Editing Bluefield, Virginia (section)

==Sports==
The [[Bluefield Blue Jays]], a [[Minor League Baseball]] team, played their home games at [[Bowen Field at Peters Park|Bowen Field]], a stadium in the city park that serves both Bluefield and its [[Bluefield, West Virginia|neighbor of the same name]] in [[West Virginia]]. Although the park is operated by the West Virginia city, the stadium lies entirely within Virginia. In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a [[Collegiate summer baseball|collegiate summer baseball league]], and the Blue Jays were replaced by a new franchise in the revamped league designed for rising college freshman and sophomores.<ref>{{cite web|title=MLB, USA Baseball Announce New Format for Appalachian League|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-mlb-usa-baseball-announce-new-format-for-appalachian-league|website=Major League Baseball|date=September 29, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref>

Bluefield University hosts many sports programs, including basketball, soccer, baseball, and now football.

Graham High School's football team won the Virginia High School League's Class 2 State Football Championship in 2024. The G-Men defeated Strasburg High School 31-8 on December, 14, 2024 at Salem City Stadium for the state crown. Previous state football titles were won in 1962, 1989, 1995, 2018, and 2022.