Cabrillo Congs seek CIF glory as strong wrestling team returns
Cabrillo coach Dave Long fields a veteran squad aiming to sustain dominance in the Northern League. Key performers include Mark Hall, Mark Bowser, Rory Hall, George Hervey, and Dave Mosby, with younger wrestlers poised to bolster a CIF push after tourney success.
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Beverly Hills
CIF
Japan
Cal Poly
Mark
Mark Hall
Dave Mosby
Cong
Bowser
Rory Hall
George Hervey
Rory
George
Hervey
Bill Hinkens
Kevin Breshears
Matt Moore
Mitch Moore
Chris Hall
Kurt Garman
Rhys Dupar
Steve Brown
Cabrillo
Mark Bowser
Lompoc Braves Wrestlers Pose as Central Coast Contenders
Lompoc shows strong title chances with four returning league champions led by John Rupa and Steve Miliate. The team opens against San Luis Obispo and Cabrillo, aiming to test strength early in a season that features tight competition from Cabrillo and San Luis Obispo with key weight class battles at 95 and 120.
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Frank Mickadeit
Lompoc
Braves
Dos Pueblos
Buena
Jerry Hamstad
John Rupa
Lester Huyck
Leonard Huyck
Steve Miliate
Mike Rivera
San Luis Obispo Tigers
San Luis
Cabrillo
Hamstad
Rudy) Montoya
Katsuda
Braves face NP Panthers in 7 30 non league test
The Lompoc Braves, 7-5 after a 72 68 win over San Marcos, travel to Newbury Park to meet the NP Panthers in a 7 30 p m non league game. They follow with an alumni All Stars clash Friday at 8 p m and open Northern League play hosting San Luis Obispo next Tuesday. Cabrillo Congs see schedule shake when St Joseph Knights drop tomorrow night game. Cabrillo, 11-1 in pre season, heads to Carpinteria Friday for final tune up before league opener at Righetti Tuesday.
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Lompoc Braves
Newbury Park
NP Panthers
Braves
San Marcos
San Luis Obispo
Cabrillo Congs
St. Joseph Knights
Mike Thomas Named NFC Rookie of the Year
Washington Redskins rookie running back Mike Thomas earned UPI's NFC rookie honor with 20 of 39 votes. He led the team in rushing, ranked third in receptions with 40, and scored 42 points despite an ankle injury late in college at UNLV. Other vote recipients included Bartkowski Harrell Boden.
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NEW York
UPI
Washington Redskins
George Allen
Redskins
Allen
Mike Thomas
Thomas
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Green Bay
Willard Harrell
Detroit
Lynn Boden
Washington
New Orleans
New York Giants
Larry Brown
Local sports slate shows wrestling and basketball action this week
Tonight features wrestling Righetti at Cabrillo and Lom poc at San Luis Obispo with 7 30 p m tip offs for basketball Lompoc at Newbury Park Also note Wednesday cancellation of Cabrillo St Joseph game and Thursday wrestling Cabrillo at Lompoc with 7 30 p m start times
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Righetti
Cabrillo
Lompoc
San Luis Obispo
Newbury Park
Norton and Lovell Spar For Saturday Heavyweight Fight
Former Marine Ken Norton and Pedro Lovell sparred six rounds each ahead of their 12 round heavyweight bout on national TV Saturday. Norton faced Eddie Bossman Jones and Dwain Bonds for three rounds apiece, while Lovell boxed three rounds with Stoney Land and Melvin Rush.
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Nev
UPI
Ken Norton
Pedro Lovell
Norton
Muhammad Ali
Eddie
Bossman
Jones
Los Angeles
Dwain Bonds
San Jose
Calif
Lovell
Stoney Land
Melvin Rush
Bulls Edge Rockets 98 97 in Narrow NBA Win
The Chicago Bulls defeated the Houston Rockets 98 to 97 in the lone NBA game of the night. The Los Angeles Lakers host Buffalo in a telecast matchup. The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 4 to 2 in the lone NHL action.
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Chicago Bulls
Houston Rockets
Lakers
Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Montreal
Dodgers in Caribbean for OJT in Santo Domingo
Los Angeles Dodgers coach Tom Lasorda manages the Licey club in the Dominican League near Santo Domingo as part of a winter training mission. Dodgers players such as Rick Rhoden, Charlie Hough, Stan Wall, Jose Baez, Rafael Landestoy, Pablo Peguero, Paul Ray Powell and Manny Mota participate or watch, aiming to sharpen skills and prepare for the 1976 season. Lasorda ranks third in a four-team race toward a Caribbean Winter Series berth.
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Dominican Republic
Los Angeles
Caribbean
Latin America
Tom
Lasorda
Dodgers
John Hale
Rick Rhoden
Charlie Hough
Stan Wall
Jose Baez
Rafael Landestoy
Pablo Peguero
Paul Ray Powell
Hough
Dominican
Rhoden
Hale
Dodger
Wake Forest Joins Top 10 In Surprising Rise
Indiana and Maryland hold the top two spots in the UPI coaches poll as Wake Forest climbs to seventh, after a 10-0 start and upsets of North Carolina and NC State. Washington, UNLV, Alabama and St. John’s also reach the top 10 while Notre Dame NC State and Kentucky land in the second tier.
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UPI
United Press International Board of Coaches
Indiana
Maryland
UCLA
Marquette
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Lennie Chappell
North Carolina State
Washington
Nevada
Las Vegas
Alabama
St. John’s
Notre Dame
Kentucky
Nevada-Las Vegas
N.Y
Rutgers
Tennessee
Michigan
Southern California
Louisville
Missouri
Iowa
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Dave Long
Congs
Cliff Brookhart
Giants
Miliate
Rupa
Mikate
Jimmy Jacobs
Dennis Katsuda
Jacobs
Camarillo
Hamstad Locks
Lom
Jim Jacobs
NFC
Lompoc Record
Norton, Lovell
OJT
Manny Mota
Ington
Huskies
Jerry Tarkanian
Long Beach State
Runnin’ Rebels
University of Alabama
Leon Douglas
Crimson Tide
Hoosiers
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