6/19/61: Wythe County native Jim Archer of Kansas City beat the powerhouse #Yankees. Earlier in the day, he and his brother who was in town for a visit had bumped into former President Harry Truman
The story from a few years ago:
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It has been a week since Abingdon won the #VHSL Class 3 state softball title with a 7-3 win over Broadway to complete a perfect 29-0 season.
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It was an eventful day in more ways than one for Abingdon coach Chelsea Campbell:
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It's been a week since Patrick Henry won the VHSL Class 1 state baseball title with a 4-1 win over Rappahannock.
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Abingdon's baseball season ended with a 7-6, nine-inning loss at Turner Ashby in the VHSL Class 3 state quarterfinals. Turner Ashby finished as state runner-up to New Kent:
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LOCALS IN THE PROS: Hunter Stratton (Sullivan East) returns to Pittsburgh Pirates in trade; Gavin Cross (Tennessee High) homered for Triple-A Omaha on Thursday https://t.co/vbqw98oub3
June 17 marked the 40th anniversary of the 1986 #NBA Draft.
Old Dominion's Clarence Hanley (Marion) was selected by the Detroit #Pistons in the fifth round with the 109th pick.
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The Pope is visiting Liverpool and handing out miracles to children.
A boy named Billy walks up on stage and asks, “Can you help me with my hearing?”
“Of course,” says the Pope.
He places his hands on Billy’s ears, says a prayer, then removes his hands and asks, “How is your hearing now?”
Billy says, “I don’t know. It isn’t until next Wednesday.”
Eric Rutherford guided the Patrick Henry Rebels to a 25-2 record and a state championship in 2026. It was revealed he had been selected as the VHSL Class 1 state coach of the year on Tuesday.
On his path to the pinnacle at PH:
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Kelly Franklin Hood (Rye Cove boys), Adam Keen (Patrick Henry boys), Mitch Owens (John Battle girls), Gabe Counts (Ridgeview girls) among latest basketball hires. Hood becomes first female to lead a varsity boys hoops team in Far #SWVA.