Eagles Aim For First In District Clash With Patrick Henry
George Washington High School hosts Patrick Henry in a pivotal Western District showdown as GW seeks a win to tie for first and avert Patrick Henry’s 13-0 undefeated run. Coach Dave Brown emphasizes tempo, versatility, and GW’s quickness to counter the Patriots’ size front line led by Henderson and Place.
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George Washington High School
Dave Brown
Eagles
Patrick Henry
Patriots
Dick Kepley
Gee
Brown
Kenny Lewis
Malcolm Hiett
Jerry Beck
Henry Smith
Jerry
Henry
Shan DeShazer
Smith
Halifax County
Averett College Women Defeat Roanoke 48 to 43
Averett College in Danville won its second women's basketball game of the season, 48-43 over Roanoke College. Mary James and Lynette Miles totaled 39 points, Eddines scored 20 to put Averett ahead late, and coach Rhonda Fleming praised the near three-year best effort as the team heads to the Mary Baldwin Invitational February 5 to 7 against Mary Baldwin, Emory & Henry, and Christopher Newport.
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Averett College
Rhonda Fleming
Averett
Mary James
Lynette Miles
Roanoke College
Eddines
LaVerne Logge
Leslie Lambert
Pam Reynolds
Linda Burns
Fleming
Danville School
Mary Baldwin
Emory & Herty
Christopher Newpé
Holtzman demands big contract amid Finley talks
Oakland pitcher Ken Holtzman, in Palm Springs for a golf event, seeks a three year 480000 deal as owner Charles Finley negotiates publicly. Holtzman has won 77 games in four seasons and says contract talks must stay private. He earned 93000 last two seasons.
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Oakland
Oakland A
Ken Holtzman
Charles Q. Finley
Holtzman
Palm Springs
Calif
Finley
Oakland Tribune
Tunstall eyes upset of Martinsville on home floor
The 5-1 Trojans seek a Streak against Piedmont leader Martinsville, hoping to repeat last season 76 61 win at home. West cites free throw woes after a 65 64 overtime loss to Bassett. Other county games feature Chatham hosting Carver and Dan River vs Bassett.
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Tunstall High School
Martinsville
Trojans
Tunstall
Piedmont
Bulldogs
Howard West
Dan River
Carver
Chatham
Pittsylvania County
G.W Carver
Bassett
Gretna
Amherst
West
Ture Bail Reas
Dan “River
Bengals
Wildcats
Laurel Park
Doug Craddock
Cavaliers
Gorman Beats Ashe to Reach U S Pro Indoor Quarters
Tom Gorman defeated Arthur Ashe 6 3, 3 6, 6 1 to reach the quarter finals of the $115,000 U S Pro Indoor Tennis Championships in Philadelphia. Top seed Jimmy Connors advanced with a 6 4, 6 3 win over Stan Smith. Ashe had not lost in 12 matches this year before the setback.
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Philadelphia
Tom Gorman
Baltimore
Arthur Ashe
Gorman
Ashe
Jimmy Connors
Stan Smith
Garman
Columbus
Inoianapolis
Trail
Seattle
Langston Beats Bonner In Ninth Grade Tilt
Langston Ninth graders top Bonner 66 to 58 behind 22 points by Jance Chandler and Darrell McLaughlin. Langston improves to 6 8 3 on the season and splits twinbill at Langston.
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J.ance Chandler
Darrell McLaughlin
Langston
Bonner
Twinliff
Fitz
Daniels
Lionell Petty
Renie Jones
Slappy and Butler Rally Richmond Past VCU 71 65
Larry Slappy and Jeff Butler combined in the final minutes to lift Richmond to a 71 65 victory over Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond led 58 57 with 6 40 left, then extended to 64 59 after a Slappy layup and Butler two free throws. Price led VCU with 21 points, while Butler had 25 points and 16 rebounds for Richmond, which improved to 9 7. VCU also 9 7.
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Richmond
Larry Slappy
Jeff Butler
Virginia Commonwealth University
Maining
VCU
Price
Slappy
Butler
Virginia Commonwealth
Motley
Barnes
Henderson
Highsmith
Holloway
Watson
Ellis
Binns
DiMaria
Saltz
Talum
Sullivan A
Moreton
Eastman
McCurdy
Sanford
Bubau
Campbell
Sullivan
Slane
Matley
Davidson Pulls Mild Surprise In Narrow Victory
Davidson Wildcats upset UCSB 74 to 67 as John Gordy scores 23 for Davidson. Santa Barbara led 26 to 24 at halftime before Davidson surged late in the first half and pulled away. Santa Barbara 1046 record before the loss. Davidson improves from 5-13.
