Rams-S Lions rout in two at Bowen Field and season finale looming
The Bluefield Ramblin Rams lost 8-2 to Concord Mountain Lions with Wayne Dishman 2 for 4 and Greg Bowling homering for the Lions. In game two Concord cruised 11-1 as Steve Zappia homered. the Rams were eliminated by the run rule. Garden and Oakvale figure in district play with splits and late rallies. Oakvale’s Stauffer grand slam highlights a 12-9 win over Peterstown as Oakvale improves to 3-5 and Peterstown drops to 12-4.
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Bluefield
Ramblin’ Rams
Concord Mountain Lions
Bowen Field
Lion
Wayne Dishman
Rams
Greg Bowling
Lions
Steve Zappia
Ram
Dean Bruson
Bristol
Record of scheduled games and local sports results
Detailed list of late and upcoming MLB games with teams and pitchers, minor league scores, and local sports notes from Bowen Field and Bluefield area events. Includes game times for multiple matchups, standings, tourney results, and a 300 bowling game by Blaine Cecil.
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Blaine Cecil
Rock, W.V
Bluefield
Mountaineer
Cecil
Mountaineer Lanes
Reds Triumph on Bench's Ninth Inning Single
Cincinnati Reds rallied from a seven run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9 to 8 on Wednesday night. Johnny Bench delivered a bases loaded single in the bottom of the ninth scoring Ken Griffey and securing the victory after Dave Collins walked and Concepcion singled. Kent Tekulve pitched for Pittsburgh and was charged with the loss.
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Cincinnati
Johnny Bench
Ken Griffey
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Reds
Dave Collins
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Bench
Pittsburgh
Kent Tekulve
Blyleven Leaves No-Hitter Tight Through Eight
Cleveland pitcher Bert Blyleven held Toronto to no hits through eight innings and finished with a two-hitter as the Indians beat the Blue Jays 4-1. He allowed only two walks and an error, threatening a no-hitter late in the game.
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Toronto
Cleveland
Bert Blyleven
Indians
Toronto Blue Jays
Blyleven
Princeton Elks Meet crowns Big Creek team title
Big Creek wins with 163 points at Princeton Elks Track Invitational led by Randy Jamison who claimed four events boosting his season streak to 27 wins. Athens and Princeton follow with strong showings as Jamison and Tim O Sullivan headline the individual results and multiple relay and sprint wins are noted. Princeton Tigers doubleheader sweep boosts season record to 12-5 as they prepare for Northfork and Richlands in tournament play.
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Princeton
Big Creek
Here
Princeton Elks
Athens
Randy Jamison
Tim O'Sullivan
Laeger
Bragg
Reynolds
Collins
Burgar
Es. Creek
Jamison
Abercrombie
Parnell
Hare
Preston
McLemore
O'Sullivan
Wilson
Brooks
Blankenship
Wade
Litton
Poletti
Jones
Bluefield
Nee
Mile Run Ite
Tabor
Lewis
Littlejohn
Webb
Bowles
Fry
Pusker
Delp
Wiley
Adair
Jaeger
Shadgoe
Simmons
McGraw
D.tabor
Worthington
Shady Spring
Sophia
Princeton Tigers
Independence
Bluefield Country Club Results and Upcoming Events
The Bluefield Country Club reports Ladies Day results from a three club nine hole event won by Betty Scott Eve Metcalfe Francis Stephenson and Lois Burnley. A clinic captain's choice event and a Friday twilight nine hold plans. Also scheduled is a men’s slow pitch softball tournament May 16-17 at Bluefield City Park with $70 entry per team and trophies for top finishers.
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Bluefield
Travel Shop
Bluefield City Park
Pecci Stuns Teacher At Tournament Of Champions Forest Hills
Victor Pecci trailed 0-5 in the second set but ripped off seven straight games to defeat sixth seed Brian Teacher 6-4 7-5 in Forest Hills advancing to the quarterfinals. Taroczy and Gunthardt also advanced as Kriek and Martinez posted wins.
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New York
Victor Pecci
Brian Teacher
Forest Hills
Pecci
Teacher
Balazs Taroczy
Hungary
Larry Stefanki
Heinz Gunthardt
Switzerland
Sammy Giammalva
Hokies Break Into Top 20 Baseball Poll For First Time
Virginia Tech Hokies achieved a 44 46 record and entered the national top 20 at number 19 in the college baseball rankings debuting in the poll. The list is led by Miami Florida State Cal State Fullerton Arizona State and St John’s with several others following including Texas Hawaii and Wichita State.
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Virginia Tech Hokies
Tech
Miami
Fla
Cal State-Fullerton
Arizona State
St. John’s
Texas
Hawaii
San Diego State
Ate State
Wichita State
Val
Florida
State
Alabama
Oklahomaa
Tansit
Stanford
Michigan
South Carolina
Virginia Tech
New Orleans
Gonzaga
Lamar
Arizona
Central Michigan
Georgia
Fresno State
Clemson
South Alabama
Oklahoma
Landry Makes Hole In One At Preston Trail
Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry captured a non football thrill by making a hole in one at the Bryan Nelson Classic Pro Am. He struck a four iron 173 yards to ace the eighth at Preston Trail Golf Club.
