Region Openers Set for WV High School Playoffs
West Virginia high school basketball opens regional play with Marsh Fork and Oceana in focus at Princeton and Bluefield. Other top teams including Washington Irving Martinsburg and Parkersburg face Region 1 and 2 matchups as four regional finals determine three state titles starting next Thursday.
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United Press International
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Oceana Boys
Stith Crawford and Jackson Top UPI All-East Picks
UPI names 1961 All East basketba ll five: Stith of St Bonaventure, Crawford of St Bonaventure, Jackson of St Johns, Foley of Holy Cross, Egan of St Josephs. Stith and Jackson repeat as selections, Foley moved from last year’s second team.
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Crawford
Jackson
New York
UPI
Tom Stith
Fred Crawford
St. Bonaventure
Tony Jackson
St. John’s
United Press International
Jack
Foley
Holy Cross
Jack Egan
St. Joseph's
Egan
Bonnies
R Gan
Louise Suggs Heads Field In Miami Open
Louise Suggs, the Georgia shotmaker, leads a field of 22 women professionals in the $7,500 Miami Women's Open golf tournament teeing off in Miami.
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Louise Suggs
Miami
UPI
Georgia
Pirates Open Exhibition Today
The World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates start their 1961 exhibition schedule in Fort Myers against the Cincinnati Reds. Bob Friend and Bob Purkey will start for their teams, with Vern Law to pitch three innings and Roy Face to close. Dick Schoefield starts for Groat, Clendenon to play center, and Bill Virdon moves to right field as Clemente sits out.
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Fort Myers
Claude Osteen
Ray Ripplemeyer
Cincinnati
Murtaugh
Dick Groat
Roberto Clemente
Dick Schoefield
Groat
Donn Clendennon
Clemente
Bill Virdon
Clendennon
Kentucky Bucks NCAA Entrance With 4 Titles
Kentucky enters the NCAA tournament with a modest 18-7 record after beating Vanderbilt 88-67 to claim the SEC berth. Coach Adolph Rupp leads a Wildcats squad with four national titles but a fall from the 28-2 marks of earlier teams, overcoming an 8-7 midseason slump to finish strong and reach the postseason. The Wildcats shared second in the SEC with Tennessee, advancing after Mississippi State opted out due to segregation policy.
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Wildcat
Adolph Rupp
Kentuckians
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Wildcats
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Mississippi State
NCAA
Krak Fires 71 In Jamaica Open Golf
Mike Krak of Morgantown West Virginia shot a first round 71 in the Jamaica Open Golf Championship in Kingston five strokes behind the leaders. Ernie Vossler of Oklahoma City and Bob Watson of Elmsford New York shared the lead with 66s.
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Jamaica
UPI
Mike Krak
Morgantown
W. Va
Ernie Vossler
Oklahoma City
Bob Watson
Elmsford
N. Y
Inman Leads Pensacola Open After Second Round
Walker Inman Jr. storms to a four under 68 amid 25 mph winds at Pensacola Country Club to lead the Pensacola PGA Open second round by two strokes. George Bayer Dave Ragan and Jimmy Clark share 70s while defending champion Arnold Palmer sits at one under.
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Pensacola, Fla
UPI
Jimmy Clark
Inman
Augusta
Pensacola Country Club
Bayer
Ragan
Clark
Arnold Palmer
Ex-Shady Star Named S.C. Coach Of Year
Newberry College coach Tom Quinn, a former Shady Spring High School standout, was named South Carolina college basketball coach of the year. Quinn earned 81 of 125 points in voting by the South Carolina Association of Sportswriters, guiding Newberry to a 22-7 season and the NAIA District 26 Championship before next week’s NAIA tournament in Kansas City.
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UPI
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Shady Spring
Newberry College
South Carolina
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Glen Morgan
South Carolina Association of Sportswriters
Newberry Indians
Kansas City
Shady Spring High
Marshall College
Mel Thompson
Citadel
Bob Stevens
Lyles Alley
Furman
Press Maravich
Clemson
Ohio Bowling Team Overtakes ABC Bowl Lead
A Urbana Ohio based Stu's Drive-In bowling squad, formed two weeks earlier by three Urbana bowlers and two from nearby Springfield, posted a 3027 series to seize the lead in the regular team division at the American Bowling Congress tournament in Detroit. Their games included 957 1011 and 1059, marking the first club to exceed the 3000 barrier. The Sullivan Furnitures of Detroit placed first in Classic Division with 5720, while Amster Kirtz of Akron ended Classic play with 5674.
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UPI
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Urbana
Ohio
Springfield
Sullivan Furnitures
Amster Kirtz
Akron
Sullivans
State Forced To Pinch Pennies For NAIA Trip
INSTITUTE West Virginia State is cutting costs as the Yellow Jacket basketball team heads for Kansas City to represent the state in the NAIA tournament. Coach Mark Cardwell will send the squad by train despite higher costs, citing finances as the main issue. The NAIA covers meals and lodging only during play and after a loss, leaving the team to fund other expenses. Pairings will be announced Saturday night as State, likely to meet Monday, heads into the 32 team event.
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A. H. Calloway
State
West Virginia
Cardwell
Sophia Merchants Roll 1037 High In Merchant Loop
Sophia Merchants bowled a 1037 team high in the Merchant’s League at Elite Alleys. Jiggs Shiflett, Herb Henderson, Charlie Parsons, William Coughlin, and Jess Prunesti led the way with top games and Parsons paced the squad with a 187 high game in two wins over Bill Jones Ford. Next week closes the league’s third quarter with four teams tied for second as Bank of Raleigh faces Sophia Merchants and other key matchups.
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Jiggs Shiflett
Herb Henderson
Charlie Parsons
William Coughlin
Jess Prunesti
Parsons
Sophia Boys
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Shiflett
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Prunesti
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Kegling
Alfred Burns
Roosevelt Rich
Southern States
Bank of Raleigh
Sophia Merchant
Harper Road Gulf
Ee Aell
William Penn
Harper Road
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