Ogee to Ana Marshall Mascot Pitch Preps Fans in Bluefield
The Ogee to Ana Marshall University’s mascot Marco the buffalo jokes with Princeton resident Nancy Price an MU grad prior to dinner on Monday at the Big Green Coaches Tour in Bluefield. Marshall cheerleaders Big Green executives and several coaches were on hand to energize fans for next season.
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Marco the Buffalo
Princeton
Nancy Price
Big Green
Bluefield
Marshall
Major League Batting Leaders Highlight Strong AL and NL Names
The American League leaders include VMartinez Cle with a .347 average and Mauer Min at .333, plus Kotchman LAA .330 and HMatsui NYU .324, while Bradley Tex hits .320. In the National League, Crones Atl leads with a .425 average, Furcal LAD .369, Pujols StL .358, Utley Phil .357, and Tejada Hol .349. The NHL notes mention Dallas' Brenden Morrow scoring in a 2-1 win to reach the Western Conference finals, with Turco setting a 61-save franchise mark and Nabokov stopping 53 shots.
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Mauer Min
Kotchman Laa
Hmatsui Nyu
Bradley Tex
National League Crones Atl
Furcal Lad
Pujols Stl
Utley Phil
Tejada Hol
NHL
Dallas
Brenden Morrow
Stephane Robid
San Jose
Evgeni Nabokov
Stars
Marty Turco
Nabokov
Panthers Star Smith Named All-State Second Team
Twin Valley sophomore Josh Smith earned AP all-Group A boys basketball second team honors, the sole 10th grader among Group A selections this season. The recognition highlights his standout performance for List and the Panthers.
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Josh Smith
Associated Press
Virginia high school games slate across baseball softball and soccer
On Virginia fields today multiple high school games headlined by Marion at Graham and Haysi at Council in baseball with start times ranging from 4 30 to 7 p m. Softball features Graham at Marion and Carroll County at Richlands plus Northwood at Honaker and Abingdon at Tazewell. Girls soccer includes Patrick Henry at Tazewell and George Wythes at Bland County with Grayson County at Narrows in the 430 500 pm window. Also notes WV sectionals and OVRS sectionals listed on B 2.
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Haysi
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Honaker
Grayson Co
Narrows
Richlands
Carroll Co
George Wythes
Bland County
Grayson County
David S. Roth Memorial Run Becomes Concord Scholarship Fundraiser
The event kicks off at 6 15 p m in Athens with registration at the Carter Center on campus. Proceeds go to a Concord University scholarship. Local runners and supporters are invited to participate to help students.
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Concord University
Athens
Carter Center
Earnhardt Jr. defends Busch after Richmond sprint race wreck
Dale Earnhardt Jr. avoids full blame for the late lead crash that sidelined Kyle Busch in Richmond. He notes Busch’s driving style and calls it hard racing, offering a cautious defense of Busch. The incident occurred Saturday night during the Sprint Cup event.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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Suns grant DAntoni permission to talk to other teams
Mullens native Mike D Antoni has been given permission to discuss jobs with other teams. The Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks reportedly lead the chase. D Antoni would not discuss specifics by phone.
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Mike D’antoni
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New York Knicks
West Virginia State Wins 16th WV Conference Baseball Title
The West Virginia State Yellow Jackets clinched their 16th West Virginia Conference baseball crown by defeating Alderson-Broaddus 14-2 in the title game played in Johns town, Pennsylvania. Concord University advances receive placement details for the North Atlantic Region tournament later this week.
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Marshall kicks off 2008 Big Green Coaches Tour in Bluefield
Marshall University coaches tour the Bluefield area kicking off the 2008 Big Green drive at Mountain View Conference Center. Donnie Jones Shawn Finney Royce Chadwick and Rick Minter greeted the crowd as they thanked local supporters and urged more backing for the season in Huntington and Bluefield.
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Bluefield
Huntington
Marshall University
Donnie Jones
Shawn Finney
Royce Chadwick
Rick Minter
Jones
Beavers pound Cubs in regional section baseball opener
Bluefield routed Jaeger 12 to 2 in five innings at Nick Shaffron Field to start Class AA Region III Section 4. Nick Williams limited Jaeger to three hits with seven strikeouts as Bluefield capitalized on seven Jaeger errors. Jake Lilly 3-for-4 led Beavers. Cody Wassum 2-for-3 with four RBI. Matt Keezan 3-for-3 driving in a run. Tyler Walker drove in both Jaeger runs. Bluefield meets Mount View next at 6 p.m. at Nick Shaffron Field.
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Jaeger
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Mount View High School
Nick Shaffron
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Jake Lilly
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Matt Keezan
Bluefield
Tyler Walker
Mount View
Pistons edge Magic in tight NBA quarterfinal game
In Auburn Hills Detroit beats Orlando 100-93 to take a 2-0 series lead. Chauncey Billups scores 28 while Tayshaun Prince grabs 10 boards. A late defensive stop seals the win as Dwight Howard leads Magic with 22 points. Next game set for Wednesday in Orlando.
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Tayshaun Prince
Orlando
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Magic
Richlands No. 15 Beats Grundy 13-3 in Five Inning Contest
Richlands improved to 15-0 with a 13-3 win over Grundy Golden Wave at Southwest Virginia Community College. Four pitchers split five innings as the game, rescheduled due to rain, ended by the 10-run rule. Joel Elswick hit a two run homer in the first for a 3-0 lead. Blayke Wilson went 2-for-3.
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