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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 2002
Page
9
Tony Stewart announced on Monday he will not drive in the Indianapolis 500 this year. The former IRL champion will instead race only in the Coca-Cola 600, abandoning a potential 1,100 mile triple effort and keeping his season concentrated on NASCAR.
A dense listing shows multiple high school and college games and matches across Aiken, Lexington, Wagener Salley, Orangeburg Wilkinson, USC Aiken, and local venues. Events include soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, tennis, and track with varied start times from 3 pm to 7:30 pm across today and tomorrow. Local schools include Aiken, Lexington, South Aiken, Strom Thurmond, USC Spartanburg, USC Aiken, Wardlaw Academy, and Barnwell with venues at White Knoll, Houndslake, Woodside, and more.
At 7 pm the Huricanes face the Senators in hockey on Fox Sports South. At 8 pm the Lakers visit the Wizards in basketball and the Bruins host the Flyers in hockey on ESPN2.
Maryland Terrapins claim the national championship with a 64 to 52 win over Indiana. Juan Dixon stars as the decisive factor, delivering a headline performance while coach Gary Williams savors his first NCAA title and the celebratory moment with his grandson on the Atlanta court.
Indiana’s NCAA title bid ended with a 64-52 loss to Maryland. Inside support faltered as Jeffries and Jeff Newton struggled while Indiana’s tournament run had relied on power and three point shooting. See HOOSIER, Page 28.
Atlanta opened with a 7 2 victory as newcomers Gary Sheffield and Vinny Castilla homered and drove in three each. Glavine pitched six shutout innings before fatigue ended his run. The Braves eye more offense after last season’s NL rank of 18 in runs and their 10th straight division title.
USC Aiken outfielder Ash ley Farr earned Peach Belt Conference baseball player of the week after batting .478 with five home runs, 19 runs, and 10 runs scored. Farr went 5-1, helped the Pacers to a 25-14 overall record, and led the team in batting average and slugging percentage while ranking second in homers. He sparked a three game series against Armstrong Atlantic State with a three homer effort, including two in a 5-3 loss, then helped sweep a doubleheader to even conference play.
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