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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1969
Page
6
The Kansas City Royals head a 4 expansion team pack with a 11-4 spring record. They completed a 4-0 win over the Washington Senators in Pompano Beach Florida, as Galen Cisco Steve Jones and Larry Sherry combined on seven hits.
An Lompoc Babe Ruth League meeting will review a bid to host the Northern California state tournament for 13 year olds this summer. The event, set for early August, will select the state representative for the regional in Brawley. This expands to a regional level for 13-year-olds for the first time.
Ocean sport fishing stalls due to muddy seas and heavy winds with runoff flooding lakes. Fresh water angling slows, while catfish surge at Margarite Lake. Fisheries updates note 1969 rules through 1970 and a Soviet US USSR survey off Coal Oil Point to study hake stocks for protein use.
Santa Maria hosts Rowland High School in a CIF AAA semi final at Rio Hondo JC as Santa Maria eyes a 1966 crown era repeat. Center John Roth led a 70-63 quarter final win over Lasuen with 32 points and 27 rebounds. Rowland beat previously undefeated Garden Grove 73-71 to reach the semis. Bishop Amat, Claremont also advanced in the AAA bracket as Beverly Hills and other teams chased titles.
Earl Monroe and Kevin Loughery combined for 60 points as the Baltimore Bullets snapped a four game slide with a 140 121 victory over Phoenix. Monroe scored 33 and Loughery 27 to boost Baltimore’s lead in the Eastern Division. The Suns led at halftime before a 43 point fourth period sealed the win.
Douglas won its first game of the season defeating Holloway Plumbing 42 to 24. Bill Hunnicutt led Douglas with 15 points and Merle Pautsch added 13. In Saturday action the FCI beat the Braves 44 to 36 with Mark Montgomery scoring 17 and Dave Ellison leading the Braves with 12.
Drake defeats Louisville 77-73 in the Missouri Valley playoff to earn a bid against Texas A&M in the NCAA Midwest regional at Manhattan Kansas. Key plays came from Willie McCarter and Don Draper, with Draper hitting a late jumper for the lead.
USC coach Bob Boyd lauds his players and UCLA coach John Wooden while condemning a small group of Bruins fans for throwing apples, oranges and pennies at Trojan star Ernie Powell after USC edged UCLA 46 to 44. Powell won the game with a late jumper. Wooden visits locker room and UCLA favored to win NCAA title.
Dennis Awtrey of Santa Clara tops the 1968-69 All WCAC basketball selections as MVP, unanimous choice. The first team includes Bud Ogden, Pete Cross, Bill Stricker, and Darnell Hillman, with a second squad featuring Ralph Ogden, Coby Dietrich, Jim Haderlein, Bobby Sands, and Steve Rippe.
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