Williams in best two-mile
Lompoc standout Terry Williams ran 8:57.2 for the two mile at Arcadia Relays, the fastest prep time in the U.S. this year. He edged Santa Ana’s Gordon Genet by four seconds in a scratch-start race with 19 entrants and a furious finishing kick.
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Costa Mesa
Don MacLean
CIF
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Show Braves
Alvin Gilmore
Curtis Beck
Bob Caputte
Barrie Williams
North Torrance
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Gilmore
William
Hansen
Righetti
Hillmen Cruise In Northern League Swim Finals
Cabrillo, led by coach Bob Boyer, dominated the Northern League finals with 346 points. Gary Anderson swept distance events. Jeff and Walter Heidman starred in multiple wins. Don Reeser battled through illness to help relay wins. Cabrillo set a league and school record in the 200 medley relay.
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Chris Jones
Lompoc
Steve Rieck
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Nagle
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Anderosa
J Heidmous
Duncan
Gullikson
Cedeno rips five more hits in Astros rally
Cesar Cedeno, 21, opened 1972 batting .444 and had five hits in six at bats as the Houston Astros defeated San Francisco 13-7 after trailing 7-3. Cedeno had a two run double in the ninth and Houston scored five more runs to win. Other NL scores: San Diego beat Los Angeles 2-1. New York swept Chicago. Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 5-4 in 11. Atlanta edged Cincinnati 4-3 in 11. St. Louis defeated Montreal 6-1.
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Benje Williams wins Greco and Freestyle at YMCA nationals
Cabrillo sophomore Benje Williams clinched first in both Greco Roman and Freestyle at the YMCA National sectional in Las Vegas earning a bid to Minnesota for the Olympic tryouts. Dana Brenner and Lompoce’s Howard Harrison also placed, with coach Dave Long praising Williams and noting the event drew top youth and college wrestlers from across the country.
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Long Lompoce
Marvin Cook
Cal Poly
Terry Hall
Anthony Blount
Las Vegas
Little Leaguers Open Season With Parades and Games
The Lompoc and Village Hills Little Leagues began their seasons with joint parades and kickoff ceremonies. Lompoc marked 20 years of play as 500 participants marched to Johns Mansville Park, with sponsors honored and a pledge led. Senior division matched the Village Realty Royals over the Expos 15-14, while major league action saw the Speller's Dashery Giants defeat the Village Shopping Center Cardinals 9-0 and the Aztecs beat the Pistons 1-0 in a pitching duel led by Russell McGuire.
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Greg Nayman
Pistons
Russell McGuire
Piston
Richard Vance
Congs Braves Diamond Clash Sets Pennant Pace
Lompoc hosts Cabrillo in a Northern League meeting that could shape the pennant race. Cabrillo trails Santa Maria by two games while the Braves sit seven back of the Congs. Bob Aguilar would start for Lompoc against Bill Boyer for Cabrillo at 3 15 p m.
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Congs
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