Sees Up Sees Up West Virginia Tournament and 1950s games
Readable fragments detail high school Class A quarterfinals Christu versus Idridge County at West Virginia tournament and college spring training results. Also notes Babe Didrikson Zaharias her 1950 U S Women s Open win by eight strokes and 1955 San Francisco NCAA title, 1955 NIT run, 1960 NCAA and NIT champions, plus Lenny Wilkens and Mack Herndon scoring highlights.
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West Virginia
Cer Christu
Idridge County
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Clair Doran
San Francisco
la Salle
Dick Ricketts
Si Green
Duquesne
Dayton
Minneapolis Lakers
St. Louis Hawks
Ohio State
California
Mack Herndon
Bradley
Providence
Lenny Wilkens
Friars
Mercer Christian Academy eyes championship bid in West Virginia tourney
Mercer Christian Academy boys basketball coach Kevin Shirey says the team is thrilled to reach the Elite Eight and aims for the championship game as they advance in this year’s West Virginia boys tournament.
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Kevin Shirey
Mercer Christian Academy
West Virginia
Baseball cancels season opening series in Japan
AP reports Major League Baseball canceled the Seattle Oakland season opening series in Japan due to the threat of war in Iraq. Commissioner Bud Selig cited world instability and safety concerns for players and staff, rescheduling the games for Oakland on April 3 and June 30.
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Baseball
Japan
Phoenix
Major League Baseball
Seattle
Oakland
Iraq
Bud Selig
Tokyo Dome
Selig
Tokyo
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
Mariners
Ichiro
Cavaliers Seek State Tourney Glory Versus Doddridge County
Mercer Christian Academy eyes the Elite Eight for the first time since 1995 as top scorers Ben Shrader of MCA and Curtis Ash of Doddridge County match up. Shireywarns every opponent remains dangerous while noting Houghton Nestel and Brookman balance the Cavaliers’ offense. The 1994-95 photo on the wall fuels MCA’s bid in the opening round of the state tourney.
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Mercer Christian
Ben Shrader
Cavaliers
W.va
Charleston
Doddridge County
Shrader
MCA
Princeton
Mercer Christian Academy Cavaliers
Kevin Shirey
South Harrison
Clay Battelle
Shirey
Bulldogs
West Virginia
Curtis Ash
Ash
Dustin Smith
Smith
Joel Houghton
Justin Nestel
Nathen Brookman
Concord College aims to top Marshall in Huntington matchup
Concord College baseball, now 5-7, returns today at 1 p.m. in Huntington to face Division I Marshall University Thundering Herd after a balanced spring break trip. Sophomore Bubba Pulley starts, with Jason Spears as follow up, and coach Kevin Garrett stresses solid defense and timely hitting behind steady pitching.
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Athens
Concord
Marshall University
Huntington
Kevin Garrett
Bubba Pulley
Jason Spears
Herd
Pulley
Garrett
Mountain Lions
Phillies Tie Reds in Grapefruit League Thriller
In Clearwater, Jim Thome delivered a grand slam for the Phillies, his third homer in two days, sparking a 7-7 tie with the Cincinnati Reds. The game ended after nine innings as both teams ran out of pitchers following a 25-hit affair.
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Phillies
Reds
Clearwater, Fla
Jim Thome
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Thome
Felipe Lopez
Jimmy Rollins
Jack Russell
Clearwater
Fla
ACC 50th Anniversary Team omits UVA star Buzzy Wilkinson
The ACC 50th Anniversary Basketball Team list excludes Buzzy Wilkinson, a UVA legend who averaged 28.6 points per game and held multiple ACC and UVA scoring records. Wilkinson, a two time consensus All American, had his number retired and was among the early 30+ point per game scorers in NCAA history.
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ACC
Buzzy Wilkinson
Atlantic Coast Conference
UVA
Wilkinson
Cavaliers
National Association of Basketball Coaches
Jeff Lamp
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Seminole Inn
Slege
Lander University
Texas
Kansas City
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay
Toronto
Baltimore
NCAA
Eric DiNovo
Marshall
Yankees
Lee Grapefruit
Eye of Sports
Bluefield
University of Virginia
R.W. “Buzzy” Wilkinson
Lee Nelson
Jim
Nelson
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