Cabrillo Rally Sparks 6-5 Victory Over Eagles
Cabrillo edged Arroyo Grande 6-5 in varsity baseball action to notch its second league win. Bruce Atkins scored on an early error, Cabrillo surged to a 4-0 lead in the second inning with Mike Kluge’s double, and the frame featured a sequence of miscues and steals before the Eagles began mounting a threat.
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Kienley
Scott Stuart
Atkins
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Matt Goodrich
Goodrich
Arroyo Grande
Marty Childress
Ernie Martin
John Hart
Eagles
Greg
Evansville Wins NCAA College Division Title Over Old Dominion
Evansville with Don Buse and Rick Coffey leading the attack rode a late spark from sophomore Greg Martin to beat Old Dominion 96 82 and claim a record fifth NCAA College Division basketball title. Buse scored 23, Coffey 22, Copeland led Old Dominion with 20 as Evansville built a 20 point second half lead and held on. The 13,124 crowd set a championship record at Evansville.
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Rick Coffey
Greg Martin
Aces
Martin
Buse
Coffee
Monarchs
Joel Copeland
Jackson's 7th homer fuels A's spring chase
Reggie Jackson slugged his seventh home run in 12 spring games as the Oakland Athletics chase a stronger season. Despite his torches, Oakland fell 7-6 to the Giants in Phoenix. Other notes include Pirates at Mets 5-2, Dodgers 13-5 over Expos, and Drysdale planning a managerial stint in Florida.
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Ariz
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Giants
Jose Pagan
Bob Robertson
Jim Campanis
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Mets
Nelson Briles
St. Louis Cardinals
Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers
Montreal Expos
Duke Sims
Bill Buckner
Tom Paciorek
Drysdale
Dodgers
Braves edge SLO in seven inning error aided win
The Lompoc Braves beat San Luis 3 to 1 on March 20 as four Tiger errors and three double plays helped them pull their seventh straight win. Teddy Torres pitched all seven for Lompoc allowing one hit and seven strikeouts while Larry Silviera took the loss for San Luis. Roy Howell had two Lompoc hits and Roy Thomas made the only other ball reach the outfield. The Braves next host Royal High tomorrow before a home game with Dos Pueblos Friday.
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Tigers
Dan Bodary
Teddy Torres
Torres
Larry Silviera
Larry
Bodary
Silviera
Tiger
Roy Howell
Howell
Roy Thomas
Marty Farrar
Kelly Candaele
Farrar
Joe Brooks
Jeff Bratz
John Dodge
Monte Bolinger
Candaele
Bratz
Royal High School
NIT Opens in New York City With Five Early Games
The National Invitation Tournament begins at Madison Square Garden with a 11 a.m. triple header featuring North Carolina against Massachusetts, Louisville versus Providence, and Duke facing Dayton. St. John's hosts Tennessee later, while LaSalle meets Georgia Tech.
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UPI
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North Carolina
Massachusetts
Louisville
Providence
Duke
Dayton
St. John’s
Tennessee
LaSalle
Georgia Tech
Michigan
Syracuse
St. Bonaventure
Purdue
Hawaii
Oklahoma
Cabrillo and Lompoc Wrestlers Enter Regional Qualifier
Cabrillo and Lompoc High School wrestlers travel to Bakersfield for the AAU regional qualifier, seeking top two finishes in each weight class to earn bids for the US team. Eleven local competitors train in free style, with events spanning 105.5 to heavyweight.
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Roxy Thompson
International Wrestling Body
Hawthorne High School
Lompoc
Cabrillo
Bill Allen
Dave Clements
Dan Gillespie
Brad Jones
John
Laver completes spectacular slam in champions classic
Rod Laver defeated Tom Okker 7-5 6-2 6-1 at Madison Square Garden to cap 13 straight wins in the tennis champions classic. He earned 13 victories, 11 straight $10,000 prizes, a $15,000 win, and $35,000 for the final match, totaling $160,000.
Bruins UCLA clash in final NCAA regionals showdowns
Long Beach State faces UCLA in a Western Regional at Salt Lake City while Penn meets Villanova in Raleigh and Ohio State opposes Western Kentucky in Athens. Kansas meets Drake in Wichita as winners advance to Houston finals.
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Jerry Tarkanian
John Wooden
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University of Pacific
Trapp
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Tigers
Quakers
South Carolina
Howard Porter
Fordham
Luke Witte
Jim McDaniels
Buckeyes
Marquette
Hawks win in overtime to seize final playoff berth
The Atlanta Hawks beat the Chicago Bulls 112-111 in overtime to secure the last NBA playoff spot and set up a first round against the New York Knicks. Lou Hudson and Pete Maravich led Atlanta with 22 points while Chet Walker scored 22 for Chicago.
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Gray Guerin
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Chet Walker
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