Woodrow Wilson Invades Collins in Coalfield Clash
Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles seek their 27th straight win as they travel to Oak Hill to face Collins Red Devils in a Coalfield Conference showdown. The 56th meeting favors Oak Hill 48 to 7, with Beckley looking to extend a long dominance and avenge past losses.
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Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles
Fayette County
Coalfield
Oak Hill
Flying Eagles
Red Devils
Beckley Boys
Beckley
Bishop
Mullens
Butch Forren
Oceana
Donald Parnell
Stratton
Gayle Brown
Lawrence Stevens
Mount Hope
Butch White
Stoco
Mike Buffa
Pat Lamp
Pineville
James Walker
Charles Covey
Trap Hill
Donald Jackson
Robert Sandy
John Hooper
Charles Ellis
Ronnie Stiltner
Robert Allen
Strat
Texans Aren't Worried About Underdog Role
Dallas Texans, Western Division champions, enter the AFL title game in Houston as six point underdogs to the Oilers. Star linebacker E J Holub says the team has no weak link and plays confident, citing a league leading defense while noting their pass defense lags behind others but still aims for an upset.
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Houston
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AFL
Steers Run Over Rest Of ABL Entries In Win
United Press International reports the Kansas City Steers stretched their winning streak to eight with a 99 88 triumph over Philadelphia. Oakland also won its sixth straight, beating Chicago 97 92. Gene Tormohlen sat out for KC, while Bill Bridges and Larry Staverman scored 28 and 26 points. Leroy Wright tallied 22 for Philadelphia.
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United Press International
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Philadelphia
Oakland
Chicago
Kansas City
Gene Tormohlen
Bill Bridges
Larry Staverman
Leroy Wright
Tormohlen
Rebels Stomp Clear Fork On Wrestling Mats
Mullens dominates Clear Fork 50 to 5 in a wrestling meet led by multiple Mullens pins and decisions. Leon Stover of Clear Fork earned a 3 0 win at 95 pounds, while Mullens claimed 9 pins and 2 decisive decisions, signaling Clear Fork needs more experience to compete.
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Rebels
Panthers
Clear Fork
Matmen
Mullens
Leon Stover
Ed Lockabill
Benny Wilingham
Franklin Martin
Jerry Lowe
Ricky Mitchell
Bobby Toney
Arlin Courington
Gary Webb
Thomas Cox
Darrell Dunbar
Glen McKenny
Jerry Massey
Mike Jenkins
Freddy Toney
Truman Shrewsbury
Gene Dailey
Joe Webb
Mike B. Toney
Dink Stump
Bob Jones
Butch Jennelle
Kenny Barefield
Joe Zebosky
Mike K. Toney
State Falls in Consolation at Quantico Tourney
West Virginia State lost 67-66 to Illinois State Normal in the ninth annual Quantico Marines Holiday basketball tournament consolation round. Wardell Vaughn scored 20 to lift Illinois Normal, who led 37-34 at halftime before WV State rallied to take a 64-61 edge late. Lehigh had previously defeated State 59-56.
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Wardell Vaughn
Illinois
West Virginia State
State
Joe Watson
Vaughn
Lehigh
Recreation Building Schedule for Woodrow Wilson Shady Spring
Saturday plan lists Woodrow Wilson sophomores practice 8:30 to 10 a.m. Shady Spring varsity 10 to noon. Free play for boys 1 to 12 from noon to 1 p.m. Ages 13 to 16 use 1 to 3 p.m. and 17 plus use 3 to 5 p.m.
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Frank Rodriguez
Woodrow Wilson
Shady Spring
Tri-County Scoring Race Sees Crews Lead With 100 Points
Conley High star William Crews tops the Tri-County scoring race with 100 points in four games, averaging 25. Doug Basham of Sophia and Rudy Coleman of Beckley sit second at 24 points per game, though Coleman has only played one game. Others over 20 include Jerry Fuller and Dallas Blankenship of Pineville, Curtis Hunt of Sophia, Paul Lewis of Conley, and Eddie Lynch of Mark Twain, with details of game by game tallies across early season matchups.
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Fayette County
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Bill Karbonit
Rudy Coleman
Tri-County
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Mike Jackson
Don Phillips
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Tri- County
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Basham
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Coleman
Beckley
Jerry Fuller
Dallas Blankenship
Pineville
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Mark Twain
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Elkhorn
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Kimball
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Pineville Gang
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Hunt
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Stotesbury Lad
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Coleman Beckley
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Hunt Sophia
Lewis Conley
Lynch Mark Twain
Prichard Marsh Fork
Christian Stoco
Shields Baileysville Ad
McLaughlin Shady Spring
Webber Marsh Fork
Booker Conley
Jackson Mark Twain
Richmond Shady Spring
Wilson Fayetteville
Belcher Oceana Dae
Reed Herndon
Clark Marsh Fork
Ellis Trap Hill
Hatfield Baileysville
Francis Glen Rodgers
Cook Glen Rodgers
Cook Baileysville
Thomas Stoco
Stover W. Clear Fork
Walker Stoco
Rushbrook Sophia
Worrell Herndon
Clay Marsh Fork
Perry
J Oceana
Johnston Stratton Oe
Dunbar Clear Fork
Stump Trap Hill
Farr Trap Hill
Rhoades Mullens
Sandy Mullens
Hamby Trap Hill
Smithers
Cougars and Redskins Taper For Tangerine Bowl
Houston Cougars and Miami Ohio Redskins tuned up with light drills in Orlando for the Tangerine Bowl. Miami Ohio enters 8-1-1 and Houston 6-4 as the sport's marquee teams, with a crowd of about 15 000 expected. Scott Tyler leads Miami’s backfield while Tom Nomina and Paul Waters anchor the line. Houston leans on its running attack and Billy Roland passing, Kellermann steers Miami at quarterback.
