Red Devil Routs Mt Hope in opening county tourney win
Byron Wilhite and Steven Wiley powered Lawrence County High to a 90-78 victory over Mt Hope in Monday action. Wilhite scored 28 and Wiley 24 as the Devils pulled away after a 38-34 halftime lead and built a 61-53 edge after three quarters. Bob Smith topped Mt Hope with 26.
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Robert Amerson
Moulton
Byron Wilhite
Steven Wiley
Lawrence County High
Lawrence County
Mt. Hope
Hazlewood
Hatton
Lawrence Co
Red Devils
Wilhite
Wiley
Devils
Devil
Bob Smith
Melvin Pointer
Bob Amerson
Church League Tilts Postponed At Aquadome
Friday night games at the Aquadome are postponed and will be rescheduled. A March of Dimes benefit dance will be held at the Dome.
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Aquadome
March of Dimes
Dome
Hawks Set For Key Road Test In State Juco Race
Calhoun aims for a third straight win Thursday against Snead of Boaz while the Parsons lean on ex Morgan County stars Bobby Henson and Bobby Sandusky. The Hawks close a four game home stand Saturday versus Gadsden State at Kelley Field House with all 7 p.m. tipoffs.
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Daves
Calhoun
Snead
Boaz
Parsons
Morgan County
Bobby Henson
Falkville
Bobby Sandusky
Decatur
Hawks
Gadsden State
Kelley Field House
Morgan County Prep Schedule Tonight and Friday
Morgan County prep schedule lists tonight games including Austin at Hartselle, Coffee at Decatur, Falkville at Danville, Eva at Priceville, Union Hill at Ryan, West Morgan at Cotaco and West Morgan at Austin. Friday games feature Decatur at Grissom, West Morgan at Austin, Priceville at Danville, Eva at Falkville, Hartselle at Union Hill, Ryan at Woodville and Cotaco at East Limestone.
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Austin
Hartselle
Decatur
Falkville
Danville
Eva
Priceville
Union Hill
Ryan
Grissom
West
Morgan
Woodville
Cotaco
East Limestone
Addison Bulldogs surge with win over Holly Pond
Addison's Bulldogs beat Holly Pond 75 to 63 as Darrell Cleghorn scores 31 points to lead the 14th win in 16 games. Randy White adds 16 and Craig Bell 11 for runnerup honors while Bobby Duke tops Holly Pond with 22 points. Addison hosts Double Springs tonight.
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Addison
Bulldogs
Holly Pond
Darrell Cleghorn
Randy White
Craig Bell
Bobby Duke
Huntingdon tops Birmingham Southern in late free throw finish
Former Austin High stars Baggett and Linderman starred for Huntingdon College as Baggett sealed an 84-82 victory with two free throws with 10 seconds left. Baggett scored 23 and Linderman added 12 in the Hawk win.
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Montgomery
Brad Bagget
Austin High
Huntingdon College
Birmigham Southern
Baggett
Hawk
Austin
Sammy Linderman
Local high school basketball slim margins mark week
Austin edged by Athens 76 67 as Sandifer paced Austin with 18 points. West Morgan and Cotaco posted big wins with Cotaco 39 point by Wyman Winton and 26 by Don Woodall. Gary Merritt 40 and Randy Nelson lead Falkville and Union Hill. Decatur’s Whitworth and Berrett top scorers in two wins.
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Austin
Athens
Sandifer
West Morgan
Cotaco
Eva
Rebels
Ryan
Wyman Winton
Don Woodall
Wyman
Gary
Larry Keenum
Larry Tucker
Union Hill
Gary Merritt
U.H
Falkville
Randy Nelson
Decatur
Willie Rice
Syracuse Signs Two Sophomores To Basketball Squad
Syracuse New York reports two sophomores Dennis DuVal of Westbury New York and Bob Dooms of Sharon Pennsylvania start for the Orange this season. DuVal averaged 19.2 points per game for the freshmen last year while Dooms at 6 foot 5 inches contributed 11 points per game and 265 rebounds.
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Orange Sophs
Syracuse
N.Y
Dennis DuVal
Westbury
Bob Dooms
Sharon
DuVal
Orange
Dooms
All Star Game Sets Up East West Showdown
Los Angeles hosts the 22nd NBA All Star game featuring 28 top players and top scorers. The West leans on height and stars Kareem Abdul Jabbar Wilt Chamberlain and other scorers while the East counters with Havlicek Cowens and Unseld as West center strength carries the game. Coach Richie Guerin urges Walt Bellamy for a stronger Hawks input.
