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There are so many reasons outside of concussion talk. Football is time consuming along with hard play which all of you know. A lot of kids don’t want to put in the time and you have some parents say it’s ok because it’s one less travel to worry about. A commitment to football also has to come from the parents as with other sports.This isn’t the case for all but part of it. Add video games and entitlement attitude and the teaching of non-competition( I have actually heard a parent say that scoring should not be kept in jv ball. I asked this parent if I was interviewing your son/daughter for a job opening that I shouldn’t look at their gpa- she said of course you should-so it was sports in general.) The coaching I have done I have not seen one concussion in 3rd-7th grade during a 5 year span not saying there hasn’t been one. I also think there is no sense of pride in playing for your school like there used to be even if you don’t start.

Don't let that Gate City scrimmage go to your head...

GW top 3 at least - stay tuned

I believe the Bluefield player you're thinking of is Isiah (Ike) Johnson and he's a Sophomore. This is by far the biggest line I can remember a Bluefield football team having.

Thomas has donated money to Union, and has been an EXCELLENT role model. Never any legal issues, has a degree from UVA, everything you want your kid to aspire to become.

Well if you want to talk about facts then prove what you are saying. Not hearsay. Solid, physical proof.

TJ just like everyone else has those friends who have been on the other side of the law, several have been jailed for crimes involving drugs, he is/was/knew ERIC JONES, wanted for murder. There are always rumors about his involvement with these thing, but there is no proof. Just as SGT. FRIDAY said on DRAGNET...JUST STATE THE FACTS, JUST THE FACTS.What he is doing now has NOTHING to do with what he did for PV or UVA or his days in the NFL. He has given to PV and UNION, LIKE HIM OR NOT you cannot say he was anything but great...

From what I've heard, PV-Sterling has a predominantly Latino/Hispanic enrollment...those kids are more interested in futbol, not football...

We are going to use this poll as the official top 10 poll http://coalfieldsports.com/2018/08/01/preseason-top-10/. So try to vote prior to the 20th, please!! The weekly poll on here will be a weekly thing on the website. 1. Bluefield 2. Ridgeview 3. Graham 4. Pulaski 5. Richlands 6 Union 7. Chilhowie 8. Virginia 9. Abingdon 10. Grundy

Didn’t go. But I hear GW had more TD’s than GC had first downs. 10 TDs for GW to GCs none.

1. Gate City Bluefield -My bad. I thought it was 2019 2. Ridgeview 3. Union 4. Richlands 5. Virginia High 6. Graham 7. Pulaski County 8. Radford 9. Giles 10. Chilhowie Honorable Mention: Galax, Grayson Co., Abingdon

This gets me excited. The football program is was the backbone of that community.

Little league numbers are definitely down. Practice started Monday and the redskins have one of the smallest teams I have seen in little league. Hopefully we can get a fix for this in the near future. One thing I like that Akers brought in is travel ball. Just wish we could find a way it didn't coincide with little league basketball. Several new teams joined the travel league this year. Clintwood, Haysi, Central(wise), Patrick Henry, and Hancock County TN.