Braves win long Fourth Annual Charlie Sands Memorial tourney
Lompoc Braves win the two game final of the Charlie Sands Memorial baseball tournament after a 13 day, 43 inning effort. Teddy Grafton pitched all 10 innings in the clinching win while also earning the all tournament nod along with Rick Fridrich Johnny Rodriguez and Mike Bratz. The victory cap included a no hitter in Santa Maria and a 6 5 2 1 comeback over Dos Pueblos.
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Braves
Dos Pueblos
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Lompoc
San Luis
Cabrillo
Righetti
Teddy Grafton
Ted
Santa Maria
Grafton
Rick Fridrich
Mike Bratz
Johnny Rodriguez
Jules Hain
Mike Terrones
Hollis Johnson
Hain
Terrones
Mike Sanchez
Ralph Ochoa
Dave Fredrickson
Fridrich
Cong and Braves swimmers shine in local pentathlon and relays
Cabrillo’s Gary Anderson placed second overall in the Santa Monica Pentathlon, edging to 1682 points as Robert Young won with 1664. Lompoc swimmers earned third at the Gold Coast Relays with Kowalik and Champion headlining medal wins, while Hillsdale and UCSB results highlighted strong depth in the meets.
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Gary Anderson
Santa Monica
Lompoc
Gold Coast
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Hill
Young
Hillman
Jeff Heidmans
Braves
UCSB
Hueneme
Mike Kowalik
Doug Champion
Kowalik
Kim Govenlock
Bruce Walton
Mitch Gullikson
Steve Rieck
Tom Hicks
Dave Denton
Mike Spring
Dodgers Base Stealing Game Highlights Spring Victory
Los Angeles Dodgers sprint past the Houston Astros 6-0 as seven steals in seven attempts fuel the win. Lee Lacy goes 4-for-4 with two steals, Willie Davis adds three steals, and Don Sutton along with Eddie Solomon combine for the shutout. Willie Crawford drives in three runs with two singles and a sacrifice fly.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Speedsters
Houston Astros
Lee Lacy
Willie Davis
Don Sutton
Eddie Solomon
Astros
Willie Crawford
Los Angeles
Duden’s win tops local track action
Eleven year old Sherri Duden of the Lompoc Valley AAU Girls Track Club won the 10-11 year old 440 yard dash in 67.5 at the Orange Coast Twilight Invitational. Other local results include Sherri Holmdahl and Jackie Holstrom at 9 and under events and multiple top finishes at the Nordhoff Tri Counties Winter League meet highlighting returning stars Maggie Knickrehm and Kerri Marshall.
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Sherri Duden
Lompoc Valley
Sherri Holmdahl
Nordhoff
Lompoc
Maggie Knickrehm
Kerri Marshall
Jackie Holstrom
Colleen Feeley
Lori Hester
Arieanna Harrison
Duden
Feeley
Hester
Harrison
Jean Valencia
Shelly Hamer
Valerie Tykeson
Diane Sager
Sager
Tykeson
Valencia
Hamer
Marshall
Cindy Tykeson
Foreman's success spurs eight apply for Golden Gloves
In San Francisco George Foreman's post Golden Glove success inspires eight heavyweights to file applications for the March 26 28 30 Golden Gloves tournament. Al Sandell director notes the strong early turnout and anticipates more entries as the event nears.
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USC coach Boyd blasts officials after Notre Dame loss
USC coach Bob Boyd condemned the officiating following a 69-65 defeat to Notre Dame in the NIT. He claimed USC faced unmatched calls and noted his team attempted only two free throws while Notre Dame shot 33. He singled out official Tom Casey as particularly biased.
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Tom Casey
Casey
Colbert wins Jacksonville Open after late rally
Jim Colbert, reading Norman Vincent Peale, holds off Johnny Miller, Lou Graham, Dan Sikes and Jim Wiechers to win the $130,000 Greater Jacksonville Open with a 279 total 70-65-71-73. Colbert’s late birdies and a chip-in on the 11th secured a one-stroke margin over the field.
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Fla
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Norman Vincent Peale
Colbert
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Dan Sikes
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Miller
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Sikes
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Forrest Ferler
John Mahaffey
Bruce Crampton
Steve Melnyk
Hoosiers face Bruins in NCAA semis after big regional wins
Indiana gears for UCLA in the NCAA semifinals after beating Kentucky in the Mideast final. UCLA extended its NCAA tournament streak to 34 wins, while Providence and Memphis State won regional finals to reach the semis in St. Louis.
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Indiana
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Los Angeles
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Kansas State
Celtics Clinch Second Straight Atlantic Division Title
The Boston Celtics outlasted the Kansas City-Omaha Kings 109-105 to secure their second consecutive Atlantic Division crown as the Lakers and others won in a full Sunday NBA slate. Paul Silas 24 points 21 rebounds Havlicek 28 for Boston while Archibald led KC with 35.
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Jim McMillian
Jerry West
Geoff Petrie
Sidney Wicks
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Knicks
Archie Clark
Norm van Lier
Kareem Abdul- Jabbar
Spencer Haywood
Barry Clemens
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