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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 2004
Page
13
The Athens Olympics closed with fireworks and a two hour show of folk dancing and music. Athletes marched into the Olympic stadium to cheers from 70 000 fans as security guards kept terrorism at bay and visitors reflected on Greece’s relief and pride.
Andre Ward defeated Magomed Arogadjiev of Belarus 20-13 in the light heavyweight final. Ward, the sole American boxing gold medalist, dedicated the win to his late father Frank Ward, who introduced him to boxing. He overcome a swollen eye and said the victory capped a rough Games for the US boxing team.
Curacao defeated Conejo Valley 5-2 to win the Little League World Series championship in Williamsport. Carlos Pineda struck out 11 over seven innings and Jarickson Profar belted a two run homer to spark the Willemstad club. California scored both runs in the sixth inning but could not avoid the setback.
The North Augusta Scorpions, a small 11 player side, beat USA Revolution 2 1 on penalties after a 0 0 draw to win the U16 boys division at the ninth annual Aiken Soccer Cup. The weekend also saw U11 girls Fireballs and U10 boys Rovers claim titles while U18 Fire fell to Norcross Fury Gold 2 1 in the final. Scorpions keeper Tony Porras saved two Revolution tries and Miguel Rivas scored on the eighth kick sealing the victory. Coach Rolando Chacon praised the effort noting the team played the tournament with 11 players.
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