Friday, November 16, 2007

Harrison On Tape; Baca, Boo, Heath Nominated


Roy Baca at his desk
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J HARRISON Recording Here Now

Today we unveil a new feature of lompoclockerroom.com -- an interview with J HARRISON, head of professional scouting for the Cincinnati Reds.

Harrison was raised in Lompoc, but graduated from Righetti, then played baseball at Lewis-Clark State. He coached at Chico State then went into scouting with the Atlanta Braves and won the Reds’ top spot earlier this year.

The recording, an interview by the Oakland A’s broadcast team in September, can be found below the drawings of “Mr. En Fuego” and “Gregg” on the left. It can be heard just by clicking. Thanks to NYLA SIMMONS, J’s sister and mom of ISAAC SIMMONS (baseball at Lewis-Clark State) and C.J. SIMMONS (basketball at Santa Rosa JC), for sending it along. If YOU have a recording of a Lompoc athlete who is out of town send it along. Thanks, Nyla!
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ROY BACA First Coach Nominated

Today while taping “Lompoc Locker Room, the TV Show,” the first nomination for Lompoc Locker Room’s Lompoc Coach of the Year Award came from Mike “The Statmeister” Loney. Loney nominated boxing coach ROY BACA of Roy’s PAL Boxing Gym.

Baca, pictured, trained three young boxers who won state championships in the Police Activities League boxing program this year. Besides that, he continued, as he has for 10 years, to keep the PAL boxing program afloat. Congratulations, Roy.

Loney’s other picks were no surprises. He nominated El Camino quarterback BOO JACKSON for Male Athlete of the Year, Cal Poly golfer JULIA HEATH Female Athlete of the Year, and the Lompoc High girls soccer team, league champions for the first time, as Team of the Year.

The nominations list can be seen at the lower right of the screen below the sponsors. Send in YOUR nominees to pressboxprod@verizon.net

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GEOFF WEST Scores Eight but UM Falls

GEOFF WEST was the second leading scorer with eight points but University of Mary lost its first official game of the season tonight in St. Cloud, Minnesota. In the opening game of the American Family Insurance Classic opposite Nebraska-Omaha, West went 3-for-8 from the field and 2-for-2 from the line but UNO won 88-66.

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