Beckley and Oak Hill Thinclads travel to Charleston meet
Nineteen Beckley Woodrow Wilson and five Oak Hill trackmen head to the Stonewall Jackson Invitational in Charleston. Dunbar and South Charleston loom as strong foes while Beckley and Oak Hill hope for relay and sprint success despite poor spring weather.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Oak Hill
Charleson
Hamilton Lipscomb
Dunbar
South Charleston
Lipscomb
Beckley
Ron Cimala
Bob
Stonecoal Grade School Tourney Finals Set Tonight
Rhodell and Killarney meet for the Stonecoal Grade School hoop title while Rhodell sixth graders face Coal City for the sixth grade crown. Rhodell sixths beat Kilarney 29 14 and Coal City topped Bacontown 17 13. Rhodell and Killarney won semifinal games 42 23 and 50 39 respectively.
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Rhodell
Killarney
Stonecoal
Coal City
Kilarney
Bacontown
Midway
Stoco
Tommy Miller
Rhodes
Charles Tucker
Randy Moye
Thomas Norris
Paul McKinney
Mike Kester
Larry Stewart
Nets
Roy Pack
Johnstown Triumphs In Beckley Church League Final
Johnstown Baptist led by Larry Walker and Sidney Allen rallied in the second half to defeat Calvary Baptist 50 to 33 and claim the Beckley Church League Basketball Tournament crown. Walker scored 17 and grabbed 6 rebounds, Allen added 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Calvary’s Mel Cerrito led with 9 points. Kyle Cook announced First Methodist and Crab Orchard as co-champions in regular season. Kiwanis Club donated trophies.
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Johnstown Baptist
Larry Walker
Sidney Allen
Beckley Recreation Bulding
Calvary Baptist
Calvary
Johnstown Boys
Johnstown
Allen
Walker
Calvary Boys
Mel Cerrito
Bill Webb
Cerrito
Kyle Cook
First Methodist
Crab Orchard
B. F. Burleigh
Presbyterian
First Baptist
Kiwanis Club
Last Chance to Sign for Babe Ruth Saturday
Beckley Babe Ruth League holds final registration Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Beckley Recreation Building for 13 to 15 year olds. All boys must register, bring birth certificates, and managers must submit holdover lists. Parents can register players from out of town as well. The piece notes a mandatory check by league officials and that last year’s holdovers aren’t a guarantee of current participation. Also included is a separate note on Pasquale Biscardi’s 346-yard hole-in-one at Mount View in Bolton, Mass.
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Beckley
Beckley Recreation
Ted George
League
George
Pasquale Biscardi
Mount View
Bolton
Mass
Weihi Re elected To Board Of Appeals
Buckhannon W Va UPi The Board of Control of the Secondary Schools Activities Commission on Thursday curtailed holiday high school basketball tournaments and defeated a plan to move most regular season games to weekends. It re elected Fred Weihl of Weston High to a three year term on the three member Board of Appeals. John W Saunders of Shady Spring High will resign when he becomes Raleigh County school superintendent July 1.
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Secondary Schools Activities Commission
West Virginia Coaches Association
North Central Association
Board of Appeals
Fred Weihl
Weston High School
John W. Saunders
Shady Spring High School
Raleigh County
Playing woods from the fairway guidance
Written for Newspaper Enterprise Assn outlines key woods play tips. Emphasizes keeping a smooth swing, avoid scooping, use natural club loft, and aim to strike from a similar position as the drive. Recommends using a No. 5 wood and dropping the No. 2 wood for better fairway success.
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Enterprise Assn
Woods
Elite Meets NR In Fayette Hoop Finals
New River Supply eliminated Cook's Department Store 88 to 56 to reach the Fayette County Independent Basketball Tournament final against Elite Club, who beat Ansted Legion 76 to 62. The championship game is at 7 30 tonight at the American Legion Armory with trophy and individual awards from the National Guard.
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Oak Hill
RNL
New River Supply
Cook's Department Store
Fayette County
Ansted Legion
American Legion Armory
National Guard
Cook's
Tom Bell
Tom Winston
Shockey
Dacal
Webb
McKown
Cook
Olympic Champ To Defend Swim Crown Today
Olympic champion Chris Von Saltza defends her 500 yard freestyle title at the AAU national women’s indoor championships in Hialeah Florida. Becky Collins of Indianapolis looks to challenge after a 400 yard individual medley record set Thursday and other events include the 100 yard butterfly and 200 yard individual medley.
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Hialeah, Fla
UPI
Chris von Saltza
AAU
Becky Collins
Indianapolis
Hialeah Municipal Pool
Oak Hill trackmen to contest Stonewall Invitational in Charleston
Collins High School will send Oak Hill trackmen to Saturday's Stonewall Invitational Meet in Charleston. Coach Avis Partain has added three more runners to the five representing the school, expanding the squad for the event.
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Charleston
Oak Hill
Avis Partain
Roger Blackwell
Ritchie Dixon
Joe Clipper
Kenny Mann
Jerry Keffer
Partain
Blackwell
Bragg
Bane Sarrett
Tommy Thomas
Ray Elmore
Beckley
Dennis Hill
Gene Curtis
Bill Steiner
Andy Lucas
Larry Stover
Cap
Collins High School
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Bob Pruett
Ernest Caffee
Dale Oglesby
Roger Morris
Back Row
Wayne Per
Thomas Lott
Tony Massinople
Dave Bair
Don Surbaugh
Tain Pruett
Caffee
Jimmy Cabe
Wayne Persinger
Cimali
Steiner
Georgia
Pruett
West Virginia
Stonewall Jackson
Vic Peelish
Garland Barnhart
Cinderpath
Tom Bessie
Dupont
Panther
ACE Auto Stores
3Rd Ave
THE
General Tire
Lucas General Tire Incorporated
W. Neville St
Whips Calvary
Cop
Johnstown Baptist Crouch
Mays
Wickline
Pedro
Redde
Calvary Baptist Smith
Wiseman
Hedrick
Crouch
Mays Wickline
Pedro Smith
French
Johnstown Baptist Church
Beckley Church
Otto Price
Rodney Mays
John Shaffer
Jack Pedro
D. Wickline
Marcus Redden
John Crouch
Babe Ruth
Weihi
Buckhannon, W. Va
the Board of Control of the
Iron Fundamentals
Fayette
W. VA
Morgantown
Steve Harrick
WVU
Chae
Keatleys
Prince St. MacGregor
Hi Oews
James Neal
Frank Coleman
Richie Dixon
Orville Shreves
Standing
Travis Sherer
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