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THE VIRGINIA
MOUNTAINEER |
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On-Line Edition |
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Buchanan County's
Family Newspaper Since 1922 |
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Thursday, October 26,
2006 |
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sports-page
2-online
edition |
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THE
LITTLE Brazilians of Mountain
Mission School captured the
championship title during the
Mountain Invitational Soccer
Tournament held Saturday at
Poplar Gap Park. |
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MMS
Little
Brazilians
Capture
Title in
Mountain
Invitational
Soccer
Tournament |
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The
Mountain
Mission
School
Little
Brazilians
soccer
team
captured
first
place
at
the
Mountain
Invitational
Soccer
Tournament
held
Saturday
at
Poplar
Gap
Park.
The
Little
Brazilians
won
the
title
by
taking
a
close
2-1
victory
over
the
Titans
of
the
Buchanan
County
Soccer
Association
in
the
finals.
The
Little
Brazilians
reached
the
finals
by
winning
the
first
semifinal
of
the
day
against
the
MMS
Knights.
The
Little
Brazilians
jumped
out
to
a
first
half
lead
by
way
of
several
early
goals.
The
Knights
rallied
in
the
second
half,
scoring
two
unanswered
goals,
but
were
unable
to
overcome
the
early
deficit.
The
second
semifinal
match
saw
the
BCSA
Titans
face
off
against
the
MSS
Tigers,
the
only
team
to
defeat
the
Titans
during
the
regular
season.
The
game
was
evenly
matched
with
the
Tigers
coming
from
behind
twice
to
tie
the
score
before
finally
losing
to
the
Titans,
3-2.
In
the
third-place
game,
the
Tigers
were
able
to
put
their
semifinal
loss
behind
them
and
defeated
the
Knights
soundly
to
claim
third
place
in
the
tournament.
The
finals
between
the
Little
Brazilians
and
the
Titans
was
a
tight
and
tense
contest.
The
two
evenly
matched
teams
had
played
once
during
the
regular
season
with
that
match
ending
in
a
1-1
tie.
In
the
finals
on
Saturday,
the
two
teams
exchanged
goals
before
the
Little
Brazilians
scored
a
second
goal
to
take
the
lead.
As
the
second
half
passed,
the
Titans
applied
more
and
more
attacking
pressure
in
an
attempt
to
tie
the
score
before
time
expired.
Several
Titans'
shots
narrowly
missed
the
Little
Brazilians'
goal,
but
the
Little
Brazilians
were
able
to
withstand
the
pressure
to
claim
the
2-1
victory.
Attacker
Chris
Baez
and
defender
Ricky
Fernandez,
both
of
the
Little
Brazilians,
were
voted
Co-MPVs
of
the
tournament
by
the
participating
coaches.
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Haysi
Clinches
BDD Title
With 58-6
Win Over
Hurley |
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by Lloyd Combs
Sports
Reporter
Haysi
took
care
of a
little
unfinished
business
Friday.
The
Tigers
clinched
the
Black
Diamond
District
championship
with
a
58-6
win
over
Hurley
Friday
night
at
Sandlick.
The
defending
Region
D
champs
clinched
their
first
BDD
title
in
three
years.
The
crown
guarantees
Haysi
(6-1,
3-0
BDD)
a
berth
in
this
year’s
Region
D,
Division
2
playoffs.
Lance
Compton
threw
for
two
touchdowns
and
ran
for
another
and
Chad
Barton
added
two
TD's
for
the
Tigers,
who
scored
21
points
in
each
of
the
first
two
quarters
to
build
a
42-6
halftime
lead.
Barton
scored
the
Tigers’
first
two
touchdowns,
the
first
on a
four-yard
run
and
the
second
on a
32-yard
pass
from
Compton.
Compton
added
a
26-yard
TD
run
late
in
the
opening
period.
Caleb
Powers
opened
the
second
quarter
scoring
with
a
27-yard
TD
run.
J.T.
Fleming
returned
an
interception
36
yards
for a
touchdown
and
Zack
Mondrage
added
a
one-yard
scoring
run
later
in
the
period.
It
was
Haysi's
first
BDD
crown
since
the
2003
season
and a
proud
moment
for a
program
that
replaced
a
number
of
key
starters
from
last
year's
regional
champs.
For more of the
story, see the print edition of the Mountaineer, on sale at
newsstands now. For more information on how to subscribe to the Mountaineer,
call 276-935-2123 today.
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Lady Tigers
Capture BDD Volleyball Title |
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Honaker
didn't
sweep
the
match,
but
it
swept
the
Black
Diamond
District.
The
Lady
Tigers
downed
the
Haysi
Lady
Tigers
3-2
to
claim
the
BDD
regular
season
championship
Tuesday
(Oct.
17)
at
Sandlick
Elementary
School.
Honaker
won
the
first
two
games,
26-24,
25-20,
before
Haysi
rallied
to
tie
the
match
with
25-20
and
25-13
wins.
Honaker
won
the
fifth
and
deciding
game,
15-8.
With
the
win,
Honaker
(15-4,
8-0
BDD)
made
it
eight
straight
wins
and
an
eight-match
sweep
through
the
BDD.
Haysi
will
host
the
BDD
tournament
November
4 at
Sandlick.
Paige
Tiller
led
the
way
for
Honaker
Tuesday
at
Haysi.
The
sophomore
had
eight
kills,
five
blocks
and
12
service
points.
In
other
action
last
week,
Honaker
swept
three
games
from
Grundy,
25-3,
25-16,
25-11,
in
non-district
play
Thursday.
Samantha
Farmer
had
16
service
points
and
Billee
Jo
Mullins
had
eight
kills
for
the
Lady
Tigers.
Honaker
clinched
a
Region
D
playoff
berth
with
Tuesday's
victory
at
Haysi.
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Tazewell
to Host
SWD CC
Meet |
