Gary Diggers Edge Big Creek 70 68 in Narrow Comeback
Gary High School defeated Big Creek 70 to 68 at Welch Armory to hand the Owls their second loss this season. Leon Stout sparked the rally with a layup and free throw to break a 66 all tie, as Jim Gregory poured in 20 points and 11 rebounds and Oscar Patrick led Big Creek with 25 points and 14 rebounds.
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McDowell
Gary
Stout
Big Creek
Owls
Diggers
Oscar Patrick
Jim Gregory
Leon Allison
Jay O’neal
Norman Charlton
Larry Banks
George
Banks
Patrick
Andy Jennings
Shawsville Beats Rocky Gap in Narrow Friday Night Showdown
Shawsville High School topped Rocky Gap by a slim margin Friday night at Rocky Gap. T Underwood of Shawsville led scorers with an unspecified total as Shawsville pulled away in the third quarter after a tight first half.
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Shawsville High School
Rocky Gap
T. Underwood
Shawsville
Shawenville
Whitewood
Cleveland
Moates lifts Richmond past WVU in late thriller
Johnny Moates scored the winning layup with four seconds left as Richmond upset West Virginia 84 82 in Richmond. The Spiders, led by Moates and Green, overcame a late WVU push to snap the Mountaineers eight game streak and boost Richmond's conference record to 7 7 while WVU stayed 8 2.
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Richmond
Johnny Moates
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Davidson
Moates
Tom Green
W. V.U
Spiders
Bill Ryczaj
Green
Mergin
Gary Shaffer
Virginia Tech
WVU
John Lesher
Buster Batts
Owe Goal
Benfield
Head
Spike Welsh
Ryczaj
Lesher
Roberts
Shaffer
Williams
Roberts M3
Batts
Weigh
Ryeral
Mavacind
Renaldi
Mead
Tazewell Defeats Grundy 69-56 For Ninth Victory
Tazewell overcame a late rally by Grundy to win 69-56 on the Bulldogs home court. Greg Cochran led Tazewell with 13 points as Yost added eight and Cap Smith starred for Grundy. Tazewell improves to 9-4 on the season, while Grundy falls to 1-1.
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Tazewell
Grundy
Bulldogs
Danny Sizemore
Cap Smith
Yost
Greg Cochran
Hale
Tazewell Jayvees
Grundy Paen & See
Hgue
Peary
Taylor
Tarewell
McCoy-Crouse
Ea Ae
Jaeger’s Cubs crush Herndon 74 to 47 on home floor
Jaeger’s Cubs jumped to a 23-14 first quarter lead and rolled to a 74-47 victory over Herndon. Ed Seward led Jaeger with 20 points while Kenny Peaks added 19. Cal Thompson had 16 for the losers as Herndon fell to 6-10 and Jaeger rose to 11-5.
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Indians
Terry McKinney
Bill Tilley
Dick Gentry
Cubs
Herndon
Jaeger
Calvin Thompson
Ed Seward
Kenny Peaks
Giles Romps Past Christiansburg in 85 71 Victory
Giles shot 55 percent from the floor and led Christiansburg through three quarters to win 85 71. Spartans post a 12th win in 16 games with Danny Martin scoring 23 and Robert King plus Skipper Williams adding 20 each. Giles Jayvees won 47 25.
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Giles
Christiansburg
Demons
Spartans
Danny Martin
Robert King
Skipper Williams
Giles Jayvees
King
Martin
Blount
Yates
Mas Christiansburg
Johnson-Farnsworth
Wills Demands 100 Gs In Dodgers Contract Stand
Maury Wills, Dodgers shortstop and captain, vows a spring holdout over salary. He aims to match the salaries of Koufax and Drysdale after talks with GM Buzzie Bavasi stalled, with last year's pay around 50 000. Wills, 33, holds a 104 stolen base record and predicts breaking it this season.
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LOS Angeles
Maury Wills
Los Angeles Dodgers
Herald-Examiner
Bob Hunter
Wills
Dodgers
Buzzie Bavasi
Bavasi
Honaker Overpowers St Paul in 79 50 Victory
Honaker defeated St Paul 79 50 as Mack Jones scored 27 points and grabbed 21 rebounds. St Paul shot 29 percent while Honaker hit 33 percent of its shots. Honaker improves to 14 4. The Deacons never led and Honaker outrebounded 9 41.
