Beckley Flying Eagles Face Charleston Mountain Lions Tonight
Beckley aims to extend its three game win streak as they meet unbeaten Charleston in a Raleigh-Charleston matchup. The broadcast lists multiple unbeaten clubs, upcoming games, and notes on Fayetteville, Gauley Bridge, Lookout, Mt Hope, Pineville, and other area teams amid a crowded 15 game tri county program.
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Beckley
Flying Eagles
Charleston
Mountain Lions
Eagles
Glen Rogers
Mt. Hope
Lookout
Oceana
Mullens
Fayetteville
Gauley
Bridge
Baileysville
Coisfield
Pirates
Mit
Hope
Henry Danner
Pineville
Gauley Bridge
Byrd-Priller- Tan
Mug Po
Fayetteville Pirates
Dick O’neal
Ralph Parsons
O'Neal
Parsons
Fletcher Arvitt
el Wb
Princeton
Hinton
van Meter
Gus
Flying Eagle
Huntington High
Catell
East Bank
South Charleston
Recreation Building
Gray Eagle
Howard Hurt
Walt Rappold
John Lemons
Danny Williams
Bob Alexander
Raleigh and
Fayette County
Coalfield
New River Valley
Raleigh Action
Shady Spring
Stoco
Tigers At
Beaver
Clear Fork
Indians
Wildcats
Trap Hill
Marsh Fork
Pax
Raleigh
Sophia
Twain
Troy Fayette County
Placi
Los Angeles Open and Area Basketball Highlights 1956
The Los Angeles Open marks the 30th annual event with noted golf names joining the field at the municipal course. Basketball action features Mullens hosting Sophia, Pineville and Glen Rogers in key Coalfield and Wyoming County games, plus Oceana and Mullens seeking wins as rivals push hard in conference play.
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Angeles
Anche Municipal
Kingston Edges DuBois in first area white and Negro high school clash
Kingston Mountaineers beat DuBois Blue Hawks 61 58 on Kingston court in a historic area game. John Dotson led Kingston with 18 points, Tom Sprouse 13, Larry Scarbra 12, while Charles Mills and Everett Tucker led DuBois with 24 and 2. Junior high Kingston defeated DuBois Juniors 41 29. Byrd Prillerman Panthers edged Kimball 67 62 in overtime led by James Scott 25. Oak Hill topped Gauley Bridge 34 32. Mt View beat Mark Twain 55 26.
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Kingston
Mountaineers
Byrd Prillerman
Panthers
Oak Hill
Mt. View
DuBois Blue Hawks
Mt. Hope
Hawks
Charles Mills
Everett Tucker
John Dotson
Tom Sprouse
Larry Scarbra
Mills
Tuckers
DuBois
Dave Cottrell
Tri-County
Kimball
James Scott
Gauley Bridge
Hrookie Watkins
Mark Twain
Junior Miller
Baptist
Bill Shannon
Christian
Baptists
Shannon
Ralph Farrar
John Holley
Danny Swann
Wemeyan
Ernie Gray
Bill Leonard
Ronnie Winston
Memorial Baptist
First Methodist
Dave Larés
Bob Bowman
Larry Sumpter
Ed Kristofik
Joe Crossan
Johnstown Baptist
Roy Miller
James Winston
Brimo Della Mea
Pat Knickell
Tony Mcillish
Catholic
Rhulal Dunlap
O'Dell
Bill Lovell
Gary Hess
Darrell Priest
Olof
Methodist
Bill Todd
John Aliff
Julian Trail
Aubrey ‘Taylor
Baptist J. Wilkinson
Jackie
Jeff Manser
T Bowers
Flynn
Jim Smith
Wiliams
Reitz
Tech
Carl Tyner
Tom Hicks
Farrar
Ken Hammond
Leeber
Ig. McCune
W. Va
Bob Foster
J. Richardson
Dick Russell
Ken Lawson
Bryner
P. Broadnax
Wayne Dawson
W. Tucker
Ed Kaplan
Rose
Don Svet
Odonald Meade
Mollish
Roy Bush
D. Cunningham
White
John Todd
Byrd-Prillerman
T. Tipane
W. Cleavenger
Pauletto
John Lares
Anderson Vecellio
State
Jim Meadows
OL Falin
M. Meadows
Lett Marshall
Mr. View Jr
D. Swann
Gi. Dickerson
David Hughes
C. Meadows
Everette Tucker
Ken Price
Cumbo
Stanford Wells
Jim Farley
Joe Wallace
Bill Morehead
Cliford McGhee
Jim Salters
Lovell
Bob Lewis
Barry Canthy
O Dix
William Hunter
Dennis Dean
Gill
L. Morehead
Lewis
Arthur Aliff
Seijo
Larry Scarbro
Dell
Charles Hail
Larry Jreee
Tota Ma
Mark Twaina
Hamtime
Mt View
Ohn
Dotson
Johnstown
Benny Aliff
Ea James Holley
Gauky Breen
Reno
Ratlengee
Cox
OL Dubois
Taylor
Lares
Veneill
Welch
Facie Moon
Warner
Gee
Tepp
Pedro
DuBois Sutton
Joe Green
Copley
George Rose
Larry Harvey
James Harper
Morris
Hunt
Marvin Garland
Underwood
Cole
Eddie Clipper
Watkins
Fassiman
Larry Jasper
ZiAllen
Larrick
Jerry Christian
Eeks
Allen
MiAmick
Kia
Three Baptist Teams Tie for League Lead
The Church Basketball League sits in a three way tie at 4-1 after last night’s four game slate at the Recreation Building. Christian upended previously unbeaten First Baptist 31-29 to spark the logjam, Memorial Baptist beat First Methodist 19-30, and Johnstown Baptist defeated Tover 41-24 to share the top spot. St Francis de Sales routed Presbyterian 47-19 to move into fourth. Next Thursday’s schedule features First Baptist vs Memorial and Johnstown vs Christian, with Methodist Temple facing Presbyterian and Catholic meeting First Methodist in other games.
