Liberty Thinclads Claim WVIAC Title
West Liberty won the WVIAC Track and Field Championship with 108 points over two days. Tom Bossard led with 15.4 seconds in the 120 yard high hurdles tying the conference mark and 40.5 in the 330 yard hurdles as the event debuted. Wesleyan’s Tom Eakin earned top individual honors with 16 points, winning the triple jump and placing in the broad jump and pole vault.
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Concord Salem Split Twin Bill In WVAC Playoff Final
Concord College and Salem College split a two game playoff, each win by one run, sending the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference final to a deciding third game. In game one Salem edged Concord 6 3 as Tom Creda and Norm Hewitt homered for Salem. Tom Twarkins had five hits for Concord. In game two Salem won 5 4 on Ross Orndorff’s first inning homer while Concord’s Tom Scagnelli took the loss. J Kain pitched for Salem. The deciding game features the two sides seeking the conference crown.
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Morris Harvey WVC Net Champ
Morris Harvey won the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tennis title by one point over Fairmont. The Golden Eagles took doubles crowns in the top two flights with Kraus and Melo defeating Clark and Lopes 6 3 6 4. Curt Fox of Salem triumphed in singles 6 4 6 0.
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Fairmont
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Wheeling Grabs Golf Spotlight
Wheeling College golfers posted 611 to win the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Championship at Oglebay Park. Team tally came from Jim Masterson 145, Richard Gander 153, Bruce Smith 154, and Gil Zimmerman 159. Medalist honors went to Ken Doyle of Morris Harvey with 140 after two 70s. Morris Harvey finished second with 613, followed by Concord 614 and Davis & Elkins 619.
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UG Scored Bowl League Final Standings And Honors
The Ghouls led the final standings with a 32 win 19 loss record while The Four Originals posted 31 19 and The Misfits 27 The Munsters 32 and The Krazy Kats 18 32. High team series went to The Misfits with 2379 and high individual series to Bill Kessinger 522 with Betty Tate 490 among top women. High individual games saw Bill Kessinger 187 and Wilda Kessinger 177. Outstanding bowlers include Bill Kessinger 522 Sue Sisk 420 Betty Tate 490 Kitty Tate 430 Wilda Kessinger 479 Anita Dew 475 Gail Caponiti 435.
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Roberts to farm Pittsburgh Pirates optioned to Columbus
First baseman Dave Roberts was optioned by the Pittsburgh Pirates to their Columbus Ohio farm team in the International League with a 24 hour recall. The Pirates also announced that pitcher Vernon Law would be taken off the disabled list.
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