Good Year Seen by Huston for Generals
Shafter High Generals enter 1975 football season with coach Merv Huston predicting a very good year. Returning stars include quarterback Joe O’Brien, fullback Norman Williams, tailback Bobby McIntosh, and standout linemen and defensive players. The squad, boasting nine returning lettermen, faces tough regional rivals and opens with a Garces game in October after a planned schedule with Bak- ersfield College and East High Blades.
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Mike Schroeder
Shafter High Generals
Merv Huston
Huston
Ben Ansolabehere
Alex Vasquez
Shafter
Joe O’brien
Pete Romanini
Clint Arnold
Jim Glasco
Norman Williams
Bobby McIntosh
Generals
Williams
McIntosh
Mark Palla
Kelly Mason
Mike Walters
Corcoran
East
Highland
West
Porterville
Arvin Ting
Cane
Garces
Shafter High General
South High
Bucks
South Frosh-Soph
South
Gibson's 72 Wins First Flight in Kern Golf Event
John Gibson new athletics and student activities director at Shafter High School shot a 72 to win the First Flight in the North Kern golf championship last Sunday. With a handicap of 10 his net was 62 in a field of about 200 players. Joe Frank of Bakersfield shot 69 to win the club championship with Bob Lini second at 71.
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John Gibson
Shafter High School
North Kern
Joe Frank
Bakersfield
Bob Lini
Motorcycle Speedway State Championship at Kern County Fair
The 1975 Kern County Fair will host the California State Championship Speedway Motorcycles races during the nine day event. The state championships, a first for the fair, will begin at 8 p.m. on Wednesday October 1 in the Howard K. Dickson Pavilion arena. The event mirrors the world championship held in Europe annually.
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Kern County
California
Howard K. Dickson
Europe
Shafter High Defense Praised After Scrimmage With South
Shafter High coach Merv Huston lauded the defense as outstanding after a Friday scrimmage against South High at the school stadium. About 2,000 fans watched 70 plays per side as Shafter scored one touchdown to South’s four while Huston cited outside veer misreads as the main issue.
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Shafter High
Merv Huston
South High
Television schedule snapshot for September 22 23
TV guide fragment lists programs across CBS NBC and ABC including NFL Today NFL preseason games Hogan's Heroes Bonanza All in the Family Welcome Back Kotter and Hollywood Squares. It notes daytime talk and morning shows plus late night news and specials with scattered times and channel names.
Movies on TV and NBC News Highlights
TV listings note Bonanza episode on Sept 22 at 7 pm and NBC News at 29. A feature titled There’s A Man in my Soup appears. Program includes American games and scheduling details for the day.
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Henday
Punt Pass and Kick Contest Returns This September
The annual Punt Pass and Kick event, co sponsored by the National Football League and Ford Dealers of America, opens registrations September 12 for youths aged 8 to 13. The Wasco Ballpark hosts the competition on September 27 at 1 30 p m with free Tips Books for registrants and no entrance fee.
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Pp&k
National Football League
Ford Dealers of America
America
Pp&e
Central Valley Ford
Shafter
Wasco
Ford
Wasco Ballpark
Shafter High Opens Football Season At Bakersfield College
Shafter High launches its football season with a Friday night game against East High at Bakersfield College stadium. The season page also notes the cross country preseason meet in Porterville and the girls volleyball league start next week. Coach Abel Nunez leads the cross country team with Randy White and Mark Keeley among the top runners. Nunez aims to improve from last season’s second-to-last finish as Corcoran is named the league favorite. The Game of the Week will be broadcast on KPMC Bakersfield at 7 45 with a replay on KWSO Wasco on Saturday afternoon.
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Bakersfield College
Mike Reese
East High Blades
Bakersfield
Shafter High
Porterville
Abel Nunez
Nunez
Bob Coons
Bakersfield High
Randy White
Mark Keeley
al Meyer
Angel Carillo
Corcoran
East High
East
KPMC
Wasco
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