Baseball season previews Braves due to win and Congas vow hustle
Lompoc High previews the 1976 Northern League season with optimism. Dan Bodary cites returning talent and key players as the Braves chase another league title amid strong rivals Cabrillo Santa Maria and Arroyo Grande. Cabrillo coach Bill Weber stresses hustle and aggressiveness as Cabrillo fields experienced pitching led by Dominick Berry and Carlton Roberts and a solid catching corps headed by Mark Haley.
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Ken Murphy
Lompoc High
Braves
Lompoc
Santa Barbara
Santa Maria
Cabrillo
Dan Bodary
Righetti
Bodary
Arroyo Grande
San Luis
Frank Mickadeit
Cabrillo Conquistador
Cong
Bill Weber
Weber
Dick Wilson
Congs
Dominick Berry
Dan Perry
Dan
Chris Still
Randy Ochs
Eric Cannon
Ochs
Cannon
Carlton Roberts
Roberts
Brian Murphy
Mark Haley
Mark
Haley
Mike Brockett
Brockett
CONQS
Dan Petry
John Dagg
Blain Nelson
Wayne Brown
Ray Dahlmann
Four workers killed at Montreal Olympic site collapse
Four construction workers died when a 55 ton hollow concrete arch stone broke away from the main stadium at the 1976 Summer Olympics site and fell 200 feet. Police identified the dead as Paul Emile Neveu 40 Bertrand Fortin 25 Benoit Breton 27 and Xavier Harvey 43 others were treated for injuries and shock. An immediate inquiry was ordered to determine the cause. officials called it at first an accident.
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Montreal
UPL
Paul Emile Neveu
Bertrand Fortin
Notre Dame d'Hebertville
Que
Benoit Breton
St Henri
Xavier Harvey
St Charles Borromeo
Marcel Dion
Quebec
Olympic Installations Board
Wednesday Sports Sked Highlights Local Events
Baseball Lompoc at Ventura scheduled for 3 9 pm. Gymnastics Santa Ynez at Lompoc. Track girls Santa Maria at Cabrillo at 3 p.m.
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Lompoc
Ventura
Santa Ynez
Santa Maria
Cabrillo
Pepperdine coach denounces home edge in NCAA play
Pepperdine coach Gary Colson vents at the NCAA for holding West Regional games at UCLA and argues for neutral sites. He blasts the system as financial and political and urges changes while Pepperdine prepares to meet Memphis State in Tempe.
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Los Angeles
UPS
Gary Colson
Pepperdine Waves
University of San Francisco
Colson
UCLA
Pauley Pavilion
Bruins
Memphis State
NCAA
Waves
Metro
Tempe
Ariz
Eugene
Ore
San Diego State
Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Pepperdine
Pauley
JD Morgan
J.D
Gene Bartow
Florida State NIT pick surprise amid selections
Florida State coach Hugh Durham questioned the NIT selections as NC State and San Francisco stood out among six chosen teams. Florida State, 20-6, felt overlooked despite finishing with a stronger record than several selections. The field includes Kentucky, Niagara, Oregon, Providence, Holy Cross, and Kansas State with first-round games set for Saturday afternoon.
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United Press International New York
UPI
North Carolina State
San Francisco
NC State
St. Peter's
North Carolina-Charlotte
Kansas State
Holy Cross
Louisville
North Carolina
A&t
Kentucky
Niagara
Oregon
Providence
Florida State
Hugh Durham
St Peter's
N.C State
George Washington
Bob Faris
North Carolina A&t
Stegman Sizzles as Arizona Leads Baseball Start
University of Arizona centerfielder Dave Stegman dominates early with a 468 average after 17 games and 21 RBIs while stacking six doubles and three home runs. Wildcats as a team hit 344 with a 14-3 mark, and Stegman aims for school records after last season. Dan Townsend hits 267 for Yavapai College, while Cal Poly track’s Warrick leads distance events with a 5000m win at Bakersfield in 14:55.8.
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University of Arizona
Dave Stegman
Stegman
Wildcats
Jim Warrick
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Lompoc
Allcomers
Bakersfield
Indiana Wins Crown Again National champion Hoosiers repeat title
Indiana University, 26-0, named college basketball national champion by UPI Board of Coaches for a second straight undefeated season. Marquette places second with 376 points and two first place votes. Indiana heads to NCAA Mideast Regional in South Bend to meet St John’s.
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UPI
Indiana University
United Press International
Hoosiers
St. John's
N.Y
South Bend
Ind
Marquette
Indiana
Kentucky
United Press International Board of Coaches
Rutgers
Nevada-Las Vegas
UCLA
North Carolina
Alabama
Notre Dame
Michigan
Washington
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Mick Schroll
Bob Vargas
Tom Hawk
Steve McMillian
George Renfroe
Rich Villareal
Renfroe
Rick McDonald
Lompoc Record
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Scott Ostler
Glen Neal
Rick Beltran
Chuck van Allen
Brad Johnson
Ian McKeown
Olympic Security
Guy Toupin
Toupin
Kansas City
The
Malibu Fed
Rebels
Firestone Fieldhouse
Boondocks
Fla. St
Dan Townsend
Yavapai College
Arizona
Ted Grafton
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