Richwood hosts Bluefield as area hoops heat builds
In a slate of high school basketball action Raleigh Register notes Richwood welcomes Bluefield in a key 8 p m game as Mullens and other area clubs chase wins. Tom Prichett leads Bluefield while Dickerson tops scoring for Mullens in a packed regional schedule with several ACL battles and standout performances highlighted.
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West Virginia 86 Richmond 78 in college basketball thriller
West Virginia held off a scrappy Richmond squad to win 86-78 as Picot Frazier scored 21 for the Spiders and Ken Foster 16. Larry Woods led WVU with 27 points and steady free throw shooting helped seal the game in the final minutes.
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Glenville Fraternity Dribbles to WVC Tournament
The 26 member Theta Xi fraternity at Glenville State College will dribble a basketball 100 miles to Charleston for Glenville's West Virginia Conference tournament opener against West Virginia Wesleyan. They depart Glenville at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, dribbling every two miles to arrive by 3:30 p.m. Wednesday for the game.
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West Virginia Conference tourney picks spark fan forecast
Viewers forecast first round results in the WVC with Davis Elkins facing Salem and West Liberty meeting Shepherd. Predictions favor Salem’s height and experience, Hilltoppers’ power over Shepherd, and Alderson Broaddus health aiding a potential tourney crown. Glenville battles Wesleyan as Fairmont tops West Liberty in quarterfinals.
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Clay's Corner Fairmont Should Win WWC Tourney
Kenneth Clay predicts Fairmont will win the WWC tournament edging Morris Harvey in the final with West Virginia State losing to A E in the consolation tilt. He cites Fairmonts strong guard and post play and commends George Springer for tournament prep and the Charleston Lions Club for ticketing and parking.
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Football Drills Start Soon At Marshall
Unbeaten freshmen will join Marshall University football as spring drills open April 14 under Coach Perry Moss. Intra squad game is set for May 3 and the Marshall-Alumni game for May 10. Moss plans a mass recruit announcement for next fall's frosh team.
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Wheeling Advances To 2nd In State High School Poll
Charleston leads with a perfect 17-0 record after crushing Danville. Wheeling climbs to second behind Charleston in the UPI state ranking as Mullens and Sistersville hold spots. Huntington and St Albans notable moves amid a 20-team vote list.
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Fairmont State Tops WV Conference Race Before Tourney
Fairmont State, 22-1 overall and 17-2 in conference play, holds the top seed while Morris Harvey, Salem, West Liberty, W V State and Alderson-Broaddus are top contenders. Joe Retton says Fairmont thrives on depth and unselfish play as they prepare to enter the West Virginia Conference tournament.
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UPI Poll Shows USC Climbing to No 11 in Ratings
South Carolina under McGuire advances to 11th in the weekly UPI major college rankings as UCLA remains a unanimous No 1 with 350 points. Santa Clara moves to runnerup, North Carolina slips to third, Davidson rises to fourth, La Salle up to fifth, Kentucky falls to sixth.
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National League Umpire Retires
Cincinnati UPI reports Bill Jackowski, a veteran umpire who worked in three World Series and four All Star Games, retired due to an eye ailment. He was 54, began in 1946, and was honored by NL President Warren Giles as an irreplaceable figure in baseball officiating.
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Owners Increase Benefits but Baseball Players Balk
New York officials reported that major league owners offered to add 200000 to the 1 million dollar pension fund to avert a spring training boycott. The proposal was sent to players with a recommendation to vote no. Owners rejected a three man arbitration board and said the extra funds would raise clubs’ total to 3.3 million. Marvin Miller plans to present the offer to the players executive committee, but he will advise against acceptance.
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Royals Eke By Bullets 117 112
Milwaukee Bucks struggle in their first NBA season with a poor record while upsetting the top team Los Angeles and beating Atlanta. The Cincinnati Royals beat the Chicago White Sox camp 117-112 as spring training tensions grow over player pensions and potential boycotts threaten the 1969 season.
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Full Curl wins handicap at Hialeah by a nose
Full Curl, owned by D M Galbreath and ridden by Braulio Baeza, captured the $7,000 featured allowance at Hialeah by a nose in six furlongs in 1:11. Entered as the favorite Wyoming Wildcat finished second and Mister Bold third. Mopeta won Bowie’s $8,000 feature over six furlongs in 1:10 3 5 with Ron Ferraro aboard. Cheerful Winner took Lincoln Downs’s $3,800 feature at five furlongs in 1:01 1 5 with a 3.60 payout. Hark the Herald won Fair Grounds’ $4,500 feature at 3 furlongs in 1:05 3 5, paying 8.40.
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Big Ten Leaders On Road Tonight
Chicago dispatch notes ten frontrunners in three Big Ten games Tuesday with Purdue visiting Indiana, Ohio State facing Illinois, and Iowa at Michigan State. Purdue seeks to extend lead. Indiana aims for upset on home court while OSU eyeing revenge after a prior loss. The Iowa Michigan State matchup risks elimination for the loser amid tight league standings.
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Hawks Fall To Bucks In Final Quarter Loss
Jim Davis led Atlanta with 31 points as Milwaukee pulled away after a 95 85 edge. In Baltimore Cincinnati game Oscar Robertson had 26 and Van Arsdale 23 for the Royals while Earl Monroe led Baltimore with 30 points. No other games were played Monday night.
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Oakland Rolls Without Barry in ABA Riotous Victory
Oakland Oaks roll over Houston Mavericks 149 122 led by Warren Armstrong 34 and Doug Moe 33 without Rick Barry who is out for season with knee injury and surgery. Los Angeles Stars beat New Orleans Buccaneers 107 104 behind Bob Warren 30 points ending five game slide.
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