carrollfan

i believe the 9-0 post was suppose to be a joke

any arrangements yet

This lady will always have a special place in my heart. We use to rake leaves at her house and go to baseball games with her. She is a first class lady and Bluefield and Bluefield State are better places because of her. God Bless you June.

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is the abingdon vs marion game still on?

how much

If Richlands can play like they did against us it will be richlands in a close game. I believe this will be anyones game and I will give the close edge to Richlands since it is at home. Good Luck to both teams.

I found a better video then that www.youtube.com/ccsoc

Team Record GF GA Abingdon 1-0 5 0 Richlands 1-0 3 1 Carroll 1-1 3 3 Marion 1-1 3 4 Graham 0-1 2 3 Tazewell 0-1 0 5

much better game. need to work on finishing.

I was not there but I would not call someone a punk for not doing something. Everyone has their own breaking point. What Refs were at that game. I know it was not Jim because he was doing our game.

but richlands still had to put three goals in on us. We played bad but do not take anything away from Richlands. They out played us and got the WIN.

BOTH

I could care less about the field in grundy. I just do not think it is right not to let a team play because you are worried about the grass on a field. But it is okay I am done with this and I know that I will not be able to change peoples mind about this but I needed to voice it. Good Luck to Grundy with their new program and I hope you find a field.

thanks for setting us straight traveler. Like I said before putting grass in front of students playing a sport. Good Job. I think they are afraid of Soccer winning more then the football team did. Is that the real reason, deep down inside you know it is.

no big deal James.

