Near-perfecto clinches CIF bid for Lompoc Braves
Lompoc Braves edge Santa Maria Saints 2-0 to secure a CIF tournament berth and at least a share of the Northern League title. Pitcher Ted Grafton carried a near-perfect game into the seventh, while solid defense and timely hitting supported the win. Dan Guerra went 3-for-3, and Lompoc’s defense turned key plays to preserve the shutout.
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Scott Ostler
Lompoc
Lompoc Valley
Lompoc Braves
Ted Grafton
Saints
Ted
Steve Domingues
Leroy Grossini
Braves
Jeff McGill
McGill
John Rodriguez
Paul Borchard
Rick Fridrich
Borchard
Jay Baker
Tim Weeks
Fridrich
Dan Townsend
Dan Guerra
Grafton
Grossini
Dave Barthel
Barthel
Thousand Oaks
Whiff
Santa Maria Girls Track at Lompoc and Local Meetings
Sports and community events list shows Santa Maria girls track at Lompoc and Cabrillo girls swim at Lompoc. Also mentions Bicycle Club Lompoc Touring Club meeting at the library at 7 30 p m and public library multipurpose room.
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Santa Maria
Lompoc
Cabrillo
Righetti Bicycle Club
Lompoc Public Library
Congs fall in San Luis 6 0 to end title hopes
San Luis Obispo Tigers shell Cabrillo Congs 6 0 at home to clinch first place hopes. Cabrillo must beat Lompoc Friday to force a tie and enter CIF playoffs with the league’s top seed. Tigers ride Mike Murphy’s complete game as Cabrillo errors and control woes doom the visitors.
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Cabrillo Congs
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Congs
Lompoc
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San Luis
Celtics take 3-2 lead as execution outruns Bucks
Celtics top Milwaukee 96-87 to grab a 3-2 edge in the NBA final. Havlicek and Cowens each scored 28 as Boston extended the series back to Boston for Game Six. Abdul-Jabbar led Milwaukee with 37, Robertson added 23 as the Bucks failed to shoot well.
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UPI
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Milwaukee Bucks
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Bucks
Boston
Tommy Heinsohn
Milwaukee
Bob Dandridge
Dandridge
John Havlicek
Dave Cowens
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Oscar Robertson
United Press International
Milw
Bolinger Keeps Hit Streak Alive for Arkansas Travelers
Monte Bolinger of the Arkansas Travelers has a 10 game hitting streak, reaching 10 with a seventh inning single on April 30. He batted .469 after nine games as he shows a steady start in Texas League action. Roy Thomas faces Reading Phillies Opening Day jinx as seven straight Opening Day pitchers left baseball. the trend notes earlier starters from 1967 to 1973.
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Mike Murphy
Chris Banzhof
Craig Winegarner
Tigers
Drake
John Proud
Proud
RBI
Kit Hubbard
Monte Bolinger
Arkansas Travelers
Bolinger
Roy Thomas
Reading Phillies
Reading Eagle
Sporting News
Reading
Foyt Leads Early Indy Practice As Rookies Clash
Indianapolis speeds dip after rule changes but A J Foyt tops with 192.349 mph in the first practice session. Bobby Unser and Johnny Rutherford close behind as rookies Tom Bigelow and Lee Brayton crash but escape harm. In St Louis, Jim Dwyer is optioned to Tulsa to clear roster space for Tom Heintzelman after going 0-for-5 as pinch hitter.
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Ind
Houston
Unser
Rutherford
Albuquerque
N.M
Tom
Bigelow
Whitewater
Wis
Lee Brayton
Coldwater
Mich
ST. Louis
UPI
Jim Dwyer
St. Louis Cardinals
Tulsa
Tom Heintzelman
Dwyer
Kevin Drake's crossroad between UCLA football and pro baseball
Kevin Drake, born in Japan and raised across several nations, rose as a standout athlete at Vandenberg Base Pee Wee football and in Little League baseball. The 1971 Babe Ruth 14 15 World Series batting champ weighs a UCLA college football scholarship against a potential high round baseball contract, with scouts noting draft signing priorities and Drake eyeing economics at UCLA.
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Kevin Drake
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United States
England
Germany
Vandenberg Air Force Base
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Butch
Alfred
George Meyer
Bill Rule
the Densons
Herm Walker
Coach Jones
Coach Wilson
Drake
Lompoc
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