Bluefield State College News

• ‘Smoke eaters’ — Teams show their expertise during mine rescue competition (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on May 22, 2011 at 09:17:47 am
  Competition... Consol Energy Inc.’s Buchanan Mine Rescue Black Team Competes in the 5th annual ‘Smoke eaters’ Mine Rescue Team competition at Higginbotham Sports Complex on the Bluefield State College campus Saturday.
• Abdul Shattory wins another 5K race (The Bland County Messenger)
  posted on May 17, 2011 at 02:55:53 pm
  Rocky Gap High School freshman Abdul Shattory is off and running again. On Saturday, May 7, Shattory picked up another 5k triumph in the first Jerolee White 5k Run and Walk that was held at Bluefield State College.
• Scholarship receives boost from bank donation (WVVA Bluefield)
  posted on May 12, 2011 at 06:02:18 pm
  BLUEFIELD -- Anne Taylor (left), Vice President of First Community Bank, presents a matching gift from the bank for the Taylor Family Endowed Scholarship. Bluefield State College students in Nursing or
• BSC students unveil design for proposed recreational center (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on May 11, 2011 at 09:17:53 am
  BLUEFIELD — Students from Bluefield State College unveiled new vision for a proposed recreational center within the city of Bluefield during Tuesday’s city board meeting.
• First Jerolee White 5K is a success (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on May 8, 2011 at 09:13:06 am
  Susan Nunley was unsure what to expect when she helped organize the Jerolee White 5K Run and Walk held on Saturday Bluefield State College. What she saw Saturday morning blew her away as nearly 50 runners and 100 walkers participated in the first edition of the event.
• Big Blues put up tough battle before regional defeat (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on May 3, 2011 at 09:13:12 am
  The Bluefield State College men’s tennis team reached the regional finals for the first time in school history on Monday afternoon, but after going to tiebreakers in two singles matches, eventually were defeated by the top seed in the Atlantic Region.
• Manchin touts common sense (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on April 27, 2011 at 09:18:13 am
  On campus... Teddie Alpert, center, reacts as Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., reaches to shake hands with Helen Alpert as makes his way through the crowd at the Hebert Gallery on the campus of Bluefield State College Tuesday.
• Bluefield State tennis teams earns berth in NCAA Div. II Championships (WVVA Bluefield)
  posted on April 27, 2011 at 03:21:48 am
  For the second consecutive season and second time in school history, the Bluefield State College men's tennis team will compete in the NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Championships.
• Manchin visits southern W.Va. (WVVA Bluefield)
  posted on April 26, 2011 at 01:31:28 pm
  HINTON (WVVA) - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has brought his 'Commonsense Solutions' tour to southern West Virginia, culminating with a town hall at Bluefield State College Tuesday evening.
• Senator brings ‘Common-sense Solutions’ tour to BSC today (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on April 26, 2011 at 09:17:53 am
  BLUEFIELD — Area residents will have a chance to talk to U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin about anything from the national fiscal crisis to issues faced within the local community as part of a town hall today at Bluefield State College.
• AFTERNOON UPDATE: Manchin bringing 'Commonsense Solutions' tour to BSC Tuesday (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on April 25, 2011 at 08:47:54 pm
  BLUEFIELD — Bluefield residents will get a chance to talk to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., about anything from the national fiscal crisis to issues faced within the local community when the senator visits Bluefield State College today.
• Bluefield State Tennis Tops WV State Wednesday (WVVA Bluefield)
  posted on April 14, 2011 at 03:54:30 am
  The Bluefield State College men's tennis team notched another conference win Wednesday afternoon after a 9-0 win over West Virginia State University at Bluefield City Courts.
• AFTERNOON UPDATE: BSC in Home Depot ‘Retool Your School’ finals (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on April 13, 2011 at 09:02:43 pm
  BLUEFIELD — Home Depot has announced that Bluefield State College and West Virginia State University are in the finals of the company’s $150,000 on-campus improvement grant program called “Retool Your School.” Home Depot will award one $50,000 grant and 10, $10,000 grants.
