By Meg Hibbert
NEW CASTLE – Just before baseball and softball season started, the lights came down at Craig County High School fields.
Tonight, Sept. 7, School Superintendent Ronnie Gordon plans to talk with members of the school’s Athletic Booster Club at their regular meeting about what can be done to replace them.
The lights and poles were...
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By Brian Hoffman
Five area baseball players and contributors have been selected for induction into the Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame at the 20th annual Hall of Fame banquet on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at the Salem Civic Center.
This year’s inductees are Anthony Amos, Harold Brown, Jerome “Budgy” Clark, Sam Lazzaro, and Art Price.
Clark was a standout...
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By Brian Hoffman
The Botetourt Post 240 American Legion baseball team saw its season come to an end last week, and it wasn’t the way coach Jeremy Sink envisioned. Botetourt lost its first two games in the double-elimination district tournament at Kiwanis Field in Salem.
“I was pretty perturbed,” said Sink. “It was not at all how I...
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By Brian Hoffman
The Salem Red Sox will host a doubleheader at Lewis-Gale Field on Tuesday, August 31, to make up for Saturday’s cancellation of “Futures at Fenway” in Boston. The twin-bill, set to begin at 5:30 pm, will feature two seven-inning games between the Salem Red Sox and the Potomac Nationals to begin what will be...
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By Brian Hoffman
Frank W. Cox, Blacksburg, George Mason and Radford claimed the top spots in VHSL athletic competition for the 2009-10 school year, winning the coveted Wachovia Cup for Group AAA, AA and A.
In Group AAA, Cox captured its fifth consecutive title, while in Group AA Blacksburg won its second straight, and in Group A George...
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By Brian Hoffman
The Botetourt American Legion baseball team will begin its 10th season this week and Post 240 has yet to have a winning season. Coach Jeremy Sink feels this may be the year.
Sink is beginning his fourth year as coach, and the team has made great strides under his guidance. Once the doormat of the...
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By Edwin McCoy
James River’s baseball, softball and two soccer teams had little trouble advancing to the Region C semi-finals in their respective sports Tuesday evenining.
The girls soccer team plays Radford today (Wednesday) at 5:30 p.m. at George Wythe High School in Wytheville.
On Thursday, the baseball team plays Glenvar at 7 p.m. at Kiwanis Field in Salem,...
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By Brian Hoffman
VINTON – Ray Harron pitched six strong innings and hit a three-run homer to lead the William Byrd baseball team to a big win over Northside last Friday. The win put the Terriers alone atop the Blue Ridge District standings and enables them to control their own destiny with a week to go.
The 11-5...
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By Brian Hoffman
The Lord Botetourt baseball team jumped into the Blue Ridge District race with wins over Staunton River and Alleghany last week.
The wins put LB at 3-3 in the BRD with two games to play, including a critical game against William Byrd in Daleville. That was scheduled for Tuesday, but it was raining at press...
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By Submitted
George Kimbel Slough, 78, died on April 6, 2010. He was an enthusiastic usher at the Salem Red Sox games and before that, the Salem Avalanche and earlier teams dating back to the old Salem Baseball Stadium, now Kiwanis Field. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Cecilia; children Geralynn, Karl, Nancy and Kenny;...
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