Lions and Northside clash in Gretna clash tonight
Langston High Lions, defending Western District champions and second in the loop, beat Addison 86-59 at Roanoke Friday. Tonight Langston travels to Gretna to face third place Northside High Bobcats led by James Johnson with 18 points.
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Roanoke
Langston High Lions
Addison High
Lions
Addison
Langston
Gretna
Northside High Bobcats
James Johnson
Morrell James
Rodney Townes
Warren
Gunnell
Howard Allen
Baby Lions
Langston Jayvees
Hairston
Walker
Barber
Langston G
Ftaddison
James
Johnson
Yé Johnson
Townes
Caleman
Peters
Gbannister
Ferrell
College and Scholastic Basketball Scores Across Regions
A wide tally of scores from college and scholastic basketball games includes Norfolk State, St. Paul’s, North Carolina State, Clemson, Princeton, Yale, Harvard, and many Virginia high schools. Notable results feature NC State beating South Carolina 68 63, Yale 92 69, and Princeton 77 63, with numerous regional schools posting varied margins.
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Detroit
New York
Baltimore
Vic Cincinnati
Wo & L
Randolph-Macon
Bridgewater
Va. Tech
GWU
Baltimore &C
Old Dominion
VP Frosh
UNC Frosh
Lynchourg
N.C. Methodist
RPI && Pembroke
Norfolk State
St. Paul's
N.C. State
South Carolina
St. Adnrews
N.C. Wesleyan
Ya. Union
Shaw
North Carolina
Chatham
Stuart
Langston
Addison
Burley
Southside
Dublin& Christiansburg
Northside
Liberty
Kellam
Va. Beach
Smithfield
Suffolk
Covington
William Byrd
Norview
Great Bridge
Patrick Henry
Halifax Co
C. Glass
Jeferson
Andrew Lewis
Wm Fleming
Carver
Salem
Patrick Central
Cave Spring
Lord Botetourt
New Castile
Highland Co
Harrisonburg & Natural Bridge
Roanoke Catholic
North Cross
Bassett
Martinsville
Radford
Narrows
Marion
Tazewell
Auburn
Rocky Gap
Douglas Freeman
Varina
Geo. Wythe
Rich
Tom Jefferson
Lee-Davis
Pat. Henry
Ash
George Mason
Handley
Matoata
Wiliam Modrae
Broadway
Elkton
Armstrong
Mangie Walker
Hermitage
J. R. Tucker
Meadowbrook
Petersburg
R. E. Lee
Staunton
Albemarle
Pownstan
Grange Hall
Campbell Co
Mary Bethune
John Marshall
Highland Springs
Manchester
Hopewell
Faquier
Loudoun Valley
Benedictine
James Blair
Turner Ashby
Central
Woodstock
Page Co
Montevideo
Prince George
Thomas Dale
Huguenot
Colonial Heights
Kiarrisonburg
Natural Bridge
Blackstone
Raendolph-Henry
Emporia
Buckingham
Dinwiddie
Brunswick
Victoria
Bluestone
St. Stephen’s
St. Christophe Kenrica
New Kent
West Point
Huguenot Academy
Aca Park View
Prince Ed. Acad
Charlotte C.H
Staunton River
Boonsboro
Altavista
Rustburg
Amherst
Gretna
Brockville
Appomatiog
Wm. Campbell
Tunstall
Cumberland
Amelia
Alleghany
Buffalo Gap
Abingdon
Charles City
Marriotts
James Wood
Clarke Co
Kenbridge
Crewe
Fries
Independence
Mountain City Tenn
Holst Rich Valley
John Battle
Glade Spring
Luray
Warren Co
Gate City
Rye Cove
Durgannon
Nickelsville
Thomas Walker
Penning Norton
Wise
Pouné
Appalachia
George Washington
Alexandr C. Williams
Ft. Hunt
Groveton
Thomas Edison
Hammond
Vernon
Lee
Annandale
Jefferson
Fairfax
Augusta Ail
Hargrave Mil
Cradock
Churchland
Princess Anne
Granby
Maury
Oscar Smith
Hampton
York
Newport News
Ferguson
Kecoughlan
Warwick
Huntington
Union Kennesvill Shashews
Gloucester
Big Creek
Jaeger
Graham
Grundy
Bluefield Park Central
Kimbal Beckley
Bluefield
Iilson
Cox
Chatham Cavaliers topple Stuart in twin bill
Chatham High defeated Stuart 54 to 45 as the Cavaliers swept the two games. Jim Harper led Chatham with 22 points and Posey Jones added 17 while Adkins had 20 for Stuart and Dickerson 13. In the girls game Marilyn Oakes scored 24 for Chatham, Alice Evans 4 for Stuart.
