Woodrow Wilson Women Win State Tennis Title
Beckley Eagles claim first women’s state tennis title as Brenda Brammer and teammates rally to build a decisive lead at Cato Park. While the Beckley men struggle, Bill Jones reaches the final, and coach Fred Hill hails his players’ performance despite mixed results.
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Woodrow Wilson
Cato Park
Eagles
Beth
Wheeling Park
Beckley
St. Albans
Huntington
Fred Hill
Barb Culberto
Connie
Halash
Margaret Luchini
Lynn Shores
Stonewall Jackson
Renee Nuckols
Mullens
Lynn Jones
Big Creek
Watt Powell Park
Bill Jones
Bob Bartles
Martinsburg
Jones
Culberto
O’neal
Hill
Les Beckley
Parkersburg
Big Reds
South Charleston
Rob Anderson
Anderson
Mark Goldfarb
George ‘Washington
Tom) Elkin
Connie Hajash
Huntington High School
Sue Holbrook
Hajash
Hucdingtontah
Kareem Abdul Jabbar Wins 1977 NBA MVP Honors
Kareem Abdul Jabbar, 30, earns his fifth MVP in seven years with 159 votes. He led the league in field goal percentage and helped the Lakers to a 53 29 record before Portland’s Bill Walton his runner up and the Trail Blazers swept Los Angeles in the playoffs.
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Los Angeles Lakers
Kareem Abdul - Jabbar
Portland
Bill Walton
National Basketball Association
NBA
Walton
Lakers
Abdul - Jabbar
Los Angeles
Bill Russell
Celtic
Russell
Trail Blazers
Bamless Eagles Face SC In State Semifinals
Beckley shows two starters out for disciplinary reasons as Andy Wakefield and Jeff Hall miss the lineup against South Charleston in Charleston. Maiolo headlines the Beckley mound with a 7-1 record and 0.54 ERA while Dent counters for SC. Randall Humphrey and Donnie McKinney provide bullpen options as the teams vie for a spot in the final.
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Woodrow Wilson
Bam
Andy
Wakefield
Jeff Hall
Beckley
South Charleston
Blackwell Field
Charleston
Jeff
Eagle
Tom Parham
Jim Fout
Parham
Hall
Larry Maiolo
Donnie Wise
Dave McKinney
Maiolo
Donnie Dent
Dent
Yankees Struggle as Orioles Lead AL East Early Season
Orioles hold a half game lead over the Red Sox and a one game edge on the Yankees in the AL East after a 6-5 10 inning win over Milwaukee. Pat Kelly drove in the winning run in the 10th as Eddie Murray homered for Baltimore while the Yankees dropped 4-3 to Boston with Ed Figueroa taking the loss.
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New York Yankee
Earl Weaver
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Yankees
Weaver
Orioles
Red Sox
Milwaukee Brewers
Pat Kelly
Ken Singleton
Larry Harlow
Lee May
Jim Slaton
Bob McClure
McClure
Eddie Murray
Kelly
Dwight Evans
Butch Hobson
Jim Rice
Bill Lee
Bill Campbell
Ed Figueroa
Oakland
Toronto
San Francisco
St. Louis
Atlanta
San Diego
New York
Pittsburgh
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Brenda Brammer
Lynn “Shores of
Luchini
Kareem
Jerry West
Milwaukee Bucks
Andy Wakefield
Bamless’ Eagles
Dan Resnik
McKinney
Wise
Arham
Phil Culicerto
Culicerto
Tim Alderman
Alderman
Tim
Akderman
Phil
East Bank
Gary McGhee
Randall Humphrey
Randall
Humprey
Peterstown
Wayne
Harry Lewin
Fred Down
United Press
Dyar Miller
Slaton
Murray
Sal Bando
Sixto Lezcano
Brewers
Greg Nettles
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