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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, August 17,
2006 |
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sports-page
2-online
edition |
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FLIGHT
WINNERS and runners-up in the 15th annual YMCA
Benefit Golf Tournament are, (from left)
kneeling: Taylor Cole, Joe Prater, Mike Rife,
Sam Bartley, Freddy Hackney and Jerry Lockhart;
standing, David Matney, Anthony Matney, Bob
Cole, Tom Holland, Curtis Mullins, Scott
Butcher, Brad Boyd, Ron Cole, Loweda Gillespie,
Harold Gillespie and Stan Parris.
(Photo
by Sharon Ward.) |
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41
Golfers
Take Part
in Annual
YMCA
Benefit
Golf
Tournament
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Some
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area
golfers
enjoyed
a day
of
fellowship
and
golf
competition
while
taking
part
in
and
competing
for
titles
in
five
different
flights
during
the
15th
annual
YMCA
Benefit
Golf
Tournament
held
last
Friday
afternoon
at
Willowbrook
Country
Club,
near
the
Breaks.
The
format
for
play
was a
captain's
choice,
two-person
teams,
flighting
each
team
by
their
average
team
handicap.
Winners
were
determined
in
the
four
flights
by
the
low
gross
score
of
those
team
in
each
flight.
The
low
score
of
the
tournament
was
turned
in by
a
father-son
duo,
competing
in
the
R.A.C.E.
sponsored
flight
(flight
A).
The
team
of
David
Matney
and
son,
Anthony,
posted
a
blistering
round
of
four-under-par,
66,
for
the
18-hole
event,
earning
top
honors
in
the
flight
and
the
day's
lowest
score.
The
twosome
of
Bob
Cole
and
his
son,
Taylor,
captured
runner-up
honors
in
the
flight
when
the
pair
finished
with
a
one-under-par,
69.
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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Golf
is Back
at Twin
Valley;
Young
Team
Hopes to
Hold its
Own in
BDD |
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by Lloyd Combs
Sports Reporter
After a one-year hiatus golf is back at Twin Valley,
where a young team hopes to hold its own in the Black
Diamond District.
The Panthers have a seven-man roster with three
sophomores, two freshmen and two seniors.
"We’ve got seven boys and we may add a couple of young
girl golfers to the team," first-year Twin Valley golf
coach Robert Simpson said. "We have a very young team.
"Two of the kids will be seniors, but the majority of
them are young and very interested in working hard.
We’re looking forward to (the season)."
Seniors Josh Crigger and Matthew Baldwin and freshmen
Lucas Shortridge and Brandon Viers will be joined by
sophomores Hunter Simpson, Ethan Prater and Jacob St.
Clair.
Two of the sophomores are among the most experienced
golfers on the team, while the other soph is showing
the sort of potential a fledgling program needs.
"One problem we have is we’re not able to go play in
our backyard," Simpson said. "A lot of these kids
don’t get a chance to play until they‘re old enough to
drive. I’m hoping a lot of them as they get older will
travel and play (more).
"Ethan Prater had never swung a club before until a
month ago, but he’s already showing improvement. I’m
amazed at his natural ability and talent. We’re
looking to maybe next year (having) some of the kids
joining a country club."
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Twin Valley
to Host 3-Team Football Jamboree, Friday |
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Twin
Valley
will
host
a
three-team
jamboree
Friday
night
beginning
at
6:00
p.m.
The
three
squads,
Twin
Valley,
Grundy
and
PikeView
(W.Va.)
will
play
two-quarter
scrimmages
against
one
another.
In
the
opener,
Grundy
will
square
off
against
PikeView
at
6:00.
At
around
7:00
or
7:15
p.m.,
Twin
Valley
will
meet
PikeView.
The
host
Panthers
will
face
Grundy
around
8:00
p.m.,
or
shortly
thereafter,
in
the
nightcap.
The
event
is
the
final
tuneup
for
all
three
teams
before
the
regular
season.
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Buchanan
County
Fair
Horse
Show
Rescheduled |
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Because
of extensive rain during the
Buchanan County Fair the horse
show has been rescheduled to
August 19, 2006 show will start at
7 p.m.
The
program will be the same as the
one scheduled for the fair.
According
to a fair spokesman, more prizes
are being added almost daily. We
have had many very expensive
prizes donated, which include 460
Polaris’s very generous
donation of a 4-wheeler or a dirt
bike, and three Ipods and 3
racetracks donated by Polar Bear
Ice Inc. We have about 24 gate
prizes and about 60 prizes for our
riders.
For more
information or a program call
276-259-7096 or 276-935-2643.
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