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Chatham High Cagers
Stuart
Chatham Girls
Chatham Cavaliers
Jim Harper
Posey Jones
Cavaliers
Adkins
Dickerson
Chatham
Patrick County Boys
Marilyn Oakes
Alice Evans
Patricia Belton
Carol Owen
Stuart—Adkins
Alexander
Flippen
Ammons
Chatham — Jones
Floyd
Harper
Hyler
Collins
Yeatts
Heya Se
John Balfanz tops U S ski jumpers in final practice
John Balfanz of Minneapolis led the U S team in final practice for the world Nordic championships in Oslo. Despite a chest cold he posted three jumps 237 241 and 246 feet beating Gene Kotlarek 234 232 and 226 feet and other teammates Jay Hicks 216 239 232 and Jay Martin 223 218 229. Bjorn Wirkola of Norway and Peter Lesser of East Germany tied the day’s longest jump at 257 feet.
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Oslo
Norway
John Balfanz
Minneapolis
United States
Gene Kotlarek
Duluth
Minn
Jay Hicks
Jay Martin
Bjorn Wirkola
Peter Lesser
East Germany
Virginia Tech Routs George Washington 82-61 in Naismith Era
Virginia Tech defeated George Washington 82 to 61 as Tech pulled away in the final eight minutes. John Wetzel led Tech with 22 points, Ted Ware 19, while GW's Terry Grefe scored 19 in the season-ending loss. Tech shot 50 percent and outrebounded 53-30 as GW finished 3-18 for the year before a 9,500 crowd.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
George Washington
Colonials
Techmen
Tech
John Wetzel
Ted Ware
Ron Perry
Don Brown
Terry Grefe
Bill Reinhart
Reinhart
George Washn
the Rainey
Wetzel
Grefe
Ware
Ballard
King
S*tivan
Perry
Lalli
S Martin
Nugent
Whites
Delong
Combs
tAutlan
Brown
Gabraon A
Igeorge Washington
Imirginia Tech
Holmberg Reaches Indoor Tennis Semifinal in Salisbury
Big Ron Holmberg of Dallas defeated Gene Scott 6-4 18-16 to advance to the semifinals of the National Indoor Championships in Salisbury Maryland. The 28-year-old former Davis Cup member from Brooklyn will meet the Ashe Drysdale winner, while Pasarell faces Koch in the other semifinal. Pasarell and Froehling beat Osuna Barnes in doubles 6-4 4-6 9-7.
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Puerto Rico
Tomas Koch
Brazil
Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna
Mexico
Holmberg
Scott
Yale University
America
Pasarell
Frank
Froehling III
Coral Gables
Fla
Osuna
Ronald Barnes
Burley Bears Rout Southside in Charlottesville
Burley High Bears defeated Southside High Rams 91 to 48 in Charlottesville. Leonard Stewart led Burley with 30 points and 25 rebounds, while Keith Jackson added 17 points and 20 rebounds. Burley JV won 60 to 58. Southside scorers included Harold Jackson and EF Richardson with 9 each.
