Last Night’s MLB Scores Across Leagues
In the American League Yankees beat Cleveland 5 to 3, Anaheim routed Texas 8 to 3, Tampa Bay defeated Boston 8 to 5, Minnesota at Chicago White Sox was night action, Detroit 4 over Kansas City 3, Baltimore 11 over Toronto 3, Oakland 6 over Seattle 2. In the National League Houston edged Cincinnati 9 to 8, San Francisco 5 beat San Diego 2, Florida 8 over the New York Mets 3, Atlanta 5 over Montreal. Chicago Cubs hosted Philadelphia late, with Pittsburgh at Milwaukee and Los Angeles at Colorado and Arizona at St. Louis listed as late night games.
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Cleveland
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Tampa Bay
Boston
Minnesota
Chicago White Sox
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Baltimore
Toronto
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Seattle
Houston
Cincinnati
San Francisco
San Diego
Florida
N.Y. Mets
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Chicago Cubs
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Milwaukee
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Colorado
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St. Louis
Birds hammer Cards in 7 3 win at Bowen Field
Bluefield defeats the Johnson City Cardinals 7-3 to even their record at 2-2. Shannon Carter leads with four singles and three runs, Joey Hammond adds four hits and two RBIs, Tom Hage belts a three run homer, and Sean Jones pitches five innings allowing two earned runs as Bluefield rumbles to 12 hits while limiting JC to five. The series wraps at 6 p.m. Sunday.
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Orioles
Johnson City Cardinals
Bowen Field
Baby Birds
Bluefield
Johnson City
Shannon Carter
Joey Hammond
Tom Hage
Sean Jones
Cardinals
Princeton
Burlington
BB Crisies
Indians pound P Rays for second straight win
Burlington Indians extended their streak against the Princeton Devil Rays to two, winning 8-0 in Burlington. Barrett Wright pitched well, retiring the first 10 before Maicer Isturiz broke up the bid with a single in the fourth as Burlington shut down Princeton for the second consecutive night.
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N.C
Buurlington Indians
Princeton Devil Rays
Princeton
Burlington Hurlers
Indians
Devil Rays
Danville Braves
Bluefield
Barrett Wright
Maicer Isturiz
Wright
Bluefield coach honored as High School Golf Coach of the Year
Bluefield High School golf coach Rick Harman, seven-year head of the Linksmen, was named West Virginia High School Golf Coach of the Year during halftime ceremonies at the North South football all star game in Charleston. Harman’s team won its second consecutive state AA title this year, adding to prior finishes of fourth in 1995 and runner-up in 1996. He credited players for the honor and described a mental approach to improve performance. Harman noted four solid golfers returning next spring, including two time all stater Akan Whalen.
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Rick Harman
BHS
West Virginia
Charleston
Harman
Bluefield High
Laidley Field
Akan Whalen
Bite Binet
Stewart Leads US Open by Four Entering Final Round
Payne Stewart holds a four stroke edge at Lake Course as Tom Lehman and Jim Furyk chase. Stewart shot 70 to reach 207, four under, the largest 54 hole lead since 1970. Lehman, Price, Janzen, Stricker and Maggert remain within striking distance heading into Sunday.
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AN Francisco
Payne Stewart
Tom Lehman
Olympic Club
Stewart
Lake
Lehman
Jim Furyk
Bob Tway
Tony Jacklin
Nick Price
Lee Janzen
Steve Stricker
Jeff Maggert
Payne
Janzen
Gouzd Leads Class AAA All State Baseball Team
Fairmont Senior pitcher John Gouzd, 14-0 with a 1.07 ERA and 149 strikeouts, headlines the Class AAA all state team chosen by West Virginia coaches and writers. Mount View catcher Jimmy Redmond hits .514 with 43 RBI, while Mount View’s Dana Samples and others earn utility roles. Gouzd has signed to play for James Madison.
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Myste
Arizona Diamondbacks
John Gouzd
Fairmont
Gouzd
Jefferson
West Virginia Sports Writers Association
Biggs
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Smith
Mount View
Jimmy Redmond
Jimmy
Nick Shaffron
Dana Samples
South Charleston
Black Eagles
Macosko Named Concord College Athletic Director
Ron P. Macosko was appointed Concord College athletic director, coming from the University of South Florida where he served nine years as an athletic administrator. He took over on June 15, replacing Don Christie, who retires June 30 under a one time early retirement program in place for 1997-98. Christie had led the program since 1989 after leaving a previous role in men’s basketball.
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Ron P. Macosko
Concord College
Macosko
University of South Florida
Jerry Beasley
Don Christie
Concord
Beasley
Christie
Men’s Bask
Glory days of Bluefield State star Watkins resurface
Former Bluefield State standout Preston Watkins recalled his prime as a premier receiver in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference. The 6-1 175 pound athlete drew attention from NFL greats including Bobby Mitchell and Charlie Taylor, starved by a 1971 MVP season and a coast-to-coast kickoff return for a TD against West Virginia State, while coach Tony Colabro and QBs Gary Bailey and Dave Archer helped shape his high scoring era.
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Preston Watkins
West Virginia
Bobby Mitchell
Charlie Taylor
Preston II
Logan
Watkins
Bluefield State
USC
BSC
WVIAC
Tony Colabro
Gary Bailey
Dave Archer
Cleveland Browns
Washington Redskins
Bluefield
Mitchell
West Virginia State
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Bristol
Eric DiNovo
Mt. View
New Concord
BSC Athletic
St. Louis Cardinals
Lee Watkins
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