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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1978
Page
11
The Aiken High golf team heads to Columbus Georgia for the Columbus Interscholastic Golf Tournament with 14 teams entered including Harbday High the host. Coach Richard Phillips says the squad aims to build pressure with more tournaments and improve after a slow start.
Senior Mark Sapp transferred from St. Angela High and leads as the team's most consistent golfer while sophomore Jeff Langley holds the No 2 spot. Scott Goodman has moved into the No 2 role after recent improved play. Seniors Wes Hendley and David Alexander anchor the lineup as coach Phillips notes potential shakeups among top five. Other players include Tim Carpenter Scott McNair David Reece and Walter Ogden. The Hornets have played Furman Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach events with a busy schedule ahead including Columbus Southern Cross Marietta Invital on April 24 as they chase another top finish in Class AAAA.
Aiken High boys track improved to 3-1 with an 85-50 win over Brookland Cayce. Herman Cummings won the 100 yards and ran on the winning 440 relay, while Dirk Bartley took titles in the shot put and discus. Greg Arching, Ron Jackson, Bobby Bell, Kevin Wallace, Benny Jones, and the 440 relay also claimed wins. The Hornets host Strom Thurmond Monday at Hagood Stadium at 3 30 p.m.
Aiken High Hornettes lost 75 to 43 at Brookland Cayce as poor track conditions and an incomplete squad hampered efforts. Norma Leaverette won both high jump and long jump while Leslie Talbert led sprints and Barbara Williams won the 440. The mile relay team of Williams Quattlebaum Brooks and Simmons also took first.
Vida Blue faced Cincinnati in his NL debut and struggled as the Reds toppled him 12-3 after a rough five innings. The same night Houston and Los Angeles produced a 11-10 slugfest with a ninth inning finish. Cardinals beat Pirates 5-? with Forsch four-hitting and Tyson driving in the decisive run. Cubs topple Mets 4-2 on Burris five-hit outing.
Knicks shoot 61 percent as Bob McAdoo pumps in 41 points and Earl Monroe plus Spencer Haywood add 16 each to beat the Cavaliers 132 114 at Richfield. Campy Russell leads Cleveland with 21 points, Terry Furlow has 20.
The Baltimore Orioles suffer a 0-5 start to the season, the worst since 13 years ago, while Earl Weaver laments the collapse as Amos Otis and Darrell Porter power a 5-2 Royals win. Seattle also on five-game skid as Rich Honeycutt falters for the A’s in a 4-3 loss.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson beat Aiken 3-2 after OW scored in the bottom of the seventh. Marty Kinard allowed two hits with nine strikeouts for the win, while Greg Toole took the loss for Aiken. The Hornets led 2-1 entering the sixth before OW tied it, and Aiken praised for strong defense. Aiken (6-7) hosts Airport High Friday at Citizens Field.
In Holyoke Massachusetts Henry Jones a retired postal worker and daily skier seeks to coax his 93 year old brother Arthur onto a ski run on Mount Tom. Henry reports Arthur briefly joined the Alpine Slide but balked at the slope urging more outings.
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