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Two long-time, well-known country music stars are coming to the Salem Civic Center. Trace Adkins and Clint Black will perform there on June 7th. Tickets go on sale this Friday.
News release: Country Music icons Clint Black and Trace Adkins will make a triumphant return to the stage later this spring when their much-anticipated Hits. Hats.History. tour makes a stop at the Salem Civic Center on Friday, June 7. Adkins last played in the arena in 2017, and this will mark Black’s first appearance in Salem since 2007, when he headlined the city’s inaugural Star-B-Q concert at the Downtown Farmers Market. “Trace and I toured together back in the 90s and I’m really looking forward to sharing the stage with him again,” says Black. “He’s a lot of fun and a real pro.” The Hits. Hats. History. tour kicks off May 2 in Charlotte and the two hitmakers will be joined on their Salem stop by Terri Clark. In addition, this tour coincides with the 30th anniversary of the release of Black’s iconic album “Killin’ Time” in 1989. The triple-platinum recording is still considered one of the most influential albums in Country Music history. “It’s been a few years since Clint and I shared the stage,” says Adkins. “Since then, we have both been fortunate to have added a few more hits and hats to our collection. I am looking forward to this.” Tickets for the Hits. Hats. History. tour at the Salem Civic Center go on sale Friday, March 22, at 10 a.m. Reserved seat tickets are priced at $39.50, $59.50, $69.50, and $124.50. Preferred parking is available for $5. Tickets can be purchased at the Salem Civic Center Box Office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m . and on Saturday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. They also can be purchased by phone at 800-745-3000 or through Ticketmaster.com. Presale tickets will be available through Ticketmaster.com this Thursday, March 21 at 10 a.m. for the artist’s fan club members and for those who are part of the Salem Civic Center email club.
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Lydia Rivers scored 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Radford beat Campbell 57-45 on Sunday for a berth in the NCAA Tournament after winning Big South tournament for the first time since 1996.
Radford (26-6) extended its school-record streak to 18 straight wins, including a program-record 17 conference games to claim the regular-season championship.
It was Radford’s second Big South championship game in the past three seasons and 14th overall —winning 10.
Khiana Johnson added 13 points for Radford, which also had non-conference wins against Temple, Virginia and VCU. Sydney Nunley had 10 points and eight rebounds, narrowly missing adding to the Highlanders record of 40 double-doubles this season.
Radford scored the first 11 points of the second quarter to take an eight-point lead and extended it to 30-14 by halftime. The Highlanders outscored Campbell 21-2 as the Camels were 1-of-15 shooting.
Neither team made a 3-pointer in the first half and Lauren Carter finally ended the dry spell at the 5:12 mark of the third quarter to get Campbell within 36-22. Khiana Johnson answered with a 3-pointer at the other end, and Radford finished 2 of 6 from the arc and Campbell 5 for 23.
Hayley Barber scored 10 points on 4-of-17 shooting for Campbell (21-12). The Camels were just 18 of 61 from the field (28.3 percent) and attempted 16 fewer free throws than Radford.
Campbell was seeking its first Big South tournament title since 1989.
