Opportunity Awaits Aiken High in Coaching Shakeup
Aiken High School faces a pivotal coaching vacancy after Doug Painter resigns to coach and direct at Belton Honea Path. The column urges hiring Swansea High’s Robert Maddox, a proven winner with state titles, who knows Aiken and could sustain the Hornets’ recent success.
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Aiken High School
Doug Painter
Belton-Howea Path High School
Painter
Aiken
Sammie Roach
Micah Chandler
Brandon Dean
Jamal Reynolds
Swansea High School
Robert Maddox
Swansea
Abbeville
Maddox
Doug Bennett
Dusty Triplett
A.D
Belton- Honea
John Petrey
Petrey
Tigers
Hornet
Pat Keating
Carey Johnson
Philip Jhant
David Caraviello
Aiken Standard
Wednesday April 26 Sports On TV Schedule
The listing shows baseball broadcasts Giants at Braves Mets at Rockies and Astros at Padres on ESPN starting 7 30 p m and 10 30 p m. The next day includes Monte Carlo Open tennis at 1 p m and Giants at Braves at 2 05 p m with ESPN coverage.
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Giants
Braves
Seieveeeeven
LOS
Mets
Rockies
ESPN
Astros
Padres
Calendar Highlights From Local Sports Schedule
Baseball at 3 p.m. USC Aiken plays Newberry and 7 p.m. Midland Valley faces Strom Thurmond. Golf 4 p.m. Aiken and Midland Valley compete at South Aiken with a Region 6 AA match at Hampton. Soccer Brookland Cayce girls host North Augusta while Aiken boys visit South Aiken. Tennis 4:30 p.m. Aiken at South Aiken and North Augusta at Midland Valley. Track 5 p.m. Region 6 AA Meet at Hampton.
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USC Aiken
Newberry
Midland Valley
Strom Thurmond
Aiken
South Aiken
TBA
Hampton
N. Brookland-Cayce
North Augusta
Pine Aiken
Brookland-Cayce
Treick
Aiken High begins search for new head football coach
Aiken High School will begin accepting applications for the head football coach on May 1, following Doug Painter’s resignation to become athletic director and head coach at Belton Honea Path. The process includes a two week posting period and narrowing candidates to five or six for interviews.
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Aiken High School
Doug Painter
Painter
Belton-Honea Path High School
Aiken High
Mark Crawford
Youngblood Relieves Hornets in 8-7 Win Over North Augusta
Bubba Youngblood relieved Bry an Mitchell and fanned 12 in eight innings as Aiken High defeated North Augusta 8-7 at Riverview Park. The win improves Aiken to 14-5 overall and 7-4 in Region 3-AAAA, keeping playoff hopes alive with three games left at Citizens Field.
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Scott Webster
Aiken
Tito Holloway
North Augusta
Louis McKie
Bubba Youngblood
Aiken High School
Youngblood
Bryan Mitchell
Hornets
North Augusta High School
Riverview Park
Pacers Land Top Recruit Sign with USC Aiken
Quincy Gause the Class AAA player of the year from Marion High School signs a national letter of intent to play basketball at USC Aiken next season. He averaged 20.1 points and 13.7 rebounds for a 20-6 Marion team.
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Quincy Gause
USC Aiken
Marion
Gause
Jerry Coleman
Larry Epperly
Pacers
Kelvin Wymbs
Girls' Soccer Time Has Come In County
In Aiken County the rise of girls soccer is seen as long overdue by coach Frank Wise who started South Aiken High School's program. Region 3-AAAA now fields six programs with a full state AAAA tournament expanding as more schools join.
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Caver
Jackson Middle School
Gassman
Aiken
Crawford
Frank Wise
Aiken County
Wise
South Airicn High School
South Aiken
North Augusta High School
Lexington High School
Brookland- Cayce
Airport High
Thomas Hagan
South Africa
United States
Ron Johnson
Hagan
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Lee He
Shawn Hackett
William Gassman
South Aiken High School
David Caver
Larry Taylor
Epperly
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