In The Spotlight Claimed First Pole of Career
In The Spotlight earned her first pole position of her career becoming the sixth different pole winner of season 3. See story on page.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1996
Page
9
In The Spotlight earned her first pole position of her career becoming the sixth different pole winner of season 3. See story on page.
Dogwood Stable's top filly Golden Gale will miss the 500000 Ashland Stakes at Keeneland after a minor training injury suffered while galloping. Spokeswoman Lila Campbell said she is much better, with Kentucky Oaks on May 3 at Churchill Downs still anticipated.
Storm Song daughter of 1990 Preakness winner Summer Squall won her first race by four lengths at Keeneland in Lexington. Ridden by Pat Day, she ran 4 4 furlongs in 51 3-5 seconds, near the track record and earning $21,910.
April weekend sports schedule lists USC Aiken in baseball with Kennesaw State Columbus Ga Peach Bolt tournament at Greenville and Augusta events. Soccer features Bishop England at North Augusta while Fourgoal hosts events at Powder-house Field and Whi Field. Tennis plans Peach Bolt championship in Augusta with USC Aiken. Sunday action repeats baseball at Kennesaw State and Fourgoal polo at Whi Field.
Major channels list events across sports including football boxing basketball golf hockey and rowing with start times, networks like ESPN ESPN2 TBS HBO and regional stations. Highlights include NFL Draft boxing matches Pacers at Bulls and MCI Heritage Classic with varying regional airings and times throughout the day.
Smoltz improved to 8-1 despite facing the Padres for a third time in five days. He allowed three hits Friday night in seven innings, remaining dominant after a near no hitter earlier in his last start. Ryan Klesko homered for the NL leading Braves while Fred McGriff and David Justice added two RBIs each.
Greg Norman sends faxes of support as Tom Watson and Jeff Sluman share the MCI Heritage Classic lead at Harbour Town. Watson, at 134 after a second straight 67, birdied early and eagled at No. 11, but slipped with two short misses. Sluman seeks his first PGA Tour win since 1988.
Golfer who fought at Iwo Jima teams with three others to win Bionic Golf Tournament at Houndslake CC. Aubrey, a Savannah River Plant retiree, survived a World War II Iwo Jima injury and extensive rehab, and with partner Joe Carroll, Ron Robinson, and Charlie Borogard shot 7-under 65 to win by two strokes over 23 teams from 25 states.
New York reports growing consensus on the first six picks as teams maneuver for position in a potentially deep draft. Jets explore Kevin Hardy and Keys Johnson as a plan. Jaguars seek Simeon Rice with a trade option. Cardinals discussed trading Eric Swann for players and picks.
NFL and AFL merger rumors swirl as No 1 pick teams adjust plans. Bill Bidwill signals interest in UCLA tackle Jonathan Ogden while coach Vince Tobin favors Hardy. Page 3B.
Brookland-Cayce High School defeated South Aiken 13-5 at Citizens Field as the Thoroughbreds committed early errors and fell behind. Brookland-Cayce, ranked No. 3 in Class AAA and top in Region 3 AAAA, built a 7-0 lead by the third inning aided by five unearned runs.
Augusta's Brandon Mitchem, 18, fell 17-14 to Fernando Vargas in the 47-pound trials. Floyd Mayweather also advanced, beating Augstine Sanchez 20-8 to force a second bout for the 25-pound U.S. Olympic spot. Eric Morel captured the first trials title at 112 pounds, while other champions included David Diaz at 139 and Antonio Tarver at 178.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.