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CHARLESTON (UPI) -Parkersburg’s hurdle artistFred Kanney paced the Big Reds to their first West Virginia High School Track championship in 33 years here Saturday.The Big Reds scored 49 points to defeat defending state champion Charleston, which ended with 39 in the Triple-A division.The Mountain Lions lookedlike repeaters with just t w o events to go. one of them the 180-yard low hurdles, but Kanney produced a first place with teammate Phil Parsons comingin fourth.This gave the Big Reds eight points to put them ahead of Charleston 46-39.Charleston was disqualified in the other event, the mile relay, because one boy competing was in his fourth running event, where three only are allowed. The Mountain Lions were assured second place behind Berkley had it not been for the disqualification.Mount Hope won the small school division with 48 1-2 points, followed in second place by another Fayette County school. Fayetteville, with 31 1-2.Huntington East, another top contender for the Triple-A state crown, was third with 22 points, followed by Beckley 21. Huntington 20, Dupont 19. Stonewall Jackson 13. Martinsburg 11. Fairmont West 10. St. Albans 9, Rarboursville and Triadelphia 8 each. Moundsville and Fol-lansbee 6 each, Weirton. Wheeling. South Charleston and Oak Glen 4 apiece. Morgantown.track team when he scored all of Dupont’s 19 points to place his school sixth among the leaders. Harris won the broad and high jumps, was second in the 180-low hurdles and third in the 100-yard dash.Darrell Perry of Pineville scored 15 1-4 points to lead competitors in the Double-A division Perry won the 100 and 220-yard dashes, was third in the broad jump and was tied with three others for fifth in the high jump.Besides being a big victory for Parkersburg since 1932. it also made Big Reds coach Russ Parsons the winningest st a t e meet mentor in the state.In his coaching career, Parsons coached Oak Hill to a state crown in 1937. Then while at Stonewall Jackson his teams copped eight straight crowns from 1947 to 1955.Parkersburg's victory Saturday was his 10th championship state meet.Two records fell in the bigdivision — the shuttleschoolhurdleburghuskvrelay won by Parkers-— and the shot put by John Barnett of Charles-ton.Parkersburg clipped a fullminute from the shuttle hurdle record of 57 seconds set in 1927 by Stonewall Jackson Runners were Bruce Rogers. Bill Stut-ler. [’arsons and Kanney.Barnett heaved th»* shot 54 feet. 2 1-2 inches, lusting t h e old record of 52-10 3-4 set threeby Steve Whaley ofyears ago Stonewall. Recordsin the shot put and 1 - -Stonewall, Williams. Charleston; Dupke, George Washington; Hamilton, Triadelphia; Alger, Martinsburg.The summary, Double-A:100-yard dash — 10.7 —Perry,Pineville; Ritchie, Beckley Stratton; Drafton, Stoco; Ross, Mt. Hope; Rakes, Ceredo-Keno-va.220-yard dash — 23.1 —Perry, Pineville: Kolano, G a u 1 e vBridge; Rakes. Ceredo-Kenova; Hunter. Shepherdstown; Mitchell, Stoco.440-yard dash — 51 9—Rakes, Ceredo - Kenova; Taylor, An-sted; Zukas, Benwood Union; Paige. Fayetteville; Stiltner. Pineville.880-yard run — 2:05.8 — Lc-Hew, Shepherdstown; Trent, Doddridge; Meadows, Marsh Fork; llolton. Hamlin; Ferrell. Ceredo-Kenova Mile run — 4:36.2 — Adkins. Pineville; Church, Beverly; Hatfield, Matewan; Bee. Doddridge; Jackson. Milton.120-yard high hurdles — 15.7 — Huffman. Hamlin; Wilson. Fayetteville; Gill. Fayetteville; Mosley, Mt. Hope; Locke, St.Marys.180-yard low hurdles — 21.6— Huffman. Hamlin; Gill, Fayetteville; Haught, New Martinsville; Faulkner, Cameron; Wilson, Fayetteville.440-yard relay — 45.7 — Mt. Hope, Bluefield Park Central. Ansted, Shepherdstown, N e wMartinsville.Mile relay — 3:35 7 —Ansted.Mt. Hope, Fayetteville, St. Marys, Mullens.Two-mile relay — 8:36.3 —Warwnnd \!f Hnnn Mart.Broad jump — 20 feet, 10 1-2 inches — Stevens, Mt. Hope; Wright. Stratton; Perry, Pineville; Lewis, Cowen; Smith, Ceredo-KenovaTriole AClass AAA ScoringParkersburg49392221201913111098CharlestonHunt. EastBeckleyHuntingtonDuPontStonewallMartinsburgFarimont WestSt. AlbansBarboursvilleTriadelphaMoundsvilleFollansbee Oak Glen So. Charleston Wheeling Weirton64444Herbert Hoover33MorgantownHampshireLogan3G. Washington PrincetoniDouble AClass A A scoring:Mt. Hope Fayetteville New Martinsville Pineville4811311* 23 22'i 16 14' 41412 11 10 iAnstedHamlinShepardstou n Ceredo Kt novaMiltonPark Central
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Beckley Raleigh Register Beckley Post Herald
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Sun, May 16, 1965
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