Beckley Eagles extend win streak with 86 59 victory
Beckley rolled past Herbert Hoover 86 59 for its seventh straight win as Woodrow Wilson built a lead early and Lawrence Wiseman guided a second half surge. Roger Wood scored 23 and J W McNeish 22 while Dennis Kinder led Hoover with 24. Mullens next up for Beckley.
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Eagles
J. W. McNeish
Beckley Spark
Dennis Kinder
Beckley
Huskies
Rusty Parsons
Herbert Hoover
Parsons
Mullens
Wiseman
Troue
Rebels Win C Tussle Over Bluefield Beavers 64 62
Mullens led a Coalfield Conference win 64 62 over triple A Bluefield as four Rebels hit double figures. Danny Graves 23 Alvin Reed 15 and Jerry McKinney 13 led the Rebels while Bluefield’s Mike Spradlin scored 25.
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Mullens
Coalfield
Bluefield
Beavers
Rebels
Don Stover
Rebs
Wyoming County
Danny Graves
Alvin Reed
Jerry McKinney
Mike Spradlin
Mount Hope earns fourth straight victory over Unsted
Mount Hope Mustangs beat Unsted 81 76 for their tenth win. Captain Lowell Cogar scores 26, matching his prior meeting total. John Wall adds 21 for the Highlanders and three other teammates reach double figures. Gilbert rallies past Baileysville 69 67 in a tight finish after an early deficit.
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Mount Hope
Unsted
Jack Pack
Mustangs
Fayette County
Pack
Mt. Hope
Highlanders
Ansted
Lowell Cogar
John Wall
Gilbert
Baileysville
Gilbert Gym
Roughriders
Wildcats Rally Past Tigers For 84 75 Win
Shady Spring led 16-11 early and 36-26 at half but Wildcats under Coach Babe Riffe surged in the second half. Danny Knight scored 26 including 15 in the fourth as Wildcats overcame Hillside errors to secure a Raleigh County League victory 84 to 75.
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Trap Hill
Shady
A Hill
Raleigh
Wildcats
Shady Spring
Babe’ Riffe
Danny Knight
Stoco Indians Top Marsh Fork 72 65 to Climb Standings
The Stoco Indians defeated the Marsh Fork Bulldogs 72 to 65 at Coal City, marking Marsh Fork’s seventh loss. Stoco built a 17-13 first quarter lead, extended to 39-26 at halftime, and held off a third quarter push. Ernest Dunford scored 22, Wayne Perdue 14, with Mickey McGraw 13 and Jerry Lambert 10 for Stoco.
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Shady Spring
Rusty Parsons
Jack Richmond
John Wooten
Harold Meador
Wood
Jerry Richmond
J. W. McNeish
Archie Burgess
John Beard
Jeff Robinson
Steve Wood
Cecil Bryant
Pete Karvasky
Paul Adamos
Chuck Jarrell
Howard Thomas
Rex Gwinn
John Smith
Rusty Rappold
Tom Ward O
Jim Hurley
Ray Coleman
Bill Gray
Albert Hughes
Steve Lickliter
Danny “Pod
Millard Barron
Ed Birchfield
Herbert Hoove
Herb Copeland
Milt Walker
Darrell Milam
Dave Young
Jack Cook
Larry Soulsby
Jim Sholes
Wayne Cooper
Dave Jonesay Dorton
Larry Maynor
Oi T
Jerry
Trap Hill Ll
Herbert Hoover
Marsh Fork
Danny Stone
Mullens
Roger Landy
Carter Warden
Everette Cook
David Meadows
Jerry McKinney
Jerry Canterberry
Roger Clay
Danny Graves
Clide Top
Terry Bower
Donald Atkins
Jerry Lambert
Wayne Perdue
Dick Ward
Mickey McGraw
Greg Crupey
Ernest Dunford
Jack Kerystuck
Mike Spradlin
Richard Howard
John Beckett
Dick Sruma
Larry Prichard
John Wright
Richmond
Robin Bragg
Fayetteville
Rupert
Frank Adkins
John Arritt
Jack Gilles
Baileysville
John Hornsby
Kenny Sepko
Frank Marra
Mikerry
Bob Parrish
Alton West
Charles Powell
Bob Bailey
Duke Morris
Charles Wendell
Randall Cline
Merral Jackson
Gilbert Gary Groves
Emmet Jefferies
Randy Doddrill
Reed Adams
Ed Legg
Dick White
Rick Perkins
Kendal Dimpson
Joe
Terry Browning
Terry Cline
Glen Carter
Jim
Stoco Indians
Marsh Fork Bulldogs
Coal City
Stoco
RCL
Dewie Romine
Cagers
Montroal
Indians
Earl Arbaugh
Dunford
Perdue
Pirates Win Tenth Fayetteville Hold Off Summersville
Fayetteville defeated Summersville 72 to 57, building an 18 to 6 first quarter run to pace the win. Richard Ramsey did not play but John Arritt and Frank Marra led with 12 points each, while John Hornsby added 11 and Charles Powell 10 as Fayetteville rolled in a balanced scoring attack.
