Coalfield night of sparks as Pineville and Fayetteville win
Pineville and Fayetteville post wins as 13 games highlight Coalfield Conference action. Mullens at Mount Hope contest headlines a tight race with Shady Spring, Stoco, Sophia and Beckley also in poised form for key league outcomes.
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Pineville
Fayetteville
Mullens
Mt. Hope
Mount Hope
Shady Spring
Beckley
Stoco
Sophia
Wickess Hinton
Tigers
Rainelle
Lookout
Clear Fork High
Eaglets Mark Up 11th as Marsh Fork Upset Pax 81-67
Fayetteville Pirates, Pineville Minutemen, and Beckley Junior High Eaglets posted strong wins in a tri county slate. Center Dick O Neal scored 32 for Fayetteville, Oak Hill fell to .500, Pineville overcame Sophia 83-70, Marsh Fork upset Pax 81-67 led by Carl Bradford's 36 as Pax dropped to 5 losses.
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Fayetteville
Pirates
Pineville
Minutemen
Beckley Junior High
Eaglets
Oaks Hill
Sophia
Multen
Glen Rogers
Logan
Wildcat Kittens
Recreation Building
Marsh Fork
Bulldogs
Pax
Carl Bradford
Dewey Romine
Oceana Indians
Big Creek
Meadow Bridge
Alderson
Greenbrier Valley
Clear Fork
Panthers
Turna
Seth
Sethman Tide
Eccles
Stoco
Mark Twain
Stoca
Mt. View
Meadow Bridge Walloped Lookout
Dick O'Neal
Fayettevile
Oak Hill
Slate of Tonight’s High School Basketball Games
The schedule features Mublens High with 11-2 on the road to clash with Mt. Hope and a chance to derail Beckley’s lead in the Coalfield Conference. Stratton High seeks a second win as state title contenders shuffle through matchups including Pax, Oceana, and Byrde-Prillerman in key regional showdowns.
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Pax
Oceana
Stratton High
a@t Institute
Byrdé-Prillerman
Stratton
Conley
Mublens High
Coalfield
Beckley
Mt. Hope
Wyoming
Marshall Faces Conference Foe in Stretch Run
Marshall College begins a key stretch for the Mid American Conference title with games at Bowling Green and Toledo. In other action, West Virginia University trails George Washington in the Southern Conference after a 106-84 loss to GW, while Alderson-Broaddus and Steubenville posted decisive wins over Bethany and West Liberty respectively. Salem edged Concord as Belcher scored 33 for Concord.
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Associated Press
Marshall College
Bowling Green
Toledo
Big Green
West Virginia University
Mountaineers
George Washington
Richmond
WVU
Marshall
Miami
Morris Harvey
Potomac State
West Virginia Tech
Potomac
Concord
Glenville
Beckley
Fairmont
Bethany
Davis and Elkins
Shepherd
Frostburg
West Virginia State
Norfolk State
Alderson Stoaddus
Salem
Calvin Belcher
Steubenville
Ohio
West Liberty
W.va. State
St. Paul's Polytechnic
Virginia
Mountain Lions
Ron Barbo
Byron Gibson
Belcher
Don Mikush
Don Key
Dave Gibson
Sater
Dick Gunnoe
Alderson-Broaddus’ Battlers
Joe Miller
Rudy Yaksich
Littl
Father
Paul Brownlee
Charley Basil
Liberty
GW Back in SC Lead After Holup 47 Point Night
George Washington surged back atop the Southern Conference standings as Joe Holup exploded for 47 points and 15 rebounds in a 103-84 win over Richmond. Holup shot 15 of 21 from the floor and 17 of 21 at the line, boosting GW to a 14-4 overall record and a 6-2 league mark. Kenny Daniel led Richmond with 26 points as the Spiders fell to 6-4 in conference play.