Soccer Kitts Tazewell senior stars in SW Cup By JED LOCKETT Bluefield Daily Telegraph TAZEWELL, Va. — The chill of winter may have been present at Lincolnshire Park, but as far as everyone there was concerned it was spring. The Southwest Virginia Cup was held there on Saturday and the home county’s teams made solid impressions as Tazewell dominated John Battle 5-0 and Richlands equaled their win total from last season with a 1-0 win over Lebanon before playing John Battle to a 1-1 draw. The defending Southwest District regular-season and tournament champions showed that they intend to be a force in 2008. Abbey Kitts, who was a key to the Bulldogs’ success as goalkeeper last season, stepped in at striker Saturday and scored three goals against the Trojans. Her first goal was scored in the 12th minute and it was a tap-in that could have been scored by a handful of Bulldogs. Her second goal was much more artistic. In the 28th minute, Heather Wells headed a corner kick towards the goal. Kitts used her right foot to volley it home. Kitts finished the scoring in the 60th minute with a left-foot strike past Trojans goalie Lindsey O’Quinn. “Abbey has already committed to King (College),†said Tazewell head coach Patty Gail Cecil. “We want to try and use her as much as possible in the field to get her more field experience ’cause she’ll need that as a college player. “She’ll play keeper quite a bit. But she’s a very valuable field player and we want to use her that way.†“I was expecting to see Abbey Kitts in goal,†said John S. Battle head coach Jeff Blevins. “But I heard she’s on the field and I know she’s a good field player.†Two other Bulldogs scored while Kitts was achieving her hat trick. Laken McReynolds converted a tap-in thanks to a perfect through ball from Cara Cecil in the 14th minute. And two minutes before Kitts’ finale, Haylee Walker volleyed in a rebound to add her name to the scoresheet. “I probably have seven or eight girls that any time can score,†Patty Gail Cecil said. “So depending on who I have up top and in the midfield we’re going to keep working on that.†Standing in Kitts’ old stomping grounds Saturday was senior Tracy Muncy. She only faced one shot, but she handled the ball 12 times and maintained control of the Bulldogs’ penalty area. “She is a lot more confident this year,†Patty Gail Cecil said. “Her goalie skills, we’re very pleased. She’s taken on some responsibilities and is really proving she can be the keeper we need.†“We put no pressure on their goalkeeper today, I mean no pressure at all,†Blevins said. “Their defense is very, very good and very fast. You can tell they’re a very well-coached team.†Tazewell (1-1) will begin Southwest District play on Monday with a trip to Abingdon. “We’re going to use both these games today to work out some little things and really work on moving the ball and making crosses that are going to get our scorers in the positions to score,†Patty Gail Cecil said. Richlands was at Lincolnshire Park bright and early for the 8:30 a.m. opener against Lebanon. The Tornado controlled the game, allowing just a single shot on goal to the Pioneers. Miranda Mullins gave the Blues the only score they needed. In the seventh minute, she dribble through the defense then fired into the left side of the goal. Richlands was able to consistently attack in a midfield battle. “I think they were encouraged. They were happy to get the win,†said Richlands head coach LaRhonda Lindsey. “I guess I had to threaten them. We might have had to do some running if we couldn’t win the games today. So they were happy they didn’t have to run....†“This is a first-year program and a lot of (the players) had never played before,†said Lebanon head coach Jennifer Owens. “We’re real excited to be able to field a girls team and a boys team in the (same) year.†Richlands nearly doubled their win total from last season in one day. Against John Battle, Takeysha Doud gave the Tornado the lead in the 10th minute on a shot from 20 yards out that flew past O’Quinn and into the right side of the net.\ But the Trojans leveled the score in the 43rd minute. Morgan Parker rolled a pass across the box to Anna Davis. Davis then sent the ball into the roof of the goal. It was Battle’s only shot on goal of the contest. Neither team could get a solid attack for the rest of the game. “I think we got a little worn down,†Lindsey said. “You miss one area, you make a mistake and somebody else is there. They were able to finish it when we made one mistake I guess.†“They were much more aggressive on the ball than we were,†Blevins said. “They were getting to the 50-50 balls more than we were and our girls at this point in time are playing a little timid. I think that was the difference in the game, Richlands’ aggressiveness.†Lindsey was very pleased with her midfielders after Saturday’s games. The rest of the team? Not so much. “I’m happy with the way the midfield plays. They usually keep the ball in the center of the field most of the time,†Lindsey said. “I think we’re a little weak on our offense and I think we’re a little weak on our defense. So we just gotta keep on working on everybody being where they need to be at the same time at the right time.†Richlands (1-1-1) will open their Southwest District schedule with a trip to Carroll County on Monday. The Tornado’s lone win last season came against the Cavaliers. Lindsey hopes history will repeat itself. “I know Carroll County has sent several players to goalkeeping clinics. I’ve seen them there,†Lindsey said. “And I’m sure they’re working hard as well.â€

