Grafton Bearcats Shine at State Junior Olympics
Grafton athletes led by Brian Garrett win the 440 yard relay and place multiple champions at the State Junior Olympics in Charleston. Garrett and teammates Satterfield Davis and Mooney qualify for the National Regional in Berea Ohio on July 17. Local girls also excel with a 440 yard relay title.
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Grafton
Brian Garrett
Taylor County
Charleston
Berea
Ohio
Garrett
GHS Bearcat
Dave Satterfield
John Davis
Rich Mooney
Mooney
Lisa Mauller
Tina Shahan
Mildred Garrett
Becky Ives
West Virginia
Tony Mauller
Fred Simmons
Virgil
GHS
Bearcats
Bearcat
Sam Biller
Gary Bjorndahl
Satterfield
Davis
Jay Kalo
Kalo Motors
Endangered paddle fish found dead in Kanawha River
In Charleston a rare paddle fish about 30 inches long and six pounds was found dead near Patrick Street Bridge. Wildlife official Dave Robinson noted the species once reached 60 inches and 200 pounds and declined after Ohio River impoundment and pollution. He cited past catches in Elk River below Sutton Dam and Little Kanawha River. Roberson urged water quality improvements to prevent further loss.
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Charleston
Kanawha River
Patrick St. Bridge
Dave Robinson
Wildlife Resources
Ohio River
Robinson
Joe Frame
Gassaway
Elk River
Sutton Dam
Little
Standings: Wednesday’s NBA games in multiple cities
Wednesday schedule shows Pittsouren at Shire Montreal at Atami Philadelphia at Cinesmari New York at St Louis Los Angeles at Houston San Diego at San Francisco. standings reflect matchups across major markets with teams traveling between coasts and inland hubs.
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Shire
Montreal
Atami
Philadevilia
Cinesmari
New York
St Louis
Los Angeles
Houston
San Diego
San Frantisco
Phils
New York S
Pitts
Baltimore
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Montrea
West Kan City
Cincinnati
Texas
Los Anga
Oakland
Minnesota
California Atlanta
San Fran
Philadelpnia
Montres
Atlanta
Milwaukee
Kansas
San Francisco
Mies
Milchintwaukee
Augustifie
Forster
Kansas City
Oakiang
California
Blueville Eyes Win To End Slump In Clarksburg League
Blueville Bank of Grafton faces Normantown tonight hoping to halt a two game slide. The team famed for a 403 team batting average has cooled as key hitters Mike Keller and Bear Hussion slump. Duckworth and Tom Hussion carry recent hot bats in a tight race for the league half title with Glenville and General Machine leading.
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James Barger
Grafton
The
Sparks
Fly
Wrecking Company
Blueville
Mike Keller
Bear Hussion
Keller
Glenville
Tom Hussion
Dick Duck
General Machine
Robinson
Blueville Bank
Clarksburg
Duckworth
BBG
Ron Burton
Turtle Knight
Claude Blankenship
Desparate
Normantown
Summit Park
Wimbledon opens with top seeds in straight sets
The opening day at Wimbledon saw defending champion Arthur Ashe and other top seeds win their matches. Connors, Nastase, Borg, Panatta, Vilas, Tanner and Newcombe advanced as No. 2 seed Connors dominated Zugarelli. Stan Smith did not play yet. Allan Stone upset Ashe last year, hinting at tough matchups ahead.
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London
Arthur Ashe
Ashe
Jimmy Connors
Ferdi Taygan
Framingham
Mass
Ucla
Connors
Antonio Zugarelli
Italy
Sie Nastase
Romania
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Adriano Panatta
Argentina
Guillermo Vilas
Roscoe Tanner
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Mexico
Raul Ramirez
Tom Okker
Netherlands
John Newcombe
Tony Roche
Australia
Jaime Filiol
Chile
Brian Gottfried
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Stan Smith
Sea Pines
S.C
Patricio Cornejo
Tanner
Nastase
Allan Stone
Stone
Miami, Fla
Star
Yankees edge Orioles in tight Grafton action
In Taylor County Little League play the Yankees led by Teddy Childers 3 run homer beat the Orioles 10 9 as Joe Moreland secured the win. Key hits came from Phil Peters and Dave Kepple for the Yankees while Billy Wood and Kent Mitchell starred for the Orioles.
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Billy Wood
Kent Mitchell
Carl Taylor
Jeff Jenkins
Orioles
Mitchell
Pirates
Athletics
Troy Bolyard
Ted Trickett
John Byrd
Kevin Ford
Bob Smith
Pirate
Braves
Dave Watkins
Shane Glass
Randy Gawthrop
Mark Gaines
Todd Trickett
Don Layden
Mark Mayle
Yankees
Mareland
Kepple
Wood
Jenkins
Peters
Childers
Bolyard
Smith
Byrd
Watkins
Ford Pirates
Glass
Gaines
Giess Orioles
Mayle
Layden
Trickett
Jeff Robinson
Ron Stevens
Giants
Red Sox
Kirk Stewart
Frank Jenkins
Mark McDougal
Dave Wagner
Ken Peters
Tigers
Stevens
Tim Johns
Johns
Joe Foley
Cubs
Mike Holmeyer
Ralph Morris
Joe Heinz
Mike Holmes
Matt Gennette
Arthur Ashe Defeats Taygan in Wimbledon Opener
Arthur Ashe, the defending champion, defeats Ford Taygan in straight sets 6-4 7-5 in opening round action at Wimbledon. In Eugene Oregon, sprinter Steve Williams was injured Saturday, reporting a setback in track events.
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Wimbledon
England
Arthur Ashe
Ford Taygan
United States
Eugene
Ore
Steve Williams
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