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Recreation Building
First Baptist
Memorial Baptist
First Methodist
Johnstown Baptist
Victor Tover
Methodist Temple
Presbyterian
Catholic
Christian
Pet
Fleck
Southern California
Notre Dame
Netrey
Baptist
Memorial
Johnstown
Meth
Temple
Minnesota
Stanford
UCLA
Methodist
Tripany
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankees
Chicago Cardinals
Bears
Sugar Ray Robinson
Bobo Olson
Fleck's Triumph Named Upset of the Year in National Open
The Associated Press poll selects Jack Fleck as winner of the Upset of the Year for defeating Ben Hogan in a playoff to win the National Open. Fleck, a Davenport course operator, was a long shot who earned only $615 in tournament winnings that year.
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Fleck
Associated Press
Yankees
Ben Hogan
Notre Dame
Chicago Bears
Jack Fleck
Hogan
Davenport
Jack
Olympic
Palace used to describe a grand residence in local slang
A brief note discusses how the term palace is applied loosely to describe a large lavish residence, beyond its strict royal meaning, reflecting local speech and cultural usage.
College scores and results from regional basketball games
A flood of final scores from college and junior teams shows victories for Charleston Reds over Oakvale 71 to 51 and Fairmont East 70 over Mannington Shinnston 59, with many other regional results including Spring Hill 69 and Memphis State 65 in Mobile.
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State Poca
Winfield
London Washington
Lakin I
Austrial
Sophia High to Debut in Wrestling Meet Saturday
Sophia High School will host its first wrestling event under James Lowry at 7 30 p m in the Sophia gym, featuring ten matches across weight divisions. The Blue Hawks face Beckley opponents with Shady Spring and other schools in next week’s bouts as Sophia marks its inaugural season.
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Sophia High School
Blue Hawk
James Lowry
Woodrow Wilson High
Sophia Gym
Sophia
Henry Houseecht
Woodrow Darnell
Ralph Staton
Jaar Blake
Jimmy Runt
Gene Houck
Allen Lawrence
Russell Cook
Harold Vaught
Timmy Fitzpatrick
Melvin Shumate
Gary Graybear
Leo Atl
J. L. Hornbeck
Beckley Op Hawks
Ponent
Shady Spring
Smoot
Rupert
Mr. Hope
West Virginia grid champions to attend Victory Awards dinner
Parkersburg report states the 1965 state championship teams Class AA St Albans Class A Bridgeport and Class B Monongah will attend the Victory Awards Dinner on January 23. Co chairmen say national sports figures will be guests at the State Sportswriters Association event honoring coaches athletes and championship teams.
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Parkersburg
St. Albans
Bridgeport
Monongah
Paul Semon
The
Parkersburg News
Anne
Assn
Tech Tops 100 Again in 8th Win as WVU Opens Philly Stand
West Virginia University begins a two night stand in Philadelphia facing Villanova. Tech scored over 100 for the eighth time in 11 games, routing West Virginia Wesleyan 116-90 for its 6th win with one loss. Shepherd beat Bridgewater 80-3 as other College action.
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Associated Press
West Virginia University
Philadelphia
Villanova
West Virginia Tech
Tech
West Virginia Wesleyan
Alderson-Broaddus
Bluefield
Iever
Shepherd
Bridgewater
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Pasalls
Rams
Morris Harvey
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Hoop State
Gasley Bridge
Re Bridge
Eins Ferk
Shady Spring Trap Hill
Steve
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DuBoig
Byrd - Prillerman
Lincoln
Conley
Strattem
Simmons Richwood
Montgomery
Bethany
Davis & Elkins
Fairmont
Concord
West Liberty
Potstac
Wilberforce
Herndon
Pax Excelsior
DuBois State
LaSalle
Shepherd Wesleyan
Webster Springs
Potomac
Salem
Va. State
Central State
Seth
Oak Hint
Collins High
Shady Spring High
Beckiey
Wyoming County
Jaeger
Gilbert
Gary
Athens
Glen Rog
Minutemen
Rogers
Owls
Martens
Albert
Lewis D’antoni
Bruk
Kingston Edges
Ung
Tri- Ceanty Kingston
Hope DuBois
Kingston Jrs
DuBiois Jrs
Aiee Jrs
Mark Twai
Fairmont East
Mannington
East Pitt
Columbia
NYU
Hartwick
Manhattan
St. Peters
We Tech
Wesley
South Maryland
George Wash
Tulane
Georgia
Newberry
the Citadel
East
Middle Tenn
Appalachian
Guilford
Wva
Hampden Sydney
Western Maryland
Fort Knox
Wesleyan
Centre
Union
Rose Warr
Morcer
Wollord
Eagle
Sophia High
WVU
Davis and Elkins
West Virginia State
Ohio
Tom Rutherford
A-B
Bluefield State
George Cockerill
Jim Galloway
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