West Virginia considers shot clock for high school hoops
Low scoring at two WV state finals spurs talk of adopting a shot clock. Martinsburg’s Dave Rogers says the issue will be debated by the SSAC later this month. Hedgesville 33 George Washington 32 led to calls as Charleston Catholic topped St. Marys 40-34 in Class A. Costs and impact on play cited. attendance at the AAA final was 3,500.
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Griner dunks as Baylor routs Florida in NCAA win
Brittney Griner elevated for a monster dunk on a fast break and finished with 25 points as top-seeded Baylor beat Florida 76-57 in the NCAA tournament. Odyssey Sims added 14 points for Baylor, while Azania Stewart led Florida with 14 in a game that marked Griner as the second woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game.
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Montcalm Pioneers Shut Out Golden Wave in Opener
Montcalm defeats Grundy 8-0 as Aaron Presley and Andy Holbrook combine on the mound. Gagich took the loss for Grundy, while Hall and Boyd had Grundy's only hits. Grundy (0-1) heads to Clintwood for a Saturday tournament with Haysi and Thomas Walker.
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Tazewell Bulldogs blank Narrows 7 1 in non district win
In Narrows Virginia Carter Rasnick scored a hat trick to lead Tazewell in a 7 1 non district victory over Narrows The Bulldogs also got two goals from Spencer Necessary and one each from John Walker Dustin Brewster Garrett Jessee and Marshall Ball tallied in goal Tazewell improves to 1 1 while Narrows drops to 0 1 1
Bland County boys top Tazewell 6 3 in tennis clash
Bland County defeats Tazewell 6 3 as Jonathan Romano beats Curtis Ingram 8 0 and pairs with Josh Frazier to win 8 2 in doubles. Tazewell claims three forfeit wins. The Bulldogs move to 0 2 and travel to Princeton.
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Bluefield Beavers Rout Mavericks In Seven-Run Frame
Bluefield Beavers exploded for 13 runs in the seventh inning to beat James Monroe 14-3. Brad Fox had three hits, Jordan Hargrave drove in three, including a triple, and Kyle Sheppard earned the win in relief as Bluefield moved to 2-0 and heads to Oak Hill.
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Smith River Trojans beat Richlands in season opener
Bristol Virginia reports Kara Rutherford struck out seven batters while Kaycee Casteel and Sam Ribert had two hits each for the Trojans. Richlands fell in the opener as John Battle and Cole contributed early. Rutherford and Casteel produced key runs with Rutherford credited with the win and Cole the loss. Hess also appeared in the frame. Lebanon details note Rachel McCombs scattered two hits and hit three of her own in a separate game.
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Tazewell Girls Soccer Ties John Battle 4-4 in OT
Kayla Clifton scored two goals for Tazewell as the Bulldogs battled John Battle to a 4-4 tie after two five minute overtimes. Taylor Catron Natasha Blankenship and Catron added goals and Blankenship Haley Christian plus Catron each had assists. Kate Snapp made eight saves in goal for Tazewell while John Battle notched three goals.
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Bluefield State Falls to Queens College in Tennis Match
Bluefield State College, ranked 33rd, lost 8-1 to No. 25 Queens College in Flushing. Freshman Conner Pickering earned the lone win, defeating Nikolai Wulff 6-1 1-6 6-4. Bluefield State was set to play Concordia next.
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Miami Heat Rally Tops Suns In Late Run
Miami erased a 10 point deficit with a 17-0 fourth quarter burst to beat the Phoenix Suns 99 95 at home. Chris Bosh led with 29 points while LeBron James had 20 after a frightening collision with Grant Hill. Hill led Phoenix with 19 as Marcin Gortat and Markieff Morris added solid numbers.
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Rockets Rally Past Lakers 107 104 On late Dragic surge
Goran Dragic nailed the go ahead three with 28 seconds left and finished with 16 points and 13 assists as the Houston Rockets erased a nine point deficit in the final minutes to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107 104. The Rockets unleashed a 12 0 run to seize the advantage.
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