North Augusta Falls Short In Dixie Youth Thriller
North Augusta Southern All-Star baseball team lost 9-8 in 11 innings to Summerville, after leading early. The Laurens District 2 pennant winners end the run just short of Wilmington World Series, finishing as South Carolina’s second best Dixie Youth squad.
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Georgetown
North
Dixie
South Carolina
Aiken County
Mike Bufford
Gregg Cobb
Scotty Cooks
Summerville versus North Augusta ends in extra innings title clash
North Augusta edges Summerville 6 5 after a back and forth state final with Terry Moore and Cobie Lopez delivering key hits. Derrick Messex sparked Summerville in the seventh with a single and a pair of wild pitches then an error. Moore Cobb Allen Lopez lead a 10 hit attack for North Augusta while Cooks Allen and Mark McClain shared pitching duties for Summerville.
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Summerville
Bufford
Cobb
John Allen
Cobie Lopez
North Augusta
Terry Moore
Sammy Twiggs
Moore
Cooks
RBI
Derrick Messex
Allen
Lopez
Mark McClain
John Haralson
Dixie
Rob Matwick
Graham Holds Narrow Lead In PGA Championship Drama
David Graham led by two strokes entering the 18th tee of the 61st PGA Championship but cracked under pressure. Ben Crenshaw forced a sudden-death playoff after Graham double-bogeyed the final hole, with Graham surviving two dramatic overtimes to pursue a $60,000 first prize.
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Tom Seppy
Birmingham
Mich
David Graham
Ben Crenshaw
Graham
Rex Caldwell
Crenshaw
Woods
Irons
Willie Peterson
Oakland Hills
Lopez Seals European Open Win In Weathered Honeymoon Season
Nancy Lopez won the European Open women’s championship for the second straight year at Sunningdale, collecting $16,500. She posted 14 under par 282 over four rounds and extended her season to seven victories in 15 events, noting marriage helped her driving improve.
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Sunningdale
England
Nancy Lopez
Tim Melton
Cincinnati
New Mexico
Lopez
Joyce Kazmierski
Law Shares State Doubles Crown
Columbia Aiken's Tim Law paired with Brian Schaaf of Sumter to win the boys 16-year-old doubles at the 40th South Carolina Junior Closed Tennis Tournament. They beat Van Merchant of Anderson and Joe Jenning of Greenville 7 6 6 2 7 6.
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Columbia — Aiken
Tim Law
Brian Schaaf
Sumter
South Carolina
van Merchant
Anderson
Joe Jenning
Greenville
Willie Mays Joins Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970 Class
Willie Mays was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown alongside Hack Wilson and Warren Giles. The Say Hey Kid recalled his 22 major league seasons with the Giants and Mets, noting 660 home runs and 7,095 outfield putouts, plus a famous 1954 World Series catch.
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Mays
Baseball Hall of Fame
Hack Wilson
Warren Giles
Kid
Willie
Bowie Kuhn
Hall of Fame
Giants
New York
San Francisco
New York Mets
Henry Aaron
Babe Ruth
Vic Wertz
Polo Grounds
Hall
Mets
Wilson
Robert
Kuhn
Chicago
Giles
Veterans’ Committee
Cincinnati Reds
Bill
Philadelphia Phillies
Leigh captures state amateur golf title in Greenwood
Buck Leigh of Columbia shot a par 72 to hold a one stroke lead over David Dupre and win the 1979 South Carolina Golf Association amateur championship at Greenwood Country Club. Dupre finished second at 289, Tom Cornelia and John Spelman tied for third at 290, with Boswell 292 Butler 292, Nimmer 294 and Horne 295. Swenson finished 296 after a final round 79.
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Greenwood
Buck Leigh
Columbia
David Dupre
South Carolina Golf Association
Leigh
Greenwood Country Club
SCGA
Dupre
Hilton Head Island
Tom Cornelia
John Spelman
Larry Boswell
Drew Butler
Tony Nimmer
Ridgeland
Dick Horne
Mount Pleasant
Norman Swenson
Clover
Waltrip wins Talladega 500 despite flu linger
Darrell Waltrip, ill with the flu, drives an Oldsmobile to a 61 second victory over David Pearson in the Talladega 500. Waltrip averaged 161.229 mph, earning $37,425 as Pearson, Yarborough and Milikan trailed. Kyle Petty debut on a superspeedway finishes ninth.
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Talladega, Ala
Darrell Waltrip
Waltrip
David Pearson
Oldsmobile
Pearson
Olds
Stride
Neil Bennett
Mercury
Cale Yarborough
Yarborough
Rickey Rudd
Richard Petty
Petty
Kyle
Hornet Boosters Open Campaign
The Aiken Hornet Booster Club will meet tomorrow night at 7 30 in the Aiken High library The annual membership drive and sale of booster club season tickets will be launched at the meeting Dan Ratchford president said the club will also meet each Tuesday night during August
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Aiken Hornet
Aiken High Library
Dan Ratchford
Ratchford
Hutto Memorial Tournament Slated for Clearwater Field
CLEARWATER The Travis Hutto Memorial Women's Softball Tournament is set for August 16 at the Clearwater Field. Sponsored by the Langley Bath Clearwater High Booster Club, proceeds aid the LBC High athletic program. Entry is $55. teams contact booster club president Larry Murphy or Mrs. Alex Chriswell.
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Clearwater
Travis Hutto
Langley-Bath-Clearwater High Booster Club
Booster Club
Larry Murphy
Alex Chriswell
L B C Boosters Meet Tonight
CLEARWATER Langley Bath Clearwater High Booster Club meets tonight at 7 30 in the school library. The group holds meetings every Monday night.
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Clearwater
Langley- Bath-Clearwater High
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Aiken
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Cooperstown, N.Y
Willie Mays
Talladega
Hornet
Aiken Recreation
Montmorenci
Warrenville Revival Center
Memorial Baptist
Second Baptist
First Baptist
First Presbyterian
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