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Charlotte
N.C
Davidson Wildcats
John Gordy
University of California At
Santa Barbara
John Service
Mark Campanaro
Davidson
Wildcats
Service
Tor Brown
Walker
McGowan
Olveira
Youran
Turner
Lipscomb
Campanary
Ride Ray
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Hixey
Dyte
Power
Gerdy
Dorwensen
Lively
Hicker
Verlin
Davidnn
College basketball scores roll across crowded card
Virginia defeated Kentucky 196 to 112 in Atlanta while New York edged Kansas City 19 to but the card lists many more results: Richmond beat Virginia Commonwealth 71 to 65 Wisconsin Green Bay topped VMI 76 to 74 in OT Davidson lost to Cal Santa Barbara 67 to 74 and Houston beat Milwaukee 105 to 96 among numerous college and local scores reported in this period roundup.
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Virginia
Kentucky
Avlanta
New York
Kansas City
Houston
Milwaukee
Phoenix
Richmond
Commonwealth
Wisconsin-Green Bay
VMI
Randolph-Macon
Salisbury St
Davidson
Cal-Santa Bachara
Winston-Salem
Hampton Ins. & Lehoir Rhyne
Pfeiffer
Georgia Tech
Presbyterian
Mercy
Shaw
Newbery
Erskine
Barber Scotia
Knewalle
Pembroke St
Atlantic Christan
Campbell
Uxc-Wilmington
Cauchy Armory
Murphy Matdrs
Hughes
Schoolfield Bank
Ramsey
Asy Mit
Mendenhall
White
Mt Bonner Civy Recreators
Patterson
Finance
Levern
City Engineers
Moore
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Cassada
Jayece Sars
Gwaltney
Jaycee Bobmiers
A. McNeely
da Welding
Gregory
Nain Baptist
Severn
Reeves
Able Stars
Walking Seearce
Martin
Bouncers
Belcher
Sehonifield Ree
Centert
General
Pritchett
Hyttonital
Davis
Chatham Grapplers Dominate District Wrestling Meet
Chatham I High School routed Martinsville 51-15 to clinch the Piedmont District regular season championship. The Cavaliers finished 9-0 in league play and 12-0 overall, extending a 45-4 over four years, with wins led by Earle Byrd, Henry Easley, Bobby Carter, Wayne Malpass, Alvin Oakes, and Lee Shelton in multiple weight classes. The district tourney begins February 6 at Chatham, with the next regular match at George Washington High School on Tuesday.
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Chatham
Cavaliers
Earle Byrd
Walter Murphy
Jay Price
Bulldogs
Jeff Martin
Keith Carter
Bill Evans
Evans
Henry Easley
Johnny Herndon
Bobby Carter
Wayne Malpass
Alvin Oakes
Lee Shelton
Danny Hairston
Bob Moore
Ronnie Gray
Joel Murphy
Maurice Witcher
Mark Dugas
Witcher
Jamie Witcher
Shelton
Carter
George Washington High School
At Bat
Murphy
Martin
Price
Hard-Hitting Rod Curl Takes Lead In Hawaiian Open
Rod Curl, a compact power hitter, shot an eight-under 64 at Waialae to lead the Hawaiian Open after the first round. John Jacobs is one stroke back at 65, with Hale Irwin Geiberger Murphy and Barry Jaeckel at 66. Palmer 68 and Trevino 69, while Nicklaus and Miller are not in the field.
