Lompoc and Cabrillo Pre-League Cage Tune Ups
Lompoc and Cabrillo prep for Tuesday league openers in Santa Barbara County. Lompoc hosts San Luis Obispo as flu and scoring struggles cloud center Scott Pedersen’s availability. Cabrillo heads to Santa Ynez to face Santa Ynez Pirates with key players shuffled and veteran guards stepping into new roles.
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Lompoc
Cabrillo
Santa Barbara
Cabrillo Prep
San Luis Obispo
Cabrillo Comquistadores
Santa Ynez
Santa Ynez Pirates
Lompoc Braves
Don Nelson
Scott Pedersen
Nelson
Rams coach future unsettled after owner wavers
Los Angeles Rams owner Dan Reeves fired head coach George Allen last week over a personality clash but now reportedly wants him back. Allen's wife Etty says Reeves plans a reunion, while Allen remains undecided and his wife urges him to stay out of coaching. The team finished 10-3-1 in 1968, second in the Coastal Division, and the family favors Palos Verdes home life.
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Los Angeles
UPI
George Allen
Los Angeles Rams
Ram
Dan Reeves
Allen
Chicago
Reeves
Rams
Baltimore
Seattle Chiefs rebound to top West Coast hoops ranks
Seattle improves to 9-2 after a sixth straight win at Arizona State 86-81 led by guard Tom Little with 20 points. Other results include USF edging Harvard 65-63, Nevada Southern beating Creighton 109-99, and Gonzaga beating Portland 55-49 as the West Coast teams brace for conference play.
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United Press International
Seattle
West Coast
Chiefs
Arizona State
Tom Little
Charles Dulles
USF
Harvard
Rick Schaer
Pete Cross
Dons
Nevada Southern
Las Vegas
Creighton
Bruce Chapman
Rebels
Westmont
Chapman
Irvine
Providence
Portland
Gonzaga
Stan Talley
Pilots
Stanford
Brigham Young
USC
Utah
West Coast Athletic Conference
Chico Small College
Chico
Lewis and Clark
Whittier
Willamette
Central Washington
Sacramento State
McCallister
Minnesota
Humboldt State
Chico State
Brave grapplers crush Eagles with 38-3 decision
Lompoc Braves roll to a 38 3 non league wrestling win over Arroyo Grande controlling 12 of 13 varsity bouts and earning decisive victories from Ortiz Grijalva McFarland and McDonald. Ortiz overcame Norman Martinez 7 4 in a 127 pound bout as Grijalva won 133 pounds 10 7 and McFarland pinned Lozaga in 1 40 to seal the meet.
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Lompoc Braves
Greg Laffoon
Tom Lewis
Arroyo Grande Eagle
Lompoc
Rich McFarland
Eagles
Arroyo Grande
Jess Ortiz
Norman Martinez
Ortiz
Martinez
Leroy Grijalva
Greg Lozaga
J. Martinez
Zepeda
Balcena
Castilleja
Rivera
Padilla
Laffoon
Arriola
N. Martinez
Grijalva
Cabong
Harwood
Alarcio
Lewis
Lawrence
Hula Bowl rosters shuffled by injuries and illness
Injuries and illness disrupted both sides before the Hula Bowl in Honolulu. South starter Bob Warmack was replaced by Ronnie Johnson after Warmack strained a knee in the Bluebonnet Bowl, then Steve Sogge was added as quarterback. North players Jim Seymour and Bob Stein were sidelined by muscle and flu, shifting Leroy Keyes to split end.
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Honolulu
Warmack
Devine
Southern California
Steve Sogge
Jim Seymour
Notre Dame
Bob Stein
Minnesota
Seymour
Stein
Leroy Keyes
Purdue
Thurston Captures Grid Prize in Holiday Contest
Roger E. Thurston of Van denberg Air Force Base won a $50 prize in the Lompoc Record Football Contest by predicting all but three of 12 games. Twelve others tied for second by missing four games. a list of runners-up includes residents from Lompoc and nearby areas. Also noted is the wedding of Sandy Koufax and former Anne Widmark, with Widmark daughter tying the knot at the Widmark home in West Los Angeles.