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Burley High Bears
Charlottesville
Southside High Rams
Blairs
Jayvee
Burley
Leonard Stewart
Keith Jackson
W. Alexander
W. Johnson
R. Terry
Bowman
J. Willis
T. Vance
Nichols
W. Wicks
Harold
Crothers Dominates Half Mile At New York Games
Canada’s Bill Crothers won the half mile at the New York Athletic Club Games in 1:50, an easy victory after Tommy Farrell’s absence due to a muscle cramp. Robin Lingle finished second in 1:31, while Sam Perry won the 60 yard dash in a photo finish over Darel Newman. Frank Tomeo claimed the 1,000 in 2:10.8, and Rich mond Flowers set a meet mark in the 60 yard hurdles, with Leonard Cor n close behind.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Canada
Bill Crothers
Tommy Farrell
New York Athletic Club
Farrell
Toronto
Madison Square Garden
St. John’s
Crothers
Robin Lingle
Missouri
Fordham
Sam Perry
Darel Newman
49Ers
California
Newman
Dan Ferris
Perry
Frank Tomeo
Tomeo
Rover Jan Kasal
Czechoslovakia
Frank Murphy
Villanova
New York
Charley Mays
Baltimore
Nick Lee
Ollan Cassell
Nutley
Martin McGrady
Central State
Ohio
Louisville
Tennessee
Richmond Flowers
Lee Calhoun
Hayes Jones
Flowers
Alabama
Maryland
Leonard Corn
Ryun Wins Mile In NY Club Games
Young Jim Ryun held off Jim Grelie in a tactical 4 02.2 mile at the New York Athletic Club Games drawing 15137 fans. The indoor sub four mile did not materialize nor did a world record in the Farrell-Corthers half mile matchup.
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Ryun
Bob Green
NEW York (Ap
Jim Ryun
Jim Grelie
New York Athletic Club
Madison Square Garden
Tommy Farrell
Bill Corthers
Bowling Results at Riverside Lanes Show Mixed Scores
Bowling results from Riverside Lanes list several league matches with scores at the Pharmacy League No 1 and related divisions. Motely Barker Marks Barkley Mewman Daltons etc appear in various bouts while multiple teams post high marks, including Virgin ians, Five of the GW HL wrestling team earning state berths, and boxers advancing in regional play with Rawley Marsella Pinchback Bridgeforth Turner winning bouts.
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Riverside Lanes
Pharmacy League
Motley
Barker
GWHL
Cardinals
Chuck Rawley
Jerry Marsella
Eddie Pinchback
Richard Bridgeforth
Bill Turner
Central Apparel
Abingdon
Pulaski
Holley
Northside
mcCann
Roanoke
Rawley
Stuckey
Marsella
Schelling
Goodyknootz
Bridgeforth
Lucas
Jefferson Sr
Turner
Bailey
Royals Outlast Bullets 118-114 in NBA clash
In Baltimore, Kevin Loughery and Johnny Egan sparked a late final surge to cap a 118-114 win for the Baltimore Bullets over Cincinnati as Oscar Robertson led the Royals with 44 points. Don Ohl paced Baltimore with 24 points as Cincinnati dropped to third in the East.
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Royals
Bullets
Baltimore
Kevin Loughery
Johnny Egan
Cincinnati
National Basketball Association
Baltimore Bullets
Oscar Robertson
Tom Thacker
Harold Hairston
Egan
Robertson
Don Ohl
Howling
Howes
Lucas
Johnasn
Emory
Ferry
Sib
Rob Ts
Smith
Lugry
Bierking
Green
Hairston
We Vere
Malin
Thacker
Stoan Or
Tuyman
Wilson
Loughe
Bobby Tatroe Sets New Speed Record
Bobby Tatroe, a 28-year-old from Grand Rapids Michigan, set a record of 226.42 miles per hour over a standing quarter mile in a jet powered car named Exodus at a Deland Florida airport drag strip during NASCAR winter drag racing. The record surpassed the previous 224.1 mph mark set in August in Pittsburgh by Fred Sibley. The Exodus is powered by a jet from a F8 Thunderjet fighter plane and built by Walter Arfons of Akron Ohio.