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Fayetteville
Summersville
Fayette County
Richard Ramsey
John Arritt
Frank Marra
John Hornsby
Charles Powell
Knights Fall as Rupert Dominates in 71-36 Loss
Rupert raced to an 18-4 first period lead and never slowed, securing a 71-36 victory over Richmond. Larry Taylor poured in 25 points and Basil Smith 21 for Rupert, while Ruben Bragg led Richmond with 10 in the rout, extending Richmond District’s slide to nine straight losses.
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Richmond District
Rupert
Larry Taylor
Basil Smith
Ruben Bragg
Richmond
Sergeants Charged in Bribery Scheme Involving Jets Player
Two Army sergeants and a National Guard civilian face up to 20 years and 30000 dollars in fines on bribery and conspiracy counts linked to football player Bob Schweckert of the New York Jets. Indicted in Brooklyn, they plan to plead February 24 as Schweickert aided the FBI and Jets by reporting the bribery attempt.
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NEW York
UPI
National Guard
Bob Schweckert
New York Jets
Winfred N. Lewis
Joseph M. Bizier
Earle A. Jolly
Brooklyn
Schweickert
Schweckert
Jets
FBI
Asst
U.S
Leonard J. Theberge
Virginia Tech Star
Lewis
Queens
Jolly
Schweicker
Harada Wins Bout in Japan Despite Close Score
In Nagoya Japan Fighting Harada outpointed Soo King Suh 12 4 12 12 in a bout that saw Harada claim the victory while Suh from South Korea failed to overturn the decision. In New York Jose Colon and Mike Cruz both from Puerto Rico fought to a draw with Colon at 134 and Cruz at 135 in a separate matchup.
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Nagoya
Japan
UPI
Harada
Soo King Suh
South Korea
New York
Jose Colon
Puerto Rico
Mike Cruz
Miami Beach bout ends with Lott outpointing Deveroni
In Miami Beach, Florida, Ordon Lott of Savannah Georgia won a decision over Dickie Deveroni of Syracuse New York after a 154 to 146 scoring tally in a boxing bout. Deveroni fought to the final bell from Syracuse, New York.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Ordon Lott
Savannah
Dickie Deveronica
Syracuse
N.Y
Steelers Giants Clash In Finger Lakes Pro Bowl
The Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Giants will meet in the third annual Finger Lakes Pro Bowl in Ithaca New York on August 6. The UPI report notes the exhibition game highlights the early preseason schedule.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Pittsburgh Steelers
New York Giants
Finger Lakes
Ithaca
N.Y
Sutherland Signs 1966 Phillies Contract
Philadelphia Phillies announce second baseman Gary Sutherland has returned his signed 1966 contract. Seven players remain unsigned. Sutherland, 21, debuted with Chattanooga in the Class AA Southern League, hitting .265 in 141 games with 60 RBIs.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Gary Sutherland
Philadelphia Phillies
Sutherland
Chattanooga
Rebels and Tigers Tangle With CC Rivals Thursday
Richmond District hosts Hillsboro tonight in the area’s lone game. Thursday features Beckley at Mullens and Mt. Hope at Shady Spring. Beckley, 13-3 after a win over Herbert Hoover, seeks a seventh straight win versus Mullens reb els who beat Beckley at Mullens last season.
