Bluefield Beavers Lose to Beckley Woodrow Wilson 43–38
Beckley Woodrow Wilson rallied past Bluefield 43 to 38 Friday night after tying 34 all in the fourth. Mike Dent led Bluefield with 12 points amid foul trouble, while Sammy Jones added 10. Goodson paced Beckley with 12 points as Kidd sealed it with a late free throw.
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Mike Dent
Sammy Jones
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Dent
Thomas
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Rin Dodson
Copley
Goodson
Green
Bowlin
Taylor
Price
Hairston
Wildcats Edge Generals in tight 51-50 win
Spanishburg Wildcats narrowly defeated Montcalm Generals 51-50 on Friday. Roby Shrewsbury scored 18 points including the go ahead pair of free throws with 41 seconds left, while Bruce Bailey added 14 for the winners. Blaine Farmer led Montcalm with 22 points and 13 rebounds.
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Spanishburg Wildcats
Montcalm Generals
Roby Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Bruce Bailey
Wildcats
Spanishbury
Montcalm
Belcher
Eller
Farmer
Young
Stock
Jennings
Bailey
White
Thornton
O'Neal
McPherson
Crawford
Clintwood Green Wave Rally Past Haysi Tigers 67 63
Clintwood Green Wave overcame a 20 14 first quarter deficit to beat Haysi 67 63 in a non district boys basketball game Tony Mullins led Clintwood with 17 points while Mike Setser and Carter Davis added 15 and 14 respectively Reed Owens scored 25 for Haysi and Terry Woods 15 Jayvee final Clintwood 50 23
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Clintwood Green Wave
Haysi Tigers
Tony Mullins
Mike Setser
Carter Davis
Clintwood
Setter
Vanover
T. Mullins
R. Mullins
Davis
Senter
Owens
Woods
Rasnic
R. O'quinn
Grubbs
Childers
T. Barton
B. O’quinn
Jayvee
Independence Patriots Defeat Mullens Rebels 61 59
Independence edged Mullens 61 to 59 to hand the Rebels their first loss. Allen Thomas and D Richards each scored 21 for Independence while Jerry Thomas led Mullens with 32. Independence improves to 3-? on the season. Mullens drops to 4-1.
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Independence Patriots
Mullens Rebels
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D. Richards
Jerry Thomas
Mullens
Thomas
Richards
T. Guerrant
DuncAn
T. Small
R. Clay
Stewart
Cordell
Lacy
Graham Dumps Tornado Defeat Richlands in Southwest District clash
Graham G-Men topped Richlands 62 to 38 as Mike Campbell scored 19 and Jeff Tibbs 12. Graham shot 48 percent, outrebounded 25 to 17, while Richlands struggled at 33 percent field goal and 44 percent foul line. Dewayne Robinson led Richlands with 15 points as Graham held the edge late.
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Mike Campbell
Jeff Tibbs
Graham
Richlands Blue Tornado
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Dewayne Robinson
Campbell
Robinson
Tibbs
Branham
Quesenberry
Neel
Simpson
Cundiff
Tabor
Barskille
Hardesty
Yost
Ginn
Johnson
McGee
Nh U
Radford Rout Narrows Behind Osborne 35 Point Night
Radford Bobcats crushed Narrows 101 to 72 in New River District action. Johnny Osborne poured in 35 points as Radford dominated late, shooting 59 percent on 44 of 74 from the field. Narrows led by Mike Burton with 30, but no other Green Wave player reached double figures as Radford pulled away in the final three quarters.
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Johnny Osborne
New River District
Mike Burton
Radford
Bramwell tops Athens in Mercer County clash
Bramwell Millionaires, led by Toby Rose and Mike Tabor with 49 points and 22 rebounds, beat Athens Trojans 79 to 56. Rose scored 33 and pulled 15 boards, Tabor added 16 and 11, Graves 12 for Bramwell while Weitzel led Athens with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Bramwell connected on 51 percent shooting and built a 33-25 halftime edge, pulling away in the final two quarters.
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Mike Tabor
Athens Trojans
Mercer County
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Athens
Millionaires
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Tim O'Sullivan
O’sullivan
D. Weitzel
S. Weitzel
Kessinger
Gumm
Paul
Pee
Mullins
Pennington
Graves
Bogart
J. Coleman
D. Coleman
WMI
Sweden Wins World Junior Hockey Title Over Soviet Union
Sweden defeated the defending champion Soviet Union 3 2 to capture the World Junior hockey championship in Augsburg West Germany on Friday night. The unbeaten Swedes secured the title with a late winner and strong defense against a storied rival.
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West Germany
Sweden
Soviet Union
Mountaineers face UMass in key Eastern Eight opener
West Virginia travels to Amherst to play 2 p.m. against Massachusetts as Gale Catlett signals defensive changes and a 53 season record. He noted a 70-67 double overtime loss to Ohio State but expects 40 minutes of intense effort and a fast start to counter UMass.