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Dallas
Dallas Cowboys
Tom Landry
Bryan Nelson
Landry
Preston Trail Golf Club
Concord Adds Two Gridders to Mountain Lions 1981
Concord College head coach Tony Colobro announced two more high school seniors joining the 1981 Mountain Lions. John Robert Pate of South Charleston and Doug Wayne Peyton of Medina Ohio will fit into the program as soon as possible. Pate, a 5 10 quarterback, passed for 626 yards and nine touchdowns with 50 percent completion as a senior, plus 258 rushing yards and four scores, and earned honorable mention all state. Peyton, a 5 10 175 pound two way backer, totaled 43 solo tackles and 84 assists, recovered five fumbles and intercepted three passes, earning second team all state. He also starred on all district county and league teams and played baseball and basketball. Both players are sons of local residents.
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Athens — College
Tony Colobro
Mountain Lions
John Robert Pate
South Charleston
Doug Wayne Peyton
Medina
Ohio
Colobro
Pate
Peyton
Black Eagles
Tom McIntyre
Wcps-Tv
Ymca Church
Robert A. Pate
Ken Woodruff
Buckeye High School
Paul Peyton
Cox To Address Athletes At All-Sports Banquet
Athens Concord College assistant basketball coach Steve Cox will address athletes and guests at the Athens School Booster Club All-Sports Banquet at Concord College on May 11. The event will honor students grades seven through 12 including athletes statisticians cheerleaders coaches and the principal and assistant principal. A mystery guest will provide entertainment. Reservations for the 6:30 p.m. dinner with Perry W Hill by May 8 are required at a cost of 7 dollars.
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Athens
Concord College
Steve Cox
Athens School
Perry W. Hill
Athens High School
Indians Demote Grimsley to Class AAA Rehab Stint
Cleveland Indians assign veteran left handed pitcher Ross Grimsley to their International League affiliate the Charleston Charlies for a 20 day rehabilitation stint. The 31 year old former 20 game winner with Montreal spent the season on the injured list with a rib injury from being hit by a ball at spring training.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Ross Grimsley
Charleston Charlies
Grimsley
Montreal Expos
Indians
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Concord
Bluefield Rams
Peters and
Gentry
van ~ Brogan
Peters
Keng
Evans
Roop
Gwaltney
D.peters
Yates
Sullivan
Zappia
Whitewood
Garden
Oakwood
Todd Jewell
Rodney McNulty
McNulty
Jewell
Dale White
Gerald Compton
St. Paul
Cole
Day
White
Brown
Clifton
Whitewood Garden
Horn
Wie
Compton
Oakvale
Peterstown
Peterstown Pirates
David Stauffer
Jay Jennelle
John Meadows
Hinton
Todd Mann
Jeff Thornton
Jennelle P. Greer
Pack
Dillon
Greer
California
Milwaukee
Seattle
Detroit
Perry
Oakland
Keough
Waits
Stieb
Trout
Johnson
John
Forsch
Haas
Bannister
Kansas City
Chicago
Minnesota
Baltimore
Avanta
Noe
St. Louis
Martinez
Houston
Knepper
Martz
Rhoden
Bibby
Soto
LaCoss
San Diego
Wise
Montreal
Sanderson
Los Angeles
Reuss
Philadelphia
Boston
Coppinger Tourney Glane
Richlands
Bedley
Woodrow Wilson
Eens Bluefield
Moun View
Emeneneine
Raleigh Liberty
North
Grahams
Previles Bluefield
Union
Mount View
Shady Springs
Oakvne
Graham
Spm
Liberty
Dogwood Tourney
Pipestem
Steve Gunter
Monty Ball
Ched
Rapp
Gunter
Billy Vance
Abingdon Falcons
Abingdon
Graham G-Men
Mike Branham
Jeff Light
Tazewell
A. Briscoe
Stewart
Copley
Roak
R.tabor
D. Tabor
Branham
Briscoe
A. Hanna
Associated Press
Kansas City U U
San Francisco
Sam Diego
Atlanta
Anes Houston
Sin Doi
Seu
Boson
Cee
Blylevan
Keesling
Cox
Davis
Bazzie
Bailey
Roberts
Thompson
Forbes
Rucker
O'Connor
Guyton
Tyson
Lark
Ward
Shelton
Cecil Hardin
Lefty
Barry Karnes
Karnes
Jeff St. Clair
Fred Williams
Greg Thompson
Northfork
Fairmont
David Tork
West Virginia State Sports Hall of Fame
Dinner Bell Restaurant
Oakvale Road
Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship International
Hardin
Vestal
Browning
Moody
Dent
The
New York Islanders
Iweupere
Calgary
New York Rangers
Bluefield Country Club
Cowboy Coach Records
Ace
Charlie
Fed
Purolator
Whitewall
U.S
Monroe Auto Equipment Company
Geneva
Servce
General Tire Service
Bluefield Ave
W.va
VISA
American Express
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