Richland Track Meet Records Fall at School Event
Richland School hosted its annual spring track meet drawing over 860 students in grades 4 to 8. Nine school records fell in seventh and eighth grade events, with Lori Bryant and Ramona Isbell among multiple winners and record performances across sprints, jumps, and relays.
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Richland School
Lori Bryant
Ramona Isbell
Met
Kim Trout
Thon
Rollie van de Walk
Nunez
Maniaci
Rivers
Maniacs
Neufeld
Mathews
Weibe
Lewis
Ellis
Horn
Anderson
Criswell
Sandry
Gaeta
Pennell
Nickel
White
Goossen
van de Walk
Perales
Gutierrez
Garber
Hyer
Abernathy
Martinez
Herrera
Acevedo
Shafter Plans Summer Youth Baseball And Softball Programs
Recreation Director Verle Heiter pushes preparations for 1970 summer youth baseball and softball in Shafter. Signups may start in May with practices later in the month and games launching mid June under the City Recreation Commission.
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Shafter
Verle Heiter
Ith
Heiter
Helter
Heller
Richland Elementary
Shafter City Hall
James Avenue
Lew Carroll
City Public Works
Hudson Parkette
Notable South Dakota facts and curious landmarks
Talk of the Town touches on Presidential summer scenes and then lists South Dakota highlights. Mt Rushmore lies in the Black Hills while Kercezak Ziolkowski works on a Crazy Horse memorial. The state hosts Homestake mine, Pathfinder Plant, Oahe Dam, and large fishing areas.
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U. S
Calvin Coolidge
Dwight Eisenhower
White House
South Dakota
Black Hills
Mt. Rushmore
Kercezak Ziolkowski
Crazy Horse
Homestake
America
Pathfinder
Sioux Falls
Oahe
Pierre
Norio
California Chamber of Commerce
Coyote
Shafter Wrestlers Exceed In Dual Tournament Showings
Shafter High School wrestlers, guided by coach Darrell Fletcher, posted a strong week with a Kern Athletic Association county tournament third place behind Bakersfield North and South High. Joey Lopetegny earned outstanding wrestler honors and 75-pound champion, with Joe Lopez at 112 pounds and Terry Altman runner up in heavy. The squad also fared well in the Shafter recreation tournament with Phillip Brown winning outstanding wrestler after defeating last year’s 112-pound champion.
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Shafter
Kern Athletic Association
Franc Affentranger
Terry Altman
Bobby Sanders
Bakersfield
Bakersfield North High
South High
Joey Lopetegny
Joey
Joe Lopez
Phillip Brown
Henry Berela
Eee
Lapeiegny
Phillips 66 Sponsors Shafter Baseball Event
Phillips 66 sponsors a national pitch hit and throw program in Shafter. Ernie Schultz directs the local event at Rodriguez Park on Friday May 23 at 8 30 a m for boys ages 9 through 12 with free registration by May 16 at two Shafter Phillips 66 stations. Winners advance to the All Star game and Baseball Hall of Fame visit. prizes include plaques jackets patches and banquets.
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Shafter
Lerdo Maple
Rio Bravo
Richland
Shafter High School
Crunacie
Helter
Phillips 66
Shafter Area
Ernie Schultz
Rodriguez Park
Van’s
E. Lerdo
Freeman’s
Lerdo
Richland Elementary
Maple
Baseball Hall of Fame
Shafter H S Swimmers Back Up Second Straight League Crown
Shafter High School swimmers defended their South Sequoia League title by defeating Taft 55 to 40 for the boys' championship. Taft won Class B with 63 to 48, while Shafter’s girls won 51 to 34. Events include 200 medley relay 1:54.9 for Shafter and individual sprint times.
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Shafter H.s.swimmers
Bob Smith
Shafter General
Taft Wildcats
Taft Pool
Taft
Shafter
Berger
Morgan
Klas N
Veene
Meyer
White
Slope
Allen
Zachary
Wood
Shapard
Bann
Voth
Curti
Wilcoxon
Hudson
Fraley
Black
de Carroll
Preston
Carroll
Shafter Beats Taft then Outslugged by Arvin in Baseball Action
Shafter beat Taft 4-2 in league play before losing 5-1 to Arvin. Havens pitched well for Arvin with two hits and four runs in support of a strong team effort. Carrasco led Shafter with two hits, while Palla and Unruh contributed key plays, leaving Shafter at 3-5 in league standings.
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Shafter
Taft
Arvin
Dave Velasco
Tom Peebles
Bears
Kip Hearton
Mike Phone
Havens
Cliff Meek
Palla
Generals
Carrasco
Anton
Unruh
Freeborn
Somers
Gregory
Reedy
Miller
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Greer
Thomas
Tle
Norm Jenniices
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Rey
Valdez
Loveless
Moon
Handel
Janzen
Owens
Trout
Britt
Phe Oe
Garcia
Ote- Richardson
Branch
Oxford
Harvey
Arren
Woo
Lopez
Lo Gt
Jumputierrez
Delgado
Eens
Sharp
Hooper
Howard
Hallman
Tadevich
Worsham
Stuebbe
L. Rodriguez
Kopper
Gomez
Brown
Grumbles
Sellers
Rodriguez
Nye
Balsher
Rebell
Bryant
Lott
Fain
Plan City Recreation
Talk of
the Town
Darrell Fletcher
Affentranger
Sanders
Fletcher
Duane Fulton
Ricky Dyke
Coach Fletcher
Jimmy Garber
Brent Bryant
Donald Riddle
Robbie Trout
Brent Mim
Randy Trout
Steven McWhorter
Alex Cruz
Franc Af
Fentranger
Paul Fletcher
Steve Griffith
Scott Farmer
Wesley Smart
Jimmy Hackett
Randy Griffith
Jeff Lopetegny
Bill Farmer
Russel Searcy
Ron John-son
John Harvey
Hwt
Mike James
Shafter Press
Shafter Phillips 66
Varsity
Harlan
Bishop
Petrey
Willis
Cunningham
Morris
Franske
Haseltine
Ohlsson
Denesha
Smith
Newman
Snively
Dewar
Buck
Cunniham
Ohisson
Sill
Hill
Hassetine
McPherson
Schelenberg
Mike Havens
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