Local stars lead Sepulveda Raiders to ASA Girls Senior High title
Bland and Jeffers powered the Sepulveda Raiders to a six straight wins and a 6-3 championship over McPherson in Memphis. Bland hit 12 of 19 with three homers and two steals, while Jan Jeffers won games two, four, and six with crucial pitching.
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New York
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Local News Brief From Lompoc Record
Lompoc Record summarizes city notices and brief regional items as reported by the News Service. The page highlights editor Scott Ostler and provides concise local items for readers.
Babe Ruthers fall to El Segundo in regional opener
Lompoc’s Babe Ruth 13s lose 11-1 to El Segundo in Madera regional play. El Segundo outhits 9-4 aided by four Lompoc errors. Lompoc falls to losers bracket and must win six straight to claim title. Lompoc meets host Madera next at 8 p.m.. Utah over Nevada 6-5 and Northern California beat Oregon 11-3 in other games.
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Madera
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Oregon
Arizona
Reedley tops Lompoc to capture Section IV final
Reedley defeats Lompoc 11-9 in Tulare to end the Lompoc American Little League All Stars season. Reedley scores seven runs in the fifth inning to pull away after Lompoc rallies early. Brigham and Knickrehm homer twice for Lompoc, while Bickmore drives in three and Reedley advances to Section II in Milpitas.
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Delano
Reedley
John Bickmore
Bickmore
Dan Brigham
Bobby Davis
Gus Knickrehm
Wompoc
Steve Terrones
Brigham
Davis
Scott
Penley
Knickrehm
Tony Escovedo
Orcutt All-Stars win Lompoc invitational softball title
Orcutt All-Stars defeated Lompoc 10-9 in the final after a 3-2 first win and an 18-2 mercy, with Dimitt and Mangum key hitters. Lompoc earlier beat Newbury Park 14-4 and Vandenberg 3-2, then fell 9-5 to Orcutt in the rematch and 10-9 in the final. The tournament was held in Lom poc and sponsored by the Lompoc Girls Softball Association.
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Lompoc Girls Softball Association
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Southern Cal. Municipal Atheltic Fed
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Orcutt All-Stars
Newbury Park
Ysabel Aguilar
Elisa Villalobos
Candace Sanders
Belinda Dimitt
Ava Bonham
Orcutt
Dimitt
Sanders
Tracy Mills
Aguilar
Vandenberg
Sun
Villalobos
Miller
Vandy
Teresa Mangum
Loree Lara
Agui
Lozano
Sandy Koens
Lynn signs record breaking Red Sox pact
Fred Lynn, the AL MVP last year, ended eight months of negotiations by signing a multiyear contract with Boston. The five year deal reportedly starts at 150000 this year and rises to 250000 in the final year, making him the highest paid Red Sox player in history.
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Chaos marks final days of Williams with Angels
Bill Melton reveals the last days under Dick Williams were chaotic as players defied him. A bus confrontation occurred twelve hours before Williams was dismissed, with teammates blasting stereos and breaking silence rules amid a broader rebellion by about 25 players.
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Dick Williams
Melton
San Francisco Examiner
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Roberts Lemon inducted today into Baseball Hall of Fame
Roberts and Lemon headlined a 1960 Hall of Fame induction ceremony with four other past stars and officials. Lindstrom Connor Hubbard and Charleston joined them. Bowie Kuhn presided as the ceremony moved to the Hall of Fame lawn at 10 a.m. EDT.
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Bowie Kuhn
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Lefty Grove
Early Wynn
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Lindstrom
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John McGraw
Connor
Babe Ruth
Geneva College
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Hubbard
Charleston
Ty Cobb
Willie Mays
Short pants charm boosts Sox win in doubleheader
The Chicago White Sox sported short pants in the first game and beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 before losing the second 7-1. Jack Brohamer drove in the winning runs with a bases loaded single as Ralph Garr collected two hits in shorts.
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Bill Veeck
Chicago White Sox
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White Sox
Jack Brohamer
Ralph Garr
Royals
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Mayberry
Garr
Clay Carroll
Terry Forster
Dave Hamilton
Veeck
Paul Richards
Betty Grables
Hal McRae
al Fitzmorris
Chicago
Jim
Simpson retires but keeps door open amid trade talk
OJ Simpson, former USC Heisman winner and NFL career rushing record holder, announced retirement while leaving the door open to return if the Bills trade him to the Rams. Rams owner Carroll Rosenbloom called the trade dead as negotiations stalled. Simpson said he is not thinking about football but works out daily in case he must play again.
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Simpson
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Rosenbloom
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Buffalo
Bills
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