Raleigh County Tilts Highlight Busy High School Card
Eight basketball games slide tonight with three Raleigh County League matches. Marsh Fork visits Stratton, Mullens hosts Sophia, and Trap Hill plays Shady Spring in key showdowns. Conley aims to extend its win streak against Glen Rogers, while Clear Fork, Mark Twain, Pineville, Big Creek, and Oceana also feature on the slate.
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Marsh Fork
Stratton Sophia
Mullens
Trap Hill
Shady Spring
Clear Fork
Mark Twain
Conley
Glen Rogers
Fayetteville
Ansted
Pineville
Big Creek
Oceana
Chapmansville
Bulldogs
Stratton
Wildcats
Sophia
Rebels
Blue Hawk
Bob Douglas
Beaver
Trap Hill Wildcats
Tigers
Glen Daniel
Babe Riffe
Shady
Byrd-Prillerman
Blue Devils
Glen Rogers Owls
Elkhorn
Park Central
Excelsior
Stoco
Baileysville
Herndon
Tall Pineville
Minutemen
Northfolk
Wyoming County
Indians
Hoop Slate Matchups Feature Regional Showdowns
Today's schedule showcases a series of college and high school football and basketball games across the region. Notable pairings include Richmond at West Virginia, Salem at Concord, and Potomac at D&E, along with local derbies like Fayetteville at Ansted and Chapmanville at Oceana, highlighting rivalries and postseason implications.
WVU Faces Winless Richmond Five In Mountain State Clash
West Virginia, undefeated at home, hosts winless Richmond in Morgantown. Richmond pushed WVU close in two meetings last season, with 75 72 and 93 88 losses. Spiders feature returnees Danny Higgins Ronnie Floyd Mac Dirom and George Grodzicki, averaging strong scoring as they open the current campaign.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
Richmond
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Spiders
Virginia
East Carolina
Spider Squad
Danny Higgins
Ronnie Floyd
Mac Dirom
George Grodzicki
Higgins
West Virginia lands Oak Hill back Roger Blackwell football scholarship
Fullback Roger Blackwell of Oak Hill accepts a football scholarship to West Virginia University announced by Coach Gene Corum. Blackwell, 6 foot 2 and 210 pounds, rushed for over 1,200 yards last season and over 1,000 as a junior, earning second team Class Triple-A all state honors. Corum called him an outstanding college prospect.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
Roger Blackwell
Oak Hill
West Virginia University
Gene Corum
Blackwell
Corum
Auerbach Chides NBA All Star Selection Method
Boston coach Red Auerbach criticizes the NBA All Star selection process. He cites Bill Russell being placed on the second team despite being voted most valuable by players. Auerbach urges the league to have writers vote only after reviewing all games.
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Boston
UPS
Red Auerbach
Boston Celtics
Auerbach
Bill Russell
Celtics
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia Warriors
Russell
Basketball Writers
League
Chamberlain
NBA
Spahn Tops NL Pitching in Historic 1961 Run
Cincinnati report on Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves shows he led the National League in earned run average with 3.01, tied for most victories with 21, had 21 complete games and four shutouts, extending his left handed records to 12 straight 20-win seasons and 565 career shutouts. He achieved 300th win on Aug 11 and finished with 309 career wins. His 10 straight wins from July 30 to Sept 10 marked the best NL pitching streak of 1961.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Warren Spahn
Milwaukee Braves
Spahn
Joey Jay
Jay
Milwaukee
Scoreboard of high school and college games across regions
A dense scoreboard lists numerous games with scores for high schools Richwood Lookout Moorefield Wardensville Ridgeley and others against Glenville Pennsboro Cameron McKinley WVa Tech Glenville West Liberty Shepherd Morris Harvey Wheeling Youngstown Alderson-Broaddus plus college matchups including Villanova Iowa State Duke Clemson East Tennessee State Furman Geo. Washington Davidson Tampa William Carey N C A I Hampton Vanderbilt Alabama Georgetown American U Troy Newberry Ft. Lee Virginia Union Kentucky St. Louis Em. & Henry Wash. & Lee Mississippi Louisiana Savannah Fla Normal Wichita Purdue Indiana North Carolina Iowa South Dakota St. Minn. MacAlester Wisconsin Wash U Detroit Xavier Ohio U St Francis Nebraska Notre Dame Cincinnati Drake Michigan Denver S W Tex St Tarleton St Lamar Tech N Tex St Louisiana St Texas Rice Tulane Baylor Oklahoma City Arizona St Kansas
