World Cup abstinence and sports talk by Fred Davis
A provocative column discusses a Swiss soccer coach's plan to bar players from sex during the World Cup in the U S and riffs on athletes abstaining before events. It weaves in Madonna rumors, Wilt Chamberlain anecdotes, and a Browns spring training quip about hotel lobbies.
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Mike Tyson
Wilt Chamberlain
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Wilt
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Shafter Falls to Stockdale in Boys and Girls Swim Meet
Shafter High School opened league swim with losses to Stockdale Mustangs.Girls trailed 23-5 after two events and later 91-54 before strong finishes including Barnard winning the 100 butterfly and relays in 1:58.99 and 4:23.99. Boys team notes Stockdale as tough foe with illness affecting key swimmer Richard Sharp.
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Lady Generals
Stockdale Mustangs
Shafter
Aubrey Edgman
Katie Thornton
Generals
Carolyne Stricker
Sara Barnard
Hailey Hodges
Gabby Munoz
Barnard
Stricker
Wendy Gilley
Thornton
Munoz
Edgman
Britane Banks
Mustangs
Hodges
Shafter Generals
Richard Sharp
Kevin Edgman
Stockdale
Mark Hodges
Alex Silicz
Jacob Silicz
Michael Murch
Johnny Woods
Eddie Cota
Jose Jimenez
Isabela Lake Derby draws big catches and big funds
SHS student Matthew Ackerman nabbed a tagged one hundred dollar trout during the Isabella Lake Fishing Derby at Lake Isabella. The grand prize of ten thousand dollars went to Bakersfield resident Bill Maynor, director of Camp Owen. More than 3,000 anglers entered as 1,000 tagged fish were planted for the event, held March 26 to 28.
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Lake Isabella
Matthew Ackerman
Richard Selvick
Ackerman
Boulder Gulch
Bakersfield
Bill Maynor
Maynor
Isabella Lake
Kern River Valley
Bob Bibby
Los Angeles
California
Kern County Board of Trade
Track meet results show strong SHS performances
SHS athletes earned multiple top finishes across events. In boys open, 400 relay placed second with Coffey Jensen Boss and Clark. 1600 relay second with Boss Winter Newby Clark. Winter led 300 hurdles in fifth. Clark ran 100 in 11.32. Faust topped discus at 155 feet 3 inches and Sage second with 149 feet 5.5 inches. Coffey second in high jump 6 feet 2 inches. Cofey second in triple jump 41 feet 10 inches. Desatoff led SHS girls in pole vault and field events with 4 feet 6 inches high jump and 13:40 in 100 hurdles. Kennedy fourth in 100 hurdles and third in 300 hurdles. Atencio won shot and high finishes in discus and shot. Epp placed in discus. Frosh sophs posted top times in hurdles with Mendez and Gutierrez.
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Josh Coffey
Jason Jensen
Carston Boss
Darren Clark
Boss
Phillip Winter
Matt Newby
Clark
Winter
Jason Faust
Bobby Sage
Faust
Sage
Coffey
Jensen
SHS
Marissa Desatoff
Bridget Kennedy
Kennedy
Desatoff
Donna Epp
Angela Atencio
Atencio
Epp
Shafter Generals open tourney with 8-3 win over Parker
Huckaby throws a seven inning one hitter to lift Shafter High School to an 8-3 victory over Parker in the Selma invitation. Prentice 3-4 with an RBI and two steals. Acosta 3-4 with 3 RBIs and two steals. Huckaby 3-4 with a double and 2 runs while driving in a run.
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Generals
Parker
Shafter High School
Selma
Dos Palos
Shafter
Dan Prentice
Kevon Watkins
Justin Guzman
Prentice
Steve Acosta
Huckaby
RBI
Watkins
Guzman
Acosta
Aaron Mann
Stockdale
Bakersfield
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