Tazewell Bulldogs upset Abingdon Falcons 54 50 at home
The Tazewell Bulldogs overcame a 13 11 first quarter deficit to defeat the previously undefeated Abingdon Falcons 54 50 Monday night. Pete Kouchinsky led Tazewell with 19 points, Jody Wilson added 13, and the Bulldogs limited Abingdon to six third quarter points while forcing a comeback. Mink scored 29 for Abingdon, with 10 rebounds. Wilson scored four straight late points to seal the win.
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Tazewell
Bulldogs
Abingdon
Falcons
Pete Kouchinsky
Jody Wilson
Wilson
Kouchinsky
Jimmy Mink
Falcon
Ronald Monk
Siz’m're
Blevins
K’ci’sky
Osborne
Monk
Hughes
Barrett
Jby
Vin
Miller
Effron, Hardin
Notable WV residents and athletic ties highlighted in holiday notes
The column threads together sports figures and local figures from Grundy Bluefield and nearby towns. It notes Jimmy Smithberger of Notre Dame connections in Grundy, Sam Emsweller’s reminiscences and pulmonary passing, Rocky Schorr’s golf feats, Sam Snead’s long career, Jim Woodall at Tennessee, and Petey Wood’s Notre Dame prospects. It also mentions Tiz Jones’s crime and evangelist history, Zoe Serdich at NC State, WVU Illinois debate, Zenith Blevins’s all time team card, and a Christmas greeting back from vacation.
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Jimmy Smithberger
Welch
Notre Dame
Grundy
Jimmy
Larry
Grundy Hospital
Frank Spraker
Golden Wave
Bluefield College
Sam Emsweller
College Park
Sam
WVU
Rocky Schorr
Bluefield Country Club
Rocky
Amuel Jackson Snead
West Virginia
Jim Woodall
Dunbar
University of Tennessee
Little Vol
Frank Criniti
Notre Dam
Charleston Catholic High
Steve
South Bend
Mickey McDade
Petey Wood
Beaver
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Tiz Jones
Tiz
Amoco
Rainelle
Moundsville
Bluefield
Zenith Blevins
Big Creek
Kingsport
Zenith
LE Big Boy Brown
Wendell Hartel
Pat Flanagan
Joe Friedl
T.K. Tandy
Tubby Law
Ernie Hicks
Stubby Currence
Eddie Richardson
Dick Nebinger
Bob Brown
Charley Tutwiler
Bary
Quinto
Hopper Kennedy
Merrill Gainer
Glenwood Junior High Beats Athens in Big Win
Glenwood Junior High led early and cruised to an 80-52 victory over Athens Junior High on Monday night at Glenwood. The win improves Glenwood to 4-2 on the season with the seventh and eighth graders winning the preceding game 69-38.
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Glenwood Junior High
Athens Junior High
Glenwood
Stoco
Baileysville
Bland
Spanishburg
Grundy
Garden
Welch
Saeger
Montcalm
Matoaka
Honaker
Richlands
Rovers
John Chmara
Bluefielders
Spanishburg Juniors Edge Central 41 33 in Youth Basketball
Spanishburg's Junior High basketball team defeated Central eighth graders 41-33 on Monday night. After a 17-17 halftime tie, Spanishburg pulled away in the second half, outscoring Central 24-16 for its first win of the season.
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Spanishburg
Central
Alworth Named AFL All Star and Receiving Champion
Lance Alworth of the San Diego Chargers earned the AFL All Star nod for the fourth time in five seasons and captured the league receiving title with 73 receptions for 1,383 yards and 13 touchdowns. He clinched the mark Sunday as his Chargers lost 27-17 to Kansas City, while rival George Sauer of New York finished runner-up. Jim Nance of Boston set a league rushing record with 1,458 yards, dethroning Paul Lowe, with rookie Mike Garrett and Clem Daniels tied for second at 801 yards.
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NEW York
Lance Alworth
San Diego Chargers
Alworth
Chargers
San Diego
Kansas City
George Sauer
Boston
Jim Nance
Nance
Paul Lowe
Nance Domi
Associated Press
Syracuse
College Basketball Scores Roundup From Across the Nation
Middle Tennessee 71 Austin Peay 70. East Tennessee 87 Eastern Kentucky 78. Morehead Ky 74 Tennessee Tech 73. Long Island 82 Hartwick 60. Ohio Wesleyan 78 Wayne State Mich 64. Wittenberg 67 Baldwin Wallace 66. North Carolina 98 Columbia 66. Georgia Southern 68 Campbell 63. Paterson State 88 Brooklyn 61. Georgia Tech 93 Brown 75. Cincinnati 66 Colorado 64. St John's N Y 68. Kansas 44. Georgetown D C 90 Rutgers 87. South Carolina 102 Elon 78. New York AC 120 St Anselm's 103. Winston Salem State 113 Morgan State. South Carolina 102 Elon 78. Abilene Christian 78 Howard Payne 72. Baltimore 61 Southampton N Y 59. Canisius 96 Western Ontario 62. St Bonaventure 80 UC Santa Barbara 71. Vanderbilt 77 Florida 69. Hanover 99 Ball State 93. Indiana Central 122 Wabash 101. Indiana Tech 80 Oakland City 72. Illinois 87 Wisconsin 74. Duquesne 79 San Francisco State 72. Wagner 80 Upsala 79. Fort Hays Kan State 71 Southwestern Oklahoma 66. Springfield Mo State 83 Jackson Miss State 78. Western Kentucky 94 Murray 83.
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Austin Peay
East Tennessee
Eastern Kentucky
Morehead
Tennessee Tech
Long Island U
Hartwick
Ohio Wesleyan
Wayne State
Mich
Wittenberg
Baldwin-Wallace
North Carolina
Columbia
Georgia Southern
Cambell
Paterson State
Brooklyn
Georgia Tech
Brown
Cincinnati
Colorado
St. John’s
N.Y
Kansas
Georgetown
D.C
Rutgers
South Caolina
Elon
New York AC
St. Anselm's
Winston-Salem State
Morgan State
South Carolina
Abilene Christian
Howard Payne
Baltimore
Southampton
Canisius
Western Ontario
St. Bonaventure
Santa Barbara
Vanderbilt
Florida
Hanover
Ball State
Indiana Central
Wabash
Indiana Tech
Oakland City
Illinois
Wisconsin
Duquesne
San Francisco
Jackson, Miss
State
Western Kentucky
Murray
Area basketball slate features nine games tonight and more midweek
The schedule highlights nine area games tonight including Athens at Graham and Mullens facing Mt Hope plus a Bramwell showdown with the unbeaten Millionaires. Graham aims to rebound after recent losses as Hedrick butters up his lineup for a holiday break finale.
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Bluefield Beavers
Athens
Oak Hill
Graham
Trojans
Gray
Big Creek
Matewan
Rocky Gap
Bland
Glen Rogers
Herndon
Mullens
Mt. Hope
Princeton
Bramwell
Millionaires
Gary
Divison
Hurley
Whitewood
Stoco
Baileysville
Beaver
Spanishburg
Grundy
Garden
Welch
Saeger
Montcalm
Matoaka
Honaker
Richlands
Giles
Pulaski Narrows
Floyd County
Chilhowie
Saltville
Greenville
Richlands Rallies Past Grundy In Overtime Showdown
Richlands erased a ten point deficit to force a 41 41 tie at regulation and outscored Grundy 52 4 in overtime to win 54 43 in Grundy. Bobby O Malley led Richlands with 12 points followed by Richard Kuhn 11 and Lawrence Barnette 4. Grundy’s Steve Owens paced the Golden Wave with 14 points and Tom Chambers 11.
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Richlands
Grundy
Golden Wave
Bobby O’malley
Richard Kuhn
Blue Tornado
O’malley
Lawrence Barnette
O’mailey
Barnette
Josh Gilliam
Neal Hunsaker
Frank Ford
Steve Owens
Tom Chambers
Richlands Grundy
Omailey
Gibson
Ford
WL Smith
Owens
Kuhn
Tinsby
Barnett
Earp-Halstead
Arizona Halfback Signs With Chargers
The San Diego Chargers announced the signing of their No. 7 choice in the 1965 future draft, Arizona halfback Brad Hubbert, from the University of Arizona.
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San Dingo
Calif
San Diego Chargers
American Football League
Brad Hubbert
University of Arizona
Chiefs Place 9 Players On All AFL Team
Jim Nance the Boston fullback was the lone unanimous pick. The Kansas City Chiefs placed nine players on the AP All AFL team with Len Dawson Otis Taylor Fred Arbanas Jim Tyrer Ed Budde Jerry Mays Buck Buchanan Johnny Robinson and others.
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Chiefs
Nance
Len Dawson
Otis Taylor
Fred Arbanas
Jim Tyrer
Ed Budde
Jerry Mays
Buck Buchanan
Bobby Bell
Johnny Robinson
Oakland
Jim Otto
Kansas City
Prairie View
Fred Arkansas
Michigan State
Ohio State
Ron Mix
San Diego
Southern California
Billy A Nee
Georgia
Michigan
High School Basketball Scores Compilation
Rupert defeated Forest Hill 68 to 40. Talcott led Crichton with 81 points in a 54 to 81 loss to Crichton. Stock posted 75 points in Clear Fork 58 victory.
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Rupert
Forest Hill
Talcott
Crichton
Stock
Clear Fork
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Mas
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McBrid
Kirk
Binett
Wiley
Tanner
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P’p’st'b
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Aliff
Cl’fons
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Clark
J’z’w
Poole
White
Mangus
Lambert — Lee
Spanishburg Juniors
Bland Street
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Clem Daniels
Garrett
Army & Navy
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Chmara
Ward
Johnny Beckett
Nick Colabro
David Arnold
Richard Shumate
Pete Wood
Tom Pritchett
Bob Hedrick
Virginia High
Bristol
Virginia Siders
Marion
Northfork
Bearcats
G-Men
George Trent
Park Central
Peterstown
Hedrick
Earl Thompson
Rudy Trigg
Glen Lewis
Kyle Workman
Charlie Simpson
N. B. Mangus
Larry Ellis
Arizona
HAM Motors, Inc
Volkswagen
Jon Morris
SMU
Roland McDole
Nebraska
Jim Dunaway
Buffalo
Mississippi
Budk Buchanan
Grambling
Nick Buoniconti
Bobby
Bell
Tennessee
Butch Byrd
Boston University
Kent McCleugnan
LSU
Ken Graham
Washington State
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