Shafter High honors extend to grid and cross country stars
Shafter High School honored its athletes at the 24th annual Shafter Civic Fall Awards Banquet. Jerry Richards was named Most Valuable Player of the football team, while Richard Gaeta won Outstanding Senior for cross country. Other football awardees included David Schultz as Most Valuable Lineman and captain Doug Thompson as Most Valuable Back. Leo Herrera and Schultz received honorable mention on the all-South defense.
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Jerry Richards
Keith Starr
John Warren
Robert Cruz
Doug Thompson
David Schultz
Leo Herrera
Shafter High
Shafter Civic
Shafter High School
Richard Gaeta
SHS
Bill McMahon
Shafter Barrier
Jim Rush
Gaeta
Romeo Rubio
Mike Dobrenen
Louis Velasquez
David Turner
Richard Froehlich
Berrera
Terry Ackman
Gordon Bergman
Pat Boles
Charles Albee
Freedman
Dr. Freedman
Shafter
David Gaeta
Dave Thompson
Glen Berkshire
Mike Anderson
SHS Wrestlers Drop Two and Prepare for Kern U Tournament
SHS mat men went 0-3 this season after losses to West and South as Darrell Fletcher’s squad eyes the Kern County Tournament at Bakersfield College on December 23. Senior results show Lopeteguy and Herrera posting wins, with several forfeits and defeats in the South match.
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Darrell Fletcher
Shafter High
Bakersfield
Generals
Bakersfield College
Kern
Joey Lopeteguy
Mark Packard
Brian Bingham
Roel Reyna
Cain Maldonado
Leo Herrera
Anton Affentranger
John Warren
Rick Cooper
David Kadel
Tom Hill
Hwt
Applications Dip GI Home Loan Applications fall in November
VA Southern California Acting Director Martin J. May reports a drop in GI home loan applications from 2,877 in October to 2,739 in November.
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Martin J. May
Southern California
YMCA Handball Tournament Heads Toward Christmas Open
The YMCA will host its second annual Christmas Open Handball Tournament for Kern County high school youths on December 28 29 30. Tournament uses double elimination with a $2 entry fee for trophies and promotion. Registration at YMCA gym 900 22nd Street. deadline December 22. call 327 8148 for details.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Kern County
YMCA
22Nd Street
Fresh Yankee Named 1970 Harness Horse of the Year
Fresh Yankee, a seven year old trotting mare owned by Duncan A. MacDonald of Sydney Nova Scotia and driven by Joe O'Brien of Shafter California, won 110 of 207 votes in a national USTA balloting to become the 1970 horse of the year. Most Happy Fella placed second and Timothy T. was third in the rankings.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fresh Yankee
U.S. Trotting Association
Timothy T
Duncan A. MacDonald
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Joe O’brien
Shafter
Calif
Stanley Dancer
Egyptian Acre
New Egypt
N.J
Shafter to Hold Meeting For New Jack Frost Caan Football Team
Shafter High School to host a December 15 meeting at 7 p.m. in the auditorium led by coach Bill McMahon to organize a new Jack Frost Caan football team in Shafter. Citizens are invited to attend. Gardener's Checklist notes crabgrass control can begin now with nursery-supplied products tailored for troubled summer areas.
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Jac Frost
Shafter
Shafter High School
Shafter High
Bill McMahon
California
Two Generals Named To All South Sequoia Grid Team
Shafter High players Tom Hill and Rick Cooper earned defensive spots on the SSL all South Sequoia football team. Hill, a senior, and Cooper, one of three juniors honored, were chosen by SSL coaches at a recent meeting. Also receiving honors were Leo Herrera and David Schultz of Shafter with honorable mention.
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Joey Lopeteguy
Danny Ramsey
Brian Bingham
Roel Reyna
Cain Maldonado
Leo Herrera
J. R. Reyna
Aton Affentranger
John Warren
David Schultz
David Kadel
Tom Hill
HWT
Shafter
Kal Matis
Colonels
South
West
Franc Affentranger
Packard
Carl Owens
Steve Ratzlaff
Shafter High
Taft
Monty Reedy
Garces
Steve Wells
Heavy Action For HS Cagers
Shafter Generals host McFarland High for a Friday 5 p.m. scrimmage across varsity junior varsity and C class. Saturday Shafter plays West High at 3 30 p.m. due to a formal dance and upcoming schedule.
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Ed Janzen
Shafter Generals
McFarland High
Shafter
West High
West
Exeter
Steve Richardson
Colonels
North Highool
Shafter Go
Foothill Trojans
Troy
Foothill
Trojans
Ken Carrasco
Rod Creekbaum
Billy Calhoun
David Nash
Ken Williams
Jerry Klassen
Bill Wherry
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Junior Herrera
Gohol
Pat Wong
Scott Hair
Domingo Lopez
James Balnantine
Cross
I Richard Gaeta
In Velasquez
Shafter H.S
Jordan Kanikkeberg
Grant Jensen
Harold Freedman
Sequoia League
Shafter Grid
Clark Goehring
Gilbert Williams
William Robertson
Robert Campbell
Saul Reyna
Shafter Rotary Club
Rotary
Joe O'Brien
Jack Frost Caan
Dan Carroll
Daryl Bradshaw
Arvin
Tony Bernmah
Herb Maston
Wasco
John, Hale
John Miller
Rick Gorgan
Georg Anderson
Chris Folsom
Allen Johnson
Danny Hill
Brian Sturz
Highlace Terry
Scott Larson
JV Colom
Richard Froelich
Bucks
Robert Pino
Hime Bunting
Tony Pino
Anthony Taffera
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