Cabrillo fifth as Hicks leads Lompoc to CIF title
Lompoc swam to the CIF Southern Section 3-A meet title with Tom Hicks claiming the 50 yard freestyle in 22.0 seconds and finishing second in the 100 free with a school record 48.8. Cabrillo placed fifth with 65 points as Scott Wassmund took second in the 50 butterfly and Cabrillo medley and 400 free relays reached finals.
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Tom Hicks
Santa Monica
Cabrillo
Scott Wassmund
Hicks
al Jaenicke
Wassmund
Braves
Mike Weaver
Congs
Scott Ground
Phil Heidmous
Ron Stokes
Curt Nunn
Bill Thompson
Heidmous
Wepner Faces Long Odds Against Ali in Ohio Showdown
Veteran heavyweight Chuck Wepner arrives in Richfield, Ohio, with slim chances against Muhammad Ali in a bout expected to last six to seven rounds. Ali, fatigued from prior fights, may stick to rope tactics while Wepner bets on a single right hand to shift the balance. The piece notes Wepner’s 12 pound overweight status and doubts about Ali’s peak form. Local fans are urged to tune in as Ali vows to reveal his enduring greatness.
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Richfield
Ohio
UPI
Muhammad Ali
Chuck Wepner
Ali
Philadelphia Flyers
Wepner
George Foreman
Foreman
Zaire
Rock Island
Joe Bugner
Cabrillo Congs Prep For Pomona Tournament Run
Cabrillo College baseball team, riding a 40 game perfect record, heads to Pomona for the 40th Pomona Tournament after a 2-1 league win over San Luis Obispo. Eric Cannon impressed in relief, earning a long relief outing as Cabrillo held on for the victory.
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San Luis Obispo
Marc Thomas
Lompoc
George Renfroe
Gus Froehlich
Tim Staffel
Cabrillo Congs
Pomona
Congs
Los Altos
Montclair
Cabrillo
Braves fall in 13th inning to Saints in tournament opener
Lompoc Braves suffer a 5-4 13 inning loss to Santa Maria Saints at Ellis Field in Thousand Oaks. Danny Adams scored on a grounder error in the 13th after Paul Borchard misplayed a ground ball, tying and setting up the decisive run.
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Tiger
Norris Picardo
Rizzoli
Glen Hoeschel
Ray Dahlmann
Congs
Picardo
Cabrillo
Kirk Dalton
San Luis
John Gonger
Roberts
Tigers
Lompoc Braves
Thousand Oaks
Santa Maria Saints
Ellis Field
Braves
Newbury Park
Lompoc
Robb
Saints
Danny Adams
Paul Borchard
Borchard
Rick Beltran
Mick Shroll
Tim Weeks
Terry Mohr
George Renfroe
Tim Binning
Shroll
Binning
Ziegler Wins Jacksonville Open With 12 Under Par
Larry Ziegler captured the Greater Jacksonville Open with a final round 65 to finish 12 under 276, two strokes ahead of Mac McLendon and Mike Morley. The St Louis native sank a 25 foot eagle chip and followed with a 30 foot birdie as Morley stayed close.
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Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
Larry Ziegler
Ziegler
St. Louis
PGA
Mac McLendon
Mike Morley
Morley
Valley All-Star Teams Win Central Coast Tournaments
The Lompoc Recreation Department sent three basketball all-star teams to Santa Paula for a central coast tourney. The fourth grade team won two titles with 28-17 and 30-8 games. The 5th-6th grade team beat Oxnard 43-42 and Santa Paula 45-27 to claim their title. The junior high team lost their opener 43-22 and filed a protest. Both championship teams advance to the state playoffs in Azusa on April 5-6.
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Lompoc Recreation Department
Santa Paula
Lompoc
Oxnard
Azusa
Kings rally past Bulls to seal playoff spot in Kansas City
Tiny Archibald and Scott Wedman sparked a fourth quarter run as the Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat the division leading Chicago Bulls 103-101 in a nationally televised game. The crowd of 16,805 at Kemper Arena marked the largest indoor sports crowd in Kansas City history and confirmed the Kings’ playoff berth.
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Kings
Kemper Arena
Phil Johnson
Bulls
Archibald
Wedman
Sam Lacey
Jimmy Walker
Chicago
Bob Love
Cavaliers
Rockets
Cleveland
Jim Brewer
Jim Chones
Frasoines Sunday's Games Recap across NHL scores
Sunday results saw Buffalo 9 California 4, St. Louis 3 Vancouver 3, Atlanta 5 Washington 0, Detroit 4 Chicago 4, NY Rangers 7 Boston 5, Philadelphia 2 Montreal NY Islanders 3 Minnesota 3. Monday schedule shows California at Toronto.
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Vancouver
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NY Rangers
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Philadelphia
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NY Islanders
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Portland
Phoenix
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Milwaukee
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SLO
Ron Hensel
David Conway
Tom Denton
Bill Morgan
Scott Ostler
Milton Richman
Dan Townsend
Renfroe
Adrienne McAdam
Eric Cannon
Randy Ochs
Bill Weber
Cannon
Carlton Roberts
Jim Rizzoli
Mike Brockett
John Null
Bill Stratford
Brockett
Null
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Arroyo Grande
Righetti
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Bob Lanier
Nate Williams
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Elmore Smith
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Smith
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Mike Bantam
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