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Associated Press
Joe — Holup
George Washington
Colonials
Holup
Richmond
West Virginia
Kenny Daniel
Furman
New York University
Madison Square Garden
Darrell Floyd
Paladins
NYU
Tommy Deluca
Washington & Lee
VMI
Generals
Davidson
Philadelphia
LaSalle
Citadel
Newberry
Harness drivers top Grand Circuit earnings in 1955 Columbus
Joe OBrien of Del Mar California led Grand Circuit purses in 1955 with 219 967 dollars. Four other drivers surpassed 100 000 dollars: Bill Haughton Del Miller Wayne Smart and Frank Ervin. Mullens Ladies League reports Mullens Electric Shops Colonial Jewelers top teams and players Ruby Jo Gordon and Mary Campbell lead in high three and single games.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joe O'Brien
del Mar
Calif
Bill Haughton
Massapequa
del Miller
Meadow Lands
Wayne Smart
Delaware
Frank Ervin
Pompam Beach
Fla
Mullens Ladies
Ram
Fts
Wyoming Gen
Wyoming Theatre
Mullens Electric Shops
Colonial Jewelers
Ruby Jo Gordon
Mary Campbell
E. Zeboskey
Porterfield
Higgens
Brammer
Beaners
Wyoming Theatre Corner
Cassfield
Lio H. Campbell
Gen. A. Spicer
W. Shell
G. Dealliz
A. Armountroud Io
Mullens
N. Sure
N. Hash
P. Heger
Gorden
Pa Pryor Firestone
Mullens Jew
Mullens Plumbing A
Pryor Firestone
Mullens Jewelry
Two Youngsters Share It Round Lead at Tucson
Gardiner Dickenson Jr. and Bob Harris share the first round lead at the Tucson Open with 32-38 on the 6434 yard El Rio course. Don January sits one stroke back at 32-? as 52 pros and 3 amateurs beat par in the 10,000 dollar event.
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Tucson
Ariz
Gardiner Dickenson Jr
Panama City Beach
Fla
Bob Harris
Chicago
el Rio
Don January
Abilene
Tex
Logart and Fuentes clash in Garden bout
New York Carmen Basilio may watch Isaac Logart clash with Ramon Fuentes at Madison Square Garden in a one round match. Logart, praised by manager Eddie Mafuz, is set to box the winner of Basilio Saxton March 14. NBC will televise at 10 p.m. EST.
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New York
Carmen Basilio
Isaac Logart
Madison Square Garden
Ramon Fuentes
Jate Cuban
Logart
Eddie Mafuz
Isaac
Basilio
Johnny Saxton
Legart
Kid Gavilan
Gavilan
Mafuz
Fuentes
NBC
Three-Way Tie At Church League Standings
Johnstown Baptist and Catholic won last night at the Ree Building as part of a four game slate. Johnstown defeated Memorial Baptist 50 30 while Catholic topped Methodist Temple 40 25. First Baptist beat Presbyterian 35 28 and Christian edged First Methodist 40 36, leaving Johnstown Memorial and Catholic tied atop the standings with 8 3 records.
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Church Basketball League
Ree
Johnstown Baptist
Catholic
Johnstown
Memorial Baptist
Methodist Temple
First Baptist
Presbyterian
Christian
First Methodist
Memorial
Swann
Meadows
Johustowa
Methodist
Lovell
Ramsey
Ibl
Dix
Elkins
Williams
Sutton
Tolats
Christian Ash
Lowe
Shannon
Thompson
Bryner
Tucker
Rose
Christian Wee
Catholic Methodist Temple
Della Mea
Huffman
Benson
Rizzi
Pauleto
Memorial Mollish
S Baptist
Littlejohn
Thomas
Cole
Memorial Bap- Huffman
Amik
Catholic Allen
Arnold
Local college basketball title chase tightens with four hopefuls
In a tight race the Bears, Eagles, Eagles and Mountaineers vie for final four bids as Morris Harvey prepares for Potomac State and Marshall. First Baptist and Johnstown Baptist also face pivotal foes in a season shaping run for a conference crown.
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Rebels
Hinton
Flying Eagles
Doalfield
Beckley Will Swing Into Action Saturday Night At the Recreation Building
South Charleston
Black Eagles
Eagles
East Bank
Huntington East
Gauley Bridge
Clay
Travelers
Trap Hill
Frank Rodriguez
Owls
Surveyor
Kermit Gentry
Harold Snuffer
Sophia High
Blue Hawks
Pineville High
Stace
Raleigh
State High
Institute
Park Central
DuBois
Lincoln
Byrd-Prillenman
Butch Goode
Joe Titley
Ray Goode
Sophians
Mike Giffith
Wyoming County
Tommy Sparks
Frank Shrewsbury
Beckhey Junior High
Vernon Short
Jack Burkett
Tex Williams
Buddy Stover
Beckley College At
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State Coaley
Byrd-Prillerm
London
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Don Richards
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Servey
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Lauro Salas
Monterrey
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Wesleyan Fairmont Salem
Bluefield State
Davis & Elkins
AMA Glenville
Coscord Shepherd
W. Va. State
Clifford Crawford
Barrack
Kanawha St
Auto Parts
Ted Kroll
Fort Lauderdale
Dave Douglas
Newark
Del
Gerry Keeslering
Toronto
Ont
Bob Duden
Portland
Ore
Tommy Bolt
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tech
Fionn
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Beis
Aigie
Edmondson
Alder
Slack
Broaddus
Rogers
Shay
Tues- Welch
Concord Mt. Reno
Lions
Edro
Bears
Westeyan
Buckhannon
America
Seagram's
Seagram-Distillers Company
New York City
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