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Honaker
St. Paul
Deacons
Mack Jones
Honaker Jayvees
Dave Hamilton Tops Scorers as State Beats Glenville
Dave Hamilton led West Virginia State with high scoring as the Yellow Jackets beat Glenville 99 to 96 in Institute. Townsend sparked a second half surge after Glenville closed to within two at 79-77, with State improving to 9-7 in the conference and 10-11 overall while Glenville drops to 9-12 and 11-13.
Mullens Tops Shady Spring 85–42 in Friday Night Action
Danny Graves powered Mullens with 31 points and 19 rebounds as Shady Spring fell 85 to 42. Mullens led 15–13 after one quarter and expanded to a 40–22 halftime edge, leveraging a 58–9 rebounding edge. Jayvees Mullens also defeated Shady Spring 77–50.
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Mullens
Danny Graves
Graves
Tigers
Rebels
Shady Spring Crew
Shady Spring
Jerry McKinney
Mullens Jayvees
JeRh
Meador
Bergess
Mottie
K’o
Fisher
Smith
Reed
Ward
Pauley
Rower
Muliens
Riffe-Cernule
Pocahontas triple leads 74 54 victory over Lebanon
Eddie Goss and Harrell Erwin combined for 48 points as Pocahontas beat Lebanon 74 to 54. Pocahontas shot 50 percent, while Lebanon managed 35 percent from the floor. Referees Hawks and N.
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Eddie Goss
Harrell Erwin
Pocahontas
Lebanon
Pocabrotas
Wright
Ervin
Oo Denings
Billing
Frye
Terry
Smith
Goss
Abins
Fr'ncisco
Griffith
Cook
Farrei
Skeen
di Pocahontas
Hawks &N
NE Smears Athens 61 90 in tough court clash
NE used a strong second quarter to pull away and beat Athens Trojans 61 to 50 on the NE court. Allen Roberts led NE with 22 points while Bob Kowaleski added 16 with 15 rebounds as Athens shot 19 of 56 and NE hit 23 of 38 free throws.
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Northfork - Elkhorn
Blue Demons
Athens Trojans
Trojans
Allen Roberts
Bob Kowaleski
John Spencer
Stanley Walls
Athens
Hobbie Keaton
N-E
N-E Jayvees
Athens Jayvees
Wales
K'wi
Spencer
I White
Atgis
Roberta
Charlie
Wen Athens
Caldwell Stewart
Marion Upsets Graham 62 to 55 in Geller Arena clash
Marion Scarlet Hurricane defeated Graham 62 55 for its fourth win in 15 games. Mike Joy scored nine points with seven in the first quarter while Dean Davis and Rich ard Hutton led a second half rally. Graham outrebounded 29 24 and hit 36 percent from the floor. Graham JV won 52 33.
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Marion
Scarlet Hurricane
Graham
Marti
Joy
Kyle Workman
Dean Davis
Richard Hutton
Davis
Hutton
G-Men
Gardner Dickinson Leads Phoenix Open After Rain Aided Round
Gardner Dickinson Jr. shot five under par 66 at Phoenix Country Club to lead the Phoenix Open, aided by rain that reduced par scores. Mason Rudolph and others trailed with 68, while Arnold Palmer and Doug Sanders posted 71 and 70 respectively as contenders lingered.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Gardner Dickinson Jr
Settteer
Dickinson
Phoenix Country Club
Mason Rudolph
Bob Rosburg
Dick Goss
Dick Crawford
Charles Cody
Arnold Palmer
Doug Sanders
Palmer
Billy Casper
Fords Lead Daytona Practice Ahead of 1966 Daytona 500
In Daytona Beach Florida Dick Hutcherson led practice at 177.409 mph in a Ford while Richard Petty in a Plymouth followed at 175.678 mph. Lorenzen and Foyt debuted on the high banks with Ford entries posting 173.913 and 168.381 respectively as pole hopes. Curtis Turner ran 171.167 in a Ford and Lee Roy Yarbrough clocked 172.645 in a stock Dodge as contenders predict near 180 mph to win the pole.
