Former VT slugger pitches for support on Hokies tour
Trey McCoy former Virginia Tech baseball All American and development manager for Intercollegiate Athletics promoted Tech athletics during the Orange and Maroon tour visiting Fincastle Country Club. He highlighted seven straight bowl appearances and Big East moves for all varsity programs noting benefits for basketball football and other sports. He praised Tech leadership led by Jim Weaver and Dave Braine and emphasized alumni engagement and fan support as athletics become the university front door.
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Luefield
Virginia Tech
Trey McCoy
Hokies
McCoy
Orange & Maroon
Fincastle Country Club
Tech
Kentucky
Dave Braine
Jim Weaver
Uconn
Georgetown
Providence
St. John’s
Enue
Ricky Stokes
Bonnie, Henrickson
Frank Beamer
Bluefield
Blacksburg
Concord College stars Sharp and McClung named to NCAA Division II All Region
Concord College pitcher Jason Sharp and reliever Kevin McClung earned first team honors in the NCAA Division II North Atlantic Region. Sharp, 10-2 with 4.31 ERA and .417 average with 11 homers, 65 RBIs, headlines the Mountain Lions offense while McClung went 9-1 with a 1.77 ERA and batted .287. All-America selections to follow. transfers from Alderson Broaddus to Concord noted as impacting baseball roster.
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Concord College
Mountain Lion
Jason Sharp
Kevin McClung
North Atlantic
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Sharp
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
WVIAC
McClung
Mountain Lions
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
NCAA
Rob Annicelli
Concord
Concord Athletic
Alderson-Broaddus College
Nate Gladwell
Phil Pratt
Athens
A-B
Pratt
Gladwell
Brewers rally past Astros to win opener of doubleheader
Milwaukee erased a seven-run ninth inning deficit to beat Houston 10-9 as Jose Hernandez homered in the 10th and an earlier two-run double tied the game. Weathers earned the win in relief. In game two Burnitz homered and Bere pitched eight as the Brewers swept 6-1. Houston lost its sixth straight.
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Ilwaukee
Krentee Brewers
Houston Astros
Jose Hernandez
Milwaukee
Doug Jones
Jose Cabrera
Billy Wagner
Houston
Hernandez
Jeremy Burnitz
Brewers
Joe Slusarski
David
Weathers
Jason Bere
Twinbill
Astros
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Blue Jays
White Sox
Wese
Toronto
Craig Grebeck
Toronto Blue Jays
Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Jeff Abbott
Billy Koch
Herbert Perry
Bob Howry
Darrin Fletcher
Shannon Stewart
Grebeck
Jose Valentin
Miller on Knicks fuels Pacers rivalry talk
Indiana guard Reggie Miller blasted the New York Knicks as a major obstacle in the East finals, recalling dramatic playoff clashes and his own standout performances at Madison Square Garden. He said the Knicks receive no respect from Indiana and stressed the teams’ long history of postseason battles and bitter moments ahead of Games 1 and 2 at Conseco Fieldhouse.
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Indianapolis
Reggie Miller
New York Knicks
Pacers
Miller
Knicks Pacers
NBA
Knicks
Madison Square Garden
Spike Lee
Indiana
New York
Miami
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
Kurt Thomas
Jalen Rose
Conseco Fieldhouse
Jeff van Gundy
Mercer Sends 20 To State Meet From Regional Track
Mercer Christian Academy headlines regional track results with 20 athletes advancing to the state meet at Laidley Field in Charleston after a strong showing across 16 schools. Dennis Simmons of MCA swept three events, clocking 11.1 seconds in the 100, 22.9 in the 200, and 50.2 in the 400, while PikeView's Marion Brooks claimed runner up spots in the 1600 and 3200.
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Laidley Field
Charleston
Dennis Simmons
Mercer Christian Academy
Mercer Christian
Mercer County
Rick Crandall
Marion Brooks
PikeView High
PikeView
MCA
Bluefield High
Mount Hope Mustangs
Pike View
Summers County
John Paul Blankenship
Amanda Heaton
Vanessa Adams
Bluefield
Kim Shutt
Sarah Powell
Jamie Huffman
Amy Lilly
Stacey Cox
David Edgell
Eric Antolini
John Patton
Mark Moshier
Dennis Roark
Daniel East
Will Moore
Jason Hancock
Haysi tops Honaker in tense makeup contest
Heath Miller hit a two run homer and Matt Turner added a two run single as Haysi built a 4-0 lead and held on 12-6 after Honaker stranded 17 runners in seven innings. Nathan OQuinn went 3-for-4 with two runs for Haysi while Tony Deel started and Garon Turner earned the win. Compton tossed 54 pitches to finish with a two inning save.
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Heath Miller
Matt Turner
Honaker
Tom Harding
Haysi
Nathan O'Quinn
Blake Owens
Garon Turner
Jordan Compton
Compton
Owensmitt
Tony Deel
Jordan
Ronnie Compton
Tony
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