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[9] [10] In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league, and the Blue Jays were replaced by a new franchise known as the Ridge Runners [11] in the revamped league designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores. [12]
The marathon was first announced on October 3, 1984, with U.S. Steel and PNC Bank as sponsors. [2] [3] The inaugural marathon was held on May 5, 1985.[4]The Pittsburgh Marathon hosted the United States Olympic Marathon Trials for women in 1988 and for men in 2000.
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Bluefield Ridge Runners (from 2021) Bowen Field at Peters Park is a stadium in Bluefield, Virginia , United States. Primarily used for baseball , it is the home field for Bluefield Ridge Runners of the summer collegiate Appalachian League and the Bluefield University Rams baseball team.
The City of Pittsburgh has had various professional sports franchises throughout its history and today is home to three teams competing at the highest professional level in their respective sports: the Pittsburgh Pirates of the MLB, the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL, and the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL.
The new team became known as the Bluefield Ridge Runners. [5] The moniker is in reference to the city's railroading heritage. Their namesake has been a local tourist attraction since 1964. The Ridge Runner passenger train traverses a loop throughout Lottio Park beyond the right field wall at Bowen Field, the team's home ballpark. [5] [6]
[1] [5] [6] In 2010 the official event name was the Blue Ridge Marathon on the Parkway, but in 2011 the name was shortened to Blue Ridge Marathon and is also known as Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon because of title sponsor, Foot Levelers, Inc (since 2012).
Pittsburg State became the winningest NCAA Division II football program in 1995. PSU passed Hillsdale College at the top of the all-time victories list in the 1995 season on its march to the national runner-up finish. The Gorillas, in 96 seasons of intercollegiate competition, have accumulated 579 victories, posting a 579–301–48 overall mark.