Hornets clinch region title with late comeback win
Aiken High School earns the Region 4 AAAA championship after a 2-1 comeback victory over North Augusta at Hagood Stadium. Rob Victor and Schuyler Reardon scored and assisted, as Aiken improves to 9-0 in region play and 13-1 overall with one regular season match left before hosting Easley in the state playoffs.
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Aiken Hornets advance to second round of AAAA playoffs
Aiken High School wins 6-1 over Hillcrest High School at Odell Weeks to reach the Class AAAA second round for the first time since 1996. Senior John Percival dominates early, finishing Evan Bledsoe to clinch the match as Camden Riviere seals it 7-6 in the final set. The Hornets travel to Spartanburg High Thursday to face the region champion.
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Mad Genius trains Derby hopeful Tapit at Tapeta Farm
English trainer Michael Dickinson brings Tapit, his first Kentucky Derby starter after 17 years of prep, hoping for improvement off a Wood Memorial win. Dickinson, 54, eschews traditional tracks, operating Tapeta Farm a 200 acre facility opened in 1998 with turf tracks and an all weather dirt track on Chesapeake Bay.
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Brackett Steps Down as Hornets Baseball Coach
Aiken High School coach Matt Brackett resigns after eight seasons citing a wish to spend more time with his wife and two daughters and to focus on church and family. He notes the 12 month commitment needed to field a competitive program and will begin a successor search after Hornets made two playoff appearances under his leadership.
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Braves blast Giants 12-3 to snap SF slide
J D Drew and Johnny Estrada homer as Marcus Giles collects four hits and three doubles. Jaret Wright in first Giants start since last season powers Braves to win, while Barry Bonds is blanked for the second straight game. Estrada drives in three with help from Furcal and Garcia in a late Braves surge.
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