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Pelicans pounce on Hillcats' pitching early in series-ending win
In a chippy game that saw two ejections and the benches clear, Myrtle Beach came away with an 8-6 win over Lynchburg in the series finale Thursday night. Adam Milligan’s RBI double in the first gave the Hillcats an early 1-0 lead. But the contest quickly turned in the Pelicans’ favor.
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Rustburg uses small ball to eliminate Amherst in Seminole semis
BEDFORD — Rustburg coach Michele Riddle takes a simple approach to the game of softball. "Stick to the basics and work hard, have fun, be aggressive, relaxed and confident," she said. "Those are the four things that we try to do when we step onto the field."
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Liberty baseball two wins away from Big South title
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Patrick Eckelbarger was in the middle of trying to figure out exactly when he had shaved the mustache he wore for much of the season, a tuft of facial hair that was either heinous or awesome, depending on whom one asked. Appropriately enough, his Liberty teammate, pitcher John Niggli, was in the middle of a sneak attack at the time, coming from out of the periphery to nail Eckelbarger with a giant shaving cream pie. Asked later why he did it, Niggli told a Liberty staffer, "C’mon! He just pitched the game of his life!"
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Prep scoreboard for Thursday's events
High school scoreboard for Thursday's games and Friday's schedule
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Man killed in paper mill accident in Gladstone
A man was crushed and killed at the Greif paper mill in Amherst County on Wednesday, a company official said Thursday.
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Liberty University to resubmit James River dock request
Liberty University wants to build a 128-foot dock and boat ramp on the James River near River Road in Madison Heights, and nearby residents oppose it.
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Wintergreen to debut 'Hike Wintergreen'
Wintergreen Resort and The Wintergreen Nature Foundation will debut “Hike Wintergreen” as part of National Trails Day on Saturday, June 2.
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Community sports calendar for the week of May 23
Community sports calendar of area athletic events
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Appomattox man dies at Amherst County paper mill
A man was crushed and killed at the Greif paper mill in Amherst County on Wednesday, a company official said on Thursday.
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Glass ends Amherst's season with Seminole semifinal pitcher's duel
It’s common lingo in the baseball world, but errors hurt. Sometimes, they can kill. Such was the fate for third-seeded Amherst on Wednesday, as it battled against No. 2 seed E.C. Glass in the Seminole District Semifinals at Heritage High.
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Close friendship a winning formula for Glass No. 1 doubles duo
Since childhood, E.C. Glass juniors Sydney Moon and Paige Riley have been close neighbors and friends. On the tennis court, their relationship has proven to be a winning formula for the team’s No. 1 doubles pair.
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Sun Belt shuts door on Liberty's bid to join conference
HIGH POINT, N.C. — When Liberty announced its intentions of moving its football program to the Football Bowl Subdivision nearly two weeks ago, the list of potential new conference homes was small. That list got even slimmer on Wednesday.
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Campbell upends host High Point, sets up semifinal vs. LU in Big South baseball
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Tuesday night’s sudden rash of thunderstorms had a domino effect on the Big South Conference baseball tournament at High Point University’s Willard Stadium. The rain, lightning and subsequent suspension of the game between Campbell and High Point pushed everything else on the schedule back on Wednesday. The Camels beat the Panthers in the morning, 10-4, to set up a winner’s bracket matchup with Liberty at 11 a.m. today.
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Hillcats' Graham outduels Pelicans' Buckel 2-1 in Myrtle Beach
A battle of top pitching　prospects was everything it was billed to be as Lynchburg’s J.R. Graham and Myrtle Beach’s Cody Buckel went toe-to-toe Wednesday in the Hillcats’ 2-1 win.
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Bees put scare into Hilltoppers in Seminole boys soccer semifinal
For the third time this season, in Wednesday’s second Seminole District semifinal at City Stadium, the E.C. Glass and Brookville boys soccer teams engaged in a game decided by one goal. "It was a crazy, crazy game," Hilltoppers coach Randy Turille said after his team nearly lost a three-goal lead in a 4-3 victory. "There were a lot of momentum shifts. I give them all the credit in the world. They kept battling."
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Prep scoreboard for Wednesday's games
High school scoreboard for Wednesday's games, schedule for Thursday's events
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Virginia Department of Health warns of ticks
The Virginia Department of Health is warning this year could be a busy year for ticks and Lyme disease.
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Amherst County deputies find stolen Walmart laptop, name suspect
The Amherst County Sheriff's Office has cleared a grand larceny case from Walmart as a direct result of tips received from viewers who contacted Crime Stoppers
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Amherst County deputies search for Walmart TV thief
Officers say man stole flat screen TV from Madison Heights Walmart on May 19th
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Update: Lost hikers identified
Nelson County emergency crews early Tuesday morning located a couple on the Appalachian Trail in the Massies Mill area seeking help.
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Devils Backbone wins beer competition
Devils Backbone Brewing Company recently claimed a gold medal in the 2012 World Beer Cup, a global beer competition presented by the Brewers Association that evaluates beers from around the world and recognizes the most outstanding brewers and their beers.
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Sports briefs for May 24, 2012
Sports news from Amherst County.
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Lancers don't disappoint on Senior Night
Last Wednesday was Senior Night at Amherst for 10 graduating baseball players, and the Lancers didn’t disappoint the home crowd, defeating Liberty 10-0 in five innings with a combined no-hitter.
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A hometown hero
When Ashton Paige left Amherst three years ago to play at Louisburg College in North Carolina, he couldn’t have known that the road back would lead to Lynchburg College or that he would be so instrumental to a Hornets team that captured its first Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament championship in 22 years.
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ACHS grad receives new appointment
Loretta Braxton, a Madison Heights native and 1970 graduate of Amherst County High School, was recently appointed chief psychologist at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Durham, N.C.
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- 10.ACHS grad receives new appointment
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