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Thursday update: Senior league baseball Lower Loudoun defeated Abingdon, 5-3, in game 1 of the finals and forced a second game but Abingdon bounces back and defeats Loudoun in game two, 8-6, to win the Va state senior league championship! Abingdon advances to the Southeast Regional tournament which begins July 21 in Safety Harbor, FL. First round opponent will be Summersville (WV), July 21, at 12:30 p.m..

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To me, that makes sense in how he comes up with his numbers in that particular comparison. I can't say for sure, and I may be way off, but I'm not sure it would work if you compare VHS at #6 and Gate City at #17. I know GC had a terrible year last season, but I believe the win total for VHS in the last 4 years is; 7, 3, 6, and 2. If my math is correct, that makes them 18-25 overall. Definitely not worthy of a #6 ranking, if he's not using a "real" factor. I do think you're close, but there must be some other factor that I can't figure out. I guess my next question would be; Why does he, or anyone, do it that way? Being involved in football and baseball at VHS for the better part of 30 years, as a fan, a player, and now as a dad, I fully understand what it's like to be a part of 2 programs at different points of the spectrum, in terms of success. To me, this is actually a pretty cool way to make a case for a program, if we're talking about, say....The Best Program of All-time, or something along those lines. I honestly don't fault the guy for trying something in a modern way, but without just a hint of knowledge, it's nearly impossible to make somewhat accurate predictions, from season to season, especially for programs like Chilhowie and VHS, who are historically mediocre, but are currently in the midst of being successful, or traditional powerhouses like Gate City, who are just mired in a tough stretch. I can easily admit that I know Jack Squat about the upcoming season of 4 of the teams on this list; Magna Vista, Galax, George Wythe, and Martinsville. They may be the top 4 teams for all i know, but i doubt it. They could be the bottom 4 teams, but i doubt that too. What I can say, is that I know a little about the other 16 teams, and I would bet the farm that this list is way off. On a side note, Union is Union. You guys will be at or near the top, come November. At least that's what my computer tells me 🍻

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PV vs Appy 94 PV vs Lebanon - State semi 94

In no particular order..... * Gate City @ Appalachia 1966 or maybe it was 67. * Appalachia @ PV 1997 * PV vs Madison Co 1982 state finals * PV vs Lunenburg Central 1989 state finals * JJ Kelly vs Parry McClure 1981 semis * Gate City vs Dublin 1972 (?) semis * Seemingly every Union vs Richlands game * 1971(?) Clintwood vs Madison Co state finals

Until 1957 when the new school on Cumberland Road was built the high school in Bluefield was officially Beaver Pond District High School or Beaver High for short. So officially the school was the Beaver Beavers. But it was never ever said that way. When the school was referenced it was called Beaver High. When the mascot was referenced they were called the Beavers. But for some reason when the were referenced together it was always the Bluefield Beavers. This was not uncommon in WV as many of the High Schools were originally named for the voting district within the county that they were located. Princeton High was originally East River High but dropped that name in the 1920's as did most other WV high schools but in Bluefield the name Beaver was never dropped until 1957. But that name was ingrained in the local minds so that it still exists today. Hence the Beaver/Graham or Graham/Beaver game.