South Charleston Football Team Is 1961 WV High School Champion
South Charleston wins 1961 West Virginia mythical high school basketball crown with 198 points from 20 coaches votes. The Black Eagles, 19-game winners, finish two points shy of a perfect score. Charleston and Triadelphia in the top four. Morris Harvey College hosts Section 13 Class AAA tourney.
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Charleston
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UPI
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Washington Irving
Wheeling
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Paden City
Maurice
Tony) Miller
Miller
Morris Harvey College
Stonewall Jackson
Eagles
Barrackville
Mt. Hope
Weirton
Elkins
Sophia
Clarksburg
Notre Dame
Oceana
Huntington St. Joseph's
Williamson
Buffalo
Putnam
Bridge
Buckhannon
Charleston Catholic
Princeton
West Virginia University
Rod Thorn
Montgomery
Marquette Earns At Large NCAA Berth
Marquette accepts an at large berth for the NCAA tournament. Roy Keene says Marquette will meet Houston in the first round on March 15 in Houston. The 12 9 season mark follows previous NCAA appearances in 1955 and 1959. Two Western at large berths remain to be filled around March 12.
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New York
UPI
Marquette
Roy Keene
Oregon State
Keene
Houston
Far West
Wheeler In 1st Year As Hoop Coach Indians In Good Spirit
In Raleigh Register sports notes on Stoco Indians Section 12 AA Basketball Tournament bid. Coach Ken Wheeler's squad, led by James Walker and Stanley Wyco, aims to advance despite a 6-14 showing last season and a 416 foe record for Shady Stratton as rivals.
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Wheeler
Indians
Raleigh Register
Trap Hill
Ken Wheeler
Stoco Indians
Stoco
Shady & Stratton
Clear Fork
Mark Twain
Shady
Marsh Fork
Sophia
Stanley Wyco
Hinton
James Walker
Walker
Wyce
Charles Wallace
Joe Grahonya
Albert Lilly
Vince Fares
Don Phillips
Barry Stanley
Steve Lewis
George White
Don Gibson
Highlands University
Gibson
Lou
Wallace
Grahoma
Fares
Lilly
Phillips
Stanley
White
Lewis
Earl Blevins
Danny Akers
Wyco
Grahona
Wilt Needs 6 To Break Own NBA Record
Wilt Chamberlain trails his own season marks as the Warriors face the Lakers in Philadelphia tonight with eight games left. He needs six points to surpass 2,707, after Wednesday’s 35 point, 29 rebound performance that boosted his season totals and set a Los Angeles arena record. Elgin Baylor sat out for L.A. with a sore throat.
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Wilt Chamberlain
National Basketball Association
Wilt
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles
Philadelphia Warriors
Philadelphia
Warriors
Chamberlain
NBA
Lakers
Elgin Baylor
Mauch Predicts Phillies Will Win 70 Games
Gene Mauch predicts the Philadelphia Phillies will win at least 70 games in the coming season. The young manager cites experience and immediate correction of past mistakes, despite last season’s 59 wins and a tough National League.
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Mauch
Phillies
Leo H. Petersen
UPI
Clearwater, Fla
Gene Mauch
Eddie Sawyers
Mauc
North Dakota angling sets five state freshwater records
In 1960 North Dakota anglers established at least five new state records across five fish species. Highlights include a twice-broken northern pike record at Lake Ashtabula with a 29 and a half pound fish caught by John Zaun of Valley City, a 18 pound six ounce channel catfish from Garrison Reservoir by Carl McCray of Coleharbor, a 14 and a half pound ling from Garrison Reservoir by George Unser of Bismarck, a rainbow trout record of nine pounds 11 ounces by Michael Stoick of California at the Garrison Dam tailrace, and a white bass weighed two and a half pounds taken by Robert W. Anderson of Jamestown at Lake Ashtabula.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
North Dakota
Lake Ashtabula
John Zaun
Valley City
Garrison Reservoir
Carl McCray
Coleharbor
George Unser
Bismarck
Michael Stoick
Garrison Dam
Jamestown
Robert W. Anderson
Injury List Growing At Pirates Camp
The Pittsburgh Pirates training camp injury list grows with Gene Baker Elroy Face and Dick Stuart reporting sick. Baker 36 twisted his knee again may miss a week. Face leg muscle pulled Stuart back injury minor. Vernon Law reports slight ankle twinge from 1960 World Series. Joe Christopher arrives. Clemente Mesias Martinez Mitchell Plaskett still未reporting.
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Fort Myers
Fla
UPI
Pittsburgh Pirates
Gene Baker
Elroy Face
Dick Stuart
Baker
Joseph Finegold
Face
Stuart
Vernon Law
Pirates
Law
Joe Christopher
Caribbean
Roberto Clemente
Roman Mesias
Jose Martinez
Henry Mitchell
Elmo Plaskett
PGA Grants 60529 To National Golf Fund
PGA of America has given 60529 to National Golf Fund Inc from National Golf Day 1960 proceeds. Over nine years the PGA total contributions exceed 800000 for golf projects and charities, aiding aspiring youths beyond caddie roles. Fred Arbanas, 1960 Michigan State co captain, caught his first and last passes, both for touchdowns.
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Dunedin
Fla
UPI
Torrow
Professional Golfers Association of America
National Golf Fund, Inc
PGA
Fred Arbanas
Michigan State
Stoco Indians edge Shady Spring in overtime thriller
Stoco High School Indians upset Shady Spring Tigers in a Section 12-AA clash winning by a late rally and overtime. Wyce Walker and Wallace led inside while Stoco's defense stifled Shady to force the comeback and secure a tense victory. Oak Hill praised for sportsmanship and Woodrow Wilson seeks baseball funds as season tickets sail past goal.
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Stoco Indians
Spring Tigers
Indians
Kentucky May Sneak In And Win NCAA Crown
Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp has led the Wildcats to a 16-7 season, with hopes for an NCAA title after Mississippi State clinched the SEC and Tulane, Vanderbilt, and Florida losses affected the race. Ned Jennings led Auburn as Kentucky defeated Auburn 77-51, keeping pace with Vanderbilt as the season advances.
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United Press International
Kentucky
Wildcat
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Mississippi State
Tulane
Wildcats
Ruppmen
Auburn
Vanderbilt
Vandys
Georgia
Florida
Georgia Tech
Ned Jennings
Kansas State
Nebraska
Cedric Price
Rice
Texas Tech
Steve Smith
Owls
Tech
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