Local High School Football Schedule Highlights
South Charleston faces Princeton while Pike View hosts Idle Baileysville in a slate of Friday night games. Bluefield, Shady Spring, Oak Hill, Graham, Richlands, Pocahontas, Jaeger, Liberty Raleigh, and several other schools play at home or away, with key matchups shaping the week.
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Bluefield
Shady Spring
South Charleston
Princeton
Pike View
Oak Hill
Grundy
Graham
Clintwood
Richlands
Northwood
Pocahontas
Mount View
Jaeger Liberty
Raleigh
Big Creek
Sherman
James Monroe Narrows
Bland County
Radford
Giles Summers County
Independence
Hurley
Rye Cove
PikeView
Hurricane
Carroll County
Tazewell
Craig County
Gate City
Jaeger
Oceana
Greenbrier West
Summers County
Midland Trail
James Monroe
Wayne
Wyoming East
Montcalm
Honaker
West Liberty State at Concord awaits 1 p.m. tipoff
The WVIAC schedule lists West Liberty State visiting Concord for a 1 p.m. game this week. The matchup profiles two conference teams, with standings and implications for postseason position depending on the result.
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West Liberty State
Concord
Shepherd College
Adeeee
ERAN
EOP Rennoteheeeees
Wvu-Techst Beveseesseens
Glenville State
Concord College
Fairmont State
West Virginia State
West Virginia Wesleya
Pitching duo foils bank robbery with quick action
Former Princeton Devil Rays pitchers Delvin James and Marquis Roberts, with teammate Jesse Colome, helped stop a bank robbery after spotting a man in a mall parking lot. Roberts knocked the bag away, containing 7600 dollars. They chased and helped police catch the suspect. the bank rewarded them with 100 dollars each and life free checking.
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Delvin James
Marquis Roberts
Princeton Devil Rays
D-Rays
Jesse Colome
James
Roberts
Jim Holland
P-Rays
Princeton
Amaker cited for standout play in Tusculum win
Bluefield high school graduate and Tusculum College freshman Donald Amaker earned special teams player of the game honors after a dramatic one handed 22 yard catch on fourth and seven kept a drive alive for a field goal that sealed Tusculum College’s 10 to 9 victory over Lenoir Rhyne College. The Pioneers host Catawba next.
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Reeneville
Tenn
Bluefield High School
Tusculum College
Donald Amaker
Tusculum
Lenoir- Rhyne College
Amaker
Pioneers
Catawba
Beavers Triumph In Bluefield Pristine Soccer Clash
Bluefield Beavers defeated Princeton Tigers 3-1 at East River Soccer Complex to even their season at 5-5-1 under coach Kevin Goforth. The intense match featured frequent tackles and heated exchanges but ended with cordial midfield reconciliation after the final whistle.
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Luefield
Mercer County
Bluefield Beavers
Kevin Goforth
Bluefield
Princeton Tigers
East River
Princeton
Tigers
Goforth
Tom Swanner
Matthew Stonestreet
Bluefield High
Mohammed Parvaiz
Mariners Top White Sox In 10th In AL Playoff Opener
Seattle pitcher Jose Mesa earned the win and Kazuhiro Sasaki notched the save as Edgar Martinez and John Olerud hit back-to-back 10th inning homers after Mike Cameron sparked a Seattle rally with a stolen base and a key single. The Mariners beat Chicago 7-4 to take a 1-0 lead in the AL division series. Cameron, traded from the White Sox two years earlier, set the stage with a speed threat that unsettled Chicago. Martinez drove in two runs with his 37th homer and led the AL with 145 RBIs, while Olerud added a long two-run shot. Keith Foulke took the loss after allowing the decisive blows. Game 2 is set for Wednesday in Chicago.
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Hicago
Mike Cameron
Edgar Martinez
John Olerud
Seattle Mariners
Martinez
Cameron
Olerud
Seattle
Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Keith Foulke
White Sox
Cincinnati
Mariners
Ken Griffey Jr
Alex Rodriguez
Lou Piniella
Jose Mesa
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Foulke
David Bell
Ordonez
Ray Durham
Chris Singleton
RBI
Durham
Freddy Garcia
Garcia
Brett Tomko
Jose Valentin
Virginia Tech loses Austin for season with ACL tear
Virginia Tech cornerback Larry Austin will miss the rest of the season after MRI confirms ACL tear in left knee from last week's Boston College game. Beamer adjusts with Ronyell Whitaker moving to boundary corner and freshman Eric Green to start at field corner against Temple. Reserve tight end Seth Noonkester also tore his ACL and sits out the season.
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Lacksburg
Bbiege Tech
Larry Austin
Boston College
Austin
Virginia Tech
Hokies
Frank Beamer
Beamer
Ronyell Whitaker
Eric Green
Whitaker
Temple Owls
Lane Stadium
Billy Hardee
Garnell Wilds
Green
Rutgers
Akron
Clewiston
Fla
Seth Noonkester
Cardinals Rally Past Braves Behind Wild Ankiel Start
St Louis opened the playoffs with a 7 5 win over Atlanta after Rick Ankiel became the first pitcher in 110 years to throw five wild pitches in an inning. Placido Polanco drove in two runs, Jim Edmonds homered, and the Cardinals built a six run first inning lead before holding off the Braves. Ankiel and La Russa discussed the decision to start him again if needed as Atlanta committed three errors and Chipper Jones’ late miscue cost home field. Veres secured the save in the ninth amid a controversial day for Ankiel’s control on the mound.
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T. Louis
Cardinals
Atlanta Braves
Rick Ankiel
St. Louis
Braves
Ankiel
Andruw Jones
Greg Maddux
Leo Mazzone
Placido Polanco
Jim Edmonds
Atlanta
Chipper Jones
Brian Jordan
Mike James
Dave Veres
RBI
Jordan
la Russa
Bert Cunningham
Buffalo
Carlos Hernandez
Hernandez
Tony la Russa
Banks urges athletes to end substance abuse at Bluefield State
Former coach Banks kicks off a Bone Awareness Seminar at Bluefield State College praising a national crusade against drugs. He shares a 50 minute talk with props and stories, including a skeleton named John to illustrate drunk driving risks and warns that alcohol fuels most substance abuse deaths. The talk follows Olympic disqualifications for drug use and reflects Banks’s career in coaching and public speaking on prevention.
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Banks
West Virginia State College
South Carolina State
Eddie Robinson
Grambling
Marshall
Wisconsin
Virginia
South Carolina
Brown-Gilbert Basic Sciences
Bluefield State
John
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Jose Oquendo
Cree Banks
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