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Honolulu
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Rod Curl
Talayard Waialae Country Club
Carl
John Jacobs
Hale Irwin
al Geiberger
Bob Murphy
Barry Jaeckel
Richard Jaeckel
Arnold Palmer
Ee Trevino
Palmer
Oe Carl
Fort Worth
Tex
Jack Nicklaus
Curl
Johnny Miller
Tom Watson
Cees
Art Wail
Bobby Mitchell
Isgard
Lee Elder
Larry Ziegler
Tom Jenkins
Dim Simons
Jerry Macheefe
David Glenz Hasso
Larry Nelson
John Harris
Lou Graham
Barry Jaecke
Mike Davis
Jerry Pate
Tom Shaw
Eddie Pearce
Larry Hinson
Eh Hu
Bob Dickson
Tommy McGinnis
David Graham
George Burnsy
Rex Caldwell
Puzzy Zoeller
Jarney Thompson
Howard Twitty Iesar
Gil Morgan Qoeer
Guy Sanders
Bobby Wadking
Roger Matthieue
John Mahaffey
Mike Shea
Dick Rhyan
Gar Hamilton
Lanny Wadkins
Bob Smith
Wytin
Ben Crenshaw
Vic Regalada
Hubert Green
Rick Richards
Yoshitaka Yamamoto
Charles Coody
Joe Porter
Billy Casper
Léonard Thompson
Alan Tapie
Allen Miller
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Gary Wintz
Dim Colbert
Vee Trevino O
Rod Punsali
John Schree
George Knudson
Mac McLendon
Calvin Peete
Phil Rodgers
Tom Rite
Mike McCullough
Baers
J Newquist
Jerrit Proctor
Gene Littler
Ary Koch
Mark Hayes
Tom Weiskopt
Wally Armstrong
Peter Oosterhuis
Bob Payne
Earge
Janson
Mike Mitchell
Dwight Nevil
Ser Richard Crawford
Mike Reasor
George Cadle
Tony Jacklin
Takashi Murakami
Ron Castillo Bao
Steve Taylor
George Archer
Forrest Pegler
Dennie Meyer Perry Leslie David Campe
Sines Gilbert
Dou Bies
Bob Eastwood
Bob Stanton
John Buczek
Sola Schroeter
Pete Broan
Gary Groh
Frank Beard
Pat Fitzsinvons
Stan Lee
Don Iverson DeWitt Weaver
Joey Is
Dan Elliott
Allan Yamamoto
Pooley
Dale Douglass
Steve Veriato
Gary McCord
Guy Walkingstick
Arris
Jim Wiechers
Om Partzer
Danny Edwards Grier
Jenes
Ken Still
Bowling Rec Center League and Piedmont League Standings
Bowling results list multiple teams and players with scores from Rec Center and Piedmont League venues. Entries include Alderson 206. Yeaman 196. Henderson 187. Edmonds 290. Owen 2030. Fellers 194. Hoskins 214. Burnett 191. Taylor 208. Chaney 210. Moore 187. Farley 195. Conner 206. Abbott 191. Gilliam 173. Cave 189. Nicholson 187. Milner 138. Barber 218. Gates 167. Reynolds 192. Hodge 165.
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Beggarly
Alderson
Yeaman
Henderson
Perrote
Edmonds
Owen
Fellers
Piedmont League
Bolton Park Gulf
Taylor
Bank of Va
McDonald
Postal Clerks
Chaney
Sorthmont Exxon
Tsaas
Moore If Roodlawn
Gatling
Farley
Conner
Abbott
Megninn Force
Gilliam
Taits Bays
Cave
Dokers
Nicholson
Rebels
Martin
Shaft
Dimm
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Milner
Craftsmen
Bee
Ladies Bank League
Schoalfield
Barber
Batterman
Va Bank & Trust
Gates
Va. Nat
Tolerat
Reynolds
Hodge
Tunstall Defeats Cougars in District Wrestling Meet
Tunstall High defeated Patrick County 39-20 in a Piedmont District match at Stuart. The Trojans close the regular season 25-6 and prepare for the district tournament at Chatham High School. Key results include Dixon pinning Orton, Cunningham pinning DeHart, Haram pinning Moore, Robertson pinning Inman, Elliott and Keatts winning by decisions, and several forfeit and pin outcomes.
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Patrick County
Stuart
Tunstall
Trojans
Chatham High School
Timmy Dixon
Orton
Mike King
Love
Don Cunningham
DeHart
Albert Keatts
Scott
David Elliott
Julius Haram
Moore
Bernard Robertson
Inman
Mike Phillips
Holt
Modern Olympic History Book Highlights Past Games
An Innsbruck AP article reviews a new comprehensive history of the modern Games. It notes Baron Pierre de Coubertin’s influence linked to France’s 1871 defeat as a possible catalyst and recalls unusual events from Paris 1900 and early Winter Games beginnings.
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Innsbruck
Austria
France
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Coubertin
Wisconsin Green Bay down VMI 76 74 in overtime thriller
Wisconsin Green Bay edged Virginia Military 76 74 in overtime after Brian Boettcher made two foul shots with three seconds left. VMI briefly led 72 49 before Wisconsin tied it 72 72 and forced OT, where Boettcher sealed the win.
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Lexington
Brian Boettcher
Wisconsin-Green Bay
Virginia Military
VMI
Wisconsin
Will Bynum
Jerry Blackwell
Bynum
Blackwell
Weller
Joyce
Walter
Anderson
German
Ripley
Boettcher
Zill
Carter
Reppart
Krovie
Borojevich
Montgomery
Lombard
Smith
Niehaus
VME
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