Tazewell boys shine in Southwest Virginia Cup By JED LOCKETT Bluefield Daily Telegraph TAZEWELL, Va. — In a few short years, the Southwest Virginia Cup has grown from a small local tournament to a large gathering of some of the best high-school soccer teams in Four Seasons Country. But on Saturday at Lincolnshire Park, it was the teams closest to home that made the biggest impressions as Tazewell got up for a 9:45 a.m. kickoff to beat Lebanon 1-0 in the boys’ opener and Richlands cruised to a 3-0 win over Lebanon and held on for a 2-0 victory over Grayson County. The hometown Bulldogs found themselves in a fight against the Pioneers. It took them about 10 minutes before they began to take control of the game and begin piling up scoring chances. But many of those attempts were not on target. “We were a little rusty. But we seemed to get some people in the right positions,†said Tazewell head coach Jeremy Call. “I’m just real proud of the guys. For our first game, I thought we did pretty good. We’ve got a few things to work on. Obviously we can always work on something. But I think overall we did a pretty good job.†Eventually Tazewell found the net. Junior Jarrod Angles made up for a miss in front of goal in the 27th minute with a header off a Harrison Lutz cross in the 36th minute. The Bulldogs limited Lebanon to one shot on goal in the final half hour and were able to close out the game by continuing to attack the Pioneers. “We’ve got some young players up top in the offensive end of it,†said Lebanon head coach David Jenks. “But they’re learning, beginning to play together a little better. I see improvement every week and this week I think they did pretty well.†“I think nerves has a lot to do with it,†Call said. “Once we got used to the pace of the game we were able to settle down and be able to get things going the way we wanted. “You can’t mimic the speed of the game.†Tazewell (1-0) will begin Southwest District play at home Monday against Abingdon. “Unfortunately we don’t have a whole lot of practice time,†Call said. “We just have to make some adjustments on the fly. We need to pull our defensive midfielders up a little bit and get everybody situated and maybe quick starts, our starts were a little slow. “I think just a few adjustments here and there, quick starts, and probably diagonal passing on the ground. Other than that I think we’re good to go.†When the Blue Tornado touched down for their match against Lebanon, it did some damage. Romulo Fajardo scored Richlands’ first goal in the sixth minute when he dribbled into the penalty area and beat Pioneers’ netminder Logan Brenner. “Romulo is out and he’s phenomenal,†said Richlands head coach Dennis Carr. “He can handle the ball. He gets in there. He gives you a big, physical presence.†Eight minutes later, Kheven Schweingruber fired a shot on Brenner. Brenner saved the shot, but the ball deflected off Schweingruber and between the pipes. Zac Lester closed out the game in the 53rd minute when he put in a rebound. The Tornado outshot the Pioneers 27-1 and had 16 shots on goal in a dominating performance. “Lebanon’s a young team but they’ve got good players,†Carr said. “Whenever they come together as a team they’re going to be very challenging to play every time. “So fortunately today we were able to move the ball around and do what we we’re able to do and as a result came out with a win.†“Richlands is tough. They really are,†Jenks said. “They play well. They’re a very well-coached team. They understand the game. We played a scrimmage against them about a week and a half ago and they got us 7-0. You know it’s kind of hard to compete against a team that’s played together and got the chemistry they do.†Richlands kept their momentum going through the first half against Grayson County. Fajardo scored what may have been the most impressive goal of the day, finding a way to control a bouncing ball while fighting off a defender before finding the net with a right-footed volley. But as the second half began, the Tornado finally began to run out of steam. The Blue Devils repeatedly threatened to score, earning six corner kicks. “It was a much more physical game in the second game we played today,†Carr said. “Grayson was definitely more physical than some of the teams we’ve played thus far. “We started making passes that were better than we’re able to right now to make those passes and as a result we ended up giving them more offensive chances than we probably should’ve given them.†But they could not translate them into attacks as Tornado goalkeeper Chad Cole kept control of the Blues’ penalty area and Richlands held Grayson without a shot in the second half. “From the team that we’ve got, in practice he gets tons of shots taken on him,†Carr said. “The kid is phenomenal. He is unbelievable. The first day he ever played soccer was February 25th of this year. “It was the position I was most concerned about going into this season and the opening day of the season it’s the position I’m probably the most confident about.†Schweingruber put the game out of reach in the 55th minute when the ball popped up after a collision in Grayson’s six-yard box and he tapped it in with his head. Richlands (2-0) will host Carroll County on Monday to open their district schedule. “It’s a huge confidence boost anytime you get a win,†Carr said. “But I’m just encouraged because coming into this game there were a couple areas where we were weak and we just really stressed this week in practice and the guys did a really good job correcting their inadequacies.â€

