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Lady
Wave cross country standout Tabitha Whited,
seated, inks a letter of intent at Grundy High
School last week to continue her running talents
at Concord College in West Virginia. Whited, who
won several events as a senior and one of the
team leaders last year, was joined during the
signing ceremony by her parents, Caroline Keene
and Chris Whited, at right, and Grundy High
School Principal Leslie Horne and Wave cross
country coach Craig Stiltner, at left. (Staff
photo/Mike Stiltner) |
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by
Lloyd
Combs
Sports
Reporter
Tabitha
Whited
puts
in
a
lot
of
time
running.
The
time
she's
spent
has
earned
her
a
chance
to
run
for
four
more
years.
Whited
signed
a
letter
of
intent
last
week
to
join
the
cross
country
squad
at
Concord
University,
where
she'll
compete
on
the
NCAA
Division
II
level.
The
Grundy
High
School
senior
is
expected
to
step
right
in
and
do
just
that
for
coach
Mike
Cox,
who
recently
competed
in
the
Olympic
marathon
trials
in
New
York
City.
"She'll
probably
step
right
in
as
a
number
two
runner
at
Concord,"
Grundy
cross
country
coach
Craig
Stiltner
says.
"That's
pretty
exceptional
for
a
freshman,
but
Tabitha's
worked
hard
to
get
to
this
point.
She's
one
of
the
hardest
workers
I've
had
at
Grundy."
Grundy
has
established
itself
as
one
of
the
better
cross
country
programs
in
the
Southwest
District
and
Region
IV
in
recent
years.
Whited
won
several
events
as
a
senior
and
was
one
of
the
team
leaders
on
a
young
Grundy
squad
last
fall.
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Grundy's
Cody
Billiter
Named
First-Team
Pick on
All-SWD
Boys'
Basketball
Squad
Richlands'
Mulkey
Named
'Player
of
Year' |
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Grundy's
Cody
Billiter
was
among
the
First
Team
selections
on
the
All-Southwest
District
boys
basketball
team
for
2008,
as
voted
on
by
SWD
coaches.
Billiter,
who
led
the
SWD
in
scoring
with
20
points
per
game,
joins
Ben
Mulkey
and
of
Richlands,
Carroll
County's
Jacob
Singleton,
Marion's
Gavin
Poe
and
of
Abingdon
on
the
All-SWD
First
Team.
Billiter
finished
his
career
with
983
points.
Teammate
Bobby
Peck
was
a
selection.
Grundy's
Peck,
D.J.
Gelenster,
Joseph
Stephens
and
Derek
Hess
were
named
honorable
mention
among
the
All-SWD
selections.
Mulkey,
who
will
graduate
as
the
career
scoring
leader
at
Richlands,
was
named
SWD
Player
of
the
Year.
Abingdon's
B.J.
Lasley
was
named
SWD
Coach
of
the
Year. |
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Haysi
Opens
Diamond
Season
With
11-1
Win
Over
Wave
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Haysi
opened
the
baseball
season
with
an
11-1
win
over
Grundy
in
a
five-inning
non-district
contest
Thursday
evening
at
Flanagan
Dam.
A
six-run
first
inning
was
more
than
enough
offensive
support
for
Justin
Blair,
who
allowed
just
three
hits
in
five
innings
to
earn
the
win
for
the
Tigers.
Blair
aided
his
own
cause
with
two
hits
and
four
RBIs.
Joe
Yates
had
two
hits
and
drove
in
two
runs
for
Haysi.
Joseph
Stephens
had
a
triple
and
drove
in
the
lone
Grundy
run.
Freshman
Jonathan
Kelly
took
the
loss
for
Grundy.
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