First North Caroline Lockerman opener washed out
Persistent spring showers delayed Caroline County baseball opener as North Caroline hosted Lockerman. The game was reset for April 13 at the North Caroline diamond. Both teams used gym workouts, with Lockerman’s pitching staff led by Roland Jenkins James Brown Henry Fountain and Elwood Sharp. Starting lineup positions remain unsettled at first base and left field. Lockerman's 12 game schedule includes April 6 April 9 April 18 April 20 April 23 May 6 May 11 May 14 May 18 May 21 with several away games and home bouts against William Henry Salisbury Mace's Lane Jason Colonel Richardson North Caroline.
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Caroline County
North Caroline
Lockerman
Wiley Poindexter
Roland Jenkins
James Brown
Henry Fountain
Elwood Sharp
Hill
Poindexter
Wildcats
Stephen Coursey
Morris Hutt
Bernard Demby
Allan Boston
James
Pony League Tryouts Set for Denton Lions Park Diamond
Denton Pony League will hold tryouts Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Pony League diamond in Lions Park. Frank Kopen, Lions Club sponsor, said Roger Hoppengardner will serve as manager pro tem. Eligible are boys aged 13 this year who will not turn 15 before August 1.
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Denton Pony League
Pony League
Lions Park
Frank Kopen
Lions Club
Roger Hoppengardner
Cliff's Clinic Get In Condition First for Spring Golf
Cliff Olinger urges golfers to build fitness after a long winter. Start with walking build leg strength and stamina, and play more than nine holes if desk bound. Pack rain gear warm layered clothing and a hat, plus quality socks and spikes to prevent slips and blisters. Next week’s focus will be Caroline County Club course work.
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Caroline County
Weather and schedule woes plague spring school sports
A high school writer laments delayed spring seasons across baseball, volleyball, and track due to bad weather. He argues for delaying seasons by a month or extending them beyond June to protect athletes and improve performance, warning of sore arms and injuries from rushing.
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Florida
Denton Athletic Association Meeting Called
The Denton Athletic Association will hold its annual spring meeting at the Rt. 404 Bar & Grill. President Ho ward Spencer announced the event set to begin at 8 p.m. on Monday April 12. The gathering is open to anyone interested in promoting athletics in the Denton area and will include an election of officers for the coming year.
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Denton Athletic Association
Rt. 404 Bar & Grill
Howard Spencer
Denton
Little League Player Auction Buys 27 In Denton
Denton Little League managers held their annual auction Monday night placing 1965 candidates on the block. A total of 27 players joined teams including eight to Legion Aux, six to Rotary, four to VFW and three each to Lions American Legion and the Journal. Assignments listed for Lions Legion Aux American Legion Rotary VFW and Journal with first practice set for Saturday after noon and season opener in early May.
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Denton
Little League
Earl Hignatt
Legion Aux
Nelson Pippin
Rotary
Donald Pepper
VFW
Lions American Legion
The
Journal
Lions
Richard Warfield
Larry Pippin
Lewis Caudill, Jr
Bob Behrke
Charles Willis
John Robbins
John Neal
Merle Lister
Francis Schultz
Joe Seiler
William Roland
Hillsboro Couple to Wed at Queen Anne Church
Mr. Robert Jump of Hillsboro and Miss Brenda Greenwood of Centreville will marry Friday April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hillsboro Queen Anne Methodist Church. The couple are the son and daughter of local families, and the ceremony will be followed by a reception.
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Robert Jump
Nelson Jump
Brenda Greenwood
Lee Greenwood
Centreville
Hillsboro- Queen Anne Methodist Church
Invita
Community Girls Bowling Results and Local Social Notes
Alley Cats won 54 14 over R and A Furniture 49 Jarvis 48 Y percent Earls Market 45 Noble Ford 35 Bar and Riddleberger 29. High individual EB. Smith 127. High individual set B. Wheatley 328. High team game Alley Cats 482. Alley Cats 1429, 58 game Patsys Fiv Duckpins R.H. Wright Redwing s Pickups. High tions issued, friends and relatives welcomed. Mr. and Mrs. James Watson visited Mrs. Watson s mother in Washington DC before Hadley Memorial Hospital surgery. Later they returned to Washington for several days. Mrs Louise Thompson Swedesboro NJ and Mr and Mrs Andrew Perry Chestertown visited James Watson and Mrs Ross Allen. Mrs MacCallahan Wye Mills visited her mother Mrs Everett Murphy. Mr and Mrs Joe Thomas with sister Mrs Louis Holland Grasonville visited son and daughter in law Warren Thomas and child at St Michaels. Mrs Rufus Hutchinson with her son Stanley Hutchinson Washington DC to Oliver Todd s trailers Pot Nets and Rehoboth Beach. Becky Eaton entered Cambridge Hospital.
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B. Wheatley
James Watson
Watson
Harold Hiester
Washington, D.C
Hadley Memorial Hospital
Ross Allen
Washington
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Swedesboro
N.J
Andrew Perry
Chestertown
Rufus Hutchinson
Stanley Hutchinson
Oliver Todd
Pot Nets
Del
Rehoboth Beach
Becky. Eaton
Cambridge
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Stephen Crowley
Milford Kline
Baltimore
Rex Hopkins
Wilmington
Salisbury
Bernard Pinder
Pemberton
Howard Dodds
Joe Thomas
Hillsboro-Queen Anne
Bill Mason
Queen Anne County
Centreville Methodist Church
Don Tracey
Traceys
Thomas Tracey
Vernon Stiely
Taneytown
James Wantz
Douglas Stiely
Track Draws Big Turnout At North Caroline High Tryouts
Coach Byers King attracted sixty eight applicants for a North Caroline High School track tryout last week a record turnout in a sport that draws high interest. He aims to trim the group to forty by Wednesday with eight likely freshmen. Weather hurt times but several prospects stood out across events including top finishers in the 100 and 220 yard dashes and multiple field events.
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Byers King
North Caroline High School
King
Bill Darling
Jock Walsh
Roger Hoppengardner
Ervin Elliott
Don Passwaters
Fred Spence
Jim Hadaway
John
Dallas Holland
John Paul Jones
Buddy Hastings
Bruce Jarrell
Doug Jarrell
Alan Garey
Denwood Butler
John Abbott
Jim Saathoff
Alfred Boyle
Jay Hoffman
Wayne Adams
Bob Vorhees
Jim Hubbard
George Cannon
Herbie Hitchner
Burton Stockley
Ted Gelletley
Ray Minner
Charles Webb
Dave Montgomery
Steve Reddish
Roy Seward
Otis Sees
Racing Ramblins and Daytona Stars Face Big Spring Meets
Izzy Katona shifts to a 64 Plymouth and Homer Newland rebuilds a 64 Pontiac after Daytona crash. Jack Bowsher and Ford entries enter the 200 lap King Coal Classic at West Virginia International Speedway on April 4. NASCAR action builds toward the Virginia 500 at Martinsville on April 25 with pre race events and pageantry. Petty remembers the Daytona crash that killed Wayne Dye and injured seven others as NASCAR teams plan eight weeks of races across Bristol, Atlanta, Shelby and Darlington leading to May events.
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Plymouth
Homer Newland
Jack Bowsher
W. Va. International Speedway
Martinsville, Va. Speedway
Dye
Richard Petty
Southeastern International Dragway
Atlanta
Petty
Wayne Dye
Nascar
Bristol
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