ECC Withdraws From CC Over Scholarship Limits
East Carolina College announced withdrawal from the Carolinas Conference, effective June 30, after rejecting the conference’s new athletic scholarship caps of 22 football, 10 basketball, and three minor sports. ECC will remain independent while pursuing admission to the Southern Conference. ECC President Dr. Leo Jenkins cited size and future plans, noting ECC has 38 football and 10 basketball scholarships and expects enrollment to reach 6,000 this fall. The move follows ECC joining the NCAA last year and comes as presidents proposed hiring a part time, independent conference commissioner.
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Central Davidson in tight CCC boys race with Ragsdale
Central Davidson and North Davidson lead the CCC as Ragsdale, West Davidson, Ledford and Trinity chase. Trinity travels to Randleman in a key non conf bout while North Davidson hosts West Davidson and Ledford visits Denton. Trinity girls strive to end seven game skid as Central girls seek to extend 6 0 league mark.
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Christians Face 10th Chance in Carolinas Clash
Atlantic Christian College, 2-10 overall, hosts a regular season Carolinas Conference basketball bid after a 81-61 loss to Appalachian State. Mountaineers led by 26 late. Jim Richardson 21, Paul Reynolds 12, Wayne Duncan 11 for App State. Upcoming ACC games include High Point at home and Western Carolina Saturday.
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Harvey Named NHL MVP and Outstanding Defenseman
Doug Harvey, player coach of the New York Rangers, is named the NHL most valuable player and leading defenseman for the 1961-62 first half. He tops Jacques Plante in Hart Trophy voting 53 to 40, with Gordie Howe third. Harvey dominates Norris voting with 83 of 90 points as Allan Stanley and Jean Guy Talbot share second.
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Piedmont Track & Field Club Forms For First Meet
The Piedmont Track & Field Club formed in High Point after a YMCA meeting led by Dr. Harvey G. Tilles. The club aims to foster track and field, seek Olympic potential, and plans an invitation-only spring meet with participants from High Point College, High Point High School, and Greensboro area schools.
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NHL Schedule Notes and Wednesday Matches
National Hockey League reports no games on Monday or Tuesday with Wednesday’s lineup including Toronto at Chicago and Detroit at New York. The notice lists two marquee matchups for midweek action.
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ACC Midseason Standings and Maryland Narrow Victory
Midweek marks show Wake Forest at Duke Saturday for second place in the ACC behind North Carolina, with Clemson at seventh and NC State tied for fourth with South Carolina. Maryland edged Miami 71 68 in a non conference game as Ferguson returned to score key late baskets.
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ECC Gains Stasavich As National Coach Moves
HODGES FROM PAGE 2-B notes ECC will keep playing Carolina rivals like High Point and Caro linas in multiple sports for years. Clarence Stasavich leaves Lenoir Rhyne to ECC seeking stability after joining the Southern and Carolinas Conference. He won a national grid title and Coach of the Year at Lenoir Rhyne. ECC gains two NAIA national championship coaches. Earlier same year Jim Mallory led East Carolina to NAIA baseball title.
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Lucas Dominates Purdue as Ohio State Extends Home Win Streak
Ohio State led by Jerry Lucas who poured in 32 points and grabbed 25 rebounds held Purdue star Terry Dischinger to nine points. The 91-65 victory marked OSU's 14th straight win and 29th consecutive home triumph. Maryland edged Miami 71-68 and Michigan State beat Minnesota 84-79 in other Big Ten games.
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Mets Sox Lose Players Jensen Antonnelli Plan Retirement
Jackie Jensen of the Red Sox announces retirement after 11 MLB seasons ending a career with 199 home runs and 929 RBI while Johnny Antonelli confirms retirement at 31 with his Mets deal as he cites desire to be home with family. The piece notes Jensen peaked in 1958 as AL MVP and details Antonelli’s winning years with the Giants and his journeyman path through Braves Indians and Mets. It also mentions other 1962 signings including Don Zimmer Sammy Drake and Chris Cannizzaro and Johnny Podres increasing to 28500 with the Dodgers.
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Citadel Faces Uphill Struggle in Southern Conference
The Citadel falters at 1-6 in the league and 4-9 overall as All South Gary Daniels leads with 21.8 points per game. Coach Mel Thompson cites lack of balanced scoring and turnovers, with sophomores like Mike West needing experience to fuel a late-season push.
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Thomasville High hosts Statesville in two South Piedmont games
Thomasville High School welcomes Statesville High for a boys and girls doubleheader in the South Piedmont Conference. The opener starts at 6:30 p.m. with the boys to follow. Star scorer Priscilla Rutherford misses the night due to facial paralysis.
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