Clarke County Eagles No Hit Twice In Twin Bill
Clarke County pitcher Walter Barr hurled consecutive five inning no hitters against Warren County at Bing Cros by Stadium in Front Royal. The Eagles won 7-3 and 1-0, improving to 4-1 in District 5 with Barr recording 30 strikeouts in 14 innings that week. Charles Rackley stood out with five singles in six at bats, while a quirky seventh inning play produced the lone run in game two. The next Clarke game is Tuesday vs Strasburg at 2 p.m.
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Wildcats
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Wine
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Broadway
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Bergey
Strasburg
Ram
Handley Sends Seven To State Track Meet
Handley High prep track team from Winchester will send seven runners to the Virginia state meet after finishing well at the District 5 meet. Seven Handley athletes qualified in ten events led by Jack Thompson and Frank Armstrong in sprints and the mile relay. Coach Hunter Maddox is sidelined, with Ed Strauss handling duties.
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Winchester
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Waynesboro
Wilson Memorial
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Oceana
Virginia Beach
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Fredericksburg
Varina
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Manassas
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Spotsylvania
Bedford
Halifax
Brookville
William Campbell
Narnia
New London
Jack Thompson
Frank Armstrong
David Jackson
George Sempeles
Thompson
Armstrong
Jackson
Sempeles
Winfield Willis
Eddie Grim
Dick Michael
Onza Hyatt
Heatwole Motor Tops Sarah Zane To Tie for Lead
In a top Ladies Commercial League match Heatwole Motor Co won two of three from Sarah Zane Fire Co to tie for first in the second half standings. Jackie Jones led with a 356 series while Virginia Renner paced Heatwole with 119 in game one and 129 in the second game.
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Pat Singhas
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Newberry
Triangle Diner
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Acme
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Barbara Himelright
Jewel Box
O'Sullivan
Pat Swink
June Tusing
O'Sullivan Plant
Silver Grill
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Winchester City
Heatvale Motor Co
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Ind
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Winchester Nine To Have Practice Game This Sunday
The Winchester Baseball Club schedules a practice game with Strasburg Massanutten League entry this Sunday at 2 30 p m on the Massanutten field. It will be the club’s first test against this season's opposition. A return game is set for Sunday May 16 at Rouss Park. The team has held practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays with Sunday practice games, meeting at 1 pm this Sunday at 1398 Loudoun Street.
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Strasburg
Rouss Park
Loudoun St
Caesar's Rubicon Crossing That Declared War
In 49 B C Julius Caesar stood by the Rubicon river marking the boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy. He paused to deliberate then declared The die is cast and crossed the river committing himself to war.
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B.C
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City Bowling Tournament Entries Close This Weekend
All Winchester bowling teams must enter by this weekend. Events include teams doubles singles and mixed doubles under the 2 3 handicap system. Latest entrants include Girls and Miller Anderson Dr Pepper and Carr Publishing Co Men’s Division. Call 29514 to enter.
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Big City
Home Beneficial Life Insurance Girls
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Carr Publishing Co
Randolph Macon Nine Clinches Little Seven Title
Randolph Macon College Yellow Jackets clinched the Little Seven baseball title with a 13 3 win over Bridgewater to finish 6 0 in league play and stand 13 1 overall. Big Six race remains open as teams like Richmond VMI Virginia and William and Mary pursue the top spot.
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Randolph Macon
Yellow Jackets
Virginia
Hugh Stephens
Jackets
Bridgewater
Randolph-Macon
Hampden-Sydney
Stephens
Mason-Dixon
Big Six
Little Seven
Virginia Tech
VMI
Washington and Lee
William and Mary
John Davenport
Davenport
Charlie Taylor
Saunders Delivers Final Inning Rally For Seawolves
Barry Saunders drove in eight runs in the bottom of the ninth to pull off a dramatic win as Dave Woolwine connected on a grand slam with one out. Maryland edged Virginia 6-5 after a tense 3 hour 12 minute marathon at College Park, driven by Chet Hanulak's 11th inning triple.
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Maryland
Virginia
Chet Hanulak
College Park
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