Wardrip Wins Long Jump at Easter Relays Meet
Cabrillo High standout Doug Wardrip captured the A class long jump title with 21 feet 7 3 4 inches, narrowly ahead of Oxnard’s Mike Walker. Lompoc and Cabrillo claimed only scattered bronze as San Marcos overtook last year’s champs.
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Santa Barbara
Lompoc
Doug
Mike Walker
Oxnard
Cabrillo
San Marcos
Valentino Theodore
Vito Pascua
Dave Welch
Dick Snoddy
Brown
Braves
Sarge Cruz
Skip Chestnut
Tony Nunez
Jim Warrick
LOM POC LEC Sports News by Ostler
Scott Ostler provides the latest sports notes from LOM POC LEC, delivering brief updates on local teams, players, and upcoming events with concise commentary and score highlights.
Bruins target 60 game win streak in college record bid
Los Angeles reports UCLA basketball fans eye a run at the 60 straight victories mark held by Bill Russell and San Francisco. The Walter gang aims to move past the record in the middle of next season, a near certainty according to UPI.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Bill Russell
Walter Gang
UCLA
Russell
University of San Francisco
Terrapins Capture NIT Title With 100-69 Win
Maryland men’s basketball team crushed Niagara 100-69 to clinch the 35th National Invitation Tournament. Five starters return next season as coach Lefty Driesell targets NCAA glory and a challenge to UCLA.
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NEW York
UPI
University of Maryland
Terrapins
Niagara
Lefty Driesell
UCLA
Lakers Break Record as Title Quest Looms
The Los Angeles Lakers wrapped the season with a 124-98 win over the Seattle SuperSonics, setting a 69th win and an 841 winning percentage. They posted a 33 game win streak, most home and road wins, and other marks as Gail Goodrich led with 24. Playoffs begin Tuesday in Los Angeles versus the Chicago Bulls.
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United Press International
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West Coast
National Basketball Association
Lakers
NBA
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Los Angeles
Poin
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Seattle
Chicago Bulls
Golden State
Philadelphia
76Ers
Jack Ramsay
Boston
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Atlanta
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Baltimore
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Houston
Portland
Clyde Lee
Jim Barnett
Warriors
Philadphia
Ramsay
Milwaukee
Dodgers suffer fourth straight defeat in Mets rout
Los Angeles Dodgers fell 9 to 1 to the New York Mets at St. Petersburg after Tommy John allowed three runs in five innings and Hoyt Wilhelm yielded six runs in the seventh. Willie Davis hit a ninth inning homer solo for the Dodgers. The team rested in camp in Vero Beach between exhibitions.
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Fla
UPI
Walt Alston
Los Angeles
Dodgers
New York Mets
St. Petersburg
Willie Davis
Mets
Tommy John
New York
Hoyt Wilhelm
Walton Heads NEA All American Team
UCLA center Bill Walton is the lone unanimous pick on the NEA 1972 All American basketball team announced by NEA and the NBA. Forwards Bob McAdoo and Bud Stallworth. guards Ed Ratleff and Dwight Lamar headline the first team, with Stallworth the only senior. Two players hail from Columbus, Ohio, Ratleff and Lamar.
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NEW York
NEA
UCLA
Bill Walton
Stallworth
1972 All American NBA NBA Coaches Team Highlights
The 1972 All American list features Bill Walton UCLA Ed Ratleff Long Beach State Bob McAdoo NC Bud Stallworth Kansas Dwight Lamar SW La plus a second team and honorable mentions including Barry Parkhill Bill Chamberlain Fred Boyd Jim Chones Brian Taylor Steve Hawes and others. The roster lists positions heights ages and hometowns for each player.
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NBA
Barry Parkhill
Virginia
Bill Chamberlain
North Carolina
Fred Boyd
Oregon State
Jim Chones
Marquette
Brian Taylor
Princeton
Steve Hawes
Washington
Bill Walton
UCLA
Soph
la Mesa
Calif
Ed Ratleff
Long Beach St
Columbus
Ohio
Bob McAdoo
N.C
Greensboro
Bud Stallworth
Kansas
Hartselle
Ala
Dwight Lamar
Player wins Greater New Orleans Open in Masters build up
Gary Player, on a 10000 mile journey, claimed the Greater New Orleans Open title with a nine under par 279 totaling prize money near 25000. He edged Jack Nicklaus and Dave Eichelberger by one stroke, finishing with a 69 final round to chase Augusta perfection. Newcomers Ziobro and Lister finished two behind, while Billy Casper faded to a tie for eighth.
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New Orleans
UPI
Gary Player
Player
South Africa
Augusta
Jack Nicklaus
Dave Eichelberger
Billy Ziobro
John
Lister
Billy Casper
Nicklaus
Baseball and Track Schedule for Local Schools
Today features Lompoc versus Centennial in baseball at Elk's Field at 4 p.m. Cabrillo competes with Pomona in a tourney. Santa Maria hosts a decathlon at Hancock College starting at 1 p.m. Tomorrow Lompoc plays in the Elk's Tourney while Cabrillo again meets Pomona in the Pomona Tourney. Decathlon events continue.
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Centennial
Elk’s
Cabrillo
Pomona
Santa Maria Decathalon
Hancock College
Richie Allen Back With White Sox After Personal Business
Rich Allen ends his halt in Clearwater and is set to join the Chicago White Sox for spring training. Dodgers figure Tommy John trade cost them a pitcher, while Sims defends Allen and warns against old guard attitudes in baseball.
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UPI
Richie Allen
White Sox
Clearwater
Fla
Stu Holcomb
Sarasota
Allen
Holcomb
R. Allen
Tommy John
Dodgers
Walt Alston
Koufax
Drysdale
Campanis
Duke
Sims
Richie
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