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by
Lloyd
Combs
Sports
Reporter
It
was a
big
undertaking
and a
fairly
big
success,
says
Twin
Valley
Coach
Brian
Moore
of
the
first
Winner’s
Circle
team
camp
held
Friday
through
Monday.
Despite
a few
no-shows
and a
couple
of
teams
leaving
early
for
various
reasons,
things
went
well
at
the
event,
held
at
both
Twin
Valley
Middle
School
and
Twin
Valley
High
School.
“I
feel
like
it
was a
success,”
said
Moore,
who
helped
organize
the
camp,
a
joint
effort
among
Twin
Valley
coaches
and
boosters
and
the
Buchanan
Basketball
Foundation.
“We
had a
few
teams
cancel
out
on
us,
but
it
still
didn’t
cause
us
any
problems.
We
ended
up
with
eight
varsity
teams
and
twelve
JV
teams.”
Varsity
teams
came
from
Twin
Valley,
Grundy,
Hurley,
Lee,
Northwood
and
Page
County
in
Virginia
and
Winfield
and
Midland
Trail
out
of
West
Virginia.
Most
of
those
schools
brought
junior
varsity
squads,
as
did
Council,
Graham
and
Big
Creek
(W.Va.).
Hurley
fielded
two
JV
teams
while
Iaeger,
W.Va.
competed
in
varsity
competition
on
Monday.
Though
the
schedule
had
to be
adjusted
on
more
than
one
occasion,
games
ran
with
minimal
interruption
for
three
full
days.
Varsity
games
were
played
at
TVHS
and
the
JV
contests
were
played
at
TVMS.
Midland
Trail
won
Monday
morning’s
varsity
tournament
and
Big
Creek
won
the
junior
varsity
tourney.
“I
felt
like
the
level
of
competition
was
pretty
good,”
Moore
added.
“It
was
fairly
well
balanced
especially
the
JV
teams.
As
for
the
varsity,
there
was
no
one
team
that
stood
out.
There
seemed
to be
a lot
of
parity.”
Volunteers,
including
coaches,
parents
and
boosters,
donated
time
24
hours
a
day.
The
out
of
town
teams
were
housed
at
the
middle
school
and
were
fed
well.
The
camp
took
full
advantage
of
the
facilities
at
TVMS
and
it
all
went
over
well
with
most
of
the
visiting
coaches.
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Twin
Valley's
Goodman
and
Lester
Ink
Letters-of-Intent
With
Bluefield
State
Twosome
Will Join
Shortridge
on Big
Blues
Hoops
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Jeremiah
Lester
and
Kent
Goodman
played
for a
high
school
team
that
won
27
games
last
year.
But
the
college
program
they
hope
to
play
for
won
just
three
of
31
games
last
season.
The
operative
word,
though,
is
play
as
Bluefield
State
recently
signed
its
second
and
third
recruits
from
Twin
Valley
High
School.
Lester
and
Goodman
joined
former
Panther
teammate
Logan
Shortridge
in
signing
letters
of
intent
to
join
the
Big
Blues,
an
NCAA
Division
II
school.
Lester,
the
BDD,
Region
D and
Group
A
Player
of
the
Year,
is a
6-foot-3
forward
who
will
vie
for
playing
time
with
both
the
5-10
Goodman
and
the
6-2
Shortridge
at
Bluefield
State,
which
has
just
six
players
returning
next
season.
“Having
a
chance
to
play
with
Logan
and
Kent
is
one
of
the
reasons
I
signed
with
Bluefield
State,”
Lester
said.
“We’ll
all
get a
shot
at
playing
time.
And
we’ll
be
living
right
beside
each
other.
“Plus
I’m
familiar
with
the
area
and
it’ll
be
more
convenient
for
mom
and
dad
to
come
see
us
play.
I
want
to
try
to
play
baseball
down
there,
too.”
Goodman,
an
All-Region
D
guard
and
former
BDD
Player
of
the
Year,
chose
the
Bluefield,
West
Virginia
school
for
both
academic
and
basketball
reasons.
“Their
engineering
program
is
one
reason
I’m
going
(to
Bluefield
State),”
Goodman
said.
“And
I
couldn’t
pass
up a
chance
to
play
with
Jeremiah
and
Logan.”
While
Goodman
will
pursue
an
engineering
degree,
Lester
wants
to
coach
after
graduation.
After
tasting
success
in
high
school,
both
Lester
and
Goodman
are
anxious
to be
part
of
Don
Jones’
rebuilding
efforts
at
the
once-proud
program.
“I
want
to
major
in
education,”
Lester
added.
“I
want
to
teach
and
coach
after
I get
out
of
college.
And
it’ll
be
nice
to be
part
of
something
special.
I
think
coach
Jones
will
be
able
to
rebuild
the
program.”
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story, see the print edition of the Mountaineer, on sale at
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Raeanne
Slate,
who
pitched
Honaker
to a
regional
title
and a
state
quarterfinal
berth,
has
been
voted
Region
D
Pitcher
of
the
Year
by
the
region’s
coaches.
The
hard-throwing
right-hander
was
13-6
with
an
0.29
earned
run
average
during
her
senior
season.
Slate
struck
out
191
batters
in
102
1/3
innings.
Haysi’s
Whitney
Compton,
like
Slate
a
four-year
standout,
was
also
named
to
the
first
team
as a
pitcher.
Compton,
who
signed
a
scholarship
offer
from
East
Tennessee
State
Tuesday,
was
11-8
and
fanned
154
batters.
Slate
and
Compton
are
among
nine
Honaker
and
Haysi
Lady
Tigers
to
earn
All-Region
D
honors,
including
six
on
the
first
team.
Four
other
Honaker
Lady
Tigers
made
the
first
unit,
including
freshman
catcher
Samantha
Garrett,
senior
second
baseman
Amanda
Hess
and
senior
outfielder
Katie
Howard.
Honaker
freshman
Paige
Tiller
made
the
first
team
as an
At-Large
pick.
Honaker
Coach
Donovan
Helton
was
named
Region
D
Coach
of
the
Year
by
his
peers.
Second
team
selections
include
Haysi
seniors
Brittany
Stanley
(infield)
and
Dana
Edwards
(outfield)
and
Honaker
senior
outfielder
Whitney
Miller.
All-Region
D
Softball:
First
Team:
Pitchers—Raeanne
Slate,
Honaker;
Whitney
Compton,
Haysi;
Chelsea
Osborne,
Gate
City.
Catchers—Samantha
Garrett,
Honaker;
Haley
Odle,
Gate
City.
Infielders—Amanda
Hess,
Honaker;
Brittany
Rogers,
Gate
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