Graniteville Opens Season With Home Opener Clash
Graniteville High hosts St. Angela Academy at Memorial Field in the season debut. Graniteville recalls a 21-0 victory from last year as Mike Sanders and Bo Mims pace the run game while Earl Clinton offers a dual threat. St. Angela counters with a stout backfield and potential quarterback uncertainty after Ron Schroder’s groin injury.
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Graniteville
Langley- Bath-Clearwater
St. Angela
Saints
Mike Sanders
Bo Mims
Earl Clinton
Ron Schroder
Hill
Saints Posture For Jamoree Start At Memorial Field
Aiken Standard notes St. Angela's first year coach emphasizes senior leadership hustle and reducing penalties after a Saturday jamboree. Graniteville's Rock defense and Saints offense are focused on balance as opening-season action begins tonight with Memorial Field hosting the test. Other county teams travel Friday to varied opponents including Langley Bath Clearwater at Aiken and North Augusta at Butler.
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Aiken
North Augusta
Butler
Wagener-Salley
Batesburg- Leesville
Ridge Spring
Monetta
Gilbert
Jackson
Branchville
No Pressure Borg Goes After First Open Title
Bjorn Borg says he feels relaxed as he pursues his first U.S. Open title in New York. Defending champ Jimmy Connors, Borg’s rival, hopes to derail him over the next two weeks after Borg routed Matt Mitchell 6-1 6-1 6-2 in the first round.
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Alex Sachare
NEW York (Ap
Bjorn Borg
Jimmy Connors
Borg
Matt Mitchell
Pacer Fever Day Promises Scrimmages And Barbecue
USC Aiken hosts Pacer Fever Day with a 10:30 a m intrasquad baseball game followed by a noon barbecue and basketball scrimmages and volleyball. The event, run by The Pacer Club booster group, aims to kick off a new membership drive on University Parkway.
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University Parkway
Carolina Barbelle
Tigers Rally Past Angels as Morales Drives in Three
Detroit Tigers exploding for six runs in the third inning beat the California Angels 12 to 2. Jerry Morales drove in three runs with a double and a single while Champ Summers Alan Trammell and Jason Thompson homered for Detroit as Sparky Anderson's club extended its win streak to four and 12 of 15. The Angels, despite the setback, stayed 1½ games ahead in the West.
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Minnesota
Jim Fregosi
Sparky Anderson
Boston
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Jerry Morales
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Champ Summers
Alan Trammell
Jason Thompson
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Royals
Gorman Thomas
Sixto Lezcano
Don Money
Milwaukee
Rangers
Yankees
al Oliver
Willie Montanez
White Sox
Red Sox
Ross Baumgarten
Chicago
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Blue Jays
Jim Essian
Oakland
Toronto
Alfredo Griffin
RBI
Rob Picciolo
Picciolo
Rickey Henderson
Rick Langford
Graniteville Rocks Open Season Ticket Sale
Graniteville High School offers season tickets for six home football games and the Aiken game. The pass also covers any home junior varsity games. Prices are 9 for students and 15 for adults, available at the high school office 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Graniteville High School
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Three Teams Win In Jaycee Tourney
In Clearwater the Midland Valley Jaycee Softball Tournament opened with Babcock and Wilcox defeating Augusta Builders 7 to 5. Pete's Pest Control beat Miller Lite 24 to 7 and Ready Motors topped Truckers 17 to 1. Tonight there are three games at 7 8 and 9 with the weeklong schedule leading to Saturday's championship.
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Ready Motors
Truckers
Leaver Leads Pine Lake Classic At 11 Under Par
Bob Leaver of High Point holds a two stroke lead entering the final round of a 54 hole professional golf event at Pine Lake Country Club near Charlotte. He posted 11 under with a 69 for 133, while Ronnie Smoak of Columbia sits two back at 135 after a 68. Six players trailed at 139 including Mike Bright Russell Glover Tom Lenz and Steve Forrest. Jim Bunting of Winnsboro carded a hole in one on the 166 yard 16th but missed the cut at 149. Seventy one players qualified for the weekend. The tournament is sponsored by Michelob.
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High Point
Pine Lake County Club
Charlotte
Ronnie Smoak
Columbia
S.C
Smoak
Mike Bright
Florence
Russell Glover
Lake City
Tom Lenz
Summerville
Steve Forrest
Bunting
Michelob
Rivers Fractures Jaw In Scrimmage For South Carolina State
Starting quarterback Nate Rivers suffered a hairline fracture of the jaw in a scrimmage and will be out four to six weeks. Coach Bill Davis named three reserve contenders in practice with Ben Mungin the likely starter, a transfer from Chowan Junior College.
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Nate Rivers
South Carolina State
Rivers
Wadmalaw Island
Bulldogs
Bill Davis
Ben Mungin
Chowan
N.C
Big Red Machine Takes Houston In NL West Lead
Cincinnati Reds defeat Philadelphia 5-2 as Joe Morgan Ray Knight and Dan Driessen homer. Frank Pastore and Tom Hume combine on solid pitching. Astros lose 7-6 at Montreal. Reds move ahead of Houston for first time since Memorial Day weekend.
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Tom Hume
Joe Morgan
Ray Knight
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Pastore
Regional College Names and City Mentions Noted
A list combines names Scott Hunter and RS M with cities Graniteville North Augusta Wagener-Salley Atlanta Los Angeles San Diego Houston Chicago Minnesota and Aiken Butler Batesburg-Lees with mentions of Greg Pitts Sue Brown and Fat ee S Gilbert across several regions including New Orleans Oakland and Seattle and Seattle linked via Greg Pitts.
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Aiken North Augusta
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