One final appearance left on b-ball court

Brandon Umberger and Kenny Peeples Jr., both of Rural Retreat, have been dominant this season in the Exit 54 Exxon Late Models Division at Wythe Raceway.
But as of late Umberger has been getting the advantage on the track and now in the points standings and Saturday night was no different on the high banked half mile dirt super speedway, as he took the win and Peeples finished second.

The 2007 Appalachian League baseball season got off to a soggy start on Tuesday, June 19 when rain prevented a scheduled start for six of the ten league teams.

The extra day’s wait for the Bluefi eld Orioles baseball season to start proved fruitful for Bluefi eld fans as they watched their team take both ends of a doubleheader against visiting Bristol last Wednesday evening at Bowen Field. 

Appalachian League baseball fans eager to kick off Bluefi eld’s 50th year in the league had to wait a little longer than expected for the 2007 season to start, but at least got to see an opening day ceremony dedicated to one of the baseball team’s most loyal supporters on Tuesday, June 19.

Richlands capitalized on nine walks, three errors and just four hits to grab a 12-0 shutout victory over Lebanon last Saturday to stay alive in the District 11 Little League 10-11-year-olds All- Star baseball tournament at Flanary Field.

Richlands and Clinch River reversed roles in Sunday’s game in the District 11 10-11 year-olds All-Star Little League baseball tournament at Flanary Field.

There were only two teams participating in the District 11 Little League All-Star 10- 11 year-old softball tournament at the Flanary Field complex in Richlands forcing the Lady Blues to play Honaker in consecutive games last weekend in the double elimination format. Richlands gave it a very good effort but were just no match for the Lady Tigers as the Blues suffered two straight shutouts. They lost a 10-0 contest on Saturday and returned Sunday to face the same team, suffering an 11-0 defeat there.

That many teams on so few fields leads to some crowded situations. Little League baseball and softball, soccer, flag football and Midget League football teams vie for the same space, often giving up on practices once the season starts and playing well into the night on the two lighted fields.