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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1981
Page
12
Moses Malone rebounded from a rough playoff game as Houston and San Antonio split the Western Conference semifinal. Malone scored 17 points with nine boards while the Rockets tied the series at 2 2 in a 114 112 win.
Aiken High improved to 5-3 with a 6-3 tennis win over South Aiken High at Virginia Acres. Singles victors were Chandler, Fulmer, Glance, and Lites. doubles teams Chandler Polk and Glance Fulmer won. Wagener-Salley High beat St Angela Academy 19-17 in girls softball with Zimmerman driving four hits and five RBIs.
North Augusta High and Aiken County teams competed in a Region 3 AAAA meet at Lexington Country Club. Randy Sapp and Ricky Swanson led North Augusta with 75s to total 303, while Jackson High posted 294 led by Kevin Creamer 71 and Jamie Odom 71. South Aiken and Barnwell followed with 338 and 344 respectively.
County golfer Tom Caudle aced the 192yard 16th hole at Highland Park Country Club using a 6 iron Sunday. Caudle's playing partners were Bob Przybysz Andy Vargorchik Wyman Young and Joel Blackwell.
National Basketball Association semifinals wrap Sunday with Milwaukee 109 Philadelphia 98 and Boston 109 Chicago 103 to leave series tied Boston then wins Tuesday as Houston visits San Antonio. Horse racing results include Degenerate Jon $7.80 takes Linton Purse at Aqueduct and Sue's Destroyer $4.20 wins Suffolk Downs feature.
11 year old Marsha Mestepey of Aiken finished second in the 9 11 age group at the Georgia State Gymnastics Championships. She earned runner up on the balance beam and parallel bars while her team the Atlanta School of Gymnastics won the team championship as twelve teams competed.
The Pinecrest Falcons Pee Wee football team sponsors a disco Friday from 2 to 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 212 on Hampton Avenue. A 25 cent donation is requested with proceeds to fund equipment purchases.
Strike And Spare Lanes hosts a bowling league with team wins, high games by Kathy Gilmore Jackie Widener and Kathy Ganet, and top series by Ganet Widener. Individual high scores include Kathy Ganet 533 and Kathy Ganet 237 205.
The NHL playoffs saw Quebec 2 over Philadelphia 0 and NY Islanders dominating Toronto 6 to 1 to sweep the series 3-0. St Louis edged Pittsburgh 5 to 4 while Edmonton beat Montreal 6 to 2 to win their series 3-0. Buffalo defeated Vancouver 5 to 3 and also clinched their series.
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