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Gail Goodrich
Jerry West
Walt Frazier
New York
Atlanta
Lou Hudson
Bob Love
Chicago
Spencer Haywood
Seattle
John Havlicek
Boston
Bill Cunningham
Philadelphia
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Wilt Chamberlain
Dave Cowens
NBA
Baltimore
Wes Unseld
Richie Guerin
Hawks
Walt Bellamy
Guerin
Bellamy
Scoreboard highlights from Southern Division basketball
Faulkner 40 72 Enterprise 2079 Patrick Henry 21 127 G C Wallace 2497 L B Wallace 13 412 Bishop State 1457 Top 10 scorers include Thomas Moore Selma 248 Walt Jemison Brewer 243 Ernie Cullop Patrick Henry 24.1 Harry Kidd Patrick Henry 24.1 Wilson Holley Jefferson State 227 Author Burr Northwest 22.1 Bobby Wyatt Walker 22.3 Herbert Hickson Selma 22.0 Marvin Powell Alexander City 21.1 Charles Russell Alabama Christian 20.8 Top five rebounders Thomas Moore Selma 22.0 Dwight Clark Selma 16.7 Charles Trammell Southern Union 16.0 Harry Kidd Patrick Henry 147 Larry Cogman G C Wallace 146
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Enterprise
Patrick Henry
G.c.wallace
L B.wallace
Bishop State
Thomas Moore
Selma
Walt Jemison
Brewer
Ernie Cullop
Harry Kidd
Wilson Holley
Jefferson State
Author Burr
Northwest
Bobby Wyatt
Walker
Herbert Hickson
Marvin Powell
Alexander City
Charles Russell
Alabama_ Christian
Dwight Clark
Charles Trammell
Southern Union
Larry Cogman
G C. Wallace
College Scores Across Several Matches
Summary of college basketball scores listing multiple games. Kings beat Rochester, Temple 95 over Tufts, Akron 81 over Gettysburg, Iowa 98 over rochester, Tech 83 over Buffalo State, Ga Tech 82 81 Bast, Loyola 62 over Notre Dame, Georgia 85 over Kentucky, N C State 58 over South Carolina, Clemson 46 over St. Bonaven, Tennessee 61 over Mississippi, LSU 76 over Tulane, Kansas 66 over Kansas State, and other results including Houston 115 over Miss. and Jackson State 113 over Prairie View.
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Rochester Temple
Tufts
Akron
Gettysburg
East
Iowa
Hamilton
Delaware
Roester
Tech
Uffalo State
Delaware State
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Hopkins
St Peter's
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Loyola Notre Dame
Georgia
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N.C. State
Carolin Lore
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St. Bonaven Houston
Miss
Tennessee
Florida
East Tenn
Denny McLain Declares Bankruptcy After Cash Losses
Former Detroit Tiger ace Denny McLain, who went 22 and lost big in Washington last season, reports $137 000 owed to creditors and only 3 328 in net assets. The filing occurred at the final creditors meeting in U S District Court Detroit, signaling most lenders will not recover funds.
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Detroit
Detroit Tiger
Denny McLain
Washington Senators
Dennis Dale McLain
U.S
College Basketball Scores From Various Games
Snapshot of results with multiple teams and final scores across the nation. Arkansas State beat Texas A M 62 to 60 while Angelo State topped Tarleton 105 to 95. Oklahoma State edged Missouri 74 67 and Texas A M 14.
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Oklahoma
Iowa State
Colorado
Ball State
Kent State
Oral Roberts
Butler
Mich
Chicago St
Indiana St
Evansville
Tenn St
Central State
Ohio
Obituaries for Maudera Pitts and Alvin Poole in Decatur and Danville
Graveside services for Maudera Duncan Pitts 402 Johnston St SE are set for Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Decatur Cemetery with Father Peter Sheehan officiating. Survivors include two sisters and two brothers. Pitts was a nurse leader and widow of E W Pitts. Also funeral services for Alvin Hugh Poole 70 Danville to be held at Johnson's Chapel Methodist Church with burial at Johnson Chapel Cemetery. Poole leaves a wife two sons and four grandchildren. An infant Brent Carlton Wilson of Hartseller will have services announced by Gunthorp Funeral Home. grandparents named on both sides.
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Johnston St. SE
Decatur Cemetery
Peter Sheehan
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Pauline Thompson
Nashville
Randolph
Gammon
Humboldt
Tenn
Joe Duncan
C. C. Duncan
Camden
Milton Peek
George Deitz
Elliott Owens
Jim Thompson
Billford Dan
Carl McMasters
Danville
Alvin Hugh Poole
Danville 3
Johnson's Chapel Methodist Church
Jack Grissom
Dorsey Walker
Johnson Chapel
Peck Funeral Home
Elsie Poole
Charles Edgbert Poole
Alvin Leon Poole
Decatur
Poole
Johnson's Chapel
Brent Carlton Wilson
Johnny C. Wilson
University Hospital
Birmingham
Charlie Keenum
A. E. Prince
Hartselle
Dick Wilson
Daily- Records Admissions and Dismissals
List of admissions and dismissals across Decatur and surrounding areas. Includes names such as Annie Sparkman Elizabeth Holt Rosa Watkins Hazel White Otto Ball and many others. Also reports ambulance calls highway patrol status and local fire department updates.
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Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Annie Sparkman
State Ave
Elizabeth Holt
Cullman
Rosa Watkins
Somerville
Hazel White
Elkmont
Otto Ball
Athens
Jerry Mayfield
Hartselle
Vernice Shelton
Endlam
Peggy Tankersley
Decatur
Sarah Rogers
6Th Ave
Dorothyers
Church St
Irvin Barrett
Moulton
Charlie Glover
Madison
Billie Hughes
Larkwood
Robert Williams
Hillsboro
Marilyn Reid
Robin Rd
Charles Watts
Sherrill Schrimsher
Carrie Fields
12Th Ave
Paul Kirby
Town Creek
Ronald Wales
Epsian student elected president of Catholic Newman Club
Earl T. Williams Jr. of North Haven, Conn., an Epsian college student, has been elected president of the Roman Catholic Newman Club at American International College in Springfield Mass.
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Springfield
Mass
Epsian College
Earl T. Williams Jr
North Haven
Conn
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