Lompoc Area Sports Schedule Highlights Local Events
Tuesday sees San Luis Obispo at Lompoc and Righetti visiting Cabrillo with 8 p.m. starts while Lompoc hosts Santa Barbara in swimming. Wednesday brings Harlem Clowns versus Lompoc All-Stars at Lompoc High at 8 p.m. Friday features San Luis at Cabrillo and Lompoc at Santa Maria.
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San Luis Obispo
Lompoc
Righetti
Cabrillo
Santa Barbara
Harlem Clowns
Santa Maria
San Luis
Hueneme
Santa Ynez
St. Joseph
Atascadero
Paso Robles
Ventura
Buena
Ch. Islands
Arroyo Grande
Pro Bowl caps grid season in Miami showdown
Eighty stars from 22 NFL teams contest the AFC NFC Pro Bowl at the Orange Bowl. The game offers a $2 000 winner and $1 500 loser purse as the NFC and AFC showcase top players led by Madden and Hart with Stabler Griese Foreman Pearson and Taylor among the stars.
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Miami
UPI
AFC
John Madden
Oakland Raiders
Pittsburgh Steelers
Miami Dolphins
Larry Csonka
Simpson
Armstrong
Dolphins
Bob Griese
Stabler
St. Louis
Jim Hart
Minnesota
Chuck Foreman
Lawrence McCutcheon
Los Angeles
Hart
Charlie Taylor
Washington
Drew Pearson
Dallas
Charlie Young
Philadelphia
James Harris
Fran Tarkenton
Tarkenton
Alan Page
Carl Eller
Merlin Olsen
Claude Humphrey
Atlanta
Abc-Tv
Cabrillo Congs rally past Arroyo Grande in key league showdown
Cabrillo College basketball surged from a 40-20 halftime deficit to beat Arroyo Grande 77-68 in a late rally that kept their eight game win streak alive. Coach Harry Santos called halftime talks a turning point as Cabrillo pressed and controlled the second half and overtime.
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Cabrillo Congs
Arroyo Grande
Congs
Harry Santos
Congos
Eagles
Cabrillo
Righetti
Santos
Eagle
Dave Valentine
Carlton Roberts
Roberts
Brian Murphy
Ed Martin
Congas
Mandy Simmons
Kelly Hubbard
Daryl Stinnett
Valentine
Righetti Warriors
Warriors
Lompoc
Braves
San Luis Obispo
Dave Ellison
Eddie Taylor
Mark Morehart
Ron Adelheim
Miller Dominates Tucson Open Sets Scoring Records
Johnny Miller blasted to a record 61 in Tucson and 25 under total 263 to win the Tucson Open by eight strokes over Mahaffey and Watson. He earned 40 000 and leads the Crosby event with momentum toward Pebble Beach. Miller predicts he can beat Nicklaus at the Crosby.
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Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Johnny Miller
Jack Nicklaus
Pebble Beach
Calif
Miller
Arizona
Nicklaus
Jack
Crosby
Johnny
John Mahaffey
Tom Watson
Mahaffey
Watson
Phoenix
Mike Hill
Don Iverson
al Geiberger
Bruce Crampton
Tommy Aaron
Leonard Thompson
Arnold Palmer
Valley swimmers open season at CIF relays
Cabrillo and Lompoc opened their seasons at the CIF relays prelims at East Los Angeles College. Neither school qualified for finals as the meet mixed 3-A and 4-A competitors, but coaches Al Jaenicke and Bob Boyer praised the swimmers and projected 3-A competitiveness this year.
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Cabrillo
Lompoc
East Los Angeles Junior College
al Jaenicke
Bob Boyer
Miliate wins Poly tournament in California Invitational
Lompoc Braves and Cabrillo Conquistadors earned individual honors at Cal Poly for the California Invitational Wrestling Tournament. Steve Miliate won at 165 to lead Lompoc to fourth place. Cabrillo placed sixth with Mark Hall and Donnie Scruggs each finishing third. Clovis High won with 115 points.
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Lompoc Braves
Cabrillo Conquistador
Cal Poly
Lompoc
Steve Miliate
Braves
California
Oregon
Nevada
San Luis Obispo
Cabrillo
Clovis High School
Dos Pueblos
Congs
Donnie Scruggs
Scruggs
Kitty
Hall
Dave Long
Conquistadores
George Hervey
Mark Bowser
Dennis Katsuda
Darrell Grossini
Lonnie Tantjes
Allison tops Winston Western 500 at Riverside in dominant win
Bobby Allison wins the Riverside 500 in Roger Penske's Coca Cola American Motors Matador, leading 191 laps and finishing 22.58 seconds ahead of David Pearson. Allison carries momentum after a prior season penalty and heads to the Daytona 500 on Feb 16 as a top title threat.
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Hueytown
Ala
Allison
Roger Penske
Nascar
Riverside
David Pearson
Wood Bros
Mercury
Daytona Beach
Fla
Jockey Alvaro Pineda Killed In Santa Anita Gate Mishap
Jockey Alvaro Pineda, 29, died after being pinned by a rearing colt in the starting gate at Santa Anita. Rosary tonight and funeral Tuesday at Holy Angels Church Arcadia. Pineda, a top rider with 14 years in the sport, left a widow Donna and two children Matthew and Charlene.
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Arcadia
Calif
UPI
Alvaro Pineda
Santa Anita
Pineda
Holy Angels Church
Austin Mittler
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
George Woolf
Bill Shoemaker
Laffit Pincy
Pincay
Donna
Matthew
Charlene
Roberto
East Oast
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Steelers
Joe Greene
L. C. Greenwood
Bill Stanfill
Cleveland
Jerry Sherk
Jack Ham
Andy Russell
Baltimore
Mike Curtis
Madden
Oakland
Ken Stabler
O. J. Simpson
Buffalo
Otis Armstrong
Denver
Mario Pecile
Mario
Ellison
Kendall Green
Leonard Salazar
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Bing Crosby
Valley Swimmers
Boyer
Jaenicke
Miliate
Poly
Jerry Hamstad
Mark Hall
Clovis Grappler
Riverside, Calif
Bobby Allison
Pearson
Cecil Gordon
Horse Shoe
N.C. Allison
Dan Duffy
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