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Bicentennial wins Grantsville titleGRANTSVILLE — FormerFairmont Stae College threetime All-American Tim Murphy and his Bicentennial teammates performed a dazzling exhibition of three-on-threebasketball to capture the $300 championship prize in the Unlimited Division of the thirdannual Greater GrantsvilleShootout Saturday, June 23. Murphy teamed up withformer Alderson-Broadus College star Doug Bush, John Dye, and Bob Cable from Buchan-non, West Va, to unseat defending champs Station Unlimited from Connellsville, Pa.Other outstanding players who performed in this year’s tournament included former West Liberty star Kevin Liller, former Davis and Elkins star Kenny Niner, Frostburg State stars Steve Liller and Tony Doerr, Roanoke College star Brad Yoder, Juniata College star Roger Arnold, Bridgewater College star Dennis Gibson, and Eastern Mennonite College star Oren Yoder.Former Waynesburg College star Ron Moore scored on a 37 out of 40 possible points in capturing this year’s slam-dunk contest. Moore jumped over twoteammates to complete his final dunk bringing the Shootoutcrowd to its feet. Moore won $50 for his efforts. Former Juniata College standout Dave Bender won this year’s Unlimited Three-Point contest hitting 8 of15 possible baskets from 19-feet, 9-inches in 30 seconds.Current Garrett Community College head coach Dennis Gibson led WXIE from Oakland, Maryland to the championship in the Over 30 division. Gibson’s teammates included former Southern High coach Oren Yoder, Paul McCloud , and GCC assistant coach DaveMartin, Runners-up in the Over30 division were Arnold’s Floor Covering from Bedford, Pa. Arnold’s consisted of former Junaita College teammates Roger Arnold and Dave Bender along with David Marble.In the Varsity division, Brian Spiker hit three consecutive three-point shots to bring the Eagles of Terra Alta, W.Va. from behind to defeat Thomas Chevrolet, of Bedford, Pa. in the championship game. Spiker and his teammates Rich Kelley, Jason Brenneman, and MikeDuling received championship trophies. Shane Vent, Dave Ward, Robert Kuhnz and Trevor Wilt from Thomas Chevrolet received runners-uptrophies.Jon Houser of Grantsvillewon an authentic Chicago Bulls NBA jacket for winning theThree-Point contest and Troy Sextant of Charlestown, W.Va. hit 20 out of 20 free throws to take home a replica San Antonio Spurs jersey as Free Throw champion.Greg Clucas, Rick Wallace, Gabe Reyes, and Chris Clucas led the Three Musketeers of Cumberland to the championship of the J.V. division over the Timberwolves from Accident. The Timberwolves consisted ofRob Speicher, Derek Mason,and Billy Younkin. Both teamsreceived trophies.Rob Speicher sank 19 out of 20 free throws to win a “WANTED” T-shirt as FreeThrow Champion and Greg Clucas won a pair of Converse 260 hi-top leather basketball shoes as champ of the three-point Contest. ,'VOver 600 spectators witnessed the 44 tournament games in the two-day affair. The event was sponsored by Doerr Constriction, E.S. Moran and Sons, Pizzeria Uno, Billy Bender Chevrolet-GEO, Deep Creek Pharmacy, Hershberger Agency, Brenneman Well-Drilling, Guy’s Tire Shop, Sisler Lumber, The Furniture Market, and Plaza Shoe Mart.Tom Vent, George Geatz, Todd Grindle, Harv Speicher, and Merv Yoder served as referees. Lisa Bender, Brian and Lori Dougherty, Jeremy Brenneman, Aaron Stanton, Sara Younkin, Lisa Stephens and Justin Hinebaugh served as official scorers.OVK.R-30 ( HAMI S — WXIE, Oakland, Mid. won theOver-30 Division of the Greater Grantsville Shootout held to benefit Northern High School’s basketball program. Left to right, Dennis Gibson, Paul McCloud, Oren Yoder, and DaveMartin. (Photo courtesy Greater Grants ville Shootout)Scampy’s team wins Via Dotson Golf titleFROSTBURG - The Scampy’s team of Jerry Young, John Robinson, Rick Harris, Tom Carter, Jeff McNeil, and Barry Knotts combined on an eight-under day to win the championship flight in the Vicki Via Dotsun Leukemia Golf Tournament held last Friday at the Maplehurst Country Club.Herb and Ron May, Junior O’Neal, Ozzie Osbourne, Ted Durbin, and Chuck Jones of Winner Brothers finished in a tie for second with a seven-under. The other second-place team was HD Novelty comprised of Herb Humbertson, Leo McNeil, Jim Pfrogner, Lou St. Marie, A1 Via, and JamesMaples.Shop ’N Save and the Depottied for third with a six-under. Shop ’N Save was made up of Joe Pace, Gene Blank, Frank Orbello, Lou Femi, Joe Metz, and Len Lewis, and the Depot team consisted of Jim Oberhaus, George Young, Chris McCluckie, Joel Prentice, Pete Grazio, and Bob Garner.Burch Sweeney, Jack Bielcaite, Ron Ranolph, Ray Weeks, and Jim Pizzillo of Frenchman’s Reef shot a seven-under to win the first flight, and Bill Turner, Bob Black, Albert Winner, Terry Lingenfelter, John Black, and Dave Uhland of Tri-CountyWestvaco.The Billy Bender Chevrolet team of John Strum, John Itappold, Brian Aman, Norm Davis, Paul Calvert, and Pat Gallagher shot a four-under.Steve Means, Mike Hetzler, Tim Zeli, Fred Wilson and John Preushmock of Cumberland Welding shot a six-under to win the second flight.Fidelity Bank’s team of Chuck Hinton, Jim Kreiling, Bob Alkire, Bob Smith, Joe Cunningham, and Eb Spiker shot five-under for second place, and Rish Equipment’s team of Bill Perkins, Eldin Brock, Wayne Thompson, and Don Jones shot a four-under forDans topValley, 11-9to stay aliveHAGERSTOWN — Joe Caporale and Brandon Monahan each belted three-run homers to power the Dan All-Star’s past Valley 11-9 in District I Little league Tournament action at Valley Field Saturday. The game, picked up in the third inning, was the completion of Friday night’s rained out contest.The Dans, who will playAmerican today at 4 p.m., jumped out to a 7-0 lead andwas leading 7-2 when rainhalted play Friday night. Valley took advantage of the overnight______1___« •break and tied the game at 7 going into the fourth.Eddie Talley, who had a two-run home run along with Caporale’s blast in the six-run first inning, belted a key fourth-inning double driving in a run to put the Dans up 8-7, a lead they wouldn’t surrender.In the top of the sixth inning, Monahan’s three-run shot put the Dans up 11-7.Valley, in their last at-bat, scored two runs but came up short and was eliminated from the tournament. Chad Colich took the loss and Danny Stevenson had the big hit with a double.Caporale, who came on in relief of Monahan in the third inning, picked up the win. J. Wallace and Travis Klinger each added base-hits.Only four teams remain. IfJ Kn hone nloifinrf in l/\on**^
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Cumberland Sunday Times News
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Sun, Jul 22, 1990
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