Conquistador Classic opens with eight teams at Cabrillo High
The first annual tournament brings teams from Dos Pueblos San Marcos Proctor Hug Watsonville Carson City West Bakersfield and Pacific Grove to Cabrillo High in Lompoc for a packed opening day. Daily schedule features four games from 4 p.m. to 8:45 p.m with opening ceremonies at 7 p.m.
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Cabrillo High
Harry Santos
Cabrillo
San Marcos Royals
Proctor Hug Hawks
Pacific Grove Breakers
West Bakersfield
Patented Bulls rally past Bucks to halt Bucks streak
Chicago coach Dick Motta saw a late deficit as a challenge and the Bulls erased an 82-73 hole with 10 minutes left to play. Chicago won 97-94 at Milwaukee Arena, extending its win streak to six and snapping Milwaukee’s 10 game run. The victory left the Bulls within one game of first place.
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United Press International
Dick Motta
Chicago Bulls
Milwaukee Bucks
Motta
Bulls
Milwaukee Arena
Bucks
Skein
Chicago
Playoff Odds Set as NFL Week Ends in A B C D Formula
NFL contenders enter final weekend with four ways to win or tie to stay alive. Steelers and Bengals can clinch with win or tie. Oakland clinches AFC West with any result. Washington Dallas need wins or ties. Remaining NBA notes include Bulls over Bucks and Portland over Phoenix with key performances.
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Atlanta
Buffalo
Cleveland
Denver
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Bengals
Steelers
Oakland
Washington
Dallas
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Miami
Baseball tapes spark possible legal clash over Williams contract
Oakland owner Charlie Finley allegedly released Dick Williams on TV triggering potential court action after Williams signed a three year deal with the New York Yankees ending a stalemate. A separate Lompoc event features a veterans club barbecue and trap skeet shoot to aid Operation Big Brother with prizes and no firearm age limit. Rex Caldwell drops from winner to 52nd in Chandler San Marcos Classic with a 52nd placing and $570 payoff. Jon Catshall wins with 272. Caldwell a 1968 Lompoc High graduate.
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UPI
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Williams
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Ariz
National Golfers of America
Caldwell
Jon Catshall
Lompoc High
Braves fall to Barons in Santa Maria tourney opener
Lompoc Braves were overwhelmed by Fountain Valley in the eighth annual Santa Maria Optimist Club Tournament at Hancock College losing 56 to 32. The Braves trailed after a slow start and failed to penetrate Fountain Valley’s 3-2 zone. Rick Fridrich led Lompoc with 10 points, while Fountain Valley cruised behind Dan Malone and Tim Hill who scored 26 combined.
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Ping
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Scott Ostler
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Santa Barbara
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Ed Taylor
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Cedeno trial may last months experts claim
Dominican experts predict Cesar Cedeno will miss spring training with the Houston Astros and may stay entangled in court into 1974. The 22 year old is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the motel slaying of Altagracia de la Cruz. Parafin tests tied to the case are described as negative for Cedeno and positive for the deceased.
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UPI
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Altagracia de la Cruz
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New World Football League opens in Detroit
Gary L. Davidson announced the WFL franchise for Detroit to seven owners led by a Motown Records Corp. vice president and a steamship line owner. They reportedly guaranteed 2.5 million dollars to back the fledgling team which has no name players coach or home venue yet.
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American Basketball Association
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Motown Record Corp
Bruins Set for No 1v2 Clash With Wolfpack in St Louis
UCLA coach John Wooden leads the 78 game winning Bruins to St Louis to face North Carolina State, ranked No 2, before a 19 000 crowd on Saturday. Center matchup features 6 11 Bill Walton against 7 4 Tom Burleson as tickets run 8 and 10 dollars.
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UPI
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Ucla Bruins
St. Louis
North Carolina State
Bruins
UCLA
Wolfpack
Wooden
Walton
Tom Burleson
Norm Sloan
Conquistador Classic and Lompoc Tourney Schedule
Sports sked lists today events including Conquistador Classic basketball and Lompoc Optimist tourney. Tomorrow features Lompoc Cabrillo basketball and Hancock College track meet with field events at 10 30 a m and track at 11 00 a m Cross Pen Lompoc High runners Jim Schankel and Rober Fabing in 6 mile UC Irvine race Shooting traps and skeet events noted Sunday bike ride by Lompoc Touring Club meet at Miguelito Park 10 a m Monday repeats Conquistador Classic basketball.
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Cabrillo
Hancock College
Lompoc High
Jim Schankel
Rober Fabing
UC Irvine
Miguelito Park
Public Library
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