Feudin Set For Pineville Tourney Promises Hot County Showdown
In Wyoming County March 3 Pineville Oceana Mullens and Baileysville clash in the sectional tourney on Pineville’s floor. The four teams hold a combined 54 19 record with 11 losses among them to each other. Pineville led by David Blankenship and 6 4 sophomore Sammon, Mullens by Sid Elliott and Dog Brown, Oceana by Ken Stewart, Baileysville by Roger Morgan. Adams predicts no clear favorite and notes the winner could reach the state tournament.
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Wyoming County
Hatfields
McCoys
Baileysville
Oceana
Pineville
Mullens
Bob Adams
Pimeville
Beckley
Clarksburg
Huntington High
Rough Riders
Indians
Adams
David Blankenship
Tom Tilley
Richie Simmons
Sid Elliott
Dog” Brown
Ken Stewart
Roger Morgan
Simmons
Mullens Rebels Triumph In Coalfield Contest 80 to 66
Mullens Rebels defeated Bluefield High 80 to 66 in a Coalfield Conference game led by Merlin Brown with 25 points and Sid Elliott with 20. Bluefield’s Bob Kinser led visitors with 19 as Mullens overturned a 27-20 first quarter deficit and outscored Bluefield in every remaining period.
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Mullens Rebels
Bluefield High
Oceana
Ansted
Mount Hope
Hinton Junior High
Pineville
Sophia
Trap Hill
Gauley Bridge
Mullens
Bluefield
Rebels
Beavers
Merlin Brown
Sid Elliott
Bobby Kinser
Oceana High
Princeton
Ansted High
Lookout Generals
Mustangs
Virginia Tech Becomes Southern Conference Power in Five Seasons
Richmon d Virginia AP In five seasons Chuck Noe has transformed Virginia Tech from the doormat to the top seed for the tournament opener at the Richmond arena. Tech carries a 73-37 overall mark and 54-20 in conference play but is just 6-7 at the arena and 1-4 in conference tournament play. The Gobblers, 12-1 in the conference, face eighth-ranked Richmond (2-12) after beating the Spiders 73-65 earlier this season. The Citadel and George Washington meet, followed by West Virginia versus Virginia Military and William and Mary versus Furman in the night session.
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Virginia Tech
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Richmond Arena
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WVU
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Moose) Smith
Charleston
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William & Mary
Jerry West
West
Jack
Hot Rod Hundley
Hundley
Lee Patrone
Jim Warren
Smith
Ayersman
Bucky Keller
Bantem Lew Mills
New York
Charlotte
N. C
Louisville
University of Louisville
California
Semifinals Set In Region 3 Wrestling Meet
In Beckley the Region 3 Wrestling Tournament advances to semifinals at 2 p.m. with Woodrow Wilson and Shady Spring qualifying for finals. Readouts list multiple weight-class results and upcoming matches among Beckley Shady Spring, Sophia, Mullens, Richwood, Hinton, and Malens entries.
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Beckley
Flying Eagles
Woodrow Wilson High
Shady Spring Tigers
Racine Thompson
Cotton Edwards
Hinton
Frank Rakes
Shady Spring
Lewis Smith
Sophia
Bobby Kiser
Bruce Chapman
Richwood
Charles Young
Jackie Plumley
Ronald Long
Robert Monarchy
Ronald Hopkins
Ola Arbogast
Carl Anderson
Ernest Caffee
John McClure
Ray Farley
Tom Videvich
Leander Courington
Malens
Tommy Nichols
Blaine Kinzer
Spud Mills
Ronnie Ratcliff Mullens
Denzil Allen
Jimmy Nixon
Dale Atwood
Mullens
Walter Blackwell
Russell Walls
Donnie Christian
Richard Palmer
Ray Elmore
Bob Kiser
Jerry Kyer
Don Shupe
Milford Courington
Larry Pack
Eddie Bennett
Richard Jolley
Harney Hinchel
Billy Wilcox
Tom Vidovich
Timmy Ward
Jimmy Meador
Delmas Boyce
Ronnie Richmond
Shady
Spring
Eldridge McBride
Norman Shumate
Dwight Houseknecht
Marion Massinople
Roger Hammon
Dennis Davis
Larry Chapman
Robert Kunkel
Tom Horton
Dean Young
David Davis
Urish Lifts Wesleyan In NAIA Playoff Bid Closer
West Virginia Wesleyan sophomore Gerry Urish scored 32 points to power an 83-75 win over West Liberty in the opening NAIA playoff game. Jim McDonald led Wesleyan with 17 as Hank Ellis shifted Urish to forward after West Liberty limited the Bobcats in the conference title game. West Liberty’s Dick Pannett led all scorers with 19, while Ted Mattern and Ray Gerard added 16 and 12 for the losing team.
