Frank, Jurgen, Gun Named; Boo to Ohio?

Here is evidence that fans older than 25 read this site. One of them has made some, well, geriatric nominations.

S/he has nominated JURGEN SCHMIDT (left in the picture) and FRANK PIEMME (on the right) for consideration as Athlete of the Year in Lompoc for 2007.

Schmidt, 84, and Piemme, 82, set swim records for their age group at every event they attend. They just returned from the Huntsman Senior Games and have plenty more scheduled.
Check them out any lunchtime at the Lompoc Aquatic Center.

Another older gent, Kansas City Chief Defensive Coordinator GUNTHER CUNNNGHAM, was also nominated. He is from the Lompoc High class of 1965. You can vote for him in Coach of the Year division.

Take a look at the nominations list in the right-hand column below our sponsors.

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How Does This Ballot Deal Work, Anyway??

Public voting is just five 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) Then 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 selections will also appear on this website.

3) Beginning at 6 p.m. Monday YOU can start e-mailing YOUR votes to pressboxprod@verizon.net for the four People’s Choice awards. You'll have six days. Maybe the panel's favorites will win again, maybe not. Vote early and often. We'll try to keep a running tally.

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BOO a Buckeye?

Very interesting news from Mercy Jackson, mother of El Camino College quarterback BOO JACKSON.

Today she wrote: “Just letting you all know that Boo will be making his first trip this weekend to Columbus, Ohio.”

Quick now, which Big Ten football school is located in Columbus, Ohio?

The answer to that is Ohio State.

But then Mercy corrected us.

“Boo is visiting Ohio University, a Bobcat not a Buckeye. Just wanting to clarify where he was going to visit.”

Ohio University is in Athens, Ohio. The Bobcats play in the Mid-American Conference where they were 4-4 this fall (6-6 overall). Their opponents included Akron, Temple, Bowling Green, Miami (of Ohio), Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Wyoming, Virginia Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Gardner-Webb and Buffalo. Against ACC champ Virginia Tech the Bobcats fell 28-7.