Shafter Generals Suffer Narrow Loss To Taft Wildcats
Shafter Generals fall to a 3-4 SSL mark after a 50-38 defeat by Taft Wildcats as Taft outscored Shafter 11-0 in the final minute. Taft’s Greg Oliver led with 18 points, while Mark Richardson tied for game high with him. Girls' varsity also fall 40-47. Frosh/Soph win 44-19. Farmland costs rise 200 percent since 1970 with 14 percent forecast next year. farm inputs up 11 percent in 1980 after 16 percent in 1979 per USDA economists.
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Carolyn Novak
Shafter Generals
Taft Wildcats
Taft
Generals
Wildcats
Shafter
Ed Shafter
Greg Oliver
Mark Richardson
Wildcat
Mark
Mike Ramey
Clint Bergen
Mario Caudillo
Tim Smith
Terrance Williams
Scott Peterson
Garces Ramettes
Gheryl Turner
Cindy Calvin
Laurie Sapp
Jessica Davis
U.S. Departmentof Agriculture
General of the Week shines on Shafter guard Chon Hernandes
Senior Chon Hernandes starts at guard for Shafter this season and shows outside shooting promise. He praises Coach Rekosh for fundamentals and recalls last year’s Garces game as a career highlight. Hernandes plays football and baseball, enjoys TV sports and Mexican food, and feels the team could have won league with luck.
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Chon Hernandes
Shafter
Iust
Rekosh
Chon
Mark Richardson
Garces
SHS
Colonel of the Week David Jacobsen A Shafter High basketball star
David Jacobsen a freshman at Shafter High is honored as Colonel of the Week. He plays forward and has basketball in his blood since fifth grade. The team is tied for first with Corcoran High and faces a decisive game Tuesday. He also plans to play football and baseball in high school and performs with the school Band and Drum Corp. In his spare time he enjoys TV shows and rock music. He studies Algebra Spanish Band PE and English and lists spaghetti Big Macs and junk food as favorites.
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Shafter High
David
Colonels
Corcoran High School
Corcoran
Wasco
Richland
Jacobsen
Charlie's Angels
Mark
Mindy
Cheap Trick
KISS
Gloria Rivera Leads SHS Team Amid 1-5 Start
Gloria Rivera, SHS senior and point guard, helps her team through a 1-5 league start while also coaching sixth grade basketball at Richland School. She credits Coach George Larson for progress and notes Shafter High students now take the team seriously. Gloria is enrolled in PE, Shorthand, Senior English, and Government.
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Carolyn Novak
Gloria Rivera
SHS
Richland School
Gloria
Shafter High
George Larson
Shafter High sports and activities update and events
The General's Report outlines upcoming Shafter High basketball and wrestling schedules with games against Corcoran Wasco Coalinga and Garces High. It also covers spring sports clearance, club meetings, drama and band plans, field trips, letter awards debates, holidays, and reminders for Pictures and outdoor education programs at Richland School.
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FFA
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Sanders
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Sheri Almberg
Swim Clu
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Sandy Chacon
Valerie Prender
Carolyn Novak
Kendra Peters
Rickie Ringborg
Juanita Williams
Amy Handel
Block S
Aaron Wilson
Margie Neufeld
CSF
Key Club
Veteran's Hall
Fastrip
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Beacon
Shafter Drug Store
Bob Smith
Drama Club
Bob Snively
Shafter High
Richland School
Band Council
FHA
Chula Vista
Mammoth
Shafter
Jones
Posspie
Scicon
Clemmie Gill
National Physical Education and Sport Week Fun Run
Carolyn Miller of SHS urges Shafter residents to join the first annual National Physical Education and Sport Week Fun Run at Hart Park. The event promotes inclusive lifelong activity for kids and adults as part of National Physical Education and Sport Week March 1-7. Run starts at 9 a.m. Saturday March 7.
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Carolyn Miller
SHS
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Pepsi
Shafter
Kern County
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