State Baseball Action Begins In Charleston
West Virginia high school baseball opens at Watt Powell Park with Jefferson County and Huntington East meeting in the Class AAA semifinals. Magnolia faces Oak Hill in a 3 p.m. AAA tilt, while St Marys plays Van and Ceredo Kenova meets Frankfort in Class AA. Final pairings set for Friday with finals at 7 p.m. for AAA and 4 p.m. for AA.
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Jefferson County
Huntington East
Watt Powell Park
Cisar
South Charleston
Magnolia
Pete Goddard
Oak Hill
Mike McDaniels
Jerry Epperly
Epperly
Corky Layman
Jefferson
Highlanders
Beckley
Wayne
Layman
St. Marys
Mike Hanlin
Frankfort
Circleville
Tygarts Valley
Petersburg
Van
Ceredo-Kenova
Rockets Take To The Road
West Virginia Rockets, 41 13 winners over the Austin Texans in their season opener, travel Saturday to face the Carolina Chargers. Coach Lonnie Warwick praised both sides for strong defense and efficient offense. He highlighted Mark Grabowski as improving and noted two interceptions aided the effort.
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West Virginia Rockets
Austin Texans
Carolina Chargers
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Chargers
American Football Association
Carolina
Mike Faulkiner
West Virginia
Washington Redskins
Lonnie Warwick
Magnolia Blue Eagles Fight For State Semifinal After Upsets
Magnolia Blue Eagles, a young squad from New Martinsville led by coach Dave Cisar, face Oak Hill in the Class AAA semifinal in Charleston after a season marked by late surges and close losses. The team features sophomores and juniors, including Barry Bohrer whose .379 average and 41 walks underscore a potent offense as Magnolia pursues a rare state run.
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Blue Eagles
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Ohio
Parkersburg South
Oak Hill
Watt Powell Park
Huntington East
Jefferson
Eagles
Parkersburg
South
Brooke and DuPont
Clarksburg Liberty
St. Marys
Marietta
Bohrer
Brooke
Mike Panger
Mark
Jeff Wetzel
Doug McLain
Carolinas
Tampa Wins 1984 Super Bowl Bid In NFL Vote
NFL owners awarded Tampa the 1984 Super Bowl after a two day meeting with 24 of 28 votes. Pasadena and Miami received one vote each while two owners were absent. Tampa's bid tied to the citys booming tourism potential and Bucs fan loyalty.
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Detroit
Tampa
National Football League
Florida Bay City
NFL
Pete Rozelle
Pasadena
Calif
Miami
Rozelle
Buccaneers
Tampa Bay
Bucs
Hugh Culverhouse
Berry Takes Montreal Canadiens Head Coach Post
Berry, 37, stepped from the Los Angeles Kings to become Montreal Canadiens head coach at the Forum. He inherits a storied franchise amid media glare, aims to restore championship form, and cites discipline as a key goal while noting the city’s hockey intensity and bilingual environment.
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Bob Berry
Los Angeles Kings
Montreal Canadiens
National Hockey League
Berry
Claude Ruel
Canadiens
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Ruel
Bernie Geoffrion
Kings
Los Angeles
Marcel Dionne
Irving
Grandman
Jerry Buss
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John Marshall
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Mark Grabowski
Barry Bohrer
Dave Merriman
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America
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