Red Bluff Little League: Cleland Clinches Phillies Title
Bret Cleland hurled a six hitter and Loui Clowers homered as the Phillies clinched the 1972 Red Bluff Little League championship with a fortunes-filled week including a 14-3 win over the Giants. The Mets and Dodgers also won, reshaping standings as White Sox surged to first in minors.
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Red Bluff
Mets
Bret Cleland
Loui Clowers
Giants
Cleland
Steve Birdsong
Braves
Pirates
Dodgers
Cubs
Cards
White Sox
Red Sox
Stewart Perry
John Perry
Athletics
Tigers
Lee Carland
John Harris
Robby Givens
Danny Givens
Twins
Orioles
Indians
Yankees
Corning Indians Win Title in Spring Playoff Sweep
The Corning Indians defeated the Orioles 9 6 to claim their second straight championship under Willie McBrar. Joe McBrar pitched strong to limit the Orioles to four hits as the Indians completed a two game playoff sweep. Greg Jennings yielded six hits in defeat.
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Indians
Willie McBrar
Orioles
Joe McBrar
Greg Jennings
McBrar
Demoralizing Feud A Blessing In Disguise
San Francisco pitcher Ron Bryant turned a high profile dispute with Giants manager Charlie Fox into a momentum boost. After a tense St. Louis incident, Bryant followed two straight shutouts with a 3-0 win over Atlanta, aided by improved control and a pressure-driven performance at Chicago.
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SAN Francisco
San Francisco Giants
Charlie Fox
Ron Bryant
Bryant
Fox
St. Louis
Atlanta Braves
Chicago
Ron
Dave Rader
Cardinals
Cubs
Holtzman Slugging Best Among Pitchers in A’s win
Ken Holtzman drove in the decisive run with a seventh inning double as Oakland beat Texas 3 0 in heat. He allowed three hits in a complete game effort but left after 9th inning due to fatigue. Holtzman improves to 11 5 with a .250 average and leads his club in batting among pitchers.
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Arlington
Tex
Ken Holtzman
Oakland
Texas Rangers
Dick Williams
Red Kibiak
Rangers
Holtzman
Darold Knowles
Catfish Hunter
Chicago
Cub
Leo Durocher
Deer tag system changes and 1972 regulations update
The Department of Fish and Game approved a two tag system for deer with a basic tag valid statewide and a second tag usable for either. The change reduces annual harvest from three deer and modifies areas permitting two-buck takes or special hunts. The 1972-73 hunting regulations book and new fee schedule will be available July 1, with licenses and tags on sale now. Bear protection, quail shifts, turkey area expansions, falconry seasons, and extra bear advisory notes accompany the update.
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Department of Fish and Game
California
Baseball results wrap from National and American Leagues
National League scores lead with Chicago routing Philadelphia eleven to one and Houston besting San Diego fourteen to seven. Other NL results include St Louis over Montreal four three and Cincinnati over Los Angeles five to zero. American League standings show Detroit leading East with forty four wins and Minnesota atop West, plus a slate of games including Milwaukee at Baltimore and Chicago at Kansas City.
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Atlanta
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San Diego
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Nash
Reynolds
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Pappas
Niekro
McDowell
Kison
McAndrew
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Torrez
Santorini
Cumberland
Roberts
Arlin
Gullett
Los Angeles
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Minnesota
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California
Texas
Boston
Oakland
Brett
Alexander
Harrison
Curtis
Wilcox
Ryan
Perry
Bahnsen
Splittorff
Hamilton
Bosman
Blasingame
Lolich
Fish counts at Red Bluff Diversion Dam monitor totals
Monitored by the Fish and Wildlife Service the Red Bluff Diversion Dam counts show King Salmon 52 Jack Salmon 17 Suckers 5 Squaw Fish 6 Lamprey 8 in a regional survey summary.
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Red Bluff
Fish and Wildlife Service
Stripe-etts and Diamond National win in North Valley softball
Denise Martin led Stripe-etts with two hits in a 6-1 victory over Red's Raiders as they stretch to six straight wins. Diamond National improved to 4-2 with an 18-11 win over winless Vina, while Los Molinos crushed Richfield 24-2 at Mill Creek Park. Beverly Gillaspy earned the win for Stripe-etts. Vina’s offense produced a third-inning rally but Diamond, Molinettes, and Molinos dominated the rest.
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North Valley
Red’s Raiders
Diamond National
Vina
Los Molinos
Richfield
Mill Creek Park
Linda Osborn
Martin
Diane Stevens
Debbie Slattery
Osborn
Vicki Ingram
Molinettes
Ingram
Chris Wotan
Kim Potter
Merchants 99E Rally Beats Red Bluff Merchants 6 5
Merchants 99E came from behind to win 6-5 over the Red Bluff Merchants in Midvalley Softball Association play. The winning rally in the bottom of the seventh started with singles by Wes Combes and Dan Micke, with Dick Boyd driving in a run and Rod Hofhenko mishandling a ball for the decisive score. Micke earned the win as Chris Brandt homered for the victors.
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Merchants 99E
Red Bluff Merchants
Midvalley Softball Association
Wes Combes
Dan Micke
Dick Boyd
Rod Hofhenko
Cosca Tops Reno Rodeo All Around Title
Steve Cosca a 22 year old rider from Oakland claimed the all around cowboy honor at the Reno Rodeo after three days of events. He earned 791 dollars in bareback riding and finished with a total of 949 dollars as top prize money for the weekend. meanwhile a Sebastopol man took the top payout overall.
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Steve Cosca
Oakland
Calif
Reno
Sebastopol
Cosca
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