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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1977
Page
6
A reader asks for a fan’s views on Southern California, inviting quick thoughts on the region’s scenery, culture, and vibe from a sports or city pride perspective.
Ray Geiberger, father of PGA star Al Geiberger, is among about 600 missing or dead after a Pan Am chartered jumbo jet crash off the Canary Islands. Ray, a widower and Santa Barbara resident, had retired in 1963 from the County Agricultural Extension Service. Al Geiberger, 39, was in North Carolina to defend his Greensboro Open title.
Today tennis matches include San Luis at Lompoc and Righetti at Cabrillo at 3 p.m. CIF diving preliminaries and finals start at 10 a.m. Lompoc hosts Santa Maria gymnastics at 3 p.m. Cabrillo faces Righetti and Lompo at San Luis for baseball at 3 p.m. Morro Bay visits Cabrillo for golf at 1:30 p.m. Cabrillo hosts St Bonaventure softball at 3 p.m. Tonight an exhibition wrestling match between Japanese and Lompoc Boy's Club at Cabrillo gym starts 8 p.m.
Marquette defeats North Carolina 67-59 to cap coach McGuire's career with a championship, his ninth NCAA playoff appearance in ten years. Butch Lee stars with 19 points and finals MVP as Carolina squad struggles against Marquette's 1-3-1 zone.
In Vero Beach, the Dodgers overcame a Mets lead with a seven run eighth inning. Ed Goodman's pinch hit two run homer highlighted the frame as Dave Kingman and Bruce Boisclair also homered. Reggie Smith had three hits. Teddy Martinez drove in two for New York with Bud Harrelson and Kingman adding two hits apiece.
Tonight at 8:30 the Lom poc Valley hosts an exhibition featuring the Japanese Cultural Exchange team versus 11 Lompoc Boys' Club wrestlers. Bruce Logan precedes the event with skate routines as eleven freestyle matches across weight divisions 114 to 178 pounds unfold in the Cabrillo High gym.
Al McGuire, nearing the end of a 20 year coaching era, guides Marquette to a 67-59 win over North Carolina for the NCAA crown. He silent on speeches, tears after the victory, and confirms he will not return to basketball, passing on leadership to others as he moves into private industry.
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