Peterstown Pirates win first state title in dramatic finals
Peterstown Pirates clinch the West Virginia Class A title at Watt Powell Park in Charleston with an 8-7 semifinal win over Moorefield and an 8-7 championship victory over Moorefield. Jeff Moore and Tony Hawks star in both rounds guiding Peterstown past late rallies and controversy.
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Charleston
Jeff Moore
Tony Hawks
Moore
Hawks
Guyan Valley
Moorefield
Jason Buckland
Jeff Lee
Mickey Combs
Pistons knock off Lakers to open NBA Finals in Detroit
Detroit led by Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars defeated Los Angeles 109 to 97 in Auburn Hills. Thomas scored 24 points on efficient shooting, Dumars added 22 as Detroit seized control with a strong start to the series. Byron Scott missed the game for the Lakers with a hamstring issue.
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Los Angeles
Reed
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Graf Becker Edberg advance to French Open semifinals
Paris AP Graf defends title by beating Conchita Martinez 6 0 6 4 to reach the semis where she meets Monica Seles, the youngest runner. Becker and Edberg win in straight sets to reach the men’s semis, with Becker overpowering Jay Berger 6 3 6 4 6 1 and Edberg defeating Alberto Mancini 6 1 6 3 7 6. Michael Chang remains the last American male in the draw.
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Berger
Michael Chang
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Alberto Mancini
Stefan
Conchita Martinez
Spain
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Manuela Maleeva
Bulgaria
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Seles
Nick Bollettieri
Bradenton
Fla
Mary Joe Fernandez
United States
Helen Kelesi
Canada
Fernandez
Gabriela Sabatini
Miami
Arantxa Sanchez
Jana Novotna
Czechoslovakia
Chang
Ivan Lendl
Ramblin Rams add eight recruits from five NC states
Bluefield College basketball coach Mark Blevins announced eight new signees: Bruce Yost 6 4 forward from Tazewell Pat ie Ball 6 0 from Richlands Fabian Horton 6 5 from Wilkes Central Antione Hamilton 6 2 from Wilkes Central Jeff Harman 5 10 from Carroll County Anthony Houston 6 1 from Blacksburg Greg McNeil 6 3 from Pulaski Angelo Webb 6 1 from Pulaski. The class, described as balanced and defense minded, brings the Rams to 16 players for the upcoming season. Six players earned all district or regional honors, with Horton projected as a potential starter.
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Pulaski
Wilkes Central High School
North Carolina
Bruce Yost
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Petie Ball
Richlands
Blevins
Ramblin’ Rams
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Leon Yost Jr
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Petie
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Jeff Harman
Fabian Horton
Antione Hamilton
Horton
Raleigh
Wilkes Central
Hamilton
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Greg McNeil
Angelo Webb
McNeil
Webb
William Fleming
Roanoke
Lakers Rout Rockets As Summer League Action Heats Up
Jennings Boyd welcomes three new teams in the Basketball Summer League at Bluefielders School. The Bluefield Lakers open the second half with a 66-52 win over the Bland Rockets as Mike Compton and John Morris lead scoring. Other results include the Pistons routing the Pis tons 114-61, and the Zeke's 88-67 over the Richland Heat with Rams 103-84 over the Blues. Tonight the Lakers face the Heat at 5:30 followed by the Rockets vs Blues and Celtics vs Hoyas.
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Matt Burton
Morris
Mike Eades
Russ Shrewsbury
Termintors
Pistons
Moose Lester
Vashon Fields
Rick Marshall
Mark Page
Zeke
Big East ACC basketball series outlines matchups
The eight game series pairs Georgetown and North Carolina as top seeds meeting in December. Opening Dec 4 at Hartford Civic Center features Pittsburgh versus Georgia Tech and Connecticut versus Maryland. Greensboro hosts four games on Dec 5 and 6, with Wake Forest versus Seton Hall and NC State versus St Johns on the first two nights, Clemson versus Providence and Duke versus Syracuse on the third, then Meadowlands Arena hosts the Dec 7 finale Villanova versus Virginia followed by Georgetown versus North Carolina coached by Thompson and Smith.
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Virginia
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