Grundy Golden Wave Upset Hurley In Narrow Victory
Grundy Golden Wave overcame Hurley Rebels 67 58 at Grundy in a close Division B clash. Marshall Smith led Grundy with 23 points while Phillip Justus scored 18 for Hurley and Donnie Lee added 20. Hurley had led 49 40 before Grundy sprinted 27 points in the final quarter.
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Steve Owens
Golden Wave
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Donnie Lee
Justus
Lee
Marshall Smith
Frankie Ford
Steven Gibson
Pjustus
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Rife
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Cjustice
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Smith
Estep Lester
Hawk-Lindsey
Seward's Last Minute Shot Gives Jaeger 61 39 Win Over Riders
Ed Seward of Jaeger blocked Baileysville's late shot, grabbed the rebound, and hit the winning basket with one second left as the Cubs defeated the Rough Riders 61-39. Seward scored 29 points, grabbed 17 rebounds, and Jaeger outrebounded 28-21 despite missing center Jim Sly.
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Jaeger
Ed Seward
Baileysville
Cubs
Rough Riders
Kaeger
Bill Duff
Taeger
Jim Sly
Tazewell Matmen Defeat Big Creek Owls 29-17
Tazewell closes with a 7-1 record after a 29-17 win over Big Creek. Individual results highlight Tazewell’s dominance with pins by 95 Husk and 112 Vassar, plus key decisions and a few Big Creek upsets. Next meets: Tazewell vs Marion. Big Creek to Grundy on Feb. 9.
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Big Creek Owls
Tazewell
Big Creek
Big Creek Boys
Grundy
Marion
Husk
Jameson
Grindstaff
Hicks
Vassar
Hatfield
Faulkner
Wilfong
Hairston
Dingus
Crabtree
Lemones
Mitchell
Crockett
Area Streams Will Be Stocked in Mercer and Nearby Counties
The Department of Natural Resources announced stocking trout in Mercer County streams Camp Creek East River and Pigeon Creek during Jan 31 to Feb 3. The program continues the year round periodic stocking system. Other streams to be stocked include Second Creek Turkey Creek Laurel Creek Meadow Creek and Pinnacle Creek in adjacent counties.
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East River
Pigeon Creek
Mercer County
Department of Natural Resources
Monroe County
Meadow Creek
Summers County
Wyoming County
O'Toole and Two Pitchers Sign With White Sox for 1967
Chicago signed Jim O'Toole from Cincinnati in exchange for Floyd Robinson. O'Toole, Wilbur Wood, and Roger Nelson inked 1967 contracts joining 18 players. Wood led International League with a 2.40 ERA for Columbus and posted an 8 shutouts season. Nelson went 6-10 with Evansville in the Southern League.
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Jim O'Toole
Chicago White Sox
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Sox
Cincinnati
Floyd Robinson
Reds
Wilbur Wood
Roger Rodger Nelson
Southpaw Wood
Columbus
Ohio
Nelson
Evansville
Ind
Beckley defeats Mullens 75 68 in high school clash
Beckley Flying Eagles ranked No. 4 in West Virginia scholastic standings win 75 68 over Mullens Rebels led by Roger Wood 30 points. Mullens stars Jerry McKinney and Kenny Logwood score 30 and 22 but fall to 4th defeat in 13 games as Beckley improves to 11 wins in 12 contests.
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Kenny Logwood
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John Beard
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Kit'r
Marshall Still Dominates Stax Marshall Still Dominates Stax
Huntington AP Marshall's Thundering Herd eyes battle with MAC leader Toledo after a 73 61 win over Western Michigan. George Stone leads scorers with 24 points, boosting MAC average to 21.4 and season average to 22.4. Jim Davidson adds 17.4, while Bob Redd falls to tenth in the MAC race.
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Thundering Herd
Glrding
Toledo
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Covington
Walt Piatkowski
Steve Mix
Stone
WMU
Jim Davidson
Davidson
Bob Redd
John Brisker
Gene Ford
Clarence Harville
Redd
MAC
Concord Defeats D and E In Narrow 70 68 Victory
The Mountain Lions beat Davis and Elkins 70 to 68 at State College Conference basketball action Tuesday night. Davis Elkins tied the game at 68 with 3 02 left, but a late turnover with 15 seconds remaining sealed the win for Concord.
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Everikige
Top Pros In Hope Classic
Golf’s winter circuit shifts to Palm Springs for the Bob Hope Desert Classic a five day 90 hole event with a record purse of 110000. Arnold Palmer leads the field after a Los Angeles Open win and is favored to defend his title against past Desert Classic champions including Nicklaus Casper Maxwell Jacobs Demaret.
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Doug Sanders
Los Angeles
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Indian Wells
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la Quinta
Billy Maxwell
Nicklaus
Tommy Jacobs
Jimmy Demaret
Casper
Stengel Name Suggested for Mets Stadium Rename
Greenwich Village lawmaker proposed renaming Shea Stadium in New York City to honor Casey Stengel, Mets first manager. William F. Passannante filed a resolution urging the Assembly to push the change, with Senate backing from Senator William Conklin.
