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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 2011
Page
9
Connecticut secured the overall top seed in the NCAA women’s tournament announced Monday night while Tennessee heads the Dayton region. Baylor and Stanford are also top seeds, and West Virginia earned a No 9 seed heading back to Texas as brackets take shape.
CollegeInsider.com lists Marshall against Ohio University at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Huntington. Virginia Tech meets Bethune-Cookman at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Blacksburg. West Virginia faces UAB or Clemson at 12:15 p.m. Thursday in Tampa. Tennessee plays Michigan at 12:40 p.m. Friday in Charlotte. Virginia declines postseason NIT NCAA bids per athletics site.
The NCAA Tournament schedule lists Tennessee facing Stetson at 11 05 a m Saturday in Knoxville Tennessee and West Virginia meeting Houston at 5 10 p m Sunday in Waco Texas.
Kevin Durant scored 32 points and Russell Westbrook added 18 points and 12 assists to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 116-89 home victory over the Washington Wizards. It was Durant’s 25th 30 point game this season as OKC has won six of seven while Washington has dropped four straight and 20 of 23.
Southern Virginia hosts Bluefield in a 1 p.m. doubleheader while West Liberty visits Bluefield State also at 1 p.m. Seton Hill travels to Concord for a 1 p.m. doubleheader. In high school action Twin Valley plays River View at 5 p.m. and Northwood faces Honaker at 4 p.m.
The first Jerolee White Nursing Scholarship 5K Run Walk will be held at Bluefield State College on Saturday May 7 starting at 9 a.m. The event honors Jerolee White BSC Professor Emeritus known for caring for the sick and aiding medical missions in Arizona Uganda and Africa.
Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg criticized the NCAA tournament pick, suggesting someone in the selection room had an agenda against the Hokies and calling the explanation inconsistent and mind boggling. The remarks reflect dissatisfaction with VT's exclusion from the field.
Beth Dunkenberger resigns as Virginia Tech head coach of the women's basketball program after seven seasons. The Hokies finished 11-19 this year, leaving her career record at 110-104 with the program.
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said he is optimistic the NFL season will not be affected by the labor dispute and that work should be done outside the courts. George Atallah, spokesman for the players, rejected the sense that a deal was close, while Drew Brees criticized the owners' latest proposal as a show.
Ben Nester of Pike View High and his sister Hope Nester from the Lady Panthers credit six years of one-on-one basketball for their back-to-back state appearances. Ben anchors the boys in the upcoming state tourney while Hope, a freshman, played point guard for a girls team that advanced last week. They describe a healthy rivalry that pushed both to excel.
Marshall’s Thundering Herd open the CollegeInsider.com Tournament at home against Ohio on Tuesday. The 22-11 Herd seek a postseason win after not earning an NCAA or NIT bid, with coach Tom Herrion urging fan support for the 7 p.m. tip. The Bobcats, 18-15, visit a familiar rival from the MAC in Athens, Ohio.
In Luray region, Graham G-Men exploded for 10 runs in the final inning to beat Bland County 17-10 after five innings due to darkness. Freshman Logan Kirk Graham contributed in the late surge as Bland County held a 10-7 edge entering the bottom of the fifth.
Virginia and Kentucky met in the NCAA Tournament for a Final Four berth. West Virginia won last season 73 66 in regional finals to reach the national semifinals for the first time since 1959. If they meet again this weekend it would be the second round in the current tournament. West Virginia senior John Flowers says it would be a fun experience and hopes for payback.
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