UCLA Wins AP Top Ranking Ousting Indiana State
UCLA rose to No.1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll with 23 first place votes and 1,151 points, after beating Arizona State and Arizona last week. Indiana State slipped to No.2 with 1,146 points despite a 100-75 win over West Texas State and a narrow 69-68 finish against Southern Illinois. Notre Dame and North Carolina held third and fourth, LSU moved to fifth, and Duke fell from fifth to sixth as rankings expand to include 20 teams.
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Tigers Strengthen Lead With Three Big Wins
Princeton dominated Area Division A with wins over Mullens Oak Hill and Huntington boosting its quality point rating. Northfork struggled after beating Beaver then losing to Beckley 69 55. Peterstown in Division B extended its 14 0 run while Council finished 19 1.
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Area Basketball Playoffs Delayed by Weather In Area
Weather disrupted area tournaments with Graham hosting Tazewell and Marion visiting Patrick Henry. Narrows vs Radford and Floyd vs Blacksburg lead a Tuesday night slate as New River District games are rescheduled. District champions decide on Saturday. teams chase tighter ratings heading to tourney time.
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Princeton Strongmen Open Season With Two Wins
Princeton High School weightlifting coach Jack Pack leads the Tigers to two early-season wins. On January 26 Princeton beat Oak Hill 100 35 and on February 5 defeated Beckley 70 65 in a final lift thriller. Courtney Fiery powered lifts 240 and 235 in power clean and clean and jerk to seal the Beckley victory.
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Locklear Invited To Reds Camp
Cincinnati Reds announce Gene Locklear a former Reds outfielder who played in Japan last season was invited to spring training as a non roster player. Locklear appeared in 29 Reds games in 1973 and later spent time in San Diego and the Yankees farm system.
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Morrall Joins Miami Staff
Former NFL quarterback Earl Morrall joined the University of Miami coaching staff as a part time quarterback coach praising Howard Schnellenberger’s plan to turn the program around. Morrall, 44, cited his long history with Schnellenberger and said he can help develop young quarterbacks while Miami builds a pro style attack.
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Weather Disrupts National Sports Schedule Amid Snow Storm
A winter storm blanketed the Eastern seaboard forcing cancellations across tracks and arenas. Aqueduct, Bowie, Keystone, Penn National, Waterford Park cards were halted. Bowie and Keystone will resume Wednesday. AHL game Hershey Bears vs Maine Mariners moved to April 2 in Portland. Howard Holmes press moved to Friday. MSG events proceeded as planned. British and Scottish cup matches postponed due to ice and snow.
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Jones earns second ACC rookie award this season
Virginia freshman guard Jeff Jones captured his second ACC basketball rookie of the week honor this season. The Owensboro native contributed eight assists in two games, bringing his season total to 111 and boosting his average to 4.6 per contest as Virginia sits third in the ACC.
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Beaver seeks tenth football game for 1979 season
The Beaver football coach John Chmara weighs possibilities for a 10th opponent. Ripley coach Frank Marino has expressed willingness, but clearance from the Ripley athletic director and principal is needed. Chmara contemplates Roanoke teams or Pulaski County for future scheduling and notes strong next season potential at Beaver with players like Stanley Martin and Sammy Jones. Keith Oakes shines for Bluefield State, with freshmen Chase Williams and Don Jones showing promise.
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