Flu Ridden Generals Lose to Coalinga Toads 53 40
SSL action sees the Generals missing key players Charles Jones and Mark Larson amid flu woes. Buster Moten leads with 19 points as Coalinga toads take control early and never surrender the lead. Denny Adams and Brian Griffin pace the visitors with 18 and 14. Calhoun shines in reserve role with 10 in final period. Generals aim to upset Lemoore Tigers next, seeking a first place tie.
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Horned Toads
Coalinga
Charles Jones
Mark Larson
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Larson
Toads
Buster Moten
Denny Adams
Brian Griffin
Shafter High Baseball Opens Season Under Two Coaches
Shafter High introduces A squad under Coach Dale Fahsbender and B squad under Coach Claude Gilbert. Players Franceschi Borjon John Ratzlaff and Mike Dean headline a reshaped lineup as Fahsbender expects improvement over last year. Season opener against Foothill is set for March 2 with home debut versus Maricopa on March 9 at 10 a.m.
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Yhursday
Shafter High
Dale Fahsbender
Claude Gilbert
Fahsbender
Franceschi
Reuben Borjon
John
Clyde Ratzlaff
Mike Dean
Foothill
Shafter
Maricopa
Shafter Rotary Club Plans Ladies Night at Granite Station
Charles West committee chair announces Shafter Rotary Club will host ladies night on Friday March 22 at Granite Station. Arrangements are underway for entertainment for the evening.
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Charles West
Shafter Rotary Club
Granite Station
Bucks Win Two Games In Nonleague Action
The Bucks defeated Richland Junior High 36 13 and Foothill 44 23 in nonleague tilts. Wayne Smith led with 15 points against Foothill while Kenny Torigiani scored nine in the Richland win. Other Bucks scorers included Nieves Carrasco Bill Pineda Belton Banks Rich Alvidrez Bob Rodriguez and Tommy Francheschi.
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Richland
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Nieves
Baby) Carrasco
Bill Pineda
Belton Banks
Wayne Smith
Bob Rodriguez
Rich Alvidrez
Tommy Francheschi
Mike Allen
Rohrbach
Richlanders
Jim Engle
Penner
Franz
Nations
Nikkel
Escalante
Foothill Lancers
Smith
Cers
Dean's List Honor for Occidental College Student
Phil Anderson son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Anderson of 224 Golden West Shafter earned a straight four point GPA all A's for the fall semester at Occidental College. The senior biology major and third straight semester of similar recognition, he is a member of the college community.
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Phil Anderson
Elmer Anderson
Golden West, Shafter
Occidental College
Occidental
Anderson
Richland Team Wins Northern League Championship
The Richlands clinched the Northern League title after a strong season and earned the sportsmanship bell. High scorers were Pehner with 10 and Nikkel with 6 as Cecil Avenue hosted Shafter. Box score shows Richland 46, Shafter 63 at halftime and final scores 21 and 20 in fourth quarter.
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Nikkel
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Shafter
Richland B Team Upsets Standard in Rio Bravo Clash
Richland High beat Standard School 33 to 11 on February 13 at Rio Bravo Online Weboman. Don Nikkel scored 14 and Mark Franz 11 as Richland moved to first in the Moon Kern Division. The win sparked praise for teamwork and inspired students across the school.
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Standard School
Rio Bravo
Don Nikkel
Mark Franz
Wasco
Standard
Tendy Moon Kern
Delano
Ange A Hng Bill Nations
Darrel Unruh
Tennis Practice Aims High as Season Approaches
Coach Charles Van Blair says practice matches are going well and the team looks stronger this year. Improvement is anticipated as the season progresses. The next practice is against South High on Friday February 22, followed by Foothill High on Friday March 1 at 3 30 p.m.
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Charles van Blair
South High
Foothill High
Track season opens with Wasco triangular meet
Opening squads hit the track Saturday March 2 at Wasco in a triangular with Shafter Taft and Wasco at 10 a.m. Coach Malcolm features hurdlers and strong relays plus Ben Laverty in sprints and hurdles Claude Moten may clear over 6 feet in high jump Tom Ware returns for shot and discus with improved marks about 65 boys expected out after basketball ends Wasco Relays set for March 23 with key divisional event May 18 scheduled
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WASCO
Malcolm
Ben Laverty
Claude Moten
Shafter
Tom Ware
Taft
Cor
Bakersfield Girls Tennis Practice Game Friday February 22
Theater Highs girl tennis team will meet South High in Bakersfield Friday at 3 30 p m in a four game practice session. League season starts in March. Players include Grace Froese Janice Webb Marlys Arnold in singles and Katina DeWitte Sharon Crigger Kathy Schultz Sandy Me in doubles. Coached by Miss Wilson.
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South High
Bakersfield
Grace Froese
Janice Webb
Marlys Arnold
Katina DeWitte
Sharon Crigger
Kathy Schultz
Sandy Me
Miss Wilson
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