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Deland, Fla
Grand Rapids
Mich
Exodus
Bobby Tatroe
Pittsburgh
Fred Sibley
Walter Arfons
Akron
Ohio
High Point and Erskine Clinch District 26 Berths
High Point and Erskine have clinched host berths in the NAIA District 26 basketball tournament March 1-2. High Point earned its spot with a 14-3 record against District 26 opponents, while Erskine stands 10-4 against district foes.
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Associated Press
High Point
Erskine
Pistons Rally Past Knicks 120-118 on late baskets
Detroit edged New York 120 to 118 as John Tresvant and Dave DeBusschere hit key scores in the final 90 seconds. Willis Reed and Barry Clemens sparked the Knicks late, but Detroit held on to snap a six game skid. Dick Barnett led New York with 31 while Eddie Miles had 30 for the Pistons.
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Detroit
John Tresvant
Dave DeBusschere
Detroit Pistons
New York Knickerbockers
National Basketball Association
Knicks
Barry Clemens
Tresvant
DeBusschere
Straw'r
Barnett
Ailes
Komives
T.v'ar'le
Bryant
Barnhill
Chap't
Reed
Clemens
Tresv’t
Gala
New York
Jockey Braulio Baeza Injured In Hialeah Race Fall
Miami, Fla. Jockey Braulio Baeza suffered a possible concussion when his mount Native Pitt broke down in the ninth race. He jumped clear, fell, and was taken to North Shore Hospital for X rays and observation. Native Pitt broke both front leg bones and was destroyed. Baeza had led the season with 47 winners in 29 days and was slated for key upcoming mounts.
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Miami
Fla
Braulio Baeza
Baeza
Pitt
Colquitt Pearson
North Shore Hospital
John Galbreath
Darby Dan Farms
First Family
Derby Dan
Turf Atlas
Golden Triangle Stables
Thomas Eazor
Pittsburgh
Thinking Men Prove Superior In Athletics
Ohio State University President Novice G. Fawcett told the Ohio Association that the superior athlete today must be a thinking man. He cited Will Sander with a 3.7 GPA and Don Unverforth with 3.6 in premedical studies, noting many scholar athletes exist and criticizing the idea that good boys finish last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
G. Fawcett
Ohio Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Fawcett
Ohio State
Will Sander
Big Ten
Don Unverforth
Cards Close Out Regular Schedule With Blue Comets
George Washington High faces Halifax County in a Western District rematch at South Boston to close the regular schedule. GW seeks an upset edge after a 60-58 win at home on Jan 14, with the Cards aiming to improve seedings as district play wraps and tournament pairings unfold.
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George Washington High Cardinal
South Boston
Halifax County
Blue Comets
Ord
Patrick Henry
EF. C. Glass
Andrew Lewis
Jefferson Sr
Halifax
William Fleming
Cardinals
Martinsville
Wayne Cook
John Hamlin
Bob Willeford
Steve Gaddy
Paul Siddle
Reid Taylor
Gene Price
Guy Johnson
Don Griffith
Pro Wrestling At City Armory Crowds Pleasing Card
Pro Wrestling at City Armory drew about 1500 fans as favorites won all four bouts. Gary Guerrero defeated Johnny Hiedman in 20:20, Rudy Kay pinned Corisa Jean in 16:59, Karl Gotch beat Jack Daniels in 9:03, and in tag action Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson split a pin with Tex McKenzie and Nelson Royal while Royal’s team was briefly disqualified after a brawl and broken rope incident.
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City Armory
Gary Guerrero
Johnny Hiedman
Rudy Kay
Corisa Jean
Karl Gotch
Jack Daniels
Gotch
Rip Hawk
Swede
Hanson
Tex McKenzie
Nelson Royal
Royal
Hawks
Hawk
Tex
Nelson
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