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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1969
Page
23
United Press International reports UCLA, led by Lew Alcindor, still favored to win a third consecutive NCAA title despite a 46-44 loss to Southern California in the final regular game. The NCAA tournament field features 16 teams plus UCLA, with USC proving a path to the dream.
Cal State Long Beach ends its season at 24-3 after a loss that eliminates them from NIT contention. Army and Kansas earn NIT bids. Missouri Valley playoff decides final berth between Louisville and Drake. North Carolina and Colorado claim conference titles as Miami of Ohio upsets Notre Dame.
All-America Rick Mount and Purdue celebrate their first Big Ten title since 1940 by breaking records in conference play and season totals. Mount sets marks for one season and two season totals as Purdue posts a school record 1,239 conference points.
Royal Oak Michigan reports 16 year old Brian Gromek son of former Detroit Tigers pitcher Steve Gromek died after a brain hemorrhage suffered during baseball practice. He collapsed Monday while jogging at Brother Rice High School in Birmingham during opening day workouts. He was a junior at the school.
Sandy Goldsberry of the Lakewood Spartans girls track and field team set a pentathlon record in an age group at Glendale College scoring 3814 points. She went 4 11 4 in high jump 16 1 4 in long jump shot put 28 1 and ran the hurdles in 7.5 and the 200 in 26.8. Denise Sherrill placed third, Jan Dill fourth, and Sue Harris was second in the women’s division.
Reported results show various match scores including Sant Hollywood stars defeating Belitioner Rangers 10 to 6, Montebello Armenians beating Inde Sanrissa Los Angeles 4 to 2, and San Pedro Yugoslavs edging Guadalajara 5 to 4 amid mixed listings of teams and scores.
Long Beach City College’s baseball team closes out the first round of Metropolitan Conference play with two road games. The Viking nine look to build on recent form as they face rivals in back to back outings, seeking crucial standings momentum.
The Forum hosts an international figure skating exhibition with 25 skaters from ten nations, including East Germany’s Gabrielle Seyfert and Tim Wood from John Carroll University, competing from 8 p.m. Also noted are Thistle Soccer Club’s 3-1 state cup win over Long Beach, upcoming league games, and the Metro Preview gymnastics meet at LA Valley.
Bay Harbor beat Burbank 7-1 to claim the Squirt Division boys hockey title as Howard Lobb and Dwayne Strege each scored three goals. Bay Harbor, ages eight and nine, secured the Southern California title and the state crown by default since Northern California does not compete in this division.
Laver and Emerson defeated Newcombe and Roche 6 3, 4 6, 6 2 to win the Los Angeles Invitational doubles title in a night session.
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