Rainy Season Brings Odd Perks for Local Sports
Incessant rain disrupts schedules but yields unique benefits for area sports. Coaches rethink roles, field draining proves useful, and indoor camps gain attention while travel and TV reruns rise. Uniforms stay cleaner, tourism gets a boost, and vendors see brighter days.
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Big Ben
Princeton
Athens
Sahara
New
Greenbrier
Bobby Joe
Elmer Fudd
Bugs
Daffy
Bluefield City Park
Allison cruises to easy victory in Miller 400
Davey Allison led 158 of 200 laps at Michigan International Speedway to win the Miller Genuine Draft 400, widening his Winston Cup lead over Dale Earnhardt. Darrell Waltrip finished second after a strong run, with Alan Kulwicki third and Kyle Petty fourth as the top 10 included Rudd, Martin, Gant, Musgrave, Earnhardt, and Elliott.
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Allison
Brooklyn
Mich
Davey Allison
Victory Lane
Dale Earnhardt
Michigan International Speedway
Darrell Waltrip
Waltrip
Alan Kulwicki
Kulwicki
Kyle Petty
Ricky Rudd
Mark Martin
Harry Gant
Ted Musgrave
Earnhardt
Bill Elliott
Elliott
Larry
Larry McReynolds
Robert
Robert Yates
Mis
Kite Wins U S Open Amid Fierce Pebble Beach Winds
Tom Kite, the gritty Texan, overcomes brutal 35 mph winds at Pebble Beach to win the U S Open by two strokes over Jeff Sluman. Ray Floyd shot 81, Payne Stewart 83, while Gil Morgan led early with an 81. Kite’s par round 72 capped a career-defining moment after years of near-misses and Ryder Cup absence.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Tom Kite
Austin
Texas
Ray Floyd
Payne Stewart
Gil Morgan
Kite
Jeff Sluman
Pacific
Atlanta
Jack Nicklaus
America
Kite Wins U S Open At Pebble Beach After Hardship
The Pebble Beach course produced brutal conditions as Jay Kite finally captures the U S Open title, overcoming a string of near misses and lingering questions about his ability to win a major. Sluman finish tied for second, revealing the torturous grind of the championship.
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Pebble Beach
Elizabethton rallies past Princeton in ninth
Elizabethton Twins came from behind to defeat the Princeton Reds 5-4 at Hunniecutt Field. The late rally and timely hits in the ninth produced the first Appalachian League loss for Princeton, while Bry ant Balentine allowed the decisive single and Jose Correa earned the save.
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Princeton
Elizabethton Twins
Princeton Reds
Hunniecutt Field
Reds
Martinsville
Bill Brunson
Twins
Elizabethton
James Nix
Ray Smith
Sam Mesias
Bryant Balentine
Craig Hawkins
Jeff Ashton
Jose Correa
Ramon Hernandez
Brian Silvia
Cleveland Ladell
Eli Robinson
RBI
Thomas homer lifts Birds to win over Cubs
Bluefield Orioles outslug Huntington Cubs 11-9 as Thomas belted a two run homer in the seventh to break a 7-7 tie. Emerson earned the win, Benitez notched the save, while Bluefield survived a late Cubs rally and held on at St. Cloud Commons.
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Huntington
Mike Thomas
Bluefield Orioles
Huntington Cubs
St. Cloud Commons
Armando Benitez
Stevie Walker
Coleman Smith
Bluefield
Thomas
Baby Bird
Joe Lantrip
Ishovany Marquez
Scott Emerson
Marquez
Fanning
Garrett Stephenson
Baby Birds
Benitez
Cubs
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Bob Gilder
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Troy Tyner
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Nkeseee
sAeweee A.magee
Andy Dillard
Nix
Chad Fox
Butch Burrough
Ken Tirpack
Homer
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LP Garcia
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B. M. Thomas
Burlington
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