Jonesy, Bennett, Bandits Named; Vote In 72 Hours

ANDREW JONES, quarterback, Bologna High-Tech Media Warriors, Italian Football League

ANDREW JONES, who quarterbacked the Bologna High-Tech Media Warriors into the Italian Football League playoffs, has been nominated for consideration as Lompoc’s Athlete of the Year.

Jones just a year ago was coming off a senior year in which he was named Honorable Mention at Div. II Upper Iowa. During winter vacation he was contacted by representatives of the Warriors and by March he was in the university city of Bologna.

Not expected to do much, the unheralded Warriors, with Jones at QB as well as offensive coordinator, reached the playoffs. Jones was the first Lompocan to play in Europe since Jarrod DeGeorgia played in Sweden in 2000.

A short movie was even filmed showing Jones connecting on numerous passes including a TD toss and a Lompoc classic, the hook-and-ladder. Check it out at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5913055388465509888&hl=it

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BENNETT, BANDITS ALSO NOMINATED

Also nominated today were the Lompoc Bandits baseball team, champions of the Santa Barbara Baseball League for the second straight year, and their player/manager/general manager MIKE BENNETT. Bennett was nominated in the Coach of the Year category.
The Bandits went 16-4, then swept the playoffs winning four straight games.
Take a look at the other nominees in the right-hand column below our sponsors.

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WHEN DO WE GET TO VOTE?

Public voting for Lompoc Locker Room's Peoples Choice Awards is just three days away!



Lompoc Locker Room’s three-stage voting process for eight awards (two male Athlete of the Year, two female, two Coach of the Year, and two Team of the Year) works like this.




1) First the public nominates. That’s been going on for a month. We still have a few nominees that have not yet been posted.




2) Our Panel of Experts will make their four picks. That will be announced on Monday at 5:30 on Comcast Channel 25 on “Lompoc Locker Room, the TV Show.” The panel’s nominees will also appear on this website.




3) Beginning at 6 p.m. Monday YOU can start e-mailing your votes for your four selections to pressboxprod@verizon.net for the four People’s Choice awards.