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Duke
Clemson
East Tennessee St
Furman
Geo. Washington
Davidson
Tampa
William Carey
N. Car. A&i
Hampton Inst
Vanderbilt
Alabama
Georgetown
American U
Troy
Newberry
Ft. Lee
Virginia Union
Kentucky
St. Louis
Em. & Henry
Wash. & Lee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Savannah St
Fla Normal
Midwest
Wichita
Purdue
Indiana
North Carolina
Iowa
South Dakota St
Minn
Duluth
MacAlester
Wisconsin
Wash. U
Detroit
Xavier
Ohio
Ohio U
St Francis
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Cincinnati
Drake
Michigan
Denver
Southwest S.W. Tex. St
Tarleton St
Lamar Tech
N. Tex
Hogue stars as Bearcats upset Drake 60-59 in close win
Cincinnati Bearcats ride Paul Hogue's late free throws and steals to a 60-59 victory over Drake, extending their win streak and keeping pace with Ohio State for the nation's top ranking. Larry Shingleton and Tony Yates add key baskets in a tight finish.
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Ohio State
Jerry Lucas
Cincinnati Bearcats
Paul Hogue
Hogue
Bearcats
Drake
Cincinnati
Bulldogs
Larry Shingleton
Tony Yates
Duke
Clemson
Purdue
Wichita
Arizona State
Kansas
Art Heyman
Blue Devils
Buckeyes Keep Top Spot In UPI College Basketball Ratings
Ohio State remains the leading team in the UPI major college basketball ratings with 341 points, chosen first by 26 of 35 coaches. Cincinnati stays second after beating Ohio State in the NCAA finals, while Kansas State rises to third. Duke Purdue Southern California Arizona State West Virginia and Wake Forest complete the top ten.
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UPI
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United Press International Board For
Buckeyes
Cincinnati
Ohio
S State
Wek
Kansas State
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Duke
Purdue
Southern California
Arizona State
West Virginia
Wake Forest
United Press International
Southern Cal
Golden Bears in thick of WVU conference race
West Virginia Tech, still averaging 72 points a game, sits 6-3 and remains a strong contender in the West Virginia Conference. Ken Dillo led Tech with 22 points as the Golden Bears toppled Glenville 84-73, while Glenville’s Bob Lambert scored 19. West Liberty beat Shepherd 82-56 with Gene Franke at 22 and Floyd Shuler at 20. Bruce Hewitt poured in 34 for Morris Harvey in a 98-88 win over Wheeling. Tonight’s games include Salem at Concord and Shepherd at Bethany among others.
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West Virginia Tech
Golden Bears
West Virginia
Tech
Glenville
WVC
Ken Dillo
Bob Lambert
West Liberty
Shepherd
Gene Franke
Floyd Shuler
Roscoe Dean
Bruce Hewitt
Wheeling
Morris Harvey
Wheeling College
Tom Santer
Salem
Concord
Potomac
Davis & Elkins
Bluefield State
Westleyan
Bethany
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Tom Lowry
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Lowry
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Charleston
Citadel
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Thorn
Mccormick
Miller
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Paul Miller
Ward
IG. Catlett
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D. Dubois
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McWilliams
Jaye Deitz
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Credit Plan
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Oakwood Avenue
College
Terry Dischinger
Boilermakers
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Bernie Moore
St. John’s
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Washington
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Seagram Distillers Company
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