• Big Blues split doubleheader with Wesleyan (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on April 11, 2011 at 09:13:06 am
  The Bluefield State College baseball team extended its season-high win streak to four games by defeating West Virginia Wesleyan College 5-3 before losing the nightcap 2-0 in their conference doubleheader Sunday afternoon at June O. Shott Field.
• Coconut Creek girls basketball trio drawing interest (Sun-Sentinel)
  posted on April 6, 2011 at 03:49:43 am
  Coconut Creek girls basketball senior guard Tavia Johnson is taking an official visit to Duquesne in Pittsburgh this weekend. Creek senior guard Joanne Tran was recently on a visit to Bluefield State College in West Virginia. And Coconut Creek's Cathyanna Marcel has an offer from Trinity International in the Chicago area.
• Concord wins WVIAC Southern Regional, BSC finishes 7th (WVVA Bluefield)
  posted on April 6, 2011 at 02:54:06 am
  Nick Dent and Chandler Beavers earned All-WVIAC honors en route to leading the Bluefield State College men's golf team to a seventh place finish in the WVIAC Southern Regional, the final conference regional of the season, Tuesday afternoon at the Edgewood Country Club,.
• Zipkovic earns WVIAC tennis honor (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on April 5, 2011 at 09:13:06 am
  Dusan Zivkovic of Bluefield State College garnered the men’s tennis Player of the Week honors in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on Monday.
• Calendar List (The Inter-Mountain)
  posted on March 26, 2011 at 04:30:47 am
  JB BIALEK MEMORIAL PRESS BOX DEDICATION will be Saturday at 12:45 p.m. prior to the home baseball game against Bluefield State College at Davis & Elkins College. Jim Bialek will throw out the ceremonial first pitch. If the game is canceled, the dedication will be in The McDonnell Center lobby.
• Bluefield State College Needs Your Vote (The Charleston State Journal)
  posted on March 21, 2011 at 10:07:03 pm
  The college is a finalist in the Home Depot's "Retool Your School" grant program and needs help to stay in the running.
• 5K run to benefit BSC nursing scholarship (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on March 15, 2011 at 08:57:36 am
  The first Jerolee White Nursing Scholarship 5K Run/Walk will be held at Bluefield State College on Saturday, May 7, beginning at 9 a.m.
• Senator Rockefeller makes a stop in Bluefield (WVVA Bluefield)
  posted on February 27, 2011 at 05:17:45 am
  Senator Jay Rockefeller made a stop at Bluefield State College to discuss the future of American manufacturing. Rockefeller says the field of robotics is transforming the way we make products and deliver
• Stillman baseball rallies to sweep doubleheader (The Tuscaloosa News)
  posted on February 7, 2011 at 09:42:57 am
  The Stillman College baseball team scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for an 8-7 come-from-behind win to complete a doubleheader sweep of Bluefield State College on Sunday afternoon at Stillman Park.
• Perseverance: Princeton slows down Beavers (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on February 5, 2011 at 10:19:00 am
  It wouldn’t make an exciting cheer, but the “P” in Princeton stood for patience, perseverance and passion on Friday night — all adding up to a 50-34 win over rival Bluefield in the Ned Shott Gymnasium at Bluefield State College.
• Stillman to host Bluefield State College (The Tuscaloosa News)
  posted on February 5, 2011 at 09:42:27 am
  The Stillman College Tigers will host Bluefield State College in a three-game baseball series at Stillman Park this weekend.
• Bluefield State College Celebrates Black History Month (The Charleston State Journal)
  posted on February 2, 2011 at 10:37:41 pm
  Bluefield State College displays pictures of influential African-Americans in their Student Union room.
• AFTERNOON UPDATE: Area basketball teams in action on Monday night (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  posted on January 24, 2011 at 09:15:12 pm
  — An intriguing set of prep basketball games, and a conference doubleheader at Bluefield State College, headline Monday’s sports schedule. The University of Charleston invades the Ned Shott Gym to play the Bluefield State women and men, with tipoffs scheduled for 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.