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The P-Nats dropped the series finale with the Dash 7-2 on Friday night at Pfitnzer Stadium. Despite the loss, Potomac took two out of three from Winston-Salem to win the set. Nationals starter Cameron Selik had a bookend type of night. The righty struggled early and late during his outing, but was able to throw…
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The Norfolk Tides nearly came all the way back from a 9-0 deficit Friday night at Harbor Park before falling to the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees 9-7 in front of 7,496 fans. Trailing 9-2 in the seventh inning, the Tides put the first three batters on base with two singles and a walk that ran Scranton…
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Two young boys were playing marbles near the village green. Watching the boys play was a tired soldier in a red coat. He was captivated by their dog-eat-dog competitiveness. Both boys wanted to win their game very badly. Being kids they had nicknames. One was called Peace. The other was known to his friends as…
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Chien-Ming Wang, the Taiwanese pitcher signed by the Washington Nationals in 2010 but yet to throw in a big league game for the Nats, makes the second start in his rehabilitation Saturday in Woodbridge for the Potomac Nationals. Wang, who became an international sensation during his five seasons with the New York Yankees before joining…
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The Norfolk Tides scored four runs in the third inning inning Thursday and downed the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees 7-3 in front of 6,008 fans at Harbor Park. Batting with one out and the bases loaded in a 2-0 ballgame, Rhyne Hughes helped prolong the third inning with his legs. The right fielder hit a sharp…
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Valley 4th, Harrisonburg’s annual Independence Day celebration, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year in downtown Harrisonburg. The Valley 4th festivities will take place on Monday, July 4th, from 3 to 10 pm on Court Square. Festival-goers will experience all of the patriotic sights and sounds that they look forward to each year, including appearances…
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Rain cut the game short heading in to the bottom of the seventh inning Monday night in Winston-Salem. Lynchburg threatened multiple times, stranding eight through seven innings, including having a runner thrown out at home, but fell 2-0 to the Dash. Winston-Salem took the early lead in the bottom of the first inning. Tyler Saladino…
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As he was announcing his second increase in troops for Afghanistan in December 2009, President Obama promised that by July 2011 those troops would begin coming home. As relayed by Bob Woodward’s book, Obama’s Wars, we know the president was skeptical about the United States’ war effort in Afghanistan. In spite of that skepticism, the…
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Four unearned runs in the first inning set the tone for a disheartening 11-3 loss in Myrtle Beach on Saturday night that gave the Pelicans a victory in the first series of the second half. The Pelicans rode 18 hits, a strong outing from Barret Loux and a trio of big innings to victory in…
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On Monday (June 27, 2011), 62 new Virginia State Police troopers will begin their career on patrol in counties and along interstates across the Commonwealth. On Friday (June 24, 2011), the members of the 116th Basic Session will graduate from the Virginia State Police Academy in Richmond. The 62 graduates began their rigorous 37-week training…
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