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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 2008
Page
17
The U S women meet Japan in the Olympic softball gold medal game marking the sport s return to the program after Australia s win to reach the final. The match capped the last softball Olympic event until 2016 as the Americans sought to extend their dominance.
Aiken High School Hornets, led by 25 returning seniors including Cortez Abney and Jeremy Robinson, aim to rebound from a 5-7 season. They travel to Berkmar High School in Lilburn, Georgia, for a 7:30 p.m. season opener against a highly athletic nonconference foe.
Standard predicts Kenton Aiken will start 2008 with a win as Berkmar fields a new coaching staff. CAM favors Berkmar over Aiken 20 to 14, while MAC expects Aiken to upset Berkmar 35 to 32 by scoring early and often with a strong offense.
Strom Thurmond hosts Chapin in a season kickoff with Josh Miller at quarterback and a defense led by nine returning starters. Chapin hopes for a strong year and features five returning defenders plus JV players from a 9-1 last fall, while Thurmond moves to Class AA.
Thurmond led by Javon Brown and Maurice Brown tops Chapin 28 21 as Josh Miller tests Thurmond defense. CAM notes Thurmond disciplined but still strong tradition and confidence. MAC predicts Thurmond power with Brown brothers to dominate as they expected to win 21 14.
Aiken hosts the 13th Aiken Cup with over 200 teams and about 10 000 people. Games on 30 fields at Citi zens Park Powderhouse Fields and Whitney Pol Fields begin Saturday 8 a m and run until 6 p m with finals Sunday. Teams from SC GA NC compete at Premier Classic Athena levels under SC Youth Soccer US Youth Soccer and US Club Soccer.
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