozuna
Rays
Jose Alonzo
Engel Vallejo
Nick Ciuffo
Vallejo
Alonzo
Pirates
Pablo Reyes
Danny Arribas
Nathan Sopena
Ulises Montilla
Maximo Rivera
Georgian brings power to Princeton
Princeton picks up Nic Wilson a 6-6 first baseman from Georgia State who slugged 18 homers and drove in 52 runs this spring with a .322 batting average. He earned second team All-America honors and played previously at Eastern Arizona College and Georgia State, after a Decatur Ga. high school career.
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Princeton Rays
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Georgia State University
Atlanta
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Tampa Bay Rays
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Decatur
Eastern Arizona College
Thacker, Ariz
Georgia State
Turgeon leads Cardinals rout of Bluefield in opener
Casey Turgeon of the Johnson City Cardinals fueled an 18 hit attack in a 13-0 season opening win at Bowen Field against Bluefield. Turgeon had two doubles a single three runs scored and two RBIs in his pro debut. Bluefield manager Dennis Holmberg lamented early pitching and defensive miscues as the Blue Jays began the season with a lopsided loss.
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University of Florida
Casey Turgeon
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Turgeon
Dennis Holmberg
Hoop Drills and Life Skills Camp Draws 135 Kids
A record number of children, mostly from Bluefield, filled the Bluefield Recreation Center for the Hoop Drills and Life Skills Basketball Camp. Centered at CASE WV, program director Jim Pettus oversaw the sessions as Lykel Collier and local coaches engaged youths in drills and life lessons.
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Lykel Collier
Bluefield Community Center
Luefield
Bluefield Recreation Center
Stadium Drive
Jim Pettus
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