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Robbie Rodes
Bobcats
Hinton
Peterson
Beckley Junior High
Jim Cure
Pineville High
Minutemen
Gary High School
Sophia
Clear Fork High School
Panthers
Blue Hawks
Gordy Wolford
Clear Fork
Lawrence
Joe Gall
Nets
Trap Hill
Associated Press
West Virginia Wesleyan
West Liberty
Kansas City
Gerry Urish
Wesleyan
Glenville State
Urish
McKeesport
Sam Gross
Hank Ellis
Charleston
Jim McDonald
Ken Remley
Dick Pannett
Ted Mattern
Ray Gerard
George Niggemyer
Chubby Bradley Turns Texas Into Contender In One Season
Chubby Hal Bradley reshapes Texas basketball after leaving Duke, guiding the Longhorns to a 16-5 record with a 66-62 overtime win over Baylor. Texas and SMU lead the Southwest Conference at 9-2, while Baylor falls as other teams push for NCAA berths amid a busy conference-round and national results.
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Duke
Texas
Longhorns
Baylor
Southern Methodist
SMU
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Texas Challenge
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al Almanza
Texas A&m
Aggies
Beautiful Heiss seals skating title in Olympic meet
Carol Heiss, 23, from Ozone Park New York, won the Olympic figure skating crown at Squaw Valley to add to her four world titles. David Jenkins seeks USA gold in men’s competition as the three-day event opens with compulsory figures and freeskating to follow. The Soviet Union leads the unofficial team scoring as nations vie for medals across speed skating and alpine events.
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Western Reserve U
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Colo
Sam
Carol
Ozone Park
N. Y
Jenkins
U.S.A
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Italy
Baker
Blyth Arena
Winchester
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Jernberg
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Poland
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Japan
Czechoslovakia
Miss Pitou
Betsy Suite
Norwich
Chenal Minuzzo
Minuzzo
Betsy
Valentina Stenina
Kevi Huttunen
Jeanne Ashworth
Wilmington
Cornelia Harrington
Wayne
N. J
Beverly Buhr
Northbrook
Tll
Andy Miller
Crested Butte
Pete Lahdenzpera
Fort Carson
Olavi Hirvonen
Jeffersonville
Charley Akers
Andover
Major Frivals
Temmate Tim Brown
Berkeley
Calif
Don Jackson
Alain Giletti
Skating Queen Carol Heiss Triumphs for Olympic Gold
Ed Heiss, a German immigrant from Queens, proudly aids daughter Carol Heiss who won the women's figure skating title at Squaw Valley. Heiss had funded her training after his wife Marie’s illness, with Carol later dedicating the win to both parents and her mother.
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Papa Heiss
Ed Heiss
Ozone Park
Queens
Squaw Valley
Calif
Carol Heiss
United States
Carol
Daddy
Marie
Nancy
Bruce
Heiss
Mourners See Ebbets Field Die in Brooklyn
The wake for Ebbets Field drew few mourners as the decaying stadium faded from memory. The burial spans 1957 to 1958 with a planned 10 month internment, and a $22.3 million apartment complex will rise on the site.
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Ebbets Field
Marvin Kratter
Roy Campanella
Walter CO
Malley
Los Angeles
Otto Miller
Philadelphia
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