r Torrance Rod and Gun Club Basketba II Season Ends After winning 14 Bay League round was South High, an 84-67 In a move to accommodate n\an Oaks will close out action Hot games and the first round game loser lo Del Rey League cham­ prep basketball fans throughout at 9pm. Saturday. in the CIF playoffs. North High pion Notre Dame. The the Southland, all four ("IK Winners of weekend action was toppled from the ranks of Irish "AAAA" division quarter-final in championship contenders by made 17 swtshers in the first games will be held in the 12,000- the "AAAA" division will have a Lines Ventura Tuesday night, 86-77. half to build a 49-.13 advantage. seat Long Reach Arena on Fri­ week-long lay-off before moving Ventura, having the benefit of Dennis Rector tallied 24 points day and Saturday nights. lo the Los Angeles Sports Arena plenty of height, held the Saxons By Al Coast for the only monumental scor­ Two games will be played for semi-final play on Friday, under 20 points a quarter until ing for South. each night, with Compton and March 14. the final heat when they got 21 Bellflowcr kicking points. Torrance, showing a weak off action on In the "AAA" division, Gar­ With these astronauts flying around the second half effort, was bombed Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Hunt­ den Grove's undefeated Argo­ The Cougars had a 26-point ington Beach and Sunny Hills Earth and the Moon. I was beginning to second period to take command by Huntington Beach, 62-41 nauts (27-0) will square off of the game. Keith Wilkes Surviving the playoffs was will follow at about 9 p.m , to against Montview League run­ wonder if they could have changed the scored M points and Bob Turner Morningside High. The round out Friday action. ner-up Rowland in the NBC-TV course of the sun. In as much as it went had 2.1 for the victors. Monarchs tumbled Long Beach Venture's Cougars, on a 26- "Game of the Week," which will into hiding for almost two months. But lo North High's "big three" of Poly. 86-81. g a m e winning streak, will be televised live and in color Dan Andersen, Harlen Peel, and In the "AAA" playoffs Bever- square off against Morningside from Orange Coast College on and behold, it put in its appearance last Jim Thomas had 24. 21 and 14 ly Hills beat San Marcos. 69-65. in the Saturday opener, slated Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m., weekend and proved that it was still points. but Aviation was nipped by San­ for 7:30 pm Second-seeded following the NCAA regional* round. Also beaten in the second ta Maria, 61-60 Muir and Notre Dame of Sher- telecast. From reports I have received, it is going to take a lot of doing to undo what the rains have done. Even Irvine Lake was Grimion closed. Did you hear about the 29 pound catfish caught at Irvine? I wonder if there are any other big ones in there? Run Due Some goings on was supplied by three local business men and one fugitive from Tonight the hills of Idaho. Walt G i 11 i a r d. Ben A four-night spawning run of Smith. Frank Startup and the fugitive, grunion is reported along South­ ern California beaches. It is the A.* FRIDAY. MARCH 7, 19*9 Roy Smith, spent two days on the Rio first run of the 1969 open season Hardy River in Mexico and came home on the silvery little ocean fish. Spawning runs of one to two with limits of Teel. Spoonies, NVigeon. and hours are expected to start SOUTH HIGH SEEKS Red Heads. I didn't know either but after tonight about 11 06 p.m.; 11:42 Hayes investigation. I found out they were ducks. Saturday, and 12 36 a.m. Sun­ day night. CIF SOCCER TITLE I heard that the lost soul, from the cold Additional open-season runs of South High, the highest-scoring soccer team in country, was the real hot dog. Incidently, four-night duration are expected the CIF. and Valley Christian, which has allowed only Passes to start March 20. June 16, July two goals this season, collide Saturday afternoon at Friday and Saturday were the last two 1 and August 1. days of the duck season in Mexico. The grunion season Is closed 2:30 p.m. at Valley Christian for the CIF soccer DOWNWIND RUN . Adjusting rigs on the tail boat throughout April and May to al­ championship. 