Central High School Honors Across Broad Athletic Awards
The annual Athletic Awards Day at Central High recognized top athletes and several program distinctions. Recipients included Mike Smith and Gil Ford for major memorial awards, Clark Yokley for the bronze shoe football prize, and multiple girls and boys awardees for leadership, service, and performance across wrestling baseball tennis golf swimming and track.
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Central High School
Mike Smith
Gil Ford
Clark Yokley
Smith
Herbert Hodgen - Douglas Reid
Ford
Lloyd Whitley
Yokley
Thom McAn
Sandra Barrier
Wright Athletic
Pam Buie
High Point
Brenda Kinley
Ricky Larrick
John Cheek
Theron Grubb
Nat Oliver
David Pruette
A. Coke Cecil
Tommy Myers
Johnny Cheek
Jerry Lewis
Danny Benfield
Kenneth Goodson
Centenary Church
Winston-Salem
First Methodist Church
Jerry Armstrong
Freddie Barrett
William Bean
Paul Brigman
Richard Chappell
Larry Culler
Eddie Edwards
Bob Epting
Ronnie Gardner
Mike Heimstetler
Charles Hill
Jimmy Howington
Mike Howington
Steve Hudson
Danny Idol
Jerry Lawson
George McDowell
Ronnie Morris
Auman Reames
Dwain Rowe
Terry Shankle
Trip Sizemore
David Thomas
Macky Walker
Clark
Tommy Guyer
Gary Holland
Larry Jones
Robbie Myers
Bill Ratliff
David Sherrill
Jimmy Smith
Jerry Link
George Armfield
Mils Brinson
Eddie Koonce
Mike Koonce
Rick Lutz
John Price
Brooks Reitzel
Coy Williard
Eddie Dyer
Mike Hedrick
John
Beck Hutchens
Joy Purcelle
Dawn Scotten
Jane Snotherly
Anne Southerland
Anne $' S
Incl
Louise Cook
Dorren Brooks
Joan Knight
Betty Metheny
Pat Thorburn
100 Points & Shield
Carolyn Brooks
Jane Galloway
Audrey Ferris
Barbara Haywood
Sandra Kendrick
Claudette McDaniel
Pat Sands
Joyce Young
Cindy Wood
Joan
Enka Principal Named NCHSAA President in Chapel Hill
Hugh Tomberlin of Enka was elevated to president of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association at a Saturday ceremony in Chapel Hill. He succeeds C. Reid Ross of Fayetteville while Edward Sanders of Charlotte Garinger becomes vice president. New board members named include Bob Culton Chapel Hill Wayne Hoover Davidson Wayne Bradford Transylvania and Joe Hicks Cullowhee. The group will meet next on June 20.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Hugh Tomberlin
Enka
North Carolina High School Athletic Association
Nchsaa
Tomberlin
Buncombe County
C. Reid Ross
Fayetteville
Edward Sanders
Charlotte Garinger
Bob Culton
Wayne Hoover
Central
Davidson
Wayne Bradford
Transylvania
Joe Hicks
Cullowhee
Robustelli Hints Toward Coaching After Giants Play
Giants defensive end Andy Robustelli, visiting Fort Lauderdale, says he hopes to play one or two more years before turning to coaching. He has not been approached for Yale nor sought the job, plans to stay with the Giants after retiring, and cites eliminating mistakes as the key to sports.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Andy Robustelli
New York Giants
Robustelli
Yale
Giants
Robuster
Los Angeles Rams
Andy
Tar Heels Top Tigers and Move Up In ACC Race
North Carolina beat Clemson 6-4 to vault into second place in the ACC baseball standings. Key moments included a Clemson first inning lead, Ellison’s third inning triple, and a seven inning rally sparked by Prindle and Speight. Ken Williard drove in the go ahead run with a late single and Wright scored on a Wright double.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
North Carolina
Clemson
Mike Bohonak
Johnny Jones
David Ellisor
Spence Williard
Pete Ayoub
Gene Harbeson
Williard
Merle Kruer
David Wrenn
Dave Ellison
Bill Haywood
UNC
Greg Casey
Dick Prindle
Buddy Tilden
Jim Speight
Prindle
Bill Brown
Mountaineers Down Pitt to Extend Win Record
West Virginia University baseball topped Pitt 7-4 in Morgantown. The victory gives WVU 25 wins in 26 games, surpassing the old mark of 24-5 set in 1908, as the Mountaineers jumped to six runs in the first inning to secure the lead.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Pitt
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Sigel Deacons Win Golf Titles at ACC Championship
Wake Forest led by Jay Sigel edged Maryland by six strokes to win the Atlantic Coast Conference golf title with a 603 team total. Sigel claimed medalist honors at 145 after a second-day 73, four strokes ahead of Duke’s Abernethy and Folkes.
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Hot Springs
Wake Forest
Jay Sigel
Sigel
Pennsylvania
Cascades
Tom Arnold
North Carolina
Maryland
Terps
Duke
Virginia
South Carolina
N. C. State
Clemson
Arnold
John Abernethy
Ken Folkes
Folkes
Eddie Honeycutt
Bob Edgerton
Don Hedrick
Jimmy Thompson
Army Abandons Three Platoons In Spring Drills Change
West Point reports a rule change ending three platoon football. Army coach Dietzel shifts from the Bandits two way system to four timeouts substitutions and two way play, citing speed and reduced substitutions as the aim. Ken Waldrop Truman standout. Carl Stichweh and Cliff Cook emerge as leaders in spring drills.
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West Point
N.Y
Army
Dietzel
Louisiana State
LSU
Bandits
Plains
Ken Waldrop
Dallas
Pracice
Carl Stichweh
Williston Park
Cadillac Pools Sale Offers 10-Year Guarantee Fiberglass Pools
A spring sale advertises fiberglass Cadillac pools with a 10 year written guarantee installed in 4 days. Prices start at 2700 dollars and pools come in various shapes and sizes to fit taste, terrain, and budget. Financing and free estimates offered.
St Andrews Bears Top Atlantic Christian 6 2 in A P Baseball
George Britt pitched six strong innings allowing six hits while striking out 11 and walking five as St Andrews defeated Atlantic Christian 6 2. Charlie Hughes led the offense with three hits and two doubles and four RBIs.
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Laurinburg
N. C
George Britt
St. Andrews
Atlantic Christian
Britt
Charlie Hughes
Hughes
Gurney
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High Point Central High School
Bobby Grat
Dwaine Rowe
Gary Hornbarker
Art Richardson
Central High
Howard
Family Weekly
Chevrolet CO
1800 N. Main
Deacons
Abernethy
Terry Campbell
Clark MacKenzie
Rich Bassett
Dick Farrell
Houston Colts
Plebe
Cliff Cook
Tulsa
Okla
Tom Abraham
Greensburg
Abraham
Cadillac Pools
Bobe
Ridge
ORC
Midas
W. Commerce Sr
N. C. Bank
Kennedy Oil Co
Courtesy
St. Andrews Bears
ACC
Decton
Arrow
Dacron
Glen
H.C
N. Main St
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