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StREGISTER AND POST-HERALD, BECKLEY, W. V/ne^ By MIKE BROWN JPost-IIerald Sports EditorJimmy Stone, Sophia High School’s outstanding all-around athlete, has been named the 1967 winner of the Albert Ve-neri Award which annually goes to the most outstanding athlete in Raleigh county.untyBestinStone was a runaway winner the balloting conducted by Veneri, a Sophia resident who is giving the award for the tenth consecutive year. Voting Was done by the coaches of Raleigh county.Placing second to Stone in voting was Woodrow Wilson'sSophia’s Jimmy StoneMarshall TeamTo End Seasonstar basket/ball performer, itor on the basketball court he John Wooten. Only three other doesn’t need the success of his boys were named on the bal- athletic endeavors to be a lots. They were Clear Fork well-known person to his fel-High School’s Shelby Stover low students at Sophia High who played both football and School, basketball for the Panthers, Sophia principal Carl Neff Woodrow Wilson wrestling star said, “Jinvmy is a fine boy,Hugh Payne and Woodrow Wil* One of the best youngsters son basketball star Roger Wood, we’ve had at Sophia High The husky 6-2, 195 pounder, School since I’ve been , printed the Blue Hawk football and cipal.” basketball teams to winning Coaches Douglas and Laceyseasons this past year and were both elated at Stone’s richly deserves the aiward ac- nomination and both agreed corded him by the county that he was one of the best coaches. athletes they’ve had the privi-Stone played fullback in lege of coaching. actlfootball and he led Coach Jess Douglas stated, “Jim is a y;elLacey’s gridders to a fine 7-2-1 fine youngster and very coach- _ 2 and the Raleigh County League able. He has never given me zer football championship. any trouble in the four yearsRunning from his fullback that I’ve had him on my team. 4llri,VIDanmatigan*ingondFigiTlleapthetionchaijum exei Tlfill]ud£Sc baslt; judipoir D cha is tl inPegSpri virt Tl its lt;Sati MHUNTINGTON — Marshall! Members of the 1947 national University’s first basketball champions who’ll be honored team in nine years closes its are Bill Toothman, Gene James, season Saturday hosting Mid* Bill Hall, Mervin Gutshail, Jimposition Stone, the son of Mr. He’ll leave a big hole toand Mrs. Donald Stone, was a next year.”constant threat everytime he Marsh . Fork coach Dewey handled the pigskin. Romine, a coach who watchedA powerful runner who sim* Stone compete against his ply bowled tacklers over with basketball and football teams his brute strength he gained for four years, said, “Jimmy over 800 yards rushing and led is a very good basketball play-the Blue Hawks in scoring er. He is also a good football despite missing almost two player but most of all in the full games due to a broken arm four years that I have watched suffered while playing against him he has impressed me as Oceana. being a fine gentleman.”Although he lettered in foot- It is doubtful if the Sophiaball three consecutive years it star will have any trouble get-is his ability as a basketball ting in college as in addition player for which he is more to being an outstanding athlete noted. he also is a star in the class-Stone is a rarity in high room, school basketball in that he has For his four years of class-started for Coach Bob Douglas room study at Sophia he has on the hardwood for four compiled an overall average of straight years. approximately 3.3 out of aHe has started every con- possible 4.0. He is also active test for the Blue Hawks in four in school affairs, years and this past season he Stone joins pretty select com-led the Hawks to their finest pany in winning the Veneri season in school history. Award. Past winners include Behind the leadership of such standouts as Isaiah Bai-Stone, the co-captain of the So- ley of Stratton who is the only J0* phia combine, Douglas’ cagers two-time winner, Mason Epper-rolled to a 19-1 record and the ly of Shady Spring, Gene Clarke va Raleigh County (League cham- of Stoco, Elmer Goins of Mark f*® pionship. Twain, Winston Holbrook ofThis was certainly unpreeen- Marsh Fork, Shelby Meadows S0Jj dented as very few, if any of Clear Fork, Charles Covey J county schools, have won the of Trap Hill and a long list of Ga RCL championship in both Sophia athletes who won the sports in the same year, par- award when it was presented ticularly with the same boy to Sophia athletes only. thiplaying such a major part in Sophia winners include the athletic success of the two brothers Don and Doug Basham, teams. Jimmy Joe Woodie, Frank Vass,And while he is noted as a Bernard Blackburn and Jack fine athlete and hard compet-1 Monk.coirpeticenthebatplaiSJoemabrilchaTIcajofteaRis\
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Beckley Post Herald and Raleigh Register
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Sat, Mar 04, 1967
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