Tug Valley's Greg Davis picks University of Charleston
Greg Davis, named West Virginia Player of the Year by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association, commits to the University of Charleston. The Tug Valley guard, 5-8, helped his team stay No. 1 in Class AA and reach a third state tournament in four years, finishing 2,324 career points. Davis chose Charleston over Radford after visiting both, citing greater comfort and stronger recruitment.
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Marshall Men Prepare Overseas Trip To Europe
Marshall men's basketball team began practice for an overseas 12 day trip to Italy France and Malta leaving May 13. They will play up to six games against professional clubs on a privately funded tour organized by Sports Tours of Milwaukee. This follows an NCAA rule allowing foreign trips once every four years and mirrors Akron and Kent State's recent overseas actions.
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WVU Mountaineer Club Banquet Set for May 31 in Bluefield
The WVU Mountaineer Athletic Club banquet occurs May 31 at Fincastle Country Club Bluefield with Don Nehlen Gale Catlett and Ed Pastilong set to attend Social hour starts at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets available via local alumni or at (540) 322-4636.
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Phillies Top Reds 5 2 Behind Byrd Five Run Rally
Byrd allowed three hits in seven innings to snap Philadelphia's four-game skid with a 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Bobby Abreu added a two-run double, and Eddie Taubensee homered for the Reds. Byrd left with a strained right groin after lowering his ERA to 7.66. Wayne Gomes finished the final two innings.
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Virginia Tech ticket manager Tom McNeer dies at 60
LACKSBURG Va AP Tom McNeer Virginia Techs athletic ticket manager for more than three decades has died at age 60 after a heart related illness He retired in 1998 and led the Hokies ticket operation for 31 years He was a Bluefield State graduate and attended WVU Law School He is survived by his wife two daughters sisters and grandchildren A funeral service is planned Friday at McCoy Funeral Home in Blacksburg
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Tigers extend win streak to 13 with 8-5 win over Mount View
Princeton jumps to 5-0 after a four run second as Mount View narrows to one before a late 3-run fifth seals an 8-5 victory. Bobby Benfield and Eric Cox each collect three hits for Princeton while Jon Shorter fans nine over a complete game. Mount View drops to 8-6. Princeton improves to 15-6 and heads to Oak Hill.
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Blazers headed to national tourney
ORGANTOWN The Bluefield Blazers, a Mewhot prep school aged basketball squad, earned the right to compete in a national tournament by placing third in a 12 team NYBA regional in Morgantown. Coach Tony Webster said top state athletes played and the team faced George Washington in the semi finals.
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Princeton Teams Sweep Coalfield Meet In Beckley
Princeton Bio School athletes dominated the Coalfield Conference Meet with the boys winning the five-team event at 101 points and the girls finishing second to Woodrow Wilson High. Keonta Lee led the boys by winning the 400 and 800 while the 4 by 400 and 4 by 800 relays also claimed titles. The girls captured relay titles in the 4 by 400 and 4 by 800, with Erika Farmer, Angelic Luna, Laura Lawrence, and Samantha Dinkins taking the former and Lorin Albin, Kristie Gillispie, Luna, and Jessi Hayes the latter. Additional top finishes across both squads included high jump, hurdles, sprints, and distance events, highlighting Princeton’s strong team depth.
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