Penguins Rally To Edge Thrashers In Low Turnout
Ramzi Abid converted a two on one with 3 43 left as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4 3 in front of 9 576, the team’s smallest home crowd in almost eight years. Attendance has fallen by over 3 000 per game. In South Carolina the North Augusta Boxing Club hosts the Silver Gloves on Saturday December 13 at 7 p m with state champions in age 10 15 advancing to Augusta regionals January 5 7. Admission is 10, ages 6 and under free. For information call 593 1775.
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USC Aiken Women at Catawba Tip Off At 6 PM
Local sports schedule lists USC Aiken women facing Catawba at 6 p.m. Also shows Spring Valley at Aiken North Augusta at Silver Bluff My South Aiken at Midland Valley McCormick at Strom Thurmond and Strom Thurmond at Wagener Valley with 6 to 6:30 p.m. starts.
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College basketball and hockey TV schedule reads aloud
ESPN features Indiana Wake Forest and Texas at Tennessee basketball games while Fox Sports Net shows North Carolina State at Michigan and Minnesota at Virginia. Other games include Duke at Michigan State Illinois versus North Carolina and Wisconsin at Maryland with multiple networks listing times and channels.
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Bowden Wins ACC Coach Of The Year In Surprising Finish
Clemson coach Tommy Bowden claimed the AP ACC coach of the year honor with 24 votes, beating Florida State’s Bobby Bowden and Maryland’s Ralph Friedgen after a late surge that included a win over No. 3 Florida State and a Peach Bowl bid for the Tigers. Bowden acknowledged the competitive league and credited his players and seniors for the turnaround.
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New South Aiken Coaches Lead Season Opener at Midland Valley
South Aiken High School opens the basketball season at Midland Valley led by new coach Carlos Hope and assistant Kimbra Moore. Hope succeeds Donnie Holland, who nearly reached 400 wins, and aims to build a solid foundation with the returning players from Hope’s initial cohort.
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West Florence Knights Eye Class AAA Title After Turnaround
West Florence (13 1) reaches the Class AAA final in South Carolina after ending a 33 game losing streak under coach Jeff Calabrese who has rebuilt the program. The Knights face Greer (12 2) who beat Union to reach the title game as they end a stretch of finals absence and celebrate a season of overachievement.
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State championships at Williams-Brice Stadium schedule
Friday's Game Conway and Byrnes open the Class AAAA Division II finals at 8 am. Saturday features Batