Lompoc Braves face building year as season opens
Lompoc High basketball coach Dave Ellison unveils a lineup headlined by Rick Fridrich and a mix of veterans and size limited players for the season opener against Dos Pueblos Chargers at 7:30. Ellison cites shooting rebounding and defense gaps but remains optimistic about playoff chances.
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Bengals and Browns Surprise in AFC Race as Rams Reach Playoffs
Cincinnati thrashed Minnesota 27-0 while Cleveland rallied to tie Kansas City 20-20 in a dramatic late surge. Dallas beat Denver, Oakland defeated Houston, and Buffalo toppled Atlanta as the AFC field tightens with seven teams contesting three spots.
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Braves Schedule Headlines Local Tournament Run
The Braves list their December and January matchups with games at Dos Pueblos San Marcos and Cabrillo. Key dates include December 4 11 13 19 21 22 27 29 and January 4 11 18 22 25 29 with opponents San Marcos Edison Cabrillo Hart Arroyo Grande Righetti Santa Maria San Luis and Mark Keppel.
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Arroyo Grande
Cabrillo Open Falls to Santa Ynez in Season Opener
Cabrillo Conquistadores were outshot and outrebounded by Santa Ynez Pirates 56 to 43 in a rough opening night. Carlton Roberts led Cabrillo with 12 points as Santa Ynez built a 17-4 start and led 30-22 at halftime.
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Gile
Schankel wins CIF as Braves 8th in team title race
Jim Schankel captured the CIF-SS 3-A individual title at Mt. San Antonio College Walnut in 9 49.7 with Roger Fabing second as Lompoc Braves finish eighth in the team standings 150 points Arroyo led the field 76 Glendale 105 Upland 111 San Luis Obispo 117 Crescenta Valley 118. Top Braves runners aimed at next week postal meets Oxidental College and a six mile race for National Junior Meet in Florida.
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Terps Narrowly Down Bruins In Close Upset Bid
Maryland known as the UCLA of the East pushed defending NCAA champion UCLA to the limit. Bill Walton tallied 18 points and 27 rebounds while Keith Wilkes added 14 before fouling out as UCLA held on 65 to 64 in a tense final stretch.
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Australians dominate US in Davis Cup final round 5 0
Wayne Reid of the Australian Lawn Tennis Association hailed a 5 0 Davis Cup win over the United States in Cleveland. Newcombe and Laver opened with brilliant play while the Americans faltered under pressure in Friday and Sunday matches.
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Laver
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