Stadium rent dispute sparks debate in Bluefield
Randy Whittle seeks to raise Mitchell Stadium rates claiming city losses and higher costs at Bluefield schools. He cites rising admission prices elsewhere while Graham high and the Mercer county board of education defend the current terms and warn hikes could hurt tourism and event attendance.
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City Hall
WVIAC Title Hangs on Tech State Clash this Week
West Virginia Tech and West Virginia State duel for the 1963 State College Conference crown with a byes in the upcoming tournament at stake. Tech leads the Western Division while State tops the Eastern Division. both eye decisive win amid other league results and a busy week schedule.
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West Virginia State
Charleston Civic Center
Tech
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Bears
West Virginia Wesleyan
Bobcats
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Beckley
Morris Harvey
Georgetown
Golden Eagles
Yellow Jackets
Bluefield State
Wright and Wright in St. Petersburg playoff thriller
In the St. Petersburg Women’s Open, Marilynn Smith and Mickey Wright tied at 288 after four rounds. Wright shot 71 to edge Smith in the 18 hole playoff for the championship and $2,350 first prize.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
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Mickey Wright
Miss Wright
Dallas
Miss Smith
Tequesta
Sandra Haynie
Beth Stone
Late Results From Saturday College Scores Compiled
East Corner 75 Dartmouth St Johns NY 57 Notre Dame 52 le 74 Syracuse St Peter s 74 Manhattan 72 Pittsburgh 72 Westminnster 55 Fairfi on Island 65 Army 56 Lehigh 55 North Carolina St 55 Lake Forest 72 Auburn 70 Georgia 67 George Washington 64 Colorado 62 Kansas 52 Ohio State 64 Drake 60 Rice 89 Texas Tech 77 Colorado St 78 Denver 57 Stanford UCLA Washington 68 California Montana State 73 Washington State San Francisco 101 Pepperdine 73 Arizona State 73 Tulsa 76 Houston 69 Drake 60 Missouri 69 Wisconsin Milwaukee 34 Arizona 73 Pepperdine 73
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Washington
California
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Washington State
Francisco
Pepperdine
Area Ratings And Schedule For Week
Week long schedule lists games across multiple towns and colleges including Creek at Tegel Emerson, Rogers at Iples, Oakvale at Montcalm, Beckley at Concord, and many more with dates Monday through Saturday. Notable matchups include Concord at Davis and Elkins, Bluefield State at West Virginia State, and Park Central-College at Ferrum Junior College.
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Bethany
Case Tech
Cleveland
Larry Sayre
Bisons
Beckley
Concord
Salem
Shenandoah
Fairmont
Alderson-Broaddus
Glenville
Davis & Elkins
Shepherd
Marietta
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Washington & Jefferson
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Morris Harvey
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Hinton
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Baileysville
Pineville
Oceana
Whitewood
Pocahontas
Richlands
Saltville
St. Paul
Henaker Park
Point Pleasant
Princeton
Panel
Jefferson
Roanoke
Addison S Park
Central — College
Ferrum
Young High Jumper Joins 7-Foot Group
SYDNEY Australia AP Tony Sneazwell a 20 year old Melbourne dental student joined the 7 foot club clearing 7 feet in a state track meet at Sydney Athletic Field Sneazwell 6 foot 1 had set the British Commonwealth record of 6 11 last year
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Sydney
Australia
Tony Sneazwell
Melbourne Dental
Sydney Athletic Field
Sweazwell
Newcomers Break Top Ten In Area Ratings Shuffle
Princeton maintains Group I leadership after a rough two day trip to Williamson and Logan. Welch rises to second as Princeton suffers three losses outside the Area, while Group II sees Bland’s Rockets hold top spot with Montcalm second and several teams tightening race for post season.
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Tigers
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Rockets
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Generals
Virginia
West Virginia
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Rocky Gap
Baileysville
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Spanishburg
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Duke May Clinch Crown This Week
Duke, ranked third nationally, could clinch the ACC regular season title and top seed next, needing wins at Virginia Wednesday and Wake Forest Saturday. A 56-55 upset by NC State and Clemson’s surge complicate the outlook as the league tightens toward Raleigh tournament.
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Wake Forest
Virginia
Vic Bubas
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Central jumps into first spot in AP basketball poll
Wheeling Central tops the Associated Press ranking after a week of upsets that collapse several contenders. St Albans falls to 2nd after a 64-54 loss to Huntington East, while Charleston and Parkersburg slip, and Logan rises into a tie for 7th with Clarksburg. Major wins lift Huntington East to 4th and Beckley upend Parkersburg. The Indians reveal a Cleveland turn with a new vest-style uniform.
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Associated Press Basketball Board
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Fairmont
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Richwood
Upsets Shape Fourth Los Angeles Times Games
In a sellout 13,495 crowd at the Los Angeles arena, John Thomas defeated Vallery Brumel in the high jump for the first time in eight tries. Jim Grelle edged Peter Snell in the mile 4:04.7 to 4:06.4, while Igor Ter-Ovanesyan beat Ralph Boston in the long jump. Brian Sternberg, 19, wowed with a 16 1/2 foot pole vault victory, and Grelle was named outstanding athlete amid a meet of notable upsets.
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Bears
Fred Suder
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Beckley
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Larry Sumpter
Joseph Watson
Levi Lauvray
Doug Bailey
Floyd Shuler
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Dick O’neal
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Peter Snell
New Zealand
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Arizona State University
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Dave Tork
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Thomas
Brumel
Ter-Ovanesyan
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Grelle
Jim Beatty
Norway Champion Engan wins Swedish Ski Games jump
Norway's world champion Toralf Engan soared 272 feet 4 inches in a record lap at Kaellviken and won the jumping event at the International Swedish Ski Games in Falun Sweden.
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FAUSN
Sweden
Toralf Engan
Norway
Soviet Pounds U S Ice Team 10 2 in Moscow
The Soviet Union completed a three game sweep of the U S amateur ice hockey team by walloping the touring Americans 10 to 2 in Moscow. The rout featured dominant Soviet offense and solid defending as the hosts cruised to victory.
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Moscow
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U.S
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