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Richmond
Hillsboro
Beckley Eagles
Mullens
Mt. Hope
Shady Spring
Beckley
UPI
Herbert Hoover
Mullens Rebels
WWHS
Local Area High Schools Brace For Sectional Play
Beckley Eagles eye sectional foes after short season setbacks to Charleston Huntington East and Huntington. Mt Hope to visit Shady Spring as Beckley Jr High hosts Montgomery Jr High. Friday features 16 local games including Beckley versus Bluefield and Mullens versus Stoco in CC action.
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Beckley
Charleston
Huntington East
Huntington
Eagles
Wiseman
Rebels
Oceana
Welch
MT. Hope
Shady Spring Tiger den
Shady Spring
Mustangs
Jerry Davis
Crew
Beckley Jr. High
Blue Eaglets
Eaglets
Montgomery Jr. High
Bluefield
Mullens
Stoco
Trap Hill
Stratton
Wreckers and Wilkes Win In Girls League Action
Beckley Wrecking tops Soto Nation wide 46 33 to end unbeaten run while Wilkes Insurance beats Beckley Welding 18 13 to claim first win Kitty Maynor leads Wreckers with 13 points Marti Agee tops Soto with 16 points Caren Samples and Carol Ross pace Wilkes with five each
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Beckley Wrecking
Soto Naionwide
Wilkes Insurance
Beckley Welding
Beckley Recreation Building
Wreckers
Soto Combine
Kitty Maynor
Patty Garten
Gloria Sweeney
Marti Agee
Soto
Beckley
Caren Samples
Carol Ross
Wih
Beverley
Ruby Adkins
Beverley White
Sharon Patterson
Bonita Belcher
Donna Belcher
Mary Mayes
Rosalyn Anderson
Barbara George Wilkes Insurance
Brenda Baer
Susan Canaday
Claine Ogden
Margaret Samples
Judy Thomas
Judy Dillion
Shirley Hughes
Kathy Short
Karen Samples
Isabell Vass
Janice White
Nellie Lilly
Linda Riddle
B. Wrecking . Or Ee
Redskins down Marshall 71 52 in MAC tilt
Miami of Ohio dominated the second half to beat Marshall University 71 to 52. Marshall, now 9 9, was within reach at halftime before Miami surged with 41 points in the final 20 minutes led by Jim Patterson 25 and Jerry Pierson 17. Guards Bobby Jackson and Jerry Fisher added 10 each for the victors while Tom Langfitt 16 and George Stone 14 led Marshall.
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Huntington
UPI
Redskins
Miami
Ohio
Marshall University
Marshall
Jim Patterson
Jerry Pierson
Bobby Jackson
Whetsell
Schmidt
Hicks
Chan
B’ship
St’d’kr
Jordan
Foster
Hallihan
Ellison
Bluefield Independent Basketball Tourney Opens Entry
Princeton states a second annual Bluefield Independent basketball tournament will run February 23 to 26 at Brushfork Armory Bluefield. Ernest Wagner announces a 25 dollar entry fee for independent quintets with eligible teams from area. Entries due midnight February 20, mailed to Ernest Wagner Mercer Motors Princeton W Va. for details call 424 2128 or 425 4597. Deskins stores Princeton and Valley Bell Dairy Beckley sponsor. no high school or college players on independent teams.