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Miami
Scott Tyler
Tom Nomina
Paul Waters
Houston
Billy Roland
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Redskins
Ernie Kellermann
Kellermann
Thorn Nash duel looms in Kentucky Invitational tourney
West Virginia star Rod Thorn could meet Kentucky ace Cotton Nash in the Kentucky Invitational final, with Oregon State's Terry Baker and Oregon state also opening the tourney. Baker makes his basketball debut after earning football fame from the Liberty Bowl and a 99 yard TD. WVU carries a 3-1 mark, Oregon 2-2, Kentucky 3-2, Iowa 2-2. Kentucky has hosted the event five times in nine years.
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Shady Spring High School
Shady Spring Tigers Triumph In 41 3 Meet Victory
Shady Spring convincingly defeated Huntington Central 41 to 3 in a wresting meet. The Tigers won 11 of 12 weight classes led by pins from Jim Richmond Scotty Richmond Ed Blosser and Sam Fornash and decisions from multiple teammates. This marked a fourth straight win for Shady Spring as Huntington Central barely scored.
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Pony Express
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John Alworth
al Black
Herman Harvey
Shady
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Sam Fornash
Bill Wade
Frank Reed
Huntington Central
Max Kunkel
Howard Wilburn
Virgil Hazelett
Ed Blosser
Mike Pierce
Walter Wills
Hubert Long
Neil Cochran
Robert Murrell
Shady Spring
Kodak award nominees include Bruhn and McKay for 1962
Wisconsin's Milt Bruhn and Southern California's John McKay head eight contenders for the 1962 Kodak coaching honor. AFCA announced the regional nominees at a Rochester luncheon. Final voting occurs at the AFCA convention in Los Angeles with Kodak sponsorship.
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Bear) Bryant
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Alonzo
Jake) Gaither
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Great Lakes
McKay
Far West
Steer
West Virginia High School Basketball Results Summary
A long list of high school and college results across multiple states. Frostburg Md Beall Fort Ashby Marshall Elkins Fairmont Fairview Mannington Farmington Monongah St. Marys Flemington Coalton Gassaway Sand Fork Grafton Lumberport Glenville Sutton So Charleston Nitro Paden City Wahama Parkersburg Catholic Spencer Elizabeth Elkview Walton Williamstown Cairo East Canisius Belmont Old Dominion Ill St Norm W Va St Geneva Grove City Providence Brown Williams Coast Guard Kings Point Long Island Carnegie Tech Edinboro Buffalo Wooster Syracuse Rochester South Jacksnvile Lipscomb Tenn Ark Col Alabama Richmond Missouri Tennessee American U Ohio North Quantico Lehigh Midwest Macalester Whitworth Detroit San Jose St MacMurray Lincoln Cincinnati Dayton Bradley S Carolina Ohio Wes St Peters Adhameda St Marys Calif Creighton Southwest MU Minnesota S W Mo St Wayland West UCLA Northwestern San Diego Sacramento St U Pacific Fresno St Santa Clara Loyola New Orleans
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Bluefield
Elkins
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Fairview
Mannington
Farmington
Monongah
Middlebourne
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Flemington
Coalton
Gassaway
Sand Fork
Grafton
Lumberport
Glenville
Sutton
Charleston
Nitro
Paden City
Hundred
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Parkersburg Catholic
Spencer
Elizabeth
Elkview
Walton
Williamstown
Cairo
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Tenn
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Ark. Col
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Richmond
Missouri
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Quantico
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Whitworth
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MacMurray
Lincoln (Mo
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Bradley
S. Carolina
Ohio Wes
St. Peters
Adhameda
Hamline
St. Marys
Calif
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Moss Wants To Play Pro Ball
Shrine East West standout Jim Moss from Huntington West Virginia dreams of professional football. Drafted by New York Giants and Oakland Raiders he plans to try with the Giants, aiming to play big and then coach the game he loves.
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Action tonight in City Church League slate
UPI brief notes tonights action in the City Church League features Maxwell Hill against St Francis in the opener Crab Orchard meets Memorial Baptist and Methodist Temple faces Central Baptist in the nightcap. The report mentions national hoops favorites Illinois and West Virginia in the Holiday BasketFestival at Madison Square Garden starting December 26. A wind whipped fire damaged Wheeling Downs causing 1.5 million dollars in losses. Coaches prepared for the Bluebonnet Bowl with light drills in Houston and Frank Robinson named NL top slugger for the third straight year.
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Maxwell Hill
St. Francis
Crab Orchard
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Methodist Temple
Central Baptist
Illineis
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Madison Square Garden
Wheeling Downs Race Track
Houston
Frank Robinson
Cincinnati
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