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Albany
N.Y
Greenwich Village
Shea Stadium
New York Mets
Caseyamet
William F. Passannante
New York City
Senate
William Conklin
Brooklyn
Pineville Keeps Unbeaten Run With 67 63 Victory
Pineville Minutemen beat Sophia Blue Hawks 67 to 63 on Tuesday. Jimmy Blankenship scored 18 points and limited top scorer Jim Stone to 14 as Pineville improved to 11-3, fifth in Area Division A, while Sophia dropped to 10-4 after leading early.
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Jimmy Blankenship
Jim Stone
Sophia
Blue Hawks
1Lth
Pineville
Gary
Minutemen
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Blankenship
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Hamist
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Jones
Farley
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Martin
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Pace-Harper
Cleveland Routs Pocahontas In 73 47 Victory
Sophomore Jeff Owen scored 26 points and Scotty Campbell added 18 as Cleveland defeated Pocahontas 73 to 47 Tuesday night. Cleveland improved to 7-7, Pocahontas dropped to 12 losses in 14 games.
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Scotty Campbell
Cleveland
Pocahontas
Indians
Tazewell Bulldogs Rally Past Big Creek Owls 66–63
Perry Norris scores 23 and Pete Kouchinsky adds 18 as Tazewell defeats Big Creek 66 to 63 at home. Bulldogs improve to 8-4 in 12 games, while Owls drop to 11-3 in the area standings amid a tight battle for the big-school lead.
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Perry Norris
Pete Kouchinsky
Big Creek Owls
Tazewell
Norris
Kouchinsky
Bulldogs
Tiff Kiser
Marion
Jaeger
Owls
Graham
Mullens
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Gary Moore
Bruce Hobart
McDowell
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Sky
Barrett
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Wellons
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Earp Blackwell
Matoaka Edges Park Central 80-69 in tight regional clash
Matoaka led by a third quarter surge from Nelson Mills and Jerry Nicholson defeated Park Central 80-69. Mills scored 11, with nine in the decisive period, while Nicholson added ten points as Matoaka broke a close game open. Dennis Blevins led Park Central with 29 points but it wasn’t enough to avert a fifth loss in 13.
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West Fourth In NBA Scoring
Lakers star Jerry West remains among the league scoring leaders with 1,254 points in 43 games for a 29.2 average, ranking fourth behind Chamberlain Barry Robertson. West also sits fourth in free throws at .872 as the Lakers head to Charleston for a Feb 8 game against the Baltimore Bullets.
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Los Angeles
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Jerry West
NBA
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West Virginia University All America
Philadelphia
Wilt Chamberlain
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Rick Barry
Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati
Adrian Smith
Hal Greer
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Greer
Rod Thorn
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Charleston
Civic Center
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Tolliver Nets 39 As Spannies Top Bland Rockets
Kenny Tolliver exploded for 39 points as Spanishburg Wildcats defeated Bland Rockets 76 to 62 on Tuesday night. Tolliver hit 16 field goals and 7 of 8 free throws, pushing his scoring surge as Bland falls to 5-9. Spanishburg led 18-17 after one, surged to 38-34 at halftime, and pulled away in the fourth by outscoring 25-15. Bill Tickle led Bland with 17 points.
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Kouchinsky
Kenny Tolliver
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Tolliver
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Sion
Rockets
Bill Tickle
Logan Wildcats hold off Welch late rally for 73 64 win
Logan Wildcats survive a late push from Welch Maroon Wave to win 73 64 at Welch. Three Logan players Ausbern Blackman Ronald Blackman and Rod Jonson combined for 59 points and 40 rebounds to pace the victory as Welch drops to 10th loss in 13.
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Banks Signs 14th Contract With Cubs
Ernie Banks, longtime Cubs star, signed his 14th contract on his 36th birthday. He batted .272 with 15 homers last season and holds the NL shortstop single season home run record. The Cubs also signed rookie pitcher Chuck Hartenstein, 24, from Tacoma with a 1965 12-7 season and 2.18 ERA in the Texas League.
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Ernie Banks
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Banks
Cubs
Chuck Hartenstein
Tacoma
Hartenstein
Dallas-Fort Worth
Davidson Seeks road win to clinch SC lead at WVU
West Virginia hosts Davidson at the WVU fieldhouse aiming to secure a first place finish in the Southern Conference. The Mountaineers stand 5-1 in SC play and 10-5 overall while Davidson, 8-8, defeated WVU earlier this season in Charlotte.
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Rocky Gap Tops Oakvale 65 66 In Tight Clash
Rocky Gap High School defeated Oakvale High 65-66 Tuesday night to capture its fifth win. Teddy Bradshaw and Joe Miller led with 21 points each as Rocky Gap finished strong after trailing 47-44 entering the final period.
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Oakvale
Rocky Gap
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