Light Workout Scheduled For Blue Hawks Today
The Sophia Blue Hawks prepare for the state Class A playoff set for Saturday at 1 30 p m at Van Meter Stadium. The roster lists players across three rows including Richard Wimbish Madison Lowry Roger Eller Mickey Lawrence Doug Basham Larry Ward Ralph Vass Keith Hartson Mickey Stone David Pomeroy Frank Cook Alvin Francis Leonard St Clair William Sturgill Larry Proffitt Paul Crutchfield Larry Rupe Bill Blevins Bob McKinney Walter Daniel Ries Hee Wayne Bowman James Polk Ronald Brown Chester Rowe Steve Lowry Ronnie Stone Tom Meadows Tommy Poe James Romeo Gary Walker Gary Flower and coach Jess Lacy John Druery Larry Ashby Donald Morris.
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Madison Lowry
Roger Eller
Mickey Lawrence
Doug Basham
Lar
Ry Ward
Ralph Vass
Keith Hartson
Mickey Stone
David Pomeroy
Frank Cook
Alvin Francis
Leonard St. Clair
William Sturgill
Larry Proffitt
Paul Crutchfield
Larry Rupe
Bill Blevins
Bob McKinney
Walter Daniel
Wayne Bowman
James Polk
Ronald Brown
Chester Rowe
Steve Lowry
Ronnie Stone
Tom Meadows
Tommy Poe
James Romeo
Gary Walker
Gary Flower
Jess Lacy
John Druery
Larry Ashby
Donald Morris
Battle of Unbeatens in Charleston for AAA Title
West Virginia triple A final pits undefeated Bluefield Beavers led by Merrill Gainer against undefeated Parkersburg Big Reds coached by Russ Parsons. Both teams arrived with perfect records and memories of a 1959 playoff meeting won by Bluefield. Parsons calls Bluefield well coached and mistake free while Gainer notes that game-to-game sharpness varies and cannot be predicted.
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Goings and Bork Close to NCAA Small-College Stats Titles
NEW YORK (UPI) Mike Goings of Bluffton College Ohio and George Bork of Northern Illinois appear poised to win major small-college football statistics titles. Goings finished with 22 touchdowns and 132 points in nine games, making a comeback unlikely. Bork leads in total offense with 2398 yards and forward passing with 2506 yards, all via the air, while other leaders include Hugh Rohrschneider with 795 receiving yards and Ron Crouse with a 45.3 yard punting average.
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Bluffton College
Ohio
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Iowa
Bluffton Star
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Northern Illinois
Hugh Rohrschneider
Ron Crouse
Catawba
Face Rainelle Saturday For Class A Crown
Sophia's Blue Hawks prepare for their first state playoff game against Rainelle at Van Meter Stadium Saturday at 1 30 p m The Blue Hawks carry a 5 3 0 season and aim to end Rainelle s 20 game win streak while coach Lacy emphasizes a team effort ahead of the tight collision in the state final alongside Bluefield Parkersburg and the Triple A title game
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Philadelphia Chicago Play 30 Minute Tills
Philadelphia and Chicago split a pair of 30 minute games in the American Basketball League. Philadelphia won the opener 51 46 while Chicago took the night cap 65 63 in overtime. Kansas City defeated Oakland 123 111. Tony Jackson hit a late 3 pointer for Chicago and Andy Johnson Roger Kaiser connected from 3 for Philadelphia. Charlie Tyra led Philadelphia with 17 points.
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Cassius Clay Dominates Moore in TV Mock Fight Show
Oscar Fraley reports on Cassius Clay’s four round knockout prediction over Archie Moore shown on ABC TV. Clay delivers a confident monologue declaring his greatness while Moore loses decisively. Rocky Marciano comments that Clay looks good but the fight was not much.
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Hale) Liston
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WVU Freshmen Face Varsity in Practice Showdown
West Virginia University fans will glimpse basketball strength as the varsity meets the freshman squad in a practice game tonight. George Mickens of Huntington, in 10:50 for 2.1 miles, defends his cross country crown at Morgantown in the fifth annual WV high school meet. Penn State Nittany Lions arrived at Worcester for a light workout before Holy Cross clash. Pittsburgh Rens, under new ownership, begin the second ABA season at home versus Chicago Majors.
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Trap Hill Little League Meet Rescheduled to Dec 2
The Trap Hill Little League Association has rescheduled its regular meeting to December 2 at 2 30 p m at Trap Hill High School because of a death in the community.
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Trap Hill High School
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Abrams Named Chairman of Pittsburgh Baseball Writers
UPI reports Al Abrams the sports editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was elected Thursday night as chairman of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He succeeds Les Biderman of the Pittsburgh Press.
WVU to use reserved seats for all basketball games
West Virginia University will restrict tickets to reserved seats only this season due to limited Field House capacity. Priority goes to Mountain Eer Scholarship Fund donors, faculty, and staff with a Nov. 1 deadline, then students and remaining faculty. Public orders follow Nov. 28. General public seats cost $2.50 and orders aren’t mailed until three days before games.
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Rangers Meet Sophia In WV Class A Title Showdown
Rainelle carries a 20 game win streak into the West Virginia Class A final against Sophia. Rainelle, coached by Bob Zopp, seeks a championship after inheriting an undefeated squad, while Sophia, under a schedule-heavy season, has improved and posted five wins with three losses in 1962.
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Beckley Stratton
Marsh Fork
Mullens
Shady Spring
Stoco
Pineville
Trap Hill
Clear Fork
Bob Zopp
Zopp
Junior Smith
Jim Hemrick
Rangers
Former WW Star Bales Hospitalized At Florida
Former Wood wow Wilson star Buddy Bales, a 5-9 guard and senior at the University of Florida, is hospitalized at Alachua County Hospital in Gainesville after knee surgery Monday and may stay through the week. He will miss at least 30 days of action. The Flying Eagles of 1957 state champions provided Bales and other West Virginia players. Dick Tomlinson and Carlos Morrison, both WV boys, are expected to bolster the Gators this season.
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University of Florida
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Alachua County
Gainesville
Fla
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Wheeling
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Sertoma Field Jones Leads Mobile Open in Alabama
Jones, a 31-year-old teaching pro from Hinesdale Illinois, shot 65 to lead the Mobile Sertoma PGA Open after round one. Tony Lema was two behind, with Gay Brewer and Doug Sanders among others posting 69 and 71 respectively as the course was stretched to 7000 yards to curb the birdie barrage.
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