Aiken Gamecock Club Preseason Kickoff in Shrine Club
The Aiken County Gamecock Club hosts a preseason kickoff party on Thursday August 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Aiken County Shrine Club on US 1. Free hot dogs fries and Coca-Cola. Franko the Magician to perform. Cocky the mascot Clyde Wrenn and special prizes in a raffle and trivia contest. Admission is free and all fans are welcome.
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Aiken County ‘Gamecock Club
Aiken County
US. 1
Franko
Magician
Cocky
Clyde Wrenn
Gamecock
Augusta at Capital City and Asheville games listed
Baseball events show Augusta facing Capital City at 7 05 p m and Augusta meeting Asheville at 7 p m along with a 5 p m B Aiken High Jamboree listing.
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Augusta
Capital City
Asheville
Aiken High
Sports broadcast schedule highlights for today
A dense listing of today’s sports airtimes across ESPN ESPN2 Fox Sports Net Speed Channel The Golf Channel and TBS including baseball Yankees Braves Giants Expos Dodgers football Cowboys Steelers golf events Pilot Pen Wachovia LPGA Classic and Reno Tahoe Open auto racing and women’s basketball with times from noon to 10:05 p m local channels and venues noted.
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Oreilly
Speed Channel
Braves
ESPN
Golf Channel
ESPN2
Cowboys
Steelers
Cleveland
Detroit
Giants
TBS
Hamilton clinches U S Amateur match play at Oakmont
Alex Hamilton of South Carolina tied for 11th in 36 holes to secure a match play berth from a 312-player field at Oakmont. Clemson’s Matt Hendrix finished tied for 67th and missed playoff by one shot as 14 players contended for 12 spots. Hamilton, No. 12 seed, faces No. 53 seed in the opening round as Oakmont proved tougher than Pittsburgh.
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Alex Hamilton
South Carolina
Hamilton
Matt Hendrix
Clemson
Pittsburgh Field Club
Oakmont
Pittsburgh
Hendrix
U.S
Oakmont Country Club
University of Kentucky
John Holmes
Bill Haas
Ricky Barnes
Brock Mackenzie
Ryan Moore
Adam Robinson
Casey Wittenberg
Aiken Soccer Cup Sets Record Field Across Four States
The Aiken Soccer Cup expands to a two day event with 192 teams from four states including 15 from the Aiken Soccer Club and eight from North Augusta. Games start at 8 a.m. on Saturday on three Aiken polo fields Whitney Winthrop Powderhouse and four fields at Citizens Park.Club president Frank Wise co directs noting overwhelming response and new Citizens Park usage.
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Aiken
Aiken Soccer Club
Frank Wise
Citizens Park
Wise
Aiken Soccer Cup draws 192 teams over weekend
The Aiken Standard reports a two day tournament featuring 192 teams from four states at Whitney Field Winthrop Field Powderhouse Field and Citizens Park starting Saturday at 8 a.m. The event includes 23 local teams and 8 000 to 9 000 spectators expected with teams from South Carolina Georgia North Carolina and Tennessee. Local clubs include U 17 Aiken Fire U 10 Rovers U 11 Galaxy U 12 Paladins and more with Aiken and North Augusta squads in multiple age groups. Contact Larry Taylor at taylor at aikenstandard dot com.
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Ginny Southworth
Megan Wetzel
Aiken Burn
Carolina FC Navy
Aiken
North Augusta
Whitney
Winthrop
Powderhouse Field
Citizens Park
South Carolina
Georgia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Wise
Augusta
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Aiken Fire
U-10 Rovers
U-11
Galaxy
U-12
Paladins
U-13
Ice
U-14
Revolution
U- 15
Ajax
U-16
Fusion
U-18
United
U-10
Fireballs
Dynamites
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Burn
Wanderers
Sting
Hot Spurs
Kicks
United Attack
Attack
Fire
Bonds' 10th inning homer lifts Giants past Braves
Barry Bonds hit his 651st career homer to lead off the 10th inning as the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 ending a seven game slide. He added a 38th homer of the season in his first game back since visiting his ill father Bobby. Jose Cruz Jr homered for SF and Tim Worrell earned the win. Todd Linden scored on a wild pitch in the eighth to tie the game.
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Barry Bonds
San Francisco Giants
Atlanta Braves
Montreal
Bobby
Bonds
Ray King
Giants
McCove
Jose Cruz, Jr
Tim Worrell
Todd Linden
Trey Hodges
Benito Santiago
Edgardo Alfonzo
Linden
Neifi Perez
Hodges
Andres Galarraga
Javy Lopez
Bobby Bonds
Lopez
Gary Sheffield
Marcus Giles
Braves
Russ Ortiz
All-Name Team Emerges From Aiken County Football Profiles
Local football fans note the season’s standout feature may be the players’ distinctive names. Rob Gantt highlights a roster of athletes from Aiken area schools with unique monikers, including Notavious Burgess and Prince Ryans, predicting the PA announcer will have a lively night Friday.
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Notavious Burgess
Aiken
Morgan Risheberger
Midland Valley
Jemared Axen
North Augusta
Josue Garcia
South Aiken
Vandell Hammond
Williston-Elko
Aquila Patterson
Silver Bluff
Pelvin Johnson
Arrington Weston
Colt Fox
Myles Potter
Kareem Mack
Cordero Bunyon
Skeets Conley
Vasco Smith
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Prince Ryans
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Expos
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Larry Taylor
Aiken Soccer Cup
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Aikenstandard.com
Rich Aurilia
Atlanta
Pedro Feliz
Chayson
Christopher
Jason
Rob Gantt
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