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Bluefield
Brushfork Armory
Ernest “Lefty” Wagner
Ernest Wagner
Mercer Motors
Princeton
W. Va
Wagner
Deskins Stores
Valley’ Bell Dairy
Beckley
Canucks top Aces 6 2 in interlocking AHL game
Ken Broderick starred in net as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Quebec Aces 6 to 2 in a Tuesday interlocking game between AHL and WHL teams. After a 2 2 first period the Canucks held the Aces scoreless the rest of the night with Bill McNeill scoring the go ahead goal at 3 12 of the second period.
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Vancouver Canucks
Ken Broderick
Quebec Aces
Canucks
Aces
Bill McNeill
Papooses and Cals Triumph in Junior High Showdowns
Stoco's Junior High edged Sophia 35 33 as Ed die Jenkins led with 16 points while Charles Barker topped Sophia with 17. Trap Hill defeated Shady Spring 43 34 with James Bailey scoring 14 and Sam Anderson 13 for Shady and Gary Richmond 10 for the losers.
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Stoco
Sophia
Trap Hill
Shady Spring Junior High
Eddie Jenkins
Charles Barker
James Bailey
Shady
Wildcats
Sam Anderson
Gary Richmond
Sam _ Roberts Sophia
Junior Martin
Doug Green
Warren Mills
Dean Adams
Terry Simpeon
Stoco Jr
Paul Christian
Jerome Smyre
Richard Heath
Junior Stanick
William Alexander
Sophia Jr
JocEmnie el D
Suaay Op
World skiing championships open with mixed fortunes
In Oslo the 12 day festival began as luck favored Norway's Gjermund Eggen who drew post 63 in the 12 miles cross country. America sends four skiers Larry Damon Mike Gallagher Mike Elliott and Bob Gray spread through the 66 man field as Finland’s Veikko Kankkonen suffers a broken collarbone in a practice crash sidelining him for at least a month.
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Oslo
Norway
UPI
Gjermund Eggen
America
Larry Damon
Burlington
Mike Gallagher
Kills
Mike Elliot
Durango
Colo
Bob Gray
Finland
Veikko Kankkonen
Kankkonen
Risto Elovainen
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Beckley, Mullens
Mt. Hope Triumph
Baileysville Tipped
Pirates
SAIS
Fintal Distilling Corp
Les Femmes Dust
Mixers
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Maxies
Cobras
Miele
Earehart
John Caponiti
Warriors
George Wagner
Bob Doolittle
Dick Klaus
Wayne Farley
Dave Anderson
Ken Lushbaugh
Beckley Insurance Kirby Lumber Co
TV Barracks
Wyoming
P. C. Johnson
Ind
Marco Cipolat
John Daniel
Tom Williams
Russell Feazell
Clarence Tankersley
John Houck
Marvin Pennington
Ross Phipps
Dix Manning
Bill Shumate
Jack Klaus
Bill Klein
Nick Halash
Emmett Pugh
Ed Berginnis
Jim Beard
Jim Dale
Bob Thomas
Joe Gorsica
Clayton Howery
Gus Lilly
Keyser-Bryant
U. S. Royal Tire
People’s Bank of Mal
Poca
Raleigh Motor Sales
Mullens Moose
Delp’s Gen. Merch
Howell Tobacco
Shields
Kline
Moose
Elmer Lester
Jme
Donnie Stover
Bob Shelton
Bud Sisk
E. K. Via
Shields Kline
Henry Anderson
Lewis Worley
Woody Cook
Arnold Pack
Gam Willard Johnson
Johnnie Blevins
Larry Trump
Steelers
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Armory
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Reds
Beckley Man
Peterstown
Seth Mullens
Glen Rogers
Pineville
Clear Fork
Oakvale
Richmond Dist
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Montgomery Jr
Oak Hill
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Toco Sharples
Sandstone
Herndon
Oceana Glen Rogers
Talcott Marsh Fork
White
Barbara George
Soto Nationwide
Beckley Ee
Beckley Weld
Wilkes
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Roch
Pitts
Rei
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