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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1970
Page
6
Richland Intermediate and Upper Grade schools completed five weeks of intra mural softball with 82 teams competing. Games were held at noon and officiated by students. football and volleyball are now being played by fourth through eighth grade students, with champions shown.
In a reflective note from Italy a writer recalls a youth spent in a backyard tent with friends stealing stories and trying a few nightcap puffs. The memory links to a lasting aversion to tobacco and a claim that luck rather than willpower keeps him smoke free, with Sgt Jose L Salazar cited for an Army Commendation Medal in Vietnam and his family in Shafter.
A brief item notes the Statistics varsity and statistics junior varsity squads. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Shafter Bucks were shut out 6 0 by Highland C as they visited the new school. Tony Pino completed 5 of 15 passes for 50 yards, Mike Camp led receivers with 64 yards on 3 catches, and Domingo Lopez topped rushers with 16 yards on 6 carries. LeBoueff returned a fourth quarter interception for a Highland TD. Randall Lara and Pat Boles added picks in the second quarter.
Ex Generals from Shafter High School boost Bakersfield College as Jan Stuebbe and David Freeborn start at quarterback and running back. The Renegades beat Pierce 24 6 at Memorial Stadium in Bakersfield for their sixth straight win and third in the Metropolitan Conference. Mitchell True led BC with 67 yards on 21 carries. Stuebbe added 41 rushing yards and 38 passing yards on 6 12 attempts. The crowd was 14341 as BC eyes Long Beach next week and a Conference showdown with Pasadena following.
The Shafter Colonels defeated Highland High JV 34 to 22 Friday. Kent Winter and David Turner led the rushing with Turner scoring three touchdowns and a conversion for 20 points while gaining 108 yards. Winter added 112 yards as the leading rusher. Quarterback Dave Nash scored on an 85 yard kickoff return and added 42 rushing yards. Highland opened the scoring with an early drive.
Shafter boys dominate in varsity and frosh soph races while junior varsity claims first. Individual top finishers include Mike Dobrenen 11:00, Mike Nunez 11:31, Richard Gaeta 11:36, David Putnam 12:08, and teams notch wins as Scouts plan a Halloween hamburger fundraiser.
Shafter area seniors from Chunns Shafter High School are away at college. Bill McKinley Jr is a Fresno State sophomore majoring in business. Paulette McKinley attends Bakersfield College majoring in home economics. David Antongiovanni is a Cal State Bakersfield junior majoring in science. Larry Antongiovanni is a Bakersfield College freshman majoring in drafting. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Antongiovanni of Buttonwillow.
Shafter Generals win their second game of the season defeating Highland Scotsmen 16-6 on home turf to move to 1-0 in the South Sequoia League. Jesse Pino led scoring with 101 rushing yards, Doug Thompson added a 14 yard TD run and a 4-9-1 passing line, while Jerry Richards caught four passes. Defensive plays included a key interception by Gilbert Flores and several standout tackles.
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