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Roger E. Thurston
Olive St. Vandenberg Air Force Base
Thurston
Lompoc
Winifred Buff
Dona
Debbie Davis
Burton Mesa
Luther Helm
Rural Lompoc
Kent Hinsey
E. Cherry
Robin Kelley
Sycamore St
Vafb
Leslie Lewis
Mesa Circle Dr
Sandy Luce
St. Andrews
Jane McGovern
Doris Macke
Auriga
John Meneley
Calle Sugunda
Carole Romero
North Ave
Beverly Tootle
Los Angeles
UPI
Sandy Koufax
Anne Widmark
Richard Widmark
Widmark
Jumping King Beamon eyes 30 foot indoor leap debut
Bob Beamon, the Olympic long jump record holder, heads into the All-American Games at the Cow Palace aiming to reach 30 feet indoors. He plans 8 to 12 meets this winter, cites pro basketball as a future goal, and notes his recent form remains strong after the Mexico City record.
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Joe Sargis
UPI
San Francisco
Bob Beamon
Beamon
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Mexico City
Cow Palace
University of Texas of el Paso
New York
Vancouver
UTEP
Ewbank Sees Colts Threat Amid New Year Focus
Jets coach Weeb Ewbank reviews the Baltimore Colts ahead of the Jan 12 title game. He notes Baltimore's strong defense and his respect for Don Shula’s team, while stressing focus on scoring and not worrying about odds as he celebrates the AFL title win.
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Milton Richman
UPI
NEW York
Weeb Ewbank
New York Jets
Lions
Jets
Baltimore Colts
Ewbank
Colts
Don Shula
Baltimore
Weeb
Ordell Braase
Tom Matte
Jimmy Orr
Lenny Lyles
Billy Ray Smith
Bobby Boyd
Don Shinnick
Dan Sullivan
Jerry Hill
Johnny Unitas
Colt
Unitas
Cleveland
Miami
Poe
Oakland
Louisville Beats Wichita State In MVC Showdown
Louisville improved to 9-0 in the season with a 71-58 home win over Wichita State. Butch Beard led the Cardinals with 27 points while Jerry King added 13 as Wichita State fell to 9 losses in 12 games.
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United Press International
Louisville
Cardinals
Wichita State
UPI Board of Coaches
Butch Beard
Jerry King
Ron Washington
Ron Mendel
Tulsa
Golden Hurricane
Cincinnati
L.C. Bowen
Bradley
North Dakota
Walter Robertson
Loyola
Ill
Western Michigan
Ramblers
Notre Dame
Irish
Austin Carr
Citadel
Clemson
Providence
California Irvine
McMurry
Texas Tech
Drake
Memphis State
Seattle
Arizona State
New Mexico
Denver
Mavericks Open With Loss as ABA Debut
The Houston Mavericks debut in the ABA ends in a 120 102 defeat to the Denver Rockets after the sale of the franchise for 650000 by commissioner George Mikan. Miami Floridians beat Kentucky 110 106 and New Orleans edged Los Angeles 112 11 in other ABA games, placing Miami third and closing on Kentucky for second in the standings.
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United Press International
Houston Mavericks
American Basketball Association
ABA
George Mikan
Houston
Denver Rockets
Mavericks
Miami
Kentucky
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Indiana
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Pedersen
Bowen
Roy Thomas Swit
Steve Froehlich
Nelson Carter
McIntyre
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Tim
O’brien
Calvin (Simmons
Mark
Metzgar
Vivian Brothers
Tim and
Kim
Buena
Ventura
East Bakersfield
Warren
al Kitchings
Dos Pueblos
Lomepoc
Santa Maria
Allens
Brave Grapplers
Atlanta Hawks
Hawks
Bulls
Atlanta
National Basketball Association
B. McDonald
Burke
Pepperdine
B. Moore
Guerra
McNeil
K. Moore
Green
McFarland
P. Lozaga
Jay Vee
Cook
T. Bristow
L. McDonald
Rodriguez
Apodaca
P. Kretzinger
Claudio
Mitchell
J. Castilleja
Garcia
Beard
Rios
Riley
Rhoads
Macagni
Milam
Rowley
Ward
Grid Prize
Koufax
Wichita
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