Tazewell Area Sports and Events Highlights 2000
Multiple notices from Tazewell and nearby towns cover sports and community events. Men's softball league registration runs to May 16, 2000 with a $250 roster fee, plus a Tom Quinn Open golf tournament to benefit bone marrow and scholarships with a $60 entry. Also listed are a Concord College camp, WVU banquet, Virginia Tech tour, Miss Tiger-Fest pageant, Coal Shuttle Run, and the 54th Victory Awards Dinner details with contact numbers.
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Tazewell
Richlands
Tazewell Country
Virginia Bone Marrow Association
Southwest Virginia Community College
Tazewell Rotary Club
Buddy Blevins
Hokies
Ma Bluefield
Ma Tech Orange & Maroon
Hokie Club
Bluefield
Fincastle Country Club
Virginia Tech
Jim Weaver
Bill King
Netlinkcorp.com
Bramwell
Norfolk & Western
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Pocahontas
Bill Pierce
Daily Telegraph
Marshall University
Huntington
West Virginia Sports Writers Association
Tigers win in eight at Princeton over Big Creek Owls
Princeton Tigers extended their win streak to eleven with a 7-6 extra inning victory over Big Creek Owls in RINCETON. Key plays included a scoring bunt by Marcus Marek, a tying run by John Whitt, and a go ahead double by Eric Cox. Pitchers Robby Benfield and Jeff Johnson held strong, while coach David Blevins praised both pitching staffs.
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Rinceton
Princeton Tigers
Big Creek Owls
Big Creek
John Comer
Mike Vallo
Ryan Jackson
Marcus Marek
Jeff Johnson
PSHS
David Blevins
Benfield
Princeton
Owls
Joey Charles
Chuck Phillips
ECHS
Ivan Scott
Jon Shorter
Jermy Hilling
Chris Presley
Allen
John Whitt
Shane McCoy
Johnson
Tigers
Presley
Blevins
Rams reach final four in TVAC baseball tourney
Bluefield College Ramblin Rams outslug Virginia Intermont 9-4 as Steve Gore pitched a complete game with four strikeouts. Kenny Compton hit a three run homer in the fifth, Byron Gates drove in Mazzolla, Aubrey homered, and BC improved to 17-22. They face UVA-Wise or King College at 4 p.m. with a possible game at 7:30 and the title game set for Wednesday.
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Chnson City
Tenn
Bluefield College
Rams
Virginia Intermont
Steve Gore
Kenny Compton
Byron Gates
Jim Mazzolla
Gates
Justin Aubrey
Tim Shannon
Aubrey
Mazzella
Chaz Goetz
Nick Fritsch
Bill Barr
Uva-Wise
King College
Montreal
Milligan
Banks a fast track to D II baseball success
Rich Banks, a former Navy veteran, joined Bluefield State College after two seasons at Virginia Western Community College. In his first BSC season the left fielder is hitting .336 with 44 runs, a .466 on base, and 23 stolen bases in 29 attempts, earning praise as an exceptional athlete and solid student.
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Luefield
Bice State College
Rich Banks
Rich
Virginia Western Community College
BSC
Geoff Hunter
Navy
Roanoke Northside High School
Banks
ESPN
WWCC
Hunter
Detroit Red Wings rebound in series with 3-1 win over Avalanche
In New Jersey, the Devils beat the Maple Leafs 5-1 as Martin Brodeur made 22 saves to give New Jersey a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal. Devils scorers included Arnott, Gomez, Elias, Sykora, and MogIlny, while Toronto struggled to generate chances.
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Etroit
Oer
Red Wings
New Life
Colorado Avalanche
Igor Larionov
Sergei Fedorov
Avs
Detroit
Brendan Shanahan
Denver
Peter Forsberg
Colorado
Joe Louis Arena
Maple Leafs
Jason Arnott
Scott Gomez
Patrik Elias
Petr Sykora
Alexander Mogilny
Devils
Elias
New Jersey
Curtis Joseph
Toronto
Brodeur
Wendel Clark
Igor Korolev
Dmitri Khristich
Sergei Berezin
Adam Mair
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Athens
Concord College
Kenny Osborne
WVU
WVU Mountaineer Athletic Club
Don Nehlen
Gale Catlett
Ed Pastilong
Princeton Middle School
Princeton Senior High
Princeton Recreation Center
John Nelson
Hunnicutt Field
Bobby Benfield
Johnson City
Intermont
Garden
Piupicy
Oakwood
Samantha Meadows
Black Diamond
Grundy
Pike View. Liberty
Glen Daniel
W.va
Bsc’s
Bluefield State
Blues
Shanahan
NHL
Larionov
Milan Hejduk
Tomas Holmstrom
Nicklas Lidstrom
Martin Lapointe
Lapointe
Patrick Roy
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