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Fla
Ford
Daytona International Speedway
Dick Hutcherson
Kepukuk
Iowa
Richard Petty
Randleman
N. C
Nascar
Fred Lorenzen
Hillside
Ill
A.J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Lorenzen
Foyt
Curtis Turner
Charlotte
Columbia
S. C
Shady Spring Domination Of Oceana In Varsity Wrestling
Shady Spring Tigers won ten of twelve events to beat Oceana 32 to 10 on Friday afternoon. Oceana dropped to 0-2 while Shady Spring improved to 1-3. Tommy Cook pinned Richard Maxey in 1 45 of the first period and Mike Thacker defeated Halstead in points for Shady Spring.
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Shady Spring
Tigers
Oceana
Tommy "Cook
Wyston Lilly
Gary Moore
Oe Halstead
Tom A
Larry Baldwin
Nang Walker
Steve Walker
del Dixon
Jim Goodwin
Butch Copenhaver
Baileysville Hi Topples Man In 73 62 Victory
Baileysville Hi’s Rough Riders pulled away in the third quarter to lead by 23 and beat Men 73 to 62 Friday night at Baileysville. Mike Berry scored 18 points for the Rough Riders with Hillbillies adding two in the third. The win moved Baileysville to 11-4. The Baileysville Jayvees also played.
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Baileysville
Rough Riders
Mike Berry
Hillbillies
Baileysville Jayvees
Mays Signs Two Year Giants Deal For 125000 Per
Willie Mays agreed to a two year contract with the San Francisco Giants at an estimated 125000 per season. Giants officials expect the money to top baseball salaries. Mays said he favors the two year arrangement and will focus on playing for the next two seasons. Horace Stoneham said the pact makes Mays the highest paid player in baseball history. He led the league with 52 homers and 359 total bases last season and batted .317. He also led in runs with 119 and RBIs at 112. He hinted last year may be among his best and noted he has 505 home runs as a left hand hitter.
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SAN Francisco
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Giants
Mays
Cen
Ter Fielder
New York
Newsmen
Horace Stoneham
Willie
Funay
San Francisco Star
Beckley Beats Ohio Valley College In 123 103 Victory
Alonzo Murphy scored 52 points for Beckley to lift the team to a 123 103 win over Ohio Valley College in Parkerburg. Beckley led 64 42 at halftime and built a 30 point advantage as they improved to 13 7 while Ohio Valley stood 12 8.
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Parkersburg
Alonzo Murphy
Beckley
Ohio Valley College
Ohio Valley
G-Men Matmen Edge Richlands in Graham Wrestling Meet
Graham wrestlers topped Richlands 37 to 15 with Mike Graham winning 6 2 decision over Altizver and Raymond Postich 15 8 at 112 pounds. Other Graham results included Phillip Dike 5 2 over Buckland 154 and Robert Wottard 24 over Mo Glothlin 165, as Richlands forfeited 126 and 145 bouts. Graham hosts Grundy at 1 30 p m and travels to War for a Big Creek dual Monday.
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Graham
Richlands
Grundy
Big Creek
Mike Graham
Altizver
Raymond Postich
Brown
Harrison
Kirk
Reedy
Roger Owensby
Roger Pardue
Graham Asbury
Mountain Lions Face West Virginia State Tonight
Concord's Mountain Lions venture to Institute to meet West Virginia State Yellow Jackets in the final regular season game. The Lions stand 7-16 after a 66-64 win over Bluefield State on Thursday sparked by Dan VanDeusen's 25th second free throws. they previously beat State 90-83 in overtime on January 15.
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Concord
Mountain Lions
Bluefield State
Dan VanDeusen
West Virginia State
Yellow Jackets
Institute
Man Visits Oceana Tigers At Williamson Tonight
Five game scholastic card features Oceana visiting Man and Princeton at Williamson. Other towns on the slate include Hurley at Council Monteam versus Park Central at Bluefield Armory and Whitewood versus Eagles at Rocky Gap at 2 o clock.
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Man
Oceana
Princeton
Williamson
Hurley
Council
Monteam
Park Central
Bluefield Armory
Whitewood
Eagles
Rocky Gap
Pineville
Indians
Paul Greer
Tigers
Ralph Ball
Welch
Harvey Montcalm
Rebels
Oakwood
Garden Green Dragons
Montcalm
Spanishburg
Elkhorn
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Patrick Sn
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RA Carter
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Walker
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