Woodrow Wilson Eagles Clinch State Bid After Marathon Win
The Woodrow Wilson Eagles edged East Bank 9 8 in ten innings to secure a state tournament berth after a dramatic AAA Region II final. East Bank led 4 2 in the seventh before Beckley pushed runs in the bottom half and the Eagles tallied the decisive run on Victor's hit in the bottom of the tenth. Jeff Hall and Donnie Wise contributed key relief for Beckley as South Charleston looms next.
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Woodrow Wilson Eagles
East Bank
Eagles
Beckley
John Moore
Randy Kitchen
Dave McKinney
Moore
Harry Allred
Kirk Adkins
Gary McGhee
Swarzyna
McGhee
Jim Bob Shelton
McGuee
Shelton
Charlie Smith
Smith
Sandal Humphrey
McKinney
Short
Markams
Tom Parham
South Charleston
Charleston
Watt Powell Park
Morris Harvey
Jeff Hall
Donnie Wise
Queen Ortiz Set For Pro Bout in Raleigh Card
Queen of Monty weighed 170% for a six rounder while Ortiz tipped 174% on the Raleigh County Arm card slated for 8 p.m. Saturday. The event features amateur undercard bouts before the Queen Ortiz main. Barry Audin of Bristol faces Ernie Payne of Huttonsville, with Audin 74-7 and Payne 32-4. Beckley debutant Steve Hatcher fights Thomas Lowe, 13-3 vs 14-2. Other bouts include Ron Hickman vs John Hopeon and Pete Patten vs Paul Woods.
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Lantz Ortiz
Eddie
Queen
Monty
Raleigh County
Gibson
Tommenport
Gibson Burt
Barry Audin
Bristol, Tenn
Ernie Payne
Huttonsville
Audin
Payne
Craig Dorsey
Matt Lowery
Lowery
Dorsey
Steve Hatcher
Thomas Lowe
Hatcher
Lowe
Beckley
Ron Hickman
Oceana
John Will
Larry “Hopeon
Phereece
Derk Warer
Pete Patten
Bristol
Paul Woods
Percy Hairston
Vincent Myers
Flanagan Delivers in Eagles Comeback Victory
Vic Flanagan sparked Woodrow Wilson to a 10-0 extra inning win over East Bank in the Class AAA Region III final at Bowen Field. Beckley advances to the semifinals against South Charleston, the program’s first state tournament berth since 1961.
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Vic Flanagan
Eagle
Eagles
Kitchen
Rick Scarlon
Alfred
Smith
Scarlon
Kirk Adkins
Eddie King
Adkins
Pete Dincher
Paul Milam
Pioneers
Dave Daniels
Stanley
Steve McCune
McCune
Mark Williams
Umps
Williams
Flanagan
Boone
McGhee
Swarzyna
Humprey
Tom) Parham
David Eros
Beckley
Parham Dara
Gary McGhee
Rick Scarbro
Scarbro
Parham
South Charleston
Watt Powell Park
Blackwell Field
McKinney
Joe Maiolo
Gossage Impresses NL as Pirates Top Dodgers in 10th
Rich Gossage dazzled in relief for Pittsburgh, striking out eight of ten, to beat Los Angeles 6-5 in ten innings. Rennie Stennett drove in Ed Kirkpatrick for the deciding run as Pittsburgh opened a 2 1/2 game NL East lead.
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Rich Gossage
Pirates
Los Angeles
Gossage
Tom Lasorda
Dodgers
Reggie Smith
Tanner
Rennie ‘Stennett
Ed Kirkpatrick
Stennett
Charlie Hough
Fernando Gonzalez
Paw
Phil Garner
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Fogaase
Victor
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Woodrow Wilson
Fleet Beckleyan
Randy Swarzyna
Charles Smith
East
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Humphrey
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National League
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Willie Crawford
Houston
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Gene Garber
Mets
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Jackson Todd
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