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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1978
Page
15
In a surprising move the New York Yankees granted pitcher Andy Messersmith his unconditional release. Separately, the Pittsburgh hockey club traded goalie Danc Wilson to Vancouver for an undisclosed cash sum.
Sizable set of regional games with several postponements. Notable matchups include Woodrow Wilson against First Colonial and Narrows at Gate City, along with Cham versus W&L Montross in Group A Region A and Lunenburg Central at Madison in Region B.
Wardensville improved to 16-3 by routing Circleville 61-33 as nine players scored for the Warriors. Sonja Walker led with 12 points and Missy Orndorff added 15 with perfect free throws, while Circleville’s Sharon Hoffman had 22. The junior high beat Circleville 23-17 and Wardensville ends the regular season at Berkeley Springs Tuesday.
Rams running back John Cappelletti rushed 106 yards including a 26 yard run that set up the winning touchdown in a 10 7 prime time victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He notes his season totals and reflects on his Penn State career and Heisman ties while rivaling Lawrence McCutcheon for team rushing honors.
Cale Yarborough earned the pole for the Los Angeles Times 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway with a 156.199 mph lap and collected $11,000 in bonus money. David Pearson, teammate and seven-time pole winner, qualified sixth after a 154.318 mph best. Bobby Allison timed 155.574, Richard Petty 155.046, Darrell Waltrip 154.440, with Neil Bennett unavailable due to suspension issues and aiming for one of the last 20 spots in the 40-car field.
Virginia Union seeks a CIAA second place finish and a Gold Bowl berth by beating Hampton Institute as Winston Salem leads the conference toward NCAA playoffs. Judge Thomas rushed 237 yards last week and the Panthers chase a timely home win to boost title hopes.
Tim Gullikson, 27, upset Vitas Gerulaitis and Sandy Mayer to reach the semifinals in London where he faces Arthur Ashe. An all American semifinal lineup formed as Ashe beat Stan Smith and John McEnroe set to meet Dick Stockton after Stockton edged Adriano Panatta.
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