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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1968
Page
2
The Shafter team shares lead with Taft in a 4-1 record after five games. Final standings list C.R.S. Ginning and others. tally through Friday July 12.
The 18th Annual Kern County District Qualification Swim Meet took place in Wasco on Thursday July 11 as a preliminary for the Kern County Swim Championships set for Saturday July 20 at Jefferson Park Pool Bakersfield. Shafter Swim Club entrants included Susan Zachary Elaine Schellenberg Susan Paul Linda Wiley Tracy Thompson Teri Cooper Leasa Van Blair Ann Zachary Kevin Miller Don Allen and Dave Nash.
Low Pee Wee baseball stars clashed in an All Star bout at Manuel Park on Friday July 12. W. C. Handel team captured the league title with 14 wins and no losses after beating All-Star Team No. 2 3 to 2. The season crowned Marvin Davies as All-Star and awarded him six box seats to the Angel game on July 13.
Dwayne Kerber son of Mr and Mrs Roy Kerber captured the singles championship for Shafter Boys in a tournament hosted by the Shafter Recreation Department. He will start eighth grade at Richland next year.
A July schedule shows Colvard's Diamond HR leading a roster of teams including Maple Realty Cooper's Nursery Group 1 All-Stars and American Legion affiliates. The listing highlights multiple games from July 8 to July 12 with various sponsors and local clubs noted.
Rod Rodriguez Parkette hosts a Pee Wee League event where All-Star Players clash with Coaches in a five inning game tied at nine runs apiece. Henry Rice Bob Krauss and Lannis Cates homer for the Coaches while Carl Taffera helps guide the All-Stars. Season ends with CRS Ginning first undefeated with 11–0. Agee Funeral Home and D & R Farms tied for second.
The Junior Girls All-Star team defeated the All-Star Coaches 13 to 11 after a late home run by Darlene Strauss. Eight players from each of five league teams appeared, with lineups listed across innings three and four and multiple named participants on both sides.
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