Sophia-Mark Tilt Highlights Eight-Game Friday Night Slate
Tri County schools prepare for a full Friday slate led by Sophia High seeking a second straight win at Stotesbury after beating Kingston. Mark Twain hosts Sophia as the schedule opens with nine other matchups across the conference, Fayette and New River leagues, and Alumni games.
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Bergines Graduation Helps WES Trio Fight WVU Revival
Washington and Lee faces West Virginia in Lexington as three senior generals seek a revenge win after years of losing to the Mountaineers. Players Barry Forick Marshall Storick and Barclay Smith hope Bergines to boost lineup and snap a seven game skid against WVU.
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Warriors Snap Boston Streak In Philadelphia Thriller
Philadelphia Warriors toppled Boston 111-110 at Convention Hall to halt the Celtics 10 game run. Larry Costello sealed it with a 30 foot shot after Bob Cousy missed a late free throw. Arizin 26 Graboski 25 Johnston 24 led the winners while Cousy had 32. Minneapolis beat St Louis 103-96 in the other tilt. Clyde Lovellette and Dick Garmaker combined for 50 points for the Wolverines.
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Seagram's 7 Crown Centennial Decanter Celebrates 100 Years
A commemorative Seagram's 7 Crown decanter marks the 100th anniversary of the brand. The Centennial Decanter honors the milestone with special packaging and a collectible bottle design.
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McDonald Is Only Holdover Tubbs Named at Center
Oklahoma halfback Tommy McDonald and center Jerry Tubbs receive inclusion on the 1956 All America football team. Johnny Majors, Jimmy Brown, Don Bosseler, Ron Kramer, and Joe Walton join as backfield and end selections with tackles Alex Karras and John Witte.
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Cincinnati Offers Dodgers Burgess For Ron Jackson
At the minor league convention the Cincinnati Redlegs offered Smokey Bess for Dodgers third baseman Randy Jackson while Detroit and Cleveland discussed trades for pitchers and catchers. The meeting in Jacksonville precedes the major league meetings in Chicago, with talk of rosters and rule changes and a shift in minor league naming.
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Hague
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Regional High School Scores Lead Basketball Evening
Oakvale 86 Montcalm 63 and Belington 65 Beverly 62 highlight WV high school results. College action features Connecticut 77 Yale 66 and Indiana 84 St Vincent 77 among numerous games across the nation.
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Morris Harvey to Try Three Officials in WV Conference Game
Morris Harvey matches with Concord College using three game officials for the first time in the West Virginia Conference. Coach George King and Athletic Director Eddie Lce say the extra official reduces each official’s area and aims for more consistent calls amid faster play over the past decade.
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West Virginia
George King
Eddie Lce
Fights Last Night Include Wins in Philadelphia and Minneapolis
In Philadelphia Jin defeats Rudy Watkins at 162 in Philadelphia. Robinson stops Watkins at 161 percent. In Minneapolis Al Andrews outpoints Joe Schmidze at 167 percent in St Paul, ten rounds.
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