Canisius Knocks West Virginia Out of NCAA Meet
Canisius upset West Virginia to end their NCAA hopes as Region 6 B action concluded at Shady Spring High School. Greenville advances with Meadow Bridge in Area 3 B, while other regional matchups set the stage for Friday’s state playoff berths. The Minneapolis Lakers headline pro basketball news as they beat the Philadelphia Warriors 100 to 94 in a shifting playoff race and franchise sale.
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Gr eaves vs Webb in Chicago Stadium video headliner
Greaves a young middleweight aims at Gene Fullmer’s title by beating fourth-ranked Spider Webb in a 10 round bout at Chicago Stadium tonight. In other action Greenville topped Ansted 82-71 as Belcher 20, Mann 20, Vass 19 led the Tigers.
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John Scaggs
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Teddy Belcher
Tourney Scores Highlight Region 6 Rivalry Outcomes
Class 8 tournament final Greenville 71 Unsted 56 in finals. NCAA first round results include North Carolina 90 Yale 74. Canisius 64 West Virginia 61. Syracuse 72 Connecticut 76. Pitt 85 Notre Dame 89 ended. Morehead 89 Notre Dame 77. Oklahoma City 76 New Orleans 55. Loyola 55.
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Byrd Prillerman Defends Athletic Union Hoop Title
Bluefield area hosts the West Virginia High School Athletic Union basketball tournament with twelve schools. Four opening games start at 6 pm, Park Central hosts, and Byrd Prillerman enters as defending champion. Byes go to Bluefield Park Central Amigo Elkhorn and Kimball. first round losers meet Thursday.
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Jackson
Williamson Liberty
Huntington Ready To Host State Tournament Crowd Plan
Marshall Information Service released housing plans for the 44th annual West Virginia High School Basketball Tournament to be held March 22-23 at Memorial Field House. Teams will stay in Hodges Hall with separate quarters. coaches and media to lodging at local hotels. Huntington Motel Association arranging for officials and media. hundreds of local residents will provide student housing. beaver region notes and local sports updates included.
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County Jr High Tourney Semifinals Set After Quarterfinal Wins
Raleigh County Junior High Basketball Tournament semifinals pit Clear Fork, Stoco, Sophia, and Mt View after quarterfinal victories. Clear Fork beat Shady Spring 53-38 led by Charles Dunbar with 22 points. Stoco topped Marsh Fork 38-30 with Darrell Matherly pacing the attack. Sophia defeated Trap Hill 38-30 as Basham and Thompson each scored 13. Mt View beat Glen White 44-36 with Jim Farley scoring 20.
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Trap Hill
Glen
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Stoca
M. Kalinoski
Donald Basham
Don Thompson
James Lucas
Mr. View
Glen White
Jim Farley
David Davis
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Baseball Guilty No Trial Needed Celler Says
Washington report notes Representative Celler of New York, chairing the House Judiciary Committee, argues major league baseball is big business and should fall under antitrust laws without hearings. He criticizes Commissioner Ford Frick as seeking grand authority. Rep Keating of New York favors hearings but doubts antitrust legislation targets sports.
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WVU Spring Sports Schedules Include Track Golf Tennis
WVU releases spring schedules for track golf and tennis. Notable athletes include Dave Tork setting conference records in pole vault during his first varsity season. The slate lists dates for meets against Wesleyan Davidson Furman Geneva VMI Ohio University Carnegie Tech Penn State Pitt and the Southern Conference tournament at Davidson.
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Engle Named East Shrine Football Coach for 33rd Game
Charles Rip Engle of Penn State appointed head coach of the East team for the 33rd Shrine football game in San Francisco on December 23. His assistants will be Blanton Collier of Kentucky and Milton Bruhn of Wisconsin. Engle has served on the East staff for two Shrine games. Collier was on last year’s East staff. West coaches previously named: Jack Curtice, Tommy Prathro, and Sam Boyd.
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Jack Curtice
Utah
Tommy Prathro
Oregon State
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