Action Scheduled In Two Other A 3 B Tournaments
The Flying Eagles face Steco Indians in Section 18 A tournament action after a 75-23 win over Trap Hill. Tonight also features Shady Spring against Hinton and other regional games as teams move toward the regionals and Southern Area Tournament.
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Fairview champions fall in regional first round
The state's defending Class B basketball champions from Fairview were eliminated in regional play. In Region Two, Marion County defeated 1957 by a Scrappy Salem squad, while Lost Creek lost 50 to 54 to Glenville in the other first round game.
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Rebels and Flying Eagles pace area junior high tourney
Mullens Rebels defeated Matoaka 71-63 to reach the Region 8 bid while Gauley Juniors beat Kingston 44-98 in the Region 5 SH finale. Beckley Flying Eagles opened with a 78-33 win over Trap Hill and Beckley Eaglets crushed Mullens 60-25 in Region 7 play. Remaining results include War game prep and Lincoln Hinton closing its season with a 37-34 win, as area teams push toward the Southern Area tournaments.
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Little Rebels
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Lincoln High
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Terps and West Virginia Favored in SC Mat Tourney
Lexington Va reports the Southern Conference wrestling tournament starts today at Virginia Military Institute with 11 of 17 member schools sending teams. Maryland and West Virginia loom as dual meet champions and favorites as 75-plus wrestlers compete across 15th annual event.
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Schoendienst Proves His Name With Cardinals
ST PETERSBURG Fla Redbirds second baseman Reg Schoendienst lives up to his name and reputation saying he will play wherever needed to help the team win. Manager Eddie Stanky visits him in St Louis and confirms Schoendienst will compete for the second base job while also considering other positions if it aids the club.
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Burke Jr. Heads St Petersburg Open Field
Pace at the St Petersburg Open sees Jack Burke Jr. of Houston leading a crowded leaderboard after firing a sizzling 66 in rain. Clayton Heafner Al Besselink and Skee Riegel also shot 66 to join Burke tied for first with Cary Middlecoff and Bobby Locke among the top contenders in the $10,000 event.
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Southern Conference Coaches Discuss Tourney Bracket Change
The Southern Conference basketball coaches meet in Raleigh to consider changing the bracket system used this season. President Max Farrington of George Washington and Commissioner Wallace Wade will address writers at the meeting led by Tom Scott of North Carolina. They may propose placing the season's top team with the 4 seed rather than the 3, arguing the top team should face a weaker opponent.
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Max Farrington
George Washington
Wallace Wade
Tom Scott
University of North Carolna
Regional and college basketball scores from the era
Regional tournaments report results from West Virginia Ohio and other regions with final scores for multiple matchups. Notables include Warwood 60 Wellsburg 45, Keyser 71 Martinsburg 44, Elkins 42 Parsons 24, Grafton 38 Philippi 35, Welch 67 Northfork 59, MaHens 71 Matoka 53, and West Virginia Southern Conference action West Virginia 77 William & Mary 64 and Duke St Maryland 43 tallied across several conferences.
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Wheeling Downs Spring Race Meeting Up in Doubt
Federal Judge Harry E. Watkins ruled the court-appointed receiver should not conduct the 31 day Wheeling Downs meeting slated to start April 26. The decision overruled a bid to set aside the receivership pending appeal to the Fourth Circuit in Richmond.
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