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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1969
Page
15
Cal State Long Beach, in new uniforms and dugout arrangement, crushed Fresno State 15-2 in a CCAA game at Blair Field. The 49ers set season highs with 17 hits and 15 runs, spurred by Jim Carter’s early RBI single and key early rally.
Long Beach City College overwhelmed Valley College 92 to 43 in a Metropolitan Conference dual meet at Viking Field. Key performances included Dave Fields 50-344 shot put and 140-21 discus, Jim Thomas 49.5 in the 440-yard dash, Alan Tobin 55.2 in the 440 hurdles, and Melvin Massengill's sprint double as LBCC avenged their lone 1968 dual meet defeat.
Cal Poly Pomona defeated Long Beach State 5 to 2 after a five run fourth inning. Fresno State’s Randy Moffitt allowed two runs over eight innings for the win while Pat Puccinelli, Beech, Lewis, Burns and Carter contributed key hits for Long Beach.
The Minnesota Vikings defeated Pasadena City College 163.765 to 162.225 at PCC, snapping a 190 meet PCC win streak. Vikings coach John Draghi led a balanced team with rings and floor events highlighted by Rick Swartz, Gary Albitz, Bob Mahorney, Dale Fage, and Chuck Stettler.
The Long Beach Nitehawks scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth without a hit to defeat San Diego Sub-Flot No. 1 2-0 at Park Avenue Field. Dick Murrane reached on a bunt and reached on an error, then Nick Hopkins laid down a bunt as Harkins mishandled the throw.
Wilson High clinched at least a Moore League tie with a 46 40 win over Lakewood as Mike Brousard edged Greg Vanley by a fingertip in the 100 yard breast stroke and the Bruins swept the 400 freestyle relay. Lakewood set few school records with Steve Genter and the medley squads making marks. Wilson improves to 6 0 while Downey and Lakewood sit 5 1 in the standings.
In Freeway Week track feed, 49ers host Cal State Fullerton and San Fernando Valley State at 1 15. Long Beach unbeaten at home leads in four events, Valley tops 440 relay and javelin, coach Rose expects a tight win. PCC's John Lawson to steeplechase, other shifts for SDSU, UCLA meets Stanford, Occidental faces Redlands tonight.
Jordan Someson clocked 9:24.3 in the two mile to highlight a Lakewood sweep as the Lancers won all but one event and posted strong times by Gipson in the 110 and 220 hurdles. Wilson and Poly competed, with Poly topping Wilson 88 30 in some events.
Pasadena Vikings move to 8-5 with a 14-8 win over LBCC as Brady notches his 6th win. Morrison and Crosby spark a 3-0 start with errors by Lancers, and Millikan notes a 69-49 win against El Rancho.
Lakewood topped Millikan 69 to 51 in a prep gymnastics meet. Scores featured top effort from athletes including Armstrong Mendoza Teete and Salverson across events like still rings and parallel bars.
Cal State Long Beach swept Loyola University 15-7 three straight games in the campus gym. Captain Buzz Swarts and Bill Imwalle led the 49ers as over 300 spectators watched and the team set up a Tuesday night meeting with USC.
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