Football Season Preview in Aiken County Football Outlook
The column predicts North Augusta as the class of the county with Aiken close behind. It estimates North Augusta 8-2 in the regular season and Aiken 6-3 or 7-2, Midland Valley at 4-6 or 5-5, South Aiken at 4-5, Wagener-Salley 5-5, Jackson 8-2, St Angela Academy 4-6, Ridge Spring Monetta 3-7, and Williston Elko dominating Conference 7 with a Saints projected 4-6 and Trojans 3-7.
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Aiken
North Augusta
Hubert Morris
Hornets
Stevie Cartledge
Thomas Hawkins
Chuck Musgrove
Morris
Irmo
Jackets
Thomas Gifford
William Perry
Midland Valley
Graniteville High
Langley-Bath-Clearwater
Mustangs
Carl Silas
Todd Smith
Bill Smith
Gary Smallen
South Aiken High
Wagener-Salley
War Eagles
Marion Daniels
Randy Spinks
Jackson
Indians
St. Angela Academy
Ridge
Williston-Elko
Saints
Trojans
Evans Martin
Braves Reach Magical .500 as Pirates Lose Again
The Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 to extend their dominance this season and reach .500 with a 63-63 record. Bob Horner drove in five runs with a homer and a double, including a three-run shot off Don Robinson in the fourth inning.
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Braves
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Chuck Tanner
Tanner
Montreal Expos
San Francisco Giants
Bob Horner
Atlanta
Horner
Don Robinson
Rick Matula
Larry Bradford
Rick
Hrabosky seals late save as Giants top Expos 1 0
In a rain delayed game Darrell Evans drove in the only run with a fourth inning single and Ed Whitson and Greg Minton held Montreal to two hits as San Francisco beat the Expos 1 0.
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al Hrabosky
Giants
Expos
Darrell Evans
Ed Whitson
Greg Minton
San Francisco
Montreal
Phillies
Dodgers
Steve Carlton
Los Angeles
Pete Rose
Carlton
Tug McGraw
Steve Howe
Padres
Mets
Jerry Mumphrey
Dave Winfield
San Diego
New York
Rick Wise
Rollie Fingers
Fingers
Brett Holds Streak As Royals Hold Lead In Tight Win
Kansas City Royals defeat Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 to open an 18 game AL West lead as George Brett ends his 8-for-8 streak with a 1-for-3 night. Willie Aikens drives in two, Willie Wilson scores on a sacrifice fly and Brett is plunked early but stays calm. Brewers slide in AL East standings as White Sox and others post results.
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Fred Holdsworth
Milwaukee Brewers
Holdsworth
George Brett
Brett
Kansas City Royals
Royals
Willie Aikens
Brewers
Oakland
Paul Mitchell
Amos Otis
Paul Molitor
Mitchell
Willie Wilson
Aikens
Gorman Thomas
Paul Splittorff
Blue Jays
Rangers
Alfredo Griffin
North Augusta Hosts Jamboree
North Augusta High plans a football jamboree at the high school stadium tomorrow at 8 pm. Aiken and Midland Valley open with South Aiken vs North Augusta in the second half. Tickets cost 2 dollars at the gate. advance sales are today 3 to 5 pm at Hagood Stadium in Aiken and 8:30 am to 3:30 pm at Jefferson Middle School for early buyers.
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North Augusta
Aiken
Midland Valley
South Aiken
Hagood Stadium
Jefferson Middle School
Ranger Pitcher Jenkins Ordered to Trial on Drug Charges
Brampton Ontario AP Pit cher Ferguson Jenkins of the Texas Rangers was ordered to appear for trial on December 18 on three counts of possession of drugs. If fined he could pay 200 to 400 dollars and a discharge is possible if he pleads guilty or is found guilty. Drugs were found in his luggage at Toronto International Airport.
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Brampton
Ontario
Ferguson Jenkins
Texas Rangers
Jenkins
Toronto International Airport
Connors Tops Freeman in U S Open opener
Jimmy Connors, seeded third, defeated Marcel Freeman 6-2 6-2 6-2 in New York. Connors praised his movement and ball striking while noting a skin infection. Other seeds also advanced as heat outlined the day’s schedule for both men and women.
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Jimmy Connors
Marcel Freeman
New York
Connors
UCLA
John McEnroe
Bjorn Borg
Borg
John Sadri
Guillermo Vilas
John Hayes
Vilas Gerulaitis
Hank Pfister
Eddie Dibbs
Vijay Amritraj
India
Peter Fleming
Johan Kriek
South Africa
Roscoe Tanner
Jimmy Arias
Wojtek Fibak
Poland
Peter Feigl
Yannick Noah
France
Bruce Manson
Tracy Austin
Rosie Casals
Chris Evert Lloyd
Peanut Louie
Kathy Jordan
Sharon Walsh
Virginia Wade
Britain
Claudio Casabianca
Argentina
Pam Shriver
Renee Blount
Ivanna Madruga
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Aiken Standard Sports Editor
Houston Oilers
Dallas Cowboys
ABC
Texas
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AP Sports
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Astros
John Martin
Ken Reitz
St. Louis
Houston
Martin
John Fulgham
Cardinal
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Toronto
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Griffin
Roy Howell
Alan Bannister
Len Barker
Cleveland
Minnesota
White Sox
Tigers
Lamar Johnson
Chicago
Detroit
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Leo Sutherland
Mike Squires
Greg Pryor
Sutherland
Squires
Mike Proly
Buddy Bell
Kim Jones
Regina Marsikova
Czechoslovakia
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Freeman
Gene Mayer
Jose-Luis Clerc
Mayer
Gianni Ooseppo
Italy
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Bernie Mitton
Harold Solomon
Jan Norbach
Sweden
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Tim Mayotte
Brian Gottfried
Martina Navratilova
Lena Sandin
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