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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1996
Page
9
Won the pole for the GM Goodwrench 400 with a lap of 185.395 mph marking his first Winston Cup pole. The article highlights the driver’s breakthrough in qualifying and sets up the story on the page.
Carolina Junior Tennis Academy hosts a weeklong girls clinic at Houndslake Country Club from 1 to 4 PM daily at 18 dollars per day or 90 dollars per week. The program covers groundstrokes volleys serves plus video analysis lectures conditioning drills and match play. For details call 648-1690. Tryouts for South Aiken High School girls tennis Monday 3:30 PM at H Odell Weeks Center courts require a physical dated since April 1 1996. Coach Barbara Sproull 641-0816. A three day baseball clinic at Gregg Park Civic Center runs 9 AM to 12 noon starting Monday with former major leaguer Tommy Dunbar k and Augusta GreenJackets staff. Call 1642-8436 or 663-7552.
Regional golf at Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken headlines a busy schedule including the Aiken Golf Classic while Aiken Post 26 participates in the American Legion Southeast Regionals held in Salisbury North Carolina.
Evening and afternoon broadcasts feature auto racing from Detroit Gasket 200 on ESPN, Mariners at Yankees on WS channels, tennis events including Pilot Pen and Acura Championships, bowling at ABC Senior Masters, golf at Sprint International, and Major League Baseball games with Pirates at Braves and Broncos at Cowboys on various networks.
Aiken Post 26 edged Whiteville 5 4 in the Southeast Regionals opener. Grant Newman delivered the key third inning hit and Brandon Kelly drove in two as Zay Brown pitched into the seventh. Jeff Holley got the save in relief as Holloway hit a solo homer for a two run cushion. Aiken (8 24) plays DeLand today at 4 05 p.m.
John Smoltz became the first 20-game winner of the season, recording a four-hitter into the ninth as Atlanta defeated Pittsburgh 5 4. He notched his 217th strikeout to lead the majors, while Andruw Jones hit his first big league homer and Jermaine Dye drove in key runs. Mark Wohlers earned the save.
Kenny Wiland fires a 68 at Palmetto Golf Club to top the field in the Aiken Golf Classic. He leads by three over Joe Hendrick and Buck Leigh, despite a shaky start with a bogey on the first hole and a missed 18 inch putt.
Jeff Burton earned his first Winston Cup pole at Michigan International Speedway with a lap of 185.395 mph in a Ford. He beat Bobby Labonte and Mark Martin who qualified 2nd and 3rd as Labonte praised team effort and Burton reflected on Atlanta setback and vowed a pole-worthy rebound.
Tim Biakabutuka, the eighth overall choice, ends a Panthers holdout after signing a seven year deal worth 12.7 million. He joins Ericsson Stadium for the Buffalo exhibition as Carolina counts on a stronger rushing attack behind Kerry Collins after a 7-9 debut season. Biakabutuka rushed for 1,818 yards and 13 TDs at Michigan last year and aims to be a dominating back for the Panthers.
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