2,000 The fishing half of our combination Flambouyant it the Barney Flam craw which will corn- low the fish to spawn unmo­ The Spartans, who defeated defending champion Elvin Hayes of the San Diego pet* in tKe Congrettional Cup match off Long Beach lested. San Gabriel Mission, 5-1, in the derby with Compton was stormed out. but March 13-16. semi-finals, will test Rockets hit the 2.000 point scor­ Anyone 16 or older must have Valley Christian's staunch defense, which allowed the shooting half was held Sunday morn­ a valid angling license to take ing mark this past week to be­ ing and as I get it. we were sluked. Based grunion, and they may be taken only one goal in regular-season play and one in a 2-1 come the first rookie to do so decision over Cathedral in the semi-finals. on points for the top ten scorers, Compton only by hand. No appliance of this early in the season since any kind may be used and it is The South High soccer team is undefeated in Wilt Chamberlain performed the won the first four places, which will place Trojans Excited unlawful to dig a hole in the nine league games with a record of 46 goals scored feat in his first season in 1969-60. quite a burden on the bass fisherman to beach to entrap the fish. There and seven against. The race for the runner-up is no bag limit on grunion, but It spot in scoring Is tightening up make even a contest. I understand one of is Inlawful to waste them. South is coached by Roger Bryant and the play­ About Basketball ers are Chuck Adamson, Mike Brennan, Steve Burks. with three players going over our real hot shot shooters was missing and The Department of Fish and the 1.700 mark Bob Rule of another one showed up late. My! My! You Now that Cat has demonstra­ "Paul has great moves and Game says it is impossible to Mike Di Rosario, Stuart Hunter. Randy Kirk. Randy Seattle. Bill Cunmngham of ted the Bruins are mere mor­ shooting ability and passes predict which beaches the fish Larson. Larry LeVesque, Rick Maltin, Rick Nugent, Philadelphia, and Earl Monroe can bet the fishermen will be out in force, tals. t'Sr has hopes of snapping well." says Hefner. "He leads will hit. but gruntnn runs may Mike Ruby. Steve Shev. Ken Steidlt;-. Glen Waller, or Baltimore have 1.751, 1.740. to retain our reputation. a 16-game losing streak to by doing, not talking." occur on any sandy beach from and Ken Wynne. and 1,717 points. UCLA that goes back to March Westphal is avenging 150 Mexico north Into Santa Bar­ And speaking of breakwater bass fish­ 1, IMS. points per game. bara County. The South High H.C. soccer team beat Salesian. Wilt Chamberlain of Ixw An­ Grunion deposit their eggs 2-1, last Friday. The J.V.'s had an unbeaten 10-0 geles with i 574 field goal per­ ing, the owner and operator of the portable But as much excitement sur­ Hefner is equally enthused centage heads a group of seven rounds the 5 45 p.m. prelimi­ about the Trobabe*' other about two Inches deep In the record in league and play-off games. Overall, their electric shop, known as Buckeye Electric, beach sand. Succeeding tides performers over the .500 mark. nary games between the Trojan guard, M Monroe Nash from record is 12-2. Last year it the corresponding ventured out to the Long Beach rocks and and Bruin freshman teams. San Diego Morse. bury the eggs eight to 16 inches deep. After about 10 days, the date four NBA shooters were pkked up a keeper. Shouldn't be too diffi­ For there's Joy at Troy over "He has made the conversion hitting 50 percent or better. five recruits who have compiled from the front to the back court next high tides erode the beach cult to get a limit. a 17-0 record and scored more very well," says Hefner. "He's and expose the eggs. Within two Urry Siegfried of Boston This writer made a trip to San Diego, than 100 points four times. or three minutes the baby gru maintain his lead among the also our holler guy." nton hatch and are washed out foul shooters with an .873. hav­ with the thought in mind of bringing The closest any team has Nash Is averaging 14 7. come to the Trooabes was a to sea. ing successfully scored 308 out home enough of these lunker White Sea Leading scorer is 6-6 forward of 353 attempts Fred Hetzel of week ago it IT Irvine when a Joe Mickey of Phoenix with Cincinnati and Jeff Mulllns of Ban for our fish fry, but some plans go stall game forced the L'SC fresh­ 19.S points per game.