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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1959

Page

8

Easley's Sharp Shooting Gives Eagles Victory

Beckley Flying Eagles defeated Oak Hill 62 to 50 at the Beckley Recreation Building. Jim Easley led with 16 points on 8 of 13 shooting while Bill Barnard added 20 on 9 of 25. Oak Hill’s Ronald Potter had 17. rebounding edged 48 to 38 for Beckley.

Lawrence Wiseman Beckley Flying Eagles Oak Hill Beckley Recreation Building Kyle Phipps Eagles Red Devils Bill Barnard Jim Easley Barnard Easley Ronald Potter Potter Sam Cohn Woodrow Wilson Don Thomas Devils Joe Sproles Carroll Carter Arthur Akers K. Treadway R. Blackwell Rod Harmon John Quintier Dave Davies Jim Ea

Schaus Sees WVU Improve But Needs Better Ball At KIT

West Virginia beat Virginia Military Institute 91-76 as coach Fred Schaus warned the Mountaineers must shoot better for the Kentucky Invitational in Lexington. WVU improved to six straight wins and 37 straight home wins while UT Illinois? He noted bench play disappointed and stressed sharper play against St. Louis in the KIT opener. West Virginia trailed 15-15 before pulling away to 43-32 at halftime and 56-34 early in the second half. Joe Gedro led VMI with 30 points while All-America Jerry West scored 27 for WVU. Miller of VMI praised WVU as a tough pressure team in tournament play.

Morgantown Fred Schaus West Virginia Virginia Military Institute Mountaineers VMI Lexington Schaus Joe Gedro Gedro Jerry West West Jim Warren St. Louis Kentucky North Carolina George King Louis Miller Miller

East and West Virginia High School Basketball Scores

Scores list shows W Va high school games with Thomas, Harman, Beckley, Oak Hill, Sissonville, Bridgeport, Belington, Hamlin, Fort Gay. College basketball results include Carnegie Tech, Waynesburg, Fairfield, St. Francis NY, South West Virginia, VMI, Clemson, Davidson, Miami, Murray State, Florida State, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas State, Southeastern Louisiana, Tennessee A I, Kentucky Wesleyan, Kentucky State, Fort Knox, Louisiana Tech, Southeastern Oklahoma, Mid Indiana, Kansas State, Detroit, Xavier Ohio, Illinois, Marquette, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Kentucky, Kansas, Creighton, Texas Christian, Bradley, Providence, Missouri, Wisconsin, Colorado, Iowa, West Texas, LSU, New Mexico State, McMurry.

W. Va Thomas Harman Beckley Oak Hill Dupont Sissonville Bridgeport Belington Hamlin Fort Gay Carnegie Tech Waynesburg Fairfield Univ St. Francis NY South West Virginia VMI Clemson Davidson Miami Fila Murray State Florida State Alabama Mississippi Arkansas State Mississippi Southern Southeastern Louisiana Tennessee A & I Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky State Fort Knox Louisiana Tech Oklahoma MID Indiana Kansas State Detroit Xavier Ohio Illinois Marquette Notre Dame Nebraska Kentucky Kansas Creighton Texas Christian Bradley Providence Missouri Wisconsin Colorado Iowa West Texas Louisiana State New Mexico State McMurry

D&E and Tech Rise in West Virginia Conference Wins

West Virginia Tech and Wes leyan kept perfect records with big conference wins. Davis and Elkins defeated West Liberty 92-85, moving Bluefield to the Western Division lead. Tech beat Glenville 121-63, Wesleyan beat Bethany 101-74. Next up Beckley hosts Salem and Davis and Elkins travels to Alderson Broaddus.

