Aiken Pony League heads to South Regional after title win
Aiken Pony League, led by manager Ted Girardeau, clinched its second state championship with an 11 3 win over Chester highlighted by Randy Smith pitching and Richard Smith long homer. The team faces North Carolina in the South Regional at Bray Park West Columbia at 6:30 PM with Cayce West Columbia vs Maryland to follow and potential matchups against Virginia or a rematch depending on results.
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Aiken Pony League
Ted Girardeau
Aiken
North Carolina
West Columbia
Bray Park
Cayce-West Columbia
Maryland All-Stars
Palmetto
Virginia
Girardeau
Cayce
South Carolina
Randy Smith
Chester
Ray Fouts
Aiken triumph in all-star tilt as Lawson leads comeback
Robbie Lawson drove in the decisive runs and struck out 12 to earn his fifth all-star win. Richard Smith led Aiken with three hits and three RBI as Emrich and Ealy contributed big hits. Chester mounted a late rally but Aiken opened a six-run fifth inning to seize control.
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Richard Smith
Smith
Dixie
Randy Smith
Rayford Mobley
Paul Ealy
Robbie Lawson
Aiken
Ealy
Emrich
Tim Bush
Mason Wins Aiken Golf Classic After Final Hole Birdie
Chuck Mason edged Marilyn Stroud by one stroke at Palmetto Golf Club in the Aiken Sertoma Club event. Mason faced a tense finish with a clutch chip and a prayer before a near-assured birdie on the final hole. Stroud faded with bogeys to miss a playoff.
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Chuck Mason
Aiken
Stroud
Mason
Midland Valley Country Club Club
Augusta
Danny Williams
Orangeburg
Marion Moore
Gary Cooper
Jackson
Kenny Wiland
Columbia
Len Yaun
Charles Tipton
Larry Sanford
Dick Ewing
Ron Schrader
Johnny Morris
Herb Holloman
Claude Mathis
Mike Crumpler
John Mullen
Rudy Lindsay
Mullen
Lindsay
Palmetto Golf Club
Rob Matwick
Bonnett Wins Talladega 500 After Late Rally
Neil Bonnett woke from a $100 nap to win $35,175 and the Talladega 500, beating Cale Yarborough Dale Earnhardt Benny Parsons and Harry Gant. He led final three laps in the 2.66 mile trioval at speeds around 166.89 mph. Yarborough earned $20,625 for second as Baker led early before car trouble.
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Talladega, Ala
Neil Bonnett
Pennsylvania
Bennett
Hueytown
Ala
Mercury
Cale Yarborough
Dale Ear
Nhardt
Benny Parsons
Harry Gant
Yarborough
Neil
Dale
Parsons
Bonnett
Buddy Baker
Oldsmobile
Baker
Bobby
Donnie Allison
David Pearson
Darrell Waltrip
Lenny Pond
Joe Milliken
Milliken
Richard Petty
Petty
Pocono
Doshia Wall
Falcons Lose A Linebacker
Atlanta coach Leeman Bennett faces a setback as Fulton Kuykendall will miss two to three weeks with a shoulder separation after Saturday’s drill. Kuykendall should be ready for Minnesota’s opener on Sept. 7, with a possible return for Aug. 29 vs Baltimore. Bartkowski and Rickman may suit up. Kuykendall out for Seattle game.
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Atlanta Falcons
Leeman Bennett
Fulton Kuykendall
Bennett
Kuykendall
R.C. Thielemann
Falcons
Bears
Minnesota
UCLA
Baltimore
Fulton
Laurens Clinches Dixie Youth Playoff Berth In Extra Innings
Laurens District 2 championed a dramatic 3-2 eight inning win over Langley Bath Clearwater at Riverview Park securing a spot in the Dixie Youth state playoffs in Charleston. Donnie Cunningham delivered the decisive bases loaded single in the eighth to score Jeff Pulley.
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North Augusta
Laurens National
Charleston
Langley-Bath-Clearwater
Riverview Park
Laurens
Donnie Cunningham
Jeff Pulley
L-B-C
Gene Richardson
Jeff Rook
Brian Huckabee
Joey Blackwell
John Hearn
David Mathews
Mathews
Tommy Day
Richardson
Vance Coleman
Scott Higgenbottom
Post Wins Dramatic West Virginia Classic Playoff
Sandra Post edges Donna Caponi Young in a three hole sudden death playoff to claim the LPGA West Virginia Classic title and a 15,000 prize. Young led most of the event but bogeyed 17 and Post birdied 17 to force the playoff and win with steady putting.
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Young
Post
LPGA
Amy Alcott
Tewell Sets High Standards After Philadelphia Victory
Doug Tewell won the Philadelphia Golf Classic with a 12 under par 272 to take $45,000, edging Tom Kite by one stroke. He aimed to build a Watson like career as he increased season earnings to 152,392 and career total to 245,135, noting his Louisville roots and Edmond Oklahoma residence.
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Philadelphia
Doug Tewell
Tewell
Tom Kite
Tom Watson
Watson
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Louisiana
Edmond
Okla
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Brian Gottfried
Kevin Curren
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Steve Denton
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Lou Graham
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