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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1987
Page
8
WTBS airs the first round NBA Playoffs with games at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on WTBS.
Events set across South Carolina sites include Midland Valley versus Irmo in soccer at 7 p.m. and baseball games Aiken at Silver Bluff 4 30 p.m. Gardner-Webb hosts USC Aiken baseball at 3 p.m. Francis Marion meets USC Aiken baseball at 7 p.m. Track and golf events start at 4 15 p.m. and 4 p.m. in various locations.
Larry Bethea a former Dallas Cowboys first round draft pick and defensive lineman from 1978 to 1983 died after a gunshot to the head. He was pronounced dead at Hampton General Hospital after arriving at 2 a.m. EDT. Earlier this year he received a four year prison sentence for stealing $64 000 from his mother after pleading guilty to setting three fires in Mount Rainier National Park in Paradise Washington. He was ordered to pay $1 000 to the park to cover firefighting costs.
Clemson USC Aiken blasted five triples in a 17 to 7 District 6 victory over Central Wesleyan. Greg Ehmig hit a first inning grand slam and went 3 for 5 with six RBIs. Kerry Shaw led the trio surge with two triples. The Pacers advance to 31 8 overall and 15 0 in district play with playoffs in Sumter May 8 10. They host Francis Marion Friday at 7 p.m. with free hotdogs and drinks for fans.
Georgia Tech defeated Clemson 12-2 to move one game ahead in the ACC standings. Riccardo Ingram slugged a single a double and his 12th homer of the season while his two-run shot in the third helped break a 2-2 tie. Tech improved to 35-8 overall and 13-3 in ACC. Clemson fell to 38-8 and 12-4.
Joey Hardee pitched four innings of one hit shutout relief and Dave Hollins drove in three runs as South Carolina defeated Methodist 10 7. Hardee improved to 4 0 on the season and the Gamecocks improved to 34 10.
The Hornets beat North Augusta 15-10 after leading 13-3 through seven innings. Eddie Jordan and Shad Smoak fueled the attack with multi hit games as Aiken improved to 18-1. North Augusta, 6-11, rallied with four runs in the sixth and two unearned runs in the seventh but fell short. Aiken heads to Silver Bluff Friday for a 4 30 p.m. game and eyeing Class AAA playoffs starting May 2.
Houston pitcher Deshaies fired seven shutout innings with 11 strikeouts in his first start of the season as the Astros beat Atlanta 6-0. Doran hit an inside the park homer to spark the offense, Davis added a second homer, and Palmer walked Deshaies with the bases loaded in the fourth.
Hank Caver, longtime LBC High School football coach, was surprised by a 125-strong gathering at the Dixie Lee Restaurant. Attendees ranged from 1955 to 1965 players and coaches, including L.B. Eargle and L. Willis, with plans to visit family after.
A door opened to 150 guests at a surprise party for coach Caver who turned 68 and received gifts including a television set and $200. Caver began coaching at L-B-C in 1947, later working at Charlestown and St. Angela before returning to L-B-C, retiring in 1980. He never won a state championship but led many strong teams and remained active in golf and fishing.
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