West Virginia Tech Wesleyan Bluefield West Liberty Davis and Elkins Tech Glenville Bethany Beckley Salem Philippi Alderson - Broaddus

Weekend High School Basketball Slate Across Region

Logan plays Madison Princeton travels to Gary Fayetteville hosts Summers ville Oceana visits Baileysville Hinton at Sophia Stoco at Pineville Trap Hill at Shady Spring Stratton at Kingston Matoaka vs Athens Conley at Kimball Crichton at Marlinton Union visits Greenville Renick at Lewisburg Clear Fork at Mark Twain Pax at Sandstone Rainelle at Rupert Peterstown at Ronceverte Hillsboro faces Talcott White Sulphur at Frankford Welch vs Aracama Franklin meets Green Bank Clifton Forge Va at Bolling Beckley Jr plays Stoco Jr W. Va State hosts North Carolina College Morris Harvey vs William & Mary Southeastern at Shepherd five non conference games last night include W V State 97 88 loss to Hampton Institute Shepherd 86 79 at Shippensburg Bluefield 94 55 over Fayetteville NC Fairmont edged 77 76 at Frostburg Potomac 113 67 at Hagerstown Md.

Oceana Baileysville Hinton Sophia Stoco Pineville Trap Hill Shady Spring Stratton Kingston Matoaka Athens Conley Kimball Union Greenville Renick Lewisburg Clear Fork Mark Twain Pax Sandstone Rainelle Rupert Peterstown Ronceverte Hillsboro Talcott Frankford Welch Bluefield Aracama Franklin Green Bank Clifton Forge Bolling Beckley Jr Stoco Jr W. Va. State North Carolina College Morris Harvey William & Mary Southeastern D. C Shepherd Hampton Institute Shippensburg Fayetteville N C Fairmont Frostburg Potomac Hagerstown Nuttall High Lookout McDowell County New River Valley Summersville Logan Madison Princeton Gary Matoka Man Aracoma

Shady Spring and Trap Hill Face Busy Hoop Night

Shady Spring hosts Trap Hill as the area schedules a 15 game slate across Raleigh County Coalfield New River Valley and Wyoming County leagues. Shady Spring seeks its first win after a 71 35 loss to Sophia while Trap Hill aims for win number two after beating Pax 86 63 and losing to Marsh Fork 58 42. The card features battles of unbeatens Oceana vs Baileysville and notable matchups including Princeton Hinton Beckley Junior High and Beckley Junior High.

Shady Spring Trap Hill Coalfield New River Valley Wyoming County Sophia Tiger’s Pax Marsh Fork Oceana Baileysville Princeton Hinton Beckley Junior High Princeton Tigers Rod Thorn Lee Wall Blue Hawks Bobcats Beckley Stoco Oceana High

Beckley Blue Hawks Seek First WVIAC Win Over Salem

Beckley College hosts Salem College in a Western Division clash aiming to snap a weather delayed slump and notch Beckley’s first WVIAC victory this season. Salem averages over 92 points per game led by Fred Gandt and Dave Christie, while Beckley relies on Vernon Hurt and Bob Morris. The outcome impacts conference standings and the February tournament draw.

Blue Hawks Beckley College West Virginia Salem College Recreation Building Salem Glenville Tech Tigers Beckley Vernon Hurt Bob Morris Fred Gandt Dave Christie Gandt Christie Fred Joe Cook Cardinals WVIAC Beckley Blue Hawks Becexley Ron Manning Joe Gilkeson Bob Fox Hurt Morris Junior Chamber of Commerce Ed Canterbury Jaycees Beckley and Morris Harvey Hawks

Moore and Brown Triumph in Non Title Bouts

San Francisco featherweight champion Davy Moore outpointed Hilario Morales in a ten round non title bout. New Orleans lightweight champion Joe Brown defeated Joey Parks in a ten round bout.

San Francisco Davy Moore Springfield Ohio Hilario Morales Mexico New Orleans Joe Brown Joey Parks Omaha Neb

Herd Upsets Virginia Tech In Near Way Marshall Upset

Marshall’s basketball team, after a string of wins and losses, shocked previously unbeaten Virginia Tech 85 82 led by a 13 point burst in the first half. Coach Jule Rivlin praised the defense for limiting Tech star Chris Smith to 13 points as Marshall prepared for Miami and Western Michigan league tests.

Huntington Marshall Miami Redskins Western Michigan Logan Big Green Virginia Tech Jule Rivlin Tech Chris Smith Charleston

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