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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1996
Page
7
In Spotlight defeated the Padres to extend their streak to eight consecutive wins. The win marked the first time a St. Louis pitcher has achieved eight straight victories since John Tudor in 1985. See page 8A for full story.
Silver Bluff, the District 2 champion and first state appearance, finished fourth among nine teams in North Charleston. Dillon finished second and Manning third. Clinton and Hilton Head also competed. Silver Bluff received the L.M. Joye Sportsmanship Award. team members included Barefield Sanders Perry, Sanders Williamson, Sullivan Horton Chrisco Lynn Green Wallace Robertson Carter. manager Hattaway. coaches Barber Chrisco.
The American Legion state championship event features Aiken Post 26 challenging Greer Post 115 on the road. Local veterans' teams compete for the title with postseason implications and regional bragging rights.
At 7:95 p.m. Phillies at Braves baseball on TBS leads a night of sports. Summer Legends Shootout Series auto racing follows. Byrd versus an unnamed opponent boxing at 9 p.m. PGA Championship Special golf at 10 p.m. on USA. SportSouth also carried.
Aiken Post 26 trails in the best-of-seven American Legion state baseball final but leads the series 3-2. Zay Brown starts for Aiken against Greer as both teams aim to clinch the title and a World Series berth. Brown seeks another strong outing after Game 1 dominance and recent errors cost a win in Game 5. Kirby Langley and Josh Miller pace the Post 26 offense with high series averages as the team tries to close out on the road.
Area high schools began practice for the upcoming football season on Monday ahead of the August 30 kickoff. Aiken High coach Carey Johnson noted about 35 on varsity, with intensified workouts after last year’s probation. South Aiken High’s Bruce Hill praised spring carryover and new Wing-T offense, while Silver Bluff’s Al Lown reported 34 players on first day, up from prior years.
Citadel football coach Charlie Taaffe is suspended indefinitely after a second DUI arrest in three years. Assistant coach Don Powers becomes acting head coach as The Citadel, 9-3 last season, opens Sept. 7 at Miami. Taaffe’s lawyer says there has been no decision on a possible lawsuit to regain his job.
Atlanta finally returns to Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium after a 20 day trip covering 6 493 miles and costing about 330 000 dollars. Marquis Grissom filed a .329 average with four homers during the stretch as the Braves beat the odds to stay in first in the NL East.
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