Salmon fishing boom along central California coast reports
Chinooks and Silvers plentiful from Avila Harbor to Lopez Reservoir as winds ease. Anglers push limits on salmon bottom fishing and trout near Lopez Dam with weekly plantings. state parks book up for Memorial Day weekend while interstate talks address river fish management and habitat preservation.
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Lompoc girls take second at Poly Invitational
Lompoc Braves girls track finish second at Cal Poly Invitational in San Luis Obispo with 108 points, six events won in the high school division led by Tish Lunsford and relay victories. Six varsity lettermen were absent for prom.
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Lompoc
Tish Lunsford
Braves
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Nancy Nuernberg
Lunsford
Suzanne Gonzales
Monica Kistle
Cheryl Biggs
Biggs
Debbie Laing
Kathy Nelson
Sheila Cabral
Debbie Chandler
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Gwen Howard
Sherry Litteken
Marcia Jackson
Litteken
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Pam Alexander
Braves pitchers all sound for call against St. Paul in CIP
In CIF AAA playoffs Lompoc and St. Paul face off with all three Lompoc regulars healthy. Coach Bodary notes Roy Teddy and Tony are rested and ready as St. Paul plans to start Greg Zial, an MVP with two no hitters this season. The winner advances to the Friday quarterfinals.
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Teddy Torres
Roy Thomas
Lompoc
St. Paul’s
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Cerritos Junior College
Norwalk
Roy
Teddy
Tony
St. Paul
New Orleans
Dos Pueblos
Upland
Loara
North Riverside
Irvine
Sessions Hurt in Indy Practice. Andretti Fastest Yet
Indy practice resumes at the Speedway after rain delays for Memorial Day race. Sam Sessions, rookie with ninth place last year, was hospitalized for 48 hours with minor injuries after his turbo Offenhauser hit the wall and rolled. Mario Andretti led speeds earlier but posted 168.824 mph, while A J Foyt, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Joe Leonard, Peter Revson, and Gary Bettenhausen ran in the 165 mph plus range.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Houston
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Joe Leonard
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Calif
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New York
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Quarry changing image predicts five round knockout
Jerry Quarry spoke in a public setting about his June 23 title showdown with Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden predicting a knockout in five rounds. He explained a new aggressive mindset, saying he will fight hard regardless of hurting his opponent and no longer wants to be a “nice guy.”
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Jerry
Fazier
Frazier
Buster Mathis
Serapiron Johnson
Bellflower
Calif
Battler
Billy Conn
Ring
Mathis
Betty Ann Friedman Leads Queen's Tournament Qualifying
Garden Grove teacher Betty Ann Friedman rolled an 889 series over four games to top the first round of WIBC Queen's Tournament qualifying in San Diego. She posted 266 232 219 172, her fourth sanctioned 700 series, while Roseman Losee and Evelyn Teal followed with 887 and 872. The field of 400 entrants continued four more games as 61 advanced to join seeded leaders Reichley Massey and Fothergill.m
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UPI
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Garden Grove
Calif
Friedman
Orange
Roseman Losee
Poughkeepsie
Dottie Fothergill
North Attleboro
Mass
Padres Open Series as Niekro Faces Bunning Pirates
San Diego starts a three game set with the Pirates as Joe Niekro faces Jim Bunning in the opener. Expansion clubs San Diego Kansas City and Seattle share early leads with 16 15 victories while Montreal sits at 11. Nate Colbert leads Padres with a .309 average and 17 RBIs after 39 games. Ollie Brown adds 21 RBIs.
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Seattle
Montreal
Houston
Ollie Brown
Brown
Colbert
Breda Kolff Leaves Lakers for Pistons
Van Breda Kolff quits the Los Angeles Lakers to join Detroit as head coach or executive figure. He will meet Ed Coil and sign a contract reportedly worth about 35000 dollars, amid past public disputes with Wilt Chamberlain and a Pistons team with limited playoff success.
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Los Angeles Lakers
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Los Angeles
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Laker
Seymour
Dennis Butcher
Net titlist in father's footsteps
Larry Riggs son of Bobby Riggs wins West Coast Athletic Conference singles title at Pepperdine and aims for NCAA championships at Princeton June 16 21. The 24 year old works at Lehman Brothers when not in class and sees himself as a weekend player.
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UPI
Larry Riggs
Larry
Bobby Riggs
Pepperdine College
Don Budge
Frank Parker
Alice Marble
Jack Kramer
Riggs
Princeton University
Lehman Bros
New York
Teenage auto rodeo set for Santa Maria
Santa Maria Valley Jaycees host the second annual Teen age Road E-0 on Saturday at the Golden State Raceway. Eligible local teens with licenses and under 19 after August 1, 1969 may enter by Friday 5 p.m. Entries at Santa Maria Lincoln Mercury. Written test at 9 a.m. at Santa Maria High cafeteria. Contact Rick Williams at 51803.
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South Broadway
Rick Williams
Candaele
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