Aiken All-Stars Win State Title, Reach Regionals
The Aiken All-Stars rallied from behind to beat North Augusta 8-3 at Aiken Pony League Field and claim the state championship. Randy Smith and Biff Jones held opponents scoreless early. Aiken's big fifth and sixth innings sealed the win en route to the Southern Regionals in Cayce.
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Randy Smith
Aiken
North Augusta
Cayce
Rob Matwick
Aiken All-Stars
North Augusta All-Stars
Virginia
North Carolina
Jones
Chubby Carter
Darren Curry
Smith
Aiken Pony League team wins state title in 1979
Jeff Higgenbotham and Mark Stevens sparked a comeback as Aiken built a 4-3 lead in the fifth. Higgenbotham scored on a wild throw and Stevens on a sacrifice fly after walks loaded the bases. Smith kept a two hitter with 13 strikeouts. The 1969 championship era noted.
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Jeff Higgenbotham
Mark Stevens
Higgenbotham
Stevens
Aiken
Phil Waters
RBI
Craig Dawsey
Steve Stallings
Carter
Kenny Fair
Smith
Munson Dies In Plane Crash At Canton Akron
Yankee captain Thurman Munson was killed when his private jet crashed during touch-and-go practice near Akron Canton airport. Flight instructor David Hall and friend Jerry Anderson survived with burns. Autopsy planned. FAA and NTSB to investigate cause. weather not a factor.
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Jeff Rashburn
Canton- Akron
David Hall
Jerry D. Anderson
Children’s Hospital
Akron
Hall
Canton
Anderson
Canton Timken Mercy
Yankee
Mickey Morabito
Thurman
Federal Aviation Administration
Akron-Canton
FAA
Chicago
Canton-Akron
Neal Callahan
National Transportation Safety Board
Green Township
Mike Calderone
Marty Appel
Baseball Commissioner's Office
Aiken County 4-H Horse Club Heads to Regional Show
Two Aiken Countians Jaine Tabor and Shannon McFarland will take horses to Jackson Mississippi for the Southern Regional 4-H Horse Show joining nearly 500 4-H members from 13 states. Tabor competes with Oran Von Royal while McFarland brings Sun Dance Scott and Miss Spunky Scott.
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Aiken County
Jackson
Miss
Janie Tabor
Belvedere
Shannon McFarland
North Augusta
Tabor
Oran von Royal
William
Sharon Knight
Billy Tabor
Sara Heaton
Jan Coleman
WIBC official to address Aiken Women’s Bowling meeting
Joyce Bird WIBC field representative will speak to the Aiken Women’s Bowling Association Monday at 7 30 p m at H Odell Weeks Center Whiskey Road. She will update on WIBC services and answer questions on rules policies and procedures the meeting is open to all bowling enthusiasts. Craig Beckwith scored a hole in one yesterday at Palmetto Golf Club on the 142 yard seventh hole with an eight iron. He played with Chris Sipe. St Angela Academy volleyball tryouts are set for Monday morning head coach Bill Walsh says all interested girls should report to the H Odell Weeks Center at 9 a m.
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H. Odell Weeks Center
Legrands of Aiken
Pro- South Sporting Goods
Aiken Sporting Goods
Joyce Bird
WIBC
Aiken Women’s Bowling Association
Whiskey Road
Bird
Craig Beckwith
Palmetto Golf Club
St. Angela Academy
Bill Walsh
Pla
Corrected report on North Augusta Pony League rally
The correction states Don Richardson hit the double for North Augusta against Trenholm Park, not Jim Sutton who started the game winning rally. The Aiken Standard regrets the error.
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Aiken Standard
Jim Sutton
North Augusta Pony League All-Stars
Don Richardson
North Augusta
Trenholm Park
Watson Finds New Swing Leads PGA Championship Field
Tom Watson declares swings changeable and says he found a new swing for the 61st PGA Championship at Oakland Hills. He shot 66 to lead by one stroke over Rex Caldwell, with Ron Streck and Jay Haas two back as fifteen players broke par on the par 70 layout.
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Birmingham
Mich
Tom Watson
Watson
Oakland Hills Country Club
Astroke
Rex Caldwell
Ron Streck
Jay Haas
San Diego
Lopez Grabs European Lead
Nancy Lopez shot a 6 under par 68 to take a one stroke lead after the first round of the European Women’s Golf Championship at Sunningdale England. Lopez had seven birdies and a bogey on the 74 stroke layout as Joyce Kazmierski of Williston Florida stood second at 69 with interest in astrology and numerology noted.
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Sunningdale
England
Nancy Lopez
Lopez
America
Joyce Kazmierski
Williston
Fla
Southern Stars Seek Dixie World Series Bid in Title Clash
North Augusta breaks a 1-1 tie with a two-run hit from Terry Moore to edge Pineview 3-2 and stay alive in the Dixie Youth state tournament. Pineview, Summerville, and North Augusta each have one loss as they chase a finals berth in Leeland, N.C.
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Georgetown
North Augusta
Leeland
N.C
Pineview
Summerville
Terry Moore
Scotty Cooks
Moore
Gregg Cobb
Billy Shiver
Sammy Twiggs
Twiggs
Baseball Scores and Standings Amid Daily Games
The American League East shows Baltimore leading with a .679 mark and Boston at .615 after Thursday’s results. National League update lists Montreal, Pittsburgh, and Chicago amid tight races with several key matchups scheduled for the weekend across cities including Bowie and Del Mar.
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Chicago
Seattle
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Rogers
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Matula
Houston
Richard
Curtis
Reuss
Boston Red Sox
Win Remmerswaal
Pawtucket
Chicago White Sox
Don Kessinger
Tony LaRussa
LOS Angeles Dodgers
Robert Castillo
Albuquerque
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