Fights across sports and the hockey goon legacy
The piece surveys fighting in sports from hockey’s goon era to incidents in baseball and NASCAR. It cites Nolan Ryan and Jose Bautista in baseball and Manny Machado in baseball for recent clashes, notes helmet tosses in racing, and questions if other sports would tolerate fisticuffs like hockey.
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Wordsmith
John McEnroe
Nolan Ryan
Robin Ventura
Donnybrooks
Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays
Jose Bautista
Baltimore Orioles
Manny Machado
Kansas City
Yordano Ventura
Nascar
Front Royal Post 53 Drops Season Opener to Loudoun County
Front Royal Post 53 fell 4-2 at Loudoun Valley High School in the opener. Garrett Richards allowed four hits and walked 10 over six innings as Post 53 struck out 12, hit into two double plays, and left two runners in scoring position. Loudoun County scored in the first and third innings, then added two more in the sixth as reliever Tyler Ritenour struggled. Post 53 stranded eight runners the night and could not capitalize on late chances.
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Purcellville
Front Royal Post
Loudoun County Post
Post 53
Loudoun Valley High School
Loudoun County
Front Royal
Josh France
Warren County
Loudoun
Michael Robst
Richards
Robst
Tyler Ritenour
Prot Royal
Noah St. Clair
Strasburg- Danville
Front Royal Cardinals snap skid with 12 3 win at New Market
Front Royal Cardinals, coached by Victor Gomez, ended a five game skid with a 12 3 road victory over the New Market Rebels. The next day they lost 4 3 in a one run extra inning defeat to Waynesboro at Kate Collins Field, dropping to 5 6. Bernabe Camargo drew a lead off walk and Zac Wiley reached on an error to rally late.
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Front Royal
Front Royal Cardinals
New Market Rebels
Waynesboro
Kate Collins Field
Cardinals
Victor Gomez
Gomez
Generals
Bernabe Camargo
Tanner Kirby
Golfing is the Valley By Kip Ritenour
Brian Jones returns to the local golf scene as general manager of Blue Ridge Shadows Golf Club after Mike Ahrnsbrak departs to Lexington Country Club. Jones previously led Bowling Green Country Club from 2004 to 2013 and later served as GM at Copper Mill Golf Club in Louisiana.
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Front Royal
Brian Jones
Blue Ridge Shadows Golf Club
Jones
Bowling Green Country Club
the Shadows
Mike Ahrnsbrak
Lexington Country Club
Bowling Green
Louisiana
Copper Mill Golf Club
Copper Mill
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Vy Kipritenour
Warren Sentine
Garrett Richards
Kip Ritenour
The
Warren Sentinel
Rick Almarode
Valley Baseball League
Sere
Yamil Pagan
Chris Bee
Winchester
Front Royal Fire
NSA
Annandale
Fire
Virginia Legends
Virginia Bobcats
Skyline High
Luray
Bobcats
Valley Venom
Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge Shadows
Tom Clark
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