25th WVC Tourney Opens With Shepherd West Liberty
The 25th West Virginia Conference tournament starts Wednesday at Charleston Civic Center with Shepherd meeting West Liberty. Morris Harvey sits out day one but a potential rematch with Bluefield looms if MH advances. Final standings favored Morris Harvey in regular play, but the tourney title remains wide open per coach Sonny Moran.
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Baltimore Jr. College
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Potomac State
Mountaineers struggle with injuries ahead of two remaining games
West Virginia coach George King vows sympathy but little rest as the injury-plagued Mountaineers prepare for Penn State and Furman before the Southern Conference tourney in Richmond. Key players Miller Thorn Shuck Ward McCormick contend with foot, hip, leg, and heel injuries while McCormick returns from illness to help a 86-72 win over Syracuse.
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Weirton Advances Five Wrestlers to State Meet
Weirton enters five wrestlers in the state wrestling tournament as defending champions after regional success. Parkersburg led Region 1 with five qualifiers and 46 points, while Morgantown and Beckley area schools also posted multiple entrants. Region totals included Keyser with three and Madison with four, among others.
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Falstaff Captures BPA Championship
Falstaff Beer of Chicago won its second BPA National Women's team title at Brannon's Bowl McKees Rocks near Pittsburgh with 10 724 pins in 12 games to defeat Bloomington BPA Minnesota 10 692. Hilton Shirts Chicago took third with 10 687. Nine other teams shared 6 046 prize fund. Forty eight five player teams from eleven states took part.
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Fireball Glenn Roberts Wins Daytona 500 Record Race
Glenn Roberts, dubbed Fireball, won the Daytona 500 mile race for late model stock cars with a world record average of 152.529 mph, beating Richard Petty by a half lap. He credited luck and a three kiss superstition, recalling past crashes after kiss luck. He wore the win as vindication of his nickname and racing career.
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Richmond weighs in as 106-pound hope eyes title
Jim Richmond of Shady Spring High School steps onto the scales with an undefeated 14-0 season as he aims to improve on last year’s fourth place at the state 106-pound class. Morgantown hosts the tournament later this week with four teams from Shady Spring and Mullens sending wrestlers, including Mullens and Sophia each sending two. Coach Victor Peelish watches as Beckley rivals Gary Floyd and Ernest Calfee observe.
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AFC Accepts Panthers For 1960 Pro Grid Circuit
The American Football Conference accepted the Jackson Panthers of Jackson Michigan as the eighth club for the upcoming season replacing Massillon Ohio which dropped out after weak home attendance last year. Other members include Toledo Columbus Cincinnati Dayton Flint Pontiac and Sarnia Ontario.
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Yank Skiers Hope To Do Better In Future
United States Alpine team disappointed by a weak showing at the 1962 world championships in Chamonix France but optimistic for future meets. Austria dominated with Karl Schranz and Christine Haas taking the final two downhill events and 15 of 24 medals. U S earned two bronze, Italy one silver, West Germany one bronze among 22 nations. Coach Fred Neuberger noted the women’s team earned two bronze medals despite strong lineups, while Jean Saubert and Linda Meyers posted top 10 finishes. Joan Hannah injured in a fall.
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Steamboat Springs
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Chuck Ferries
Houghton
Mich
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Aspen
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Tahoe City
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Linda Meyers
Mammoth Lakes
Joan Hannah
Franconia
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Blakesley Wins Akron Open Bowling Title in Stunning Finish
Glenn Blakesley of Kansas City Kansas rallied with three strikes in the final frame to beat Tom Hennessy of St. Louis 238 to 235 in the Akron Open final. Blakesley earned 5000 dollars, with Hennessy collecting 3000, in a sixteenth tour stop that moves on to Cleveland for another PBA event.
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Sam McDowell, 19, who had a $75,000 bonus from the Indians two years earlier, married Carol Beisgen, 18, today at Sacred Heart Church. The newlyweds left for Tucson, Arizona, where the Indians are training.
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Rodgers eagle seals Tucson Open win in dramatic finish
Phil Rodgers edged Jim Ferrier by three strokes at the Tucson Open after a 65-foot eagle on the 18th hole. Ferrier shot 62 to finish second at 266, with Littler Sifford Harney and Sullivan tied for third at 267. Other contenders included Updegraff Duden Wall Hawkins in the 268 group.
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Roberts Holds Daytona 500 Title Amid Petty Protest
Glenn Roberts defended his Daytona 500 victory at Daytona Beach as NASCAR reviewed a protest by Lee Petty over pit crew limits. Petty claimed Roberts exceeded the six-man limit on a late pit stop, but officials indicated the protest was filed late and Roberts would not be disqualified.
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Knudson Wins Maracaibo Open In Sudden Death
Canadian George Knudson defeats Jim Ferree in a playoff for the Maracaibo Open title. Knudson, who previously disqualified himself at the Panama Open, earned 1500 dollars and the Seagram's Cup. Ferree, from Crystal River Florida, finished runner up after both players completed 286 in 72 holes. Ernie Wesseler placed third at 287, followed by Don Whitt and Tony Lema. The Caribbean tour moves to the Caracas Open starting Thursday.
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Oklahoma City
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Tony Lema
Marshall Faces Four Games Left in Season
Marshall University has four games remaining before season end with a home date against Toledo on March 3. The Big Green fell 78 to 74 to Western Michigan at Kalamazoo and will host Morehead State on Thursday, then play three road games before the finale versus Toledo. Bowling Green clinched the MAC title by beating Ohio 83-58, while Western Michigan moved to second place after its win over Marshall.
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West Virginia Catholic High Tourney Opens Friday
Huntington St Josephs faces Morgantown St Francis in the Class AA opener Friday at 1 30 pm Parkersburg Catholic meets McMechen Bishop Donahue Other AA games pit Charleston Catholic Clarksburg Notre Dame Wheeling Central Weirton Madonna Class A opens Saturday with Follansbee St Anthony Martinsburg St Josephs and Fairmont St Peters meets Weston St Patrick Class AA semifinals Saturday night with finals Sunday afternoon
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