Soccer takes center stage in Tazewell By JED LOCKETT Bluefield Daily Telegraph TAZEWELL, Va. — Today, Lincolnshire Park will be a showplace for the finest in area high-school soccer as the girls teams from Lebanon and Richlands will kick off the Southwest Virginia Cup at 8:30 a.m. “We’ve been playing it for several years now,†said acting Tazewell boys head coach Jeremy Call. “It’s been great to see how soccer has caught on in this area. Many teams who have been able just to field a coed team have now gotten a girls and a boys varsity. So it’s really nice.†Joining Tazewell for boys action will be Lebanon, Richlands, Grayson County, and John Battle. But the surprise lies in the number of girls squads playing. Teams representing Lebanon, Richlands, John Battle and Patrick Henry will play along with the hosts from Tazewell — a significant jump from last year. “John Battle and Patrick Henry are both bringing girls teams and we’ll see both of them tomorrow,†said Tazewell girls head coach Patty Gail Cecil. “They have played coed all these years, so their girls are probably going to be pretty strong having to play with the boys the majority of the time. “I told our girls it’s not going to be a piece of cake. They’re going to push and muscle pretty hard for position on the ball and we’re going to have to be sure we do the same.†The fact that more teams will be participating in the tournament is a sign that the sport is growing and flourishing in Four Seasons Country. “It’s great to see that soccer’s caught on in this area,†Call said. “The kids from this area can come out and show how hard they worked and how hard they’ve practiced. I know we’ve been practicing hard for about a month now. We’re chomping at the bit, ready to go.†“It used to be that we had a hard time getting three girls teams to come,†Cecil added. “That’s pretty awesome to have that much interest in a tournament for girls.†Tazewell’s boys will play Lebanon and 9:45 a.m. and John Battle in the final game of the day at 7:45 p.m. They will use the tournament for final preparations going into their first regular-season game, at home Monday against Abingdon. “I’m sure we’re going to be a little rusty,†Call said. “The only thing we’ve gotten to do is scrimmage against the JV and the girls varsity and each other. “So hopefully we’ll be able to see where we need to move around some people in different places and see what we need to work on in practice before we start the regular season on Monday.†Tazewell’s girls are scheduled to take on John Battle at 1:30 p.m. and Patrick Henry in the tournament’s final girls game at 6:30 p.m. The Bulldogs began their regular season with a home loss to Virginia High. They also want to use the tournament for some fine tuning before their district opener Monday against Abingdon at Lincolnshire Park. “We realized some things after our Virginia High game,†Cecil said. “We’ve got to speed up some stuff. We’re working on defensive and offensive sets. I think we’ll be ready. “I told ‘em yesterday that whatever we do in the tournament is just how we’re going to work on being ready for Abingdon on Monday. We’ve got a couple different things we’re going to do with offense and defense. We’re going to try some things and I guess see what happens.†Trying to redefine the offense will be the priority. “We have a lot of different scorers this year,†Cecil said. “And we just want to see how well we work passing and containing the ball and then using each other to get our crosses and see if we can do scoring in a different manner than we did last year.†After opening the tournament, Richlands’ girls will take on John Battle at 11 a.m. Richlands’ boys will play Lebanon at 12:15 p.m., then square off against Grayson County at 2:45 p.m. Whether goals will be plentiful is uncertain. What is certain is that for one day in Tazewell the sport known around the world as the beautiful game will be celebrated at its grass-roots level. “I think it’ll be a really competitive day tomorrow,†Call said. “I think it’ll be a great day for soccer in this area.†Good article

I am sorry James but the school budget to take care of the field is tax money. You are right if it was not for the money that the Football team brings in then we would not have a team like we do now. But the field maintenance comes from tax money. It is a shame that grass on a field is more important then students getting to play a sport. From what I hear about Grundy's athletic field is that it does not have much grass on it anyway. That is why America is like it is they have their priorities in the wrong place sometimes. Our team does not even mess up the field but we are the ones blamed for the spots of dirt on the field. I am not saying anything but it is funny how the spots are about every five to ten yards apart and the worst spot is about 18 yards from the back of the endzone.

They won the Tazewell JV tourney. DO not know the scores but good job on the wins.

maybe its time for a real sport. LOL just kidding football. but the parents of the soccer team pay just as many taxes as the football team. If I was the parents I would on the school board about it. I would not stop there either

they have field it is called an athletic field or the boneheads call it a football field. lol

I was not saying that your athletics was not any good. I was saying that you will have more chances at Tazewell and Graham. Also most of my post was towards the academics.

I would think that the closing of the school will open up a lot more chances for the students that they may not have gotten at the old school. I am sure Graham and Tazewell can offer better varity of class choices and also the athletics are better.