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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1977

Page

5

GW Faces Glass In Crucial Western District Baseball Clash

George Washington High School visits B. C. Glass for a regular season ending Western District game. GW can clinch the district title and secure a bye with a win, while Glass seeks pride and a tough test. J. D. Chitwood to start for GW, aiming to preserve a district lead as Heritage Halifax loom.

Lynchburg George Washington High School B.C. Glass Glass Hilltoppers Danville Hill Cuy Joel DeBoe J.D. Chitwood Eagles Halifax County Chitwood Farm DeBoe Halifax Heritage

GW Golfers Advance In Sudden Death At Regional

The GWHS golf team won the Regional Tournament at Kewick Country Club Charlottesville in sudden death playoff against Northside High. Richard Hundley birdied the extra hole while Sonny Kirkwood of Northside missed a short birdie chance. GW earns state tournament berth at Brandermill May 23-24. Eagles finish 36-3. Garfield, EC Glass, Osborne Park, and Pulaski also placed.

GWHS Kewick Country Club Charlottesville Northside High Roanoke Richard Hundley The Eagles Keith Barbour Ronnie Jones David Craig Sonny Kirkwood Northside Brandermill Richmond Garfield EC. Glass Osborne Park Pulaski No

Dan River Widens Piedmont District Track Dominance

Dan River upset Laurel Park and Mieldale-Collinsville to defend the Piedmont District title by winning five events and placing in most others. Valerie Price led Chatham girls with four wins including high and long jumps and the 160 and 22 events, underpinning a third-place Cavs finish.

Martinsville Dan River Laurel Park Mieldale Collinsville Piedmont Wildcats Frank Scott Motley William Baggery Don Gunningham Robert Divens Trojans Chatham Ricky Myers Cavs Myers Hurdies Victor Younger Billy Beck Clyde Banks Fiscus Sweet Valerie Price Drewry Mason Price Laura King Tammy Shields Sharon Lanier Tunstall Tina Jones Jan Ferguson Roanoke God Tong

Eagles Girls Win In Tennis

The GWHL girls tennis team defeated E.C. Glass 47-2 on Thursday. Next they travel to Lynchburg for the Regional Tournament. Event results include Barksdale over Sackett 6-4 7-5, Gambreil over Williams 6-8 6-1, Woods over Fin 6-1 6-0, Lewis over White 3-6 6-1 6-3, Snead over Barnes 6-2 4-6 6-4, Turner losing to Cline 1-6 3-4 2-4, and doubles wins by Barksdale/Gambreil and Barkhouser/Snead.

GWHL E.C. Glass Lynchburg Robin Barksdale Leila Sackett Joanie Gambreil Lucy Williams Susan Woods Megan Fin Susan Lewis Tina White H Lynn Snead Jane Barnes Elizabeth Turner Barbara Cline Barksdale and Gambreil Sackett Fix Woods Lewis Williams White Snead Melon Barkhouser Roakes Wiley

Five Anderson College tennis players killed in crash

Five members of the Anderson, North Carolina Junior College tennis team were killed when their team van collided with a truck on a winding mountain road about 14 miles from Marion.

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Langston Wins In Track Over Bonner Junior High

Langston Junior High defeated Bonner Junior High 72 to 45 to remain unbeaten. Langston will travel to Holmes Junior High in Eden North Carolina for a meet on Saturday May 21. Individual event results include high jump B Coleman 1, shot put N Branch 46, mile T Carter 59.2, 440 run B Hood 56.8, 440 relay team including L Thacker T Hairston and C Reid 41.4, and 220 run Reid 24.6.

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Chatham Out Of Race Suffers 10-6 Defeat At FC

In a district clash at Collinsville, Chatham totaled 1 hit while 0 base-on-balls and five errors helped FC prevail 10 to 6. Mark Evans pitched six innings for Chatham, with nine walks and three strikeouts. Tim Kendrick led Chatham with a triple and two doubles as they head to Tunstall next for a 4 p.m. game before finishing the season with two home dates.

Chatham Collinsville Fieldale Cays Patrick County Cavaliers Mark Evans Cave Tim Kendrick Evans Banes Ricky Carter Tunstall

Local Softball and Little League Results Amid Mixed Scores

Local softball results include Cedartrack and Quality Content 2 Yankee tied at two, Govxlyedr While th Piece and Hawks Airport both posting wins. Little League action features Hylton No.1 and Riverside Fretfi with a range of confirms and close finals. Skyview Tenseg Barker Hanlin lead early in the standings.

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