Dan River Nips Bassett 1-0 on McVay's Go-Ahead Run
Dan River pitcher Chaney tossed a three hitter and Kerry McVay drove in the lone run in the seventh inning to edge Bassett 1-0 in a Piedmont District baseball clash. McVay had two singles, Barry Neal opened the seventh with a walk, Rhone sacrificed him to second, and McVay delivered the game winner.
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Bassett
Stewart Chaney
Kerry McVay
Dan River
Chaney
McVay
Barry Neal
Kenny Rhone
Steve Hamlett
Carver
Wildcats
Bartlett Yancey
Yanceyville
N.C
Market Garden Field
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Rhone
Wilson
Hopkins
Laurel Park Defeats Tunstall 5-3 in Piedmont baseball clash
Laurel Park built a 3-0 lead by the third inning and held on to beat Tunstall 5-3 in a Piedmont District contest. Eddie Pace homered a double and two singles in three tries while Pace Stockton and McAlexander contributed eight Laurel Park hits. Tunstall’s record drops to 5-1 as they musters three singles. Tunstall hosts Patrick County next Friday.
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Laurel Park
Tunstall
Trojans
Eddie Pace
McKinley Stockton
Pace
Patrick County
Laurel
GW Defeats Seven Hills In Tennis
George Washington High School defeated Seven Hills of Lynchburg 43 yesterday in a girls tennis match. The Eagle girls closed out the regular season with an 8-3 mark. GW lost two matches to E. C. Glass and one to district champion Patrick Henry. Singles results include Nina Leonard, Ellen Bolton, Gretchen Boyer and Billie Cundiff with wins and losses. doubles saw Neal Jones and Lewis pairings split, while Lewis and Stoneburner beat Watta and Blankenship 7-5 6-?
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George Washington High School
Seven Hills of
Lynchburg
Eagle Girls
E. C. Glass
Patrick
Nina Leonard
Melinda Childress
Ellen Bolton
Anne Saunders
Gretchen Boyer
Mary Weaver
Billie Cundiff
Persis Thompson
Kitty Neal
Eleanor Jones
Brenda Vaughn
GW Netters Defeat Cave Spring in Roanoke
GW High School defeated Cave Spring 7 to 2 in a boys tennis match in Roanoke. The win raised the Eagles to 10-2 overall and 4-2 in Western district play. Singles featured Milley, Chukinas, Lewis, Snead, Kendall, and Wyatt with wins. doubles saw Milley-Snead prevail 9-7 while Chukinas-Lewis and Doherty-Saunders fell.
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George Washington High School
Cave Spring
Roanoke
Eagles
Pulaski County
Jimmy Milley
Bo Hjorth
George Chukinas
Bill Meyer
Mark Lewis
Vic Ebert
Wes Snead
Pat Skeen
David Kendall
Mark Curbon
Herman Wyatt
Bob Hudson
Milley
Snead
Hjorth
Garrett
Chukinas
Lewis
Muse
Ebert
Dan Doherty
Robbie Saunders
Curbow
Skeen
Disqualification Gives Sonny King Main Bout Verdict
Sonny King was declared the winner at City Armory in the main bout after Super Destroyer’s rough head butt caused a disqualification. The 18 minute 17 second match ended with King advancing while other undercard results included a 20 minute draw between Frank Morell and Tio Tio and Siegler’s pin over Bobby Crouch at 16:16.
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Sonny King
the City Armory
King
Super Destroyer
Destroyer
Frank Morell
Tio Tio Ballied
Tommy Siegler
Bobby Crouch
Brute Bernard
Mr. Fuji
Ken Patera
Avenger
Shields Hurls Chatham to 2-0 Win Over Carver
Chatham pitcher Jeff Shields struck out 11 for his third win as Fieldale-Chatham defeated Henry County’s G. W. Carver 2-0. Shields allowed four hits and walked one, while Ray Saunders reached on a walk and scored, with Johnny Craddock’s single and C. R. Yates’s two run single driving in the two runs in the first inning. Burnett pitched well for Carver, but Shields dominated the hitters. Chatham’s record improves to 9-7, with two games left against Martinsville and Fieldale-Collinsville.
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Fieldale
Jeff Shields
G. W. Carver
Chatham
Henry County School
Shields
Ray Saunders
Johnny Craddock
C. R. Yates
Stanley Burnett
Wayne Eanes
Burnett
Eanes
Cavaliers
Martinsville
Collinsville
Ricky Carter
Bulldogs
Carver
Hylton
Burnette
Corne
GW High Eagles Hand Cave Spring 6-1 In District Play
Western District game saw George Washington High School beat Cave Spring 6-1 as J. D. Chitwood notches his sixth win. GWH S offense produced runs in first and fifth innings with key doubles from Jim Clark and Alan Moore, plus singles by Wiles Coleman and others. GW remains unbeaten in district play after six games. The Eagles travel to Pulaski County next, then Franklin County.
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Cave Spring
Eagles
Jim Clark
Alan Moore
Richard Wiles
H. F. Coleman
J. D. Chitwood
Wiles
Coleman
Ronnie Anderson
Dave Spring
Brian Emery
Tom Flanary
Moore
GWHS
Faryl
Newell Ss
Lowere
Pulaski County
Franklin County
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