Doubleheader At Welch Hit by Area Basketball Night
Princeton Tigers visit Oak Hill to challenge High Red Devils in a tough road test after a 69-52 win at home. McKinney and Steele pace Princeton. Oak Hill hopes to defend home floor and avenge earlier meeting.
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Tigers
Williamson
High Red Devils
Oak Hill
Red Devils
Opie McKinney
David Steele
Bluefield
McKinney
Hobart Taylor
Steele
Huntington and Mountain Lions Vie for No 1 in AP WV Class AAA Poll
Huntington High and Mountain Lions lead a tight WV Class AAA ranking as Charleston slips to second after a 15 1 season for Huntington and a 16 0 mark for Mountain Lions with six and eleven first place votes respectively. Jefferson County remains third as Wheeling and Logan hold fourth and fifth. Mullens dominates Class AA, while Piedmont Barrackville Clarksburg Notre Dame and Glen Rogers lead Class A standings with strong records.
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Northfork Blue Demons
Bluefield Beavers
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Blue Demons
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Jaeger
Welch
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Gary
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Herndon
Associated Press
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Lou Romano
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Charleston
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Jefferson Co
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Brooke Co
George Washington
Princeton
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Anita
D'Antoni Aims For Pro Ball While Shaping Marshall Legacy
Marshall University's standout guard Mike D'Antoni says he is playing his best basketball even as his scoring slips. With 1,117 points and 606 assists, he eyes the 1,200-point milestone as pundits note his all around value and potential pro interest from NBA and ABA scouts.
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Bud Perry
Huntington Advertiser
Associated Press
Huntington
W. Va
Mike D’antoni
Mike
D’antoni
D'Antoni
Marshall University
Danny D’ Antoni
Marshall
Stewart Way
Mullens
Lions select Earl Belgrave in NFL draft surprise
Detroit Lions pick Brooklyn born Earl Belgrave an offensive tackle standing 6 5 and weighing 257 pounds who played at Ohio State and saw limited college action. The piece notes Belgrave's overlooked status yet continued effort in practice and a Detroit scout's attendance at a Buckeyes session.
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Detroit Lions
Earl Belgrave
Ohio State
Belgrave
Brooklyn
North Carolina
Iowa
Woody Hayes
Detroit
Little Owls Edge Glenwood in Double OT
Oakvale Owls beat Glenwood 42 40 in double overtime as William Gillenwater scored 20 for Glenwood and Mike Smith 13 and Steve Arnold 12 for Oakvale. Glenwood ends regular season 8 8 and Oakvale 12 4. both advance to Mercer County Junior High Tournament at Princeton next week.
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Oakvale
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Glenwood
Mike Smith
Steve Arnold
Princeton
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Smith
Arnold
Morgn Hrmon
Walker
Lndrth
Brown
Chase
Witbrly
Wright
Harry Totals
Little Wildcats Defeat Matoaka in Junior High Game
Spanishburg walloped Matoaka 46 24 in a Thursday junior high game at Matoaka. Barry Farley scored 14 for Spanishburg and James Duncan added 10 while Jeff Jennings led Matoaka with 10 points.
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Spanishburg
Matoaka
Barry Farley
James Duncan
Jeff Jennings
Matoaka Jr
Spanisburg High
Farley
Rynolds
Duncan
Hilmn
Cordle
Archr
Mills
Monk
White
Glispe
Maxwell Hunsucker
Little Bulldogs Slip By Grundy
Tazewell junior high edged Grundy 36 32 led by Mark Kyle with 11 points and David Winfrey with 10. Grundy’s E Sullivan scored 17 as Ward added eight. Tazewell eighth grade beat Grundy 40 25 with Larry Rasnick scoring 18 and Don Bowman eight.
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Tazewell
Grundy
Mark Kyle
David Winfrey
Mike Watkins
E. Sullivan
Ward
Larry Rasnick
Don Bowman
Phillies Pitchers Re-sign 1973 Contracts
Five Phillies pitchers Dick Selma Barry Lersch Mac Scarce Mike Martin and Mike Bruhert agreed to new terms to extend their 1973 contracts.Announced Wednesday by Paul Owens director of player personnel for the National League club.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Paul Owens
National League Baseball Club
Dick Selma
Barry Lersch
Mac Scarce
Mike Martin
Mike Bruhert
Byman Forced to Sit Out 1973 Junior Amateur Title Defense
Bob Byman won the 1972 Junior Amateur Championship but has aged out of the 18 year old limit and will be ineligible to defend the title in 1973.
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D’antoni
Nuckols
Bob Byman
Cubs Sign Santo and Two More for 1973 Season
Chicago Cubs announce the signings of Ron Santo for a 14th season, right handed Burt Hooton, and rookie catcher Francisco Estrada. Santo batted .302 with 74 RBIs and 17 home runs last season as part of the 1973 roster moves.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Ron Santo
Santo
Burt Hooton
Francisco Estrada
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