Blue Hawks Rout Rio Grande 81 to 73 in Beckley matchup
Beckley College Blue Hawks defeated Rio Grande College 81 73 at the Beckley Recreation Building to avenge an earlier loss. Vernon Hart led Beckley with 27 points while Jim Swales top scored for Rio Grande with 21 as Beckley featured five players in double figures. The upset keeps Beckley at 7 4 while outlining future games against Shenandoah College and a late regular season swing toward the Charleston tournament.
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Lakers rally past Hawks with Larusso in Baylor’s spot
In Baylor’s absence with a right ankle injury, 23-year-old Rudy Larusso stepped up for the Lakers scoring 35 points to edge the St. Louis Hawks 116-115. Jerry West added 25 as Larusso hit clutch baskets late to overcome an eight-point deficit with 3:46 left.
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Glen White and Pineville Win Junior High Games
Glen White and Pineville earned wins in area junior high play on Thursday night. Pineville Secondmen defeated Mark Twain Junior 65 to 48, while Glen White beat Eccles 47 to 14 led by Culberto with 14 points and Pineville’s Dennis Viars scored 28.
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AHL Aces Blank Hershey 3-0 in Revenge
The AHL Aces bounced back from two losses to Hershey by shutting out the Bears 3-0 in the lone AHL game of the night. Bob Bailey led the scoring with two points as all goals came in the second period. Providence faces Rochester and Hershey meets Springfield tonight.
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WVU Meets N.C. State Saturday
West Virginia hosts North Carolina State on Saturday in a fast paced matchup. State’s top scorer Stan Niewierowski will miss the game with an ankle injury, while WVU comes in off wins over William & Mary VMI and Furman. John Punger returns from an eye injury, and WVU coach George King will use the same lineup of Thorn Ritchie Shuck Patrone and McCormick.
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Lee Patrone
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Coalfield Conference nightly boys basketball action across four towns
Mount Hope hosts Mullens as they chase win number 12 in 14 starts while Bluefield seeks edge over Oak Hill. Oceana eyes AA Coalfield title at Princeton as Shady Spring visits Stoco. Park Central heads to Byrd Prillerman. Wyoming County games include Glen Rogers at Baileysville and Conley at Herndon.
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Beckley Boys Advance In Golden Gloves
In Charleston West Virginia semifinal rounds of the sectional Golden Gloves were held with finals set for Saturday. Thursday results list Pattieson beating Richards Barker stopping Burns Banks defeating Floyd Kirk stopping Dent Spangler stopping Unrue Triplett defeating Hunter Norris stopping Atkins Hartney defeating Ballard Farley defeating Wandling Mayes defeating Mayo.
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Mac Floyd
Huntington
Allen Kirk
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South Charleston
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Beckley
Earl Unrue
Kenny Triplett
Eugene Hunter
Lester Norris
Buddy Atkins
Joe Hartney
Jerry Ballard
Frichard Farley
Robert Wandling
Eddy Mayes
John Mayo
AA Agrees To Pay Charleston Twins Indemnity
President Sam Lepinsky of the Charleston Senators said the American Association will pay part of the $540,000 indemnities the Minnesota Twins will give to the association for taking the Minneapolis and St Paul territory in the American League expansion. He estimated Charleston would receive about four to five thousand dollars and noted the association is weighing an eight team expansion in 1962 with Charleston as a potential re entry.
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W. Va
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Association
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St. Paul
Lepinsky
Kansas City
Ward Emerges as WVU Sixth Man Star in College Hoops
Morgantown coach George King lauds Kenny Ward as a top sixth man for West Virginia. Ward leads in field goal accuracy at 54.5 percent and averages 7.9 points per game, with a college high of 21 points against VMI and 18 against Tulane. King says Ward fits into the lineup without weakening the team and may push for a start.
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Rod Thorn
Jim Ritchie
Tri-County Scoring Race Led by Glen Rogers Ace
Glen Rogers extends lead in Tri-County scoring race with 332 points in 14 games for 24.0 average, ahead of Rudolph Pugh Conley 278 in 11 games and Richard Simmons Pineville 332 in 14 games. Nearby standouts include James Stewart Oceana 303 in 13 games and Richard Fox Mark Twain 330 in 15 games. Sarrett Woodrow Wilson and Basil McKinney Herndon share seventh with 19.0, while several players hover around 16–24 point averages.
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Pineville
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Packers Sign Brewington In NFL Move
Green Bay Packers add 6'6" 275 lb tackle Jim Brewington from North Carolina College, signed Thursday. Coach Vince Lombardi notes Brewington has good speed for his size, adding potential to the NFL lineup.
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Mathews Ellis Lightweight Bout Approved by NY Commission
Len Mathews of Philadelphia and J D Ellis of Trenton were cleared for a 10 round lightweight bout at St Nicholas Arena on February 6. Mathews carries a 29 4 2 record while Ellis sits at 20 10 1.
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Busso Nips King In Bristol Rudimentary Bout
Johnny Busso from Astoria New York, weighing 139 pounds, cornered Al King of Bristol Connecticut, 141 pounds, in a ten round decision in Bristol. Busso outpointed King to claim the win in a competitive boxing card.
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Local High School Games Cancelled and Rescheduled
Bad weather forces rescheduling of area games involving Stoco Shady Oak Hill and Bluefield. Bluefield at Bluefield is reset for February 22 and Shady at Stoco will be replayed February 27 announced by Coach Ken Wheeler.
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Ormandy Leads Twilight League Opening Night
Ormandy of Houchins Block tops the Twilight League with a 541 series and 229 game as Bowl-Wick kicks off its season. Jim Dale posts a 591 in Bowl-Wick Handicap while Dennis Taylor hits 221 top game. Four teams tie for first at 2-1: Radford Sunoco, Houchins Block, Beckley Hardware, and W. Va. Belt No. 1.
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