This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1977
Page
15
Oakview Baptist faced First Methodist in a Pledmont division open game. Oakview won 20 to 9 with 32-2 in the home team’s favor and Beaston-Shaver credited with a home run.
Houston leads Washington 2-1 after Game 3 while Los Angeles and Denver also hold 2-1 advantages over Golden State and Portland. Boston and Philadelphia enter Game 4 with the series tied 2-2.
National Hockey League playoff semifinals feature best of seven series with matchups Montreal at New York Islanders and Boston at Philadelphia. Montreal and Boston lead 1 0 in their series while the other games set for Tuesday and Thursday. Quebec defeats Indianapolis 8 3 and leads the series 20. Winnipeg visits Houston for first game of Quebec Indianapolis and Winnipeg Houston series.
Central Davidson edged Allen Jay by three strokes to tie for second in the Central Carolina Conference golf race. The Spartans shot 150 to Allen Jay 153. Medalist honors were shared by Robin Garner Terry Hardin and Joel Tuggle with 36s. Grady Hedrick posted 38. Central plays Southern Guilford Thursday.
Ledford boys dominated the Central Carolina Conference track meet scoring 138 points to win. Johnny Sellers Scott Williams Shannon Wall Doug Glenn Randy Davis Mark Debusk Tobin McDowell Chris Rogers Wayne Lassiter led firsts. Rick Callicott won high and long jumps. Panthers head to Central Davidson Wednesday and then the conference meet on May 4.
The World Team Tennis season begins with the Russians facing the Indiana Loves in Indianapolis. Indiana adds four newcomers including Vitas Gerulaitis and sister Ruta, while England's Sue Barker debuts. The Soviets travel squad led by Alex Metreveli arrives for a road-heavy schedule through August 14 with Wimbledon break.
A warrant for aggravated battery was issued in Orlando against Texas Ranger second baseman Lenny Randle after a spring training beating of manager Frank Lucchesi. Lucchesi, hospitalized seven days, offered no comment. Randle, upset over losing his job to rookie Bump Wills, faces extradition if not returning to Orlando. The charge carries up to 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Cincinnnati Alcala 1-1 visits Atlanta Niekro 0-2 while Montreal Hanpahs 1-1 plays New York Koosman 1-1 Los Angeles Sutton 2-0 faces San Diego Shirley 2-1 Houston Lemongello 0-3 meets San Francisco Halicki 2-1.
Andrews and Central track teams clash at 6:30 p.m. on High Point College track. The meet includes both boys and girls squads and was scheduled after last year's large turnout.
In the Southern League game the Toros and the Sounders each earned recognition for outstanding performances. Offensive standouts included Scott Butler and Joe Fisher while defenders Davis Brooks and Ernest Gilmore were praised for solid play. Additional top players cited were Steven Ridenhour from the Atoms and Jimmy Hayworth from the Rowdies.
In Greensboro the Ragsdale girls track team finished runner up in a non conference meet. Grimsley led with 109 points, followed by Ragsdale 30, Page 24 and Parkland 10. Lisa Gray won both shot put and discus, Virginia Hill won the long jump. Ragsdale improves to 9-1 overall and 4-0 in the conference, and heads to Grimsley Friday for the city county track meet.
Ledford dominated a four team meet at Lexington scoring 127 points to pace Southern Guilford 42 Central Davidson 24 and Allen Jay 18. Winners included Ginger Cecil Nadine Kiser Susan Stroud Lynn Angel and Donna Reid with Kiser Cecil and Henrietta Walls each a double winner. The league resumes Monday at Southern Guilford.
Ferndale won the match at Asheboro Municipal Golf Course with a 168 score to beat Jamestown 181 and North Asheboro 188. Medalist Dan Winzler posted 40, while Rick Carter and David Turnage shot 42 and Jay Vincent 44 as Ferndale remains 30 in the league with another match in Asheboro upcoming.
Cale Yarborough won the Virginia 500 at Martinsville for his fifth victory of the year and strengthened his points lead in NASCAR. He now has 1,550 points, 100 more than Richard Petty on 1,450, with Benny Parsons third and Darrell Waltrip fourth. Yarborough also leads money winnings with 149,765 dollars for the year.
Hartman notes district games count toward the district tournament. HPC sits 7-2 and must win at Catawba Friday, plus hope Guilford trips up Eton Wednesday. A Pembroke doubleheader may be dropped if it doesn’t affect the top four, who advance to Salisbury May 5-7.
Jackie Deaton drove in the winning run as Ragsdale edged Andrews 9 8 in extra innings after a 8 8 seven inning tie. Andrews piled 20 hits to Ragsdale 18 while Robin Ingram and Angie Harper led for Andrews with extra base hits.
The piece describes Rico Carty's slump with the Cleveland Indians, benching due to a .200 average and only five RBIs. Buddy Bell offers tempered reaction, saying the remark was misinterpreted but not intended to harm. Bell and teammates stress collective responsibility and a possible rebound.
Ragsdale misplayed 11 chances as Cummings built a 3-0 lead in the first inning and added six more runs on hits and errors. Greg Booker hit a three run homer in the fourth after an earlier double. Maurice Pate scored on an error in the seventh for Ragsdale's lone run. Eddie Augustine took the loss, Mike Thompson earned the win for Cummings. Ragsdale falls to 1-6 in conference play and hosts Andrews next at 4 p.m.
Trinity finished seventh and Thomasville ninth in a South Piedmont Conference golf match Monday. Trinity posted 333 while Thomasville shot 357. Thomasville’s Robbie Porter led with 86 and Randy Sechrest followed with 87.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.