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The BDT headline reads, Graham hosts Virginia Tech in benefit game. 
 
Talk about playing some stiff competition...

The BDT headline reads, Graham hosts Virginia Tech in benefit game. 
 
Talk about playing some stiff competition...

Seeing that baseball field reminds me of the homerun I hit there my senior year...one hopped into the window on the elementary school.  I still have the ball with the scuff from hitting the parking lot.

Thanks Ryan.
I am glad to see the girls get their own field now,  but in a way I hate to see the baseball field go from a sentimental point of view.
I was on the 76 baseball team for Richlands that helped build that field.  That was the 1st year Richlands had a baseball team in several years and we didn't have a field to play on.  That 1st year we had to play all double headers and all away games......no home games.
It was kind of fun at first because we got out of school earlier so we could travel and play 2 games, but toward the middle and end of the year it started to get a bit old.  The next year (77, my senior year )  we had a field with a backstop,  but no dugouts.  Just benches on each side,  but at least we got to play some home games !
Anyway,  it is good to see the girls getting their field.

Both bands made the atmosphere more like a small college game than high school. Now, not so much...

Both bands made the atmosphere more like a small college game than high school. Now, not so much...

Its called reality, not negativity.  Hate this new societal approach where you can't state the truth if its not in a positive light.

What the hell were people eating in that place that kept them coming back? I've been there a hand full of times over the years and every time the food was always terrible.  The last time was October '13 with my girlfriend's family and all I ordered was the grilled chicken sandwich with seasoned waffle fries and I thought to myself: "How could they screw this up?".  The fries were so freezer burnt and overcooked the inside had the consistency of compressed baking soda.  There wasn't enough ketchup on the table to make them better.  The chicken was bland.  The bun with lettuce and tomato was fine. The lady sitting across from me had the oyster soup and she told me that it was overpowered with an aged fishy taste and smell.  It wasn't edible she said.

Everything west of Roanoke is a step-child and we should all embrace each other as such.

Everything west of Roanoke is a step-child and we should all embrace each other as such.

Everything west of Roanoke is a step-child and we should all embrace each other as such.

http://www.1065.com/pages/woodyandwilcox.html?article=11953996&desktop=true&desktopviewduration=72000
 
We always talk about the feeder programs around here. But this seems a bit much to me. Wanted to get y'all's opinions.

It's always tough for a West team traveling to the East in the playoffs... the officiating can be highly questionable...  If Fort would've taken care of Graham at home, I think the outcome of that Essex matchup could've been very different....but that's why you have to play every game like it's the championship.

They play basketball in SWVA? 😄

LOL!  And this, from someone whose team had its ass handed to them by two teams who do nothing but line up and run it down your throat....
 
Bridgeport...42-21...64 carries for 319 yards...0-2 passing
Wayne...29-27...53 carries for 401 yards...2-4 for 7 yards passing
 
You're gonna hate the WV AA State Championship game...

You say that now that Mitchell Stadium has field turf. If this were a year in which both Bluefield and Graham were hosting multiple playoff games, a grass field at Mitchell were in less than perfect shape and the powers to be were trying to take a home game away from the Beavers then I'm sure your tune would be different.

I went over to VAPreps and stirred the pot a little...

I call BULLSHIT!!!  bunch of sissys!
 
The field isint in the greatest shape but its fine. I will admit there is little to no grass between the hash marks but its just mud(its not sloppy splashy mud). Its not a dangerous situation.
 
Imo theres NO WAY the game gets moved to UVA-W or Richlands(an hour car ride is not "homefield"). If it gets moved I think it will be to Clintwood. The field in Clintwood is spectacular, always is. No one on Earth could find anything wrong with that field.
 
Bearcat Bob, the field sits next to the river at the bottom of a valley(suprise suprise in SWVA), not alot of sun and some damp conditions. Its actually a really good field, imo its right there with Bullitt Park, but its definately a step or two behind the field at Ralphs House(Clintwood).  the 1st round of the playoffs there was a major downpour during the game and that resulted in the field being torn up as much as it is.
 
If the field conditions posed a danger to the players I would be all about getting the game moved, but thats not the case.
 
Before I moved the game to UVA-W I swear I would miove it to Riggs Stadium!
 
Its FOOTBALL, its a dirty game. Get used to it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1XIkqW7Hno

I don't know, do you?

All joking aside, good luck Richlands. I hope you guys win. Represent the SWD well along with SWVA in general. I will be cheering for you.

Does your boyfriend like or dislike your crystal balls Jethro?

Does your boyfriend like or dislike your crystal balls Jethro?

BEST ADVICE EVER!!! still paying for a ticket just trying to get some burger king