Southwest District baseball final set Richlands vs Tazewell
In ARDEL VA the Southwest District final will features regular-season champ Richlands and rival Tazewell at 5 p.m. at Southwest Virginia Community College. Richlands beat Graham 13-3 behind Justin Dye’s 12 strikeouts and a six-run third inning. Stiltner, Godby and Proffitt led a 14-hit attack. Tazewell reached the final with Stuart Angles holding Carroll County to three hits over seven innings, while Jake Graham and Casey Burcham contributed for the Cavaliers.
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Ardell
Richlands
Tazewell
Southwest Virginia Community College
Blue Tornadoes
Graham
Justin Dye
Blues
Jason Stiltner
Galen Godby
Ryan Proffitt
Brian French
Stuart Angles
Carroll County
Casey Burcham
Cavaliers
Jake Graham
Houck Leads BSC Bounce Back on Diamond
College baseball notes star righthander Jason Houck of Bluefield State College anchored a young pitching staff and led the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with 74 strikeouts. The 6-1 righty, a Mullens high school all-state alum, pitched eight complete games and helped BSC rebound to 18 wins in 2000 after a 1998 tragedy.
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Bluefield State College
Jason Houck
BSC
Houck
Big Blues
Geoff Hunter
Mullens
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Hunter
Jason
Shannon Stewart
Flagler University
Southern Virginia
Winona State
Minn
Salem-Teikyo
Ohio Valley
Shepherd
Boreciaes
Summers County Bobcats win Region 3 title at Bowen Field
Summers County Bobcats rout Clay County 13-0 to clinch the Class AA Region 3 championship. Senior pitcher Matt Durnan leads the victory as back-to-back first inning triples by Justin Tabor and Jesse Miller spark the rally. Summers (20-5) advances to the state tournament in Charleston, facing the Wyoming East/Chapmanville winner at Watt Powell Park.
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Luefield
Summers County Bobcats
Mike Miller
Justin Tabor
Jesse Miller
Matt Durnan
Bobcats
Clay County
Bowen Field
Summers
Miller
Chapmanville
Watt Powell Park
Charleston
Mike
Victo
Summers County
Tremayne Bennett Signs With West Virginia State Beavers
Tremayne Bennett, a 5-11, 180-pound back defensive back from Bluefield High, signed a National Letter of Intent to play at West Virginia State. Bennett gained over 1000 rushing yards this senior season and starred during Bluefield’s 1999 playoff run alongside All-State back Donald Amaker. The signing ceremony was attended by Bennett’s grandparents, coach Fred Simon, and principal Todd Browning.
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Bluefield High
Tremayne Bennett
West Virginia State
Bennett
Benjamin Harris Clemons
Claudette Clemons
Bluefield
Fred Simon
Todd Browning
Beavers
Bluefield High School
Benjamin Harris
Claudette
Graham Girls Tennis Roll Past Fieldale-Collinsville 9-0
Graham High School girls tennis dominated Fieldale-Collinsville in a regional semifinal, winning all six singles matches and all three doubles to advance toward the state meet. Ellie Simpson 6 0 6 0 led the day, with Alexa Jones and Cecilia Presley adding decisive wins. The tandem of Simpson Jones also prevailed in doubles, while Lina Qazi, Huma Qazi, and Zubin Ahmad secured the remaining singles victories.
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Luefield
Graham
Fieldale
Alexa Jones
Vina Patel
Cecilia Presley
Kristen Smith
Lina Qazi
Stacy Kiger
Huma Qazi
Emily Sigmon
Zubin Ahmad
Katie Wood
Simpson
Jones
Carrico
Patel
Presley
Smith
Kigor
Ahmad
Sigmon
Wood
Devils force decisive seventh game with 2-1 win
The New Jersey Devils edged the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 to force a deciding Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals. Claude Lemieux scored on a rebound with 8:34 left, Alexander Mogilny added insurance, and Eric Lindros narrowed the margin with 30 seconds remaining. Brodeur faced 13 shots as New Jersey avoided a 3-1 series collapse and kept Cup finals hopes alive.
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New Jersey Devils
Philadelphia Flyers
Eric Lindros
Claude Lemieux
Devils
Lindros
Flyers
Alexander Mogilny
Rutherford
N.J
Martin Brodeur
Brodeur
Philadelphia
Lemieux
Andy Delmore
Bobby Holik
Brian Boucher
Interleague play kicks off for Mercer County Little Leagues
Pinnacle Princeton and Bluefield Little League programs begin interleague play with hopes to widen travel, rivalries, and participation. Greg Prudich notes four fields, strong cooperation, and growing fan interest as leagues pursue a Mercer County championship after the June 17 season ends.
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Luefield
Princeton
Bluefield
Greg Prudich
Prudich
Mercer County
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Maunus Tazewell
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Burcham
Rhe Graham Jenene
Dye
Bobcats Claw Clay Co
Ry. Tabor
Clay
David King
Gerald Vance
John Nelson
State
N.J. Forces
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