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W.va
Gale Catlett
West Virginia
University of Massachusetts
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Mass
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Ripley Wrestler Beats Odds to Shine in 13 1 Record
Ripley High School freshman Mike Martin, once told only a 10 percent chance to save his leg after a hunting accident, has rebuilt his life with a 13-1 wrestling record. The 14-year-old, who now focuses on wrestling after he cannot play football, won at the Belpre Civitan tournament and eyes matches with Williamstown, Herbert Hoover and Wirt County.
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Wirt County
Vilas Advances To Australian Open Semis In Five Set Win
Guillermo Vilas of Argentina upsets John Sadri in five sets 7-5 6-4 2-6 4-6 6-3 to reach the Australian Open semifinals where he faces Kim Warwick. Warwick crushed Bill Scanlon 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-1 to set the matchup, while Brian Teacher edged Paul McNamee 6-4 4-6 6-0 7-6 to meet Peter McNamara in the other semi.
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Kim Warwick
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Bill Scanlon
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Roy Emerson
Brian Teacher
Paul McNamee
Peter McNamara
McNamara
Peter Rennert
Surface mining permit filing in Mercer County West Virginia
A legal notice lists Benafuels Inc and Imperial Towers Charleston seeking a surface mining permit to reprocess coal refuse on 16 acres near Crane Creek in Mercer County. The land and minerals are owned by Pocahontas Land Company Bluefield WV. Written protests due by January 9 1961 to the West Virginia surface mining office.
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Imperial Towers
Charleston
Wiiinn Hermit Geen Dells, Inc
Ajtely
Thomas
Crane Creek
McComas
Rock District
Mercer County
Pocahontas Land Company
Princeton Ave
Bluefield
W.va
William S. Bryant
Peach Bowl officials seek higher TV deal from CBS
Peach Bowl executives say the post season game deserves more money than CBS provides and may seek other networks. CBS paid 200000 for this year’s telecast, up from 150000 in 1978 and 175000 last year, while rival bowls command larger fees. The bowl cited reaching 8770000 homes and noted ticket prices rose to 14 dollars to split 680000 between Virginia Tech and Miami.
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CBS
Miami Hurricanes
Virginia Tech Hokies
Atlanta-Fulton County
George Crumbley
Crumbley
Virginia Tech
Miami
Tazewell tops Grundy 73 62 in district basketball
Tazewell Bulldogs win 73 62 over Grundy Golden Wave led by Pernell Viney 19 and George Davis 11 and Raymond Walker 11. Grundy mates Marty Stapleton 12 and Jimmy Hess 12 in a 74 shot game as both teams reveal 21 13 opening quarter and 44 28 at half with Tazewell collecting 40 rebounds.
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Grundy Golden Wave
Pernell Viney
Junior Riddle
George Davis
Raymond Walker
Harris Hart
Marty Stapleton
Jimmy Hess
Grundy
Kevin Griffith
Golden Wave
Viney
Griffith
Hess
O’quinn
Viers
Stapleton
McClanahan
Adkins
Mutter
Woodridge
Grindstaff
Weekend Sports Schedule And A Charlies Founder Dies
NBA and NHL game times listed for Buffalo Toronto Chicago Hartford Detroit Washington Vancouver Boston. NFL playoff matchups include Buffalo at San Diego Dallas at Los Angeles and Oakland at Cleveland with dates January 4 and 11. Charleston reports Charles Levine founder of Raleigh Junk Co. dies at 89 in Miami. his firms span five cities and three states. Levine moved to Charleston in 1953 after early career in Morgantown Beckley and Hoosick Falls.
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Raleigh Junk Co
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James Wood
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West Preston
Clay Battelle
Boston
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New Jersey
Phoenix
Baileysville Rough Riders Top Pineville 77 68
Baileysville Rough Riders defeat Pineville 77 to 68 at home led by Barry Davis with 23 points and Curtis Hoosier 22. Randall McGraw scored 25 for Pineville as both teams shown strong scoring but Baileysville pulled away in the second half.
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Baileysville Rough Riders
Pineville
Barry Davis
Curtis Hoosier
Randolph McGraw
Bailey
Morgan
Davis
Hoosier
Hanshaw
West
Rose
Rocky Gap Triumphs Over Bland In 72 50 Victory
Rocky Gap Eagles defeated Bland Rockets 72 50 to improve to 4 2 while Bland falls to 4 3. Key scorers were Mark Willis with 16 and Roger Faulkner with 13 for Rocky Gap, and Todd Hoge with 13 for Bland. Turnovers swung the lead as Rocky Gap doubled Bland in the second half.
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Mark Willis
Roger Faulkner
Todd Hoge
Mark Newberry
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