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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1982

Page

7

Spirits sign Kenny Higgs for 1 year

The Continental Basketball Association reports Detroit Spirits signed guard Kenny Higgs to a one year contract. In college results, top women's teams see USC and Louisiana Tech winning, while Maryland and others have mixed results through the week ending Dec 25. Georgia and several others idle.

Associated Press Continental Basketball Association Detroit Spirits Kenny Higgs Southern California Wayland Baptist Hawaii Louisiana Tech Washington Texas Long Beach State Maryland Old Dominion Virginia Tech S.kentucky Charleston Florida Oregon State Oregon Portland State Kansas State Creighton Drake Cheyney State Georgia Tennessee Missouri UCLA South Carolina Arizona State Nevada Las Vegas Rutgers Wichita State Penn State Ohio State Mississippi Memphis State North Carolina State Auburn Kentucky N. C. State NJCAA Junior College Athletic Association Laredo Allegheny Midland Ricks Idaho Jamestown Westark Arka Mercer Co Shelby St. Tenn Scottsdale Ariz Howard I Lake City Fla Three Rivers Chattahoochee Ala Roxbury Mass Vincennes Ind Fashion Inst N.Y Farmingdal Amarillo Mount Hood Ore Chowan N.C Ga. Military NASA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics St Marys Okla Christian Walsh Ohio Wis-Stevens Point Gardner-Webb St Thmas Aquins Erminghm-So Montevallo Fort Hays St Kan Southwestern Oklo Missouri Southern Cumberland Quincy Ill S.c.spartanburg Mel Greenberg Philadelphia Inquirer Southern Cal Virginia Ucla Pa Memphis St Indiana John’s N. Y Alabama Iowa Georgetown Arkansas Pa Syracuse Louisville West Virginia

Seattle Holds Off Portland In Scoring Big Over Portland

In a high output game Seattle totalled 88 while Portland finished 95. Key players included Sikma for Seattle with 21 and Valentine leading Portland with 22. Rebounds favored Portland 47 to 36, and assists stood Seattle 22 to Portland 33.

Associated Press Philadelphia Boston Washington New Jersey New York Milwaukee Detroit Atlanta Chicago Indiana Cleveland Kansas City San Antonio Dallas Mc Denver Utahi Houston Pacific Los Angeles Seattle Phoenix Portland Golden State San Diego Utah Chicago Shelton Vranes Sikma Thompson Williams Tolbert Smith Donaldson Brown Kelser Radford Natt Cooper Paxson Valentine Carr Judkins Lever Verhoeven Portland M4 Lancaster Rochester Albany Maine Wisconsin Ohio Montana Wyoming Las Vegas Billings Reno

Penn State Arrives Early for Sugar Bowl in New Orleans

Penn State arrived about noon CST for its Sugar Bowl showdown with Georgia. The No. 2 Nittany Lions faced airport traffic and offered brief welcome notes from reporters and a jazzy tune from the Dutch Andrus Jazz Band before heading to the downtown Hilton. Defensive tackle Dave Paffenroth expressed readiness ahead of a Tulane University workout. Georgia fans greeted the team later, while Herschel Walker drew cameras and questions about his Heisman credentials.

New Orleans Penn State Georgia Nittany Lions New Orleans International Rooter Herschel Walker

Forget Advances to Orange Bowl Finals in Boys 18

Top seed Guy Forget of France defeats Martin Jane of Spain 6 4 6 3 to reach the Boys 18 final at Flamingo Park, with unseeded Jorge Bardou of Spain set to oppose him after beating Ronald Agenor of Haiti 6 4 6 3. In Girls 18, Manuela Maleeva of Bulgaria defeats Gretchen Rush and Carling Bassett ousts Beth Herr, setting a Bassett Maleeva final for Monday.

Miami Beach Fla Guy Forget France Spain Martin Jane Flamingo Park Forget Jorge Bardou Ronald Agenor Haiti Beth Herr Dayton Ohio Gretchen Rush San Antonio Texas Manuela Maleeva Bulgaria Rush Carling Bassett Canada Herr Maleeva Bassett Bardon

Tourney Night Opens Tazewell County Basketball Tourney

The Tazewell County Basketball Tournament begins at Pocahontas High School with two games. At 6:00 Graham plays Tazewell and Richlands meets Pocahontas. Consolation and championship games are scheduled for Tuesday night at the same times.

Tazewell Pocahontas High School Graham Richlands Pocahontas

Nehlen Credits Attitude In WVU turnaround Ahead Of Gator Bowl

West Virginia coach Don Nehlen says he does not know exactly why theMountaineers rebounded from losing seasons to a 9-2 mark, but credits a changed attitude and his coaching staff for building a winning culture. Bowden praises Nehlen as top coach this year amid bowl prep. Governor Rockefeller lauds Nehlen’s crowd influence and leadership.

Associated Press West Virginia Don Nehlen Mountaineers Nehlen Florida State Seminoles Morgantown Florida Bowden Jay Rockefeller

Call Early Help from Coaches on Tournament Duty

Daily Telegraph sports asks area basketball coaches, tournament directors, and school athletic directors to phone the sports department after each game during events. Calls accepted at 304 327 4171. Holiday season thanks for cooperation.

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