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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 2001
Page
7
Tom Bone, Daily Telegraph sports writer, notes stats work has shifted from pencils and calculators to laptops on the sidelines. He explains live computer feeds provide shooting percentages and turnovers, with printed totals used postgame. He adds a cheeky glossary of sports computing terms.
Jeff Gordon roared to victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, taking the lead with under 100 laps to go after a midrace two-tire stop. He edged Sterling Marlin and Jerry Nadeau, beating Dale Jarrett by 1.477 seconds for his first win since Richmond and a $1 million Winston bonus, signaling strong title prospects this season.
Mercer Christian Academy and Hamlin meet in the opening round of the state girls basketball tournament at the Charleston Civic Center Coliseum with a 10 a.m. tip. The schedule also features four more small school games, plus Class AA and AAA action across Wednesday to Saturday with several winners advancing to Friday semifinals and Saturday finals.
The schedule lists finals by class: (A) at 12:30 p.m. (AA) at 2:30 p.m. and (AAA) at 8 p.m. The times indicate order and broadcast slots for the event day.
Grundy High School's Golden Wave clinched the Group AA state wrestling championship for the second straight year at the Salem Civic Center. The title capped a dominant run with multiple champions including Canaan Prater at 171 and Albert Childress at heavyweight, while several stars return next season.
Bluefield Beavers (17-5) host Shady Spring in a Class AA regional semifinal after beating PikeView 73-62 in Princeton. Mount View Knight and Wyoming East clash for a spot as Mount View 60-51 over Jaeger earned the sectional title. Montcalm and Big Creek contest Class A regional action, with Montcalm set to play New Richmond.
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