Torrigiani Nearly No-Hits Lemoore As Shafter Wins 2-0
Ken Torrigiani pitched a no hitter to lead Shafter High School past Lemoore 2-0 in a league game on Friday. Rick Rhoades singled and stole second, scoring on Bill Pineda's run producing hit, while Pineda later scored on Costello's error. Junior varsity fell 14-6 to Lemoore. Wasco games weekend results varied with varsity loss 2-1 and junior varsity win 6-0. Shafter hosts Coalinga Tuesday at 3:30 then travels to Foothill Friday for a league game.
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Lemoore
Rick Rhoades
Rhoades
Bill Pineda
Pineda
Danny Costello
Torrigiani
Richard Alvidrez
Wasco
Coalinga
Foothill
Ken Foniani
Shafter Baseball Opens Tryouts For Local League
Shafter announces first practice Sunday at 1 30 PM on the high school diamond. Open to anyone over 16. bring shoes caps and gloves. The 9 team county league includes Arvin Lamont Taft Porterville Wasco Greenacres Bakersfield Junior College Bakersfield Bear Cubs and Bakersfield No R with a 24 game schedule starting around June 10 after graduation.
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Shafter
Dave Anderson
Anderson
Arvin-Lamont
Taft
Porterville
Wasco
Greenacres
Bakersfield Junior College
Bakersfield Bear Cubs
Bakersfield No-R
Baseball program meeting at Richland School library
All managers and sponsors and prospective managers will meet at the Richland School library at 7 30 p m Wednesday April 28 to discuss rules and procedures for the summer boys and girls baseball program Anyone interested in entering a team should attend or call Larry Schellenberg 746 6024 or Ray Wiley 746 6128
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Richland School
Wedane
Larry Schellenberg
Ray Wiley
Top Growers Emphasize Pruning Cling Peaches
Growers concur that careful pruning and thinning are the key steps to a successful cling peach crop, noting this single practice poses the greatest challenge and opportunity for high yields.
Four Boys Set School Records At Sanger Invitational Meet
Shafter track team sets four school records at the Sanger Invitational, finishing second in sweepstakes behind Reedley. Wayne Landers clocks 10:18.7 in the two mile, Kuykendall runs 1:59.8 in the half mile, Reeder 2:02.5 in Class B 880, and Raymond Aaron 39 feet 9% inches in Class C triple jump.
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Shafter
Reedley
Wayne Landers
Allen Kuyendall
Phil Reeder
Raymond Aaron
H. T. Calhoun
Allen Kuykendall
Mike Lane
Russell Enns
Larry Tuck
Aaron
Phillip Reeder
Kuykendall
Reeder
Lake Mead Level Rises for Second Consecutive Month
The Lake Mead reservoir level edged up in February marking a second straight monthly gain. Prospects point to a return toward its rated operating head as conditions improve.
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Lake Mead
Well Known Runner at West Coast Relays
Freshman Gerry Lindgren of Washington State University will run a special two mile at the 39th West Coast Relays in Fresno Ratcliffe Stadium May 8 9. WCR director Dutch Warmerdam says Lindgren's coach Joe Mooberry confirms entry with six other Pullman athletes as WSU and other colleges compete for an estimated 1500 participants across divisions.
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Washington State University
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Pullman
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Kern County Retail Sales Jump Over Four Hundred Million
The Kern County Board of Trade reports a 20.8 percent rise in retail sales during the 1958-1963 census period. Retail sales reached 454,622,000 in 1963, up from 376,540,000 in the 1958 Census of Business.
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Kern County Board of Trade
U. S. Department of Commerce
Board of Trade
Kern
Tennis Squad Edges Tulare Western In Close Match
Shafter High tennis team remains atop the South Sequoia standings after a 3-2 victory over Tulare Western. Singles results show Larry Lowe and Bob Nicikel falling while Walter Lowen earned a three set win. Next match is Friday at Wasco at 3:30.
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Chuck van Blair
Tulare
Larry Lowe
Shafter
Larry Zibb
Bob Nicikel
Frank Guerrero
Walter Lowen
Steve Pearse
Dr Jacobus Joins Hole-in-One Club
Dr R M Jacobus, a car dealer, joined the Hole-in-One Club by sinking a 149 yard No 15 hole at Stockdale Country Club on a Wednesday afternoon using a No 7 iron. Accompanying him were Alan Tickle GMAC Los Angeles vice president and William T Reedy Packard Bell Corporation LA director.
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R. M. Jacobus
Stockdale Country Club
Dr. Jacobus
Cen
Alan Tickle
GMAC
Los Angeles
William T. Reedy
Packard-Bell Corporation
Doubles Winners Highlight Local Tennis Meet
In doubles Sperling and Ingle beat Negus and Carriger 6-3 7-4. Warkenstin and Adams defeated Machado and Borba 6-0 6-1.
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Ingle
Shafter
Negus
Carriger
Warkenstin
Adams
Machado
Borba
Lemoore Swimmers Win All Classes in South Sequoia Meet
The Lemoore swimming team swept A class 57 to 38, B class 58 to 37, and the girls 56 to 29 over Shafter. Walter Ralls led Lemoore with wins in the 50 and 100 yard freestyles while Randy Senn won the IM and 100 yard backstroke for Shafter. Shafter A boast firsts in the 400 free and 100 back, Loyd Kattenhorn and Randy Steve Senn with medley and butterfly titles. Shafter B winner Bill Bishop took IM and 50 breast, Bryce Putnam 400 free, Wegis 200 free. Powell claimed 50 breast for Shafter girls, Garry Ohlsson swept 50 back and 200 free. Next, Lemoore hosts Wasco Tuesday as league prep for Woodlake meet Friday with league diving there Friday.
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Shafter
South Sequoia
Walter Ralls
Randy Senn
Shafter A
Senn
Loyd Kattenhorn
Randy Steve Senn
Shafter B
Bryce Putnam
Wegis
Bill Bishop
Powell
Shafter Girls
Garry Ohlsson
Clobber Corcoran Shafter High Golf Gains 6-0 Victory
Shafter High's golf team blanked Corcoran 6-0 in league action on Friday. They schedule away matches at Foothill on Tuesday and Tulare Western on Thursday. Individual scores listed for Parker Jones Hoggard Ogle Steiber Delfino Bellaomini Hammond Ballengee Clift with mixed results.
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Corcoran
Foothill
Tulare Western
Parker
Jones
Hoggard
Abbott
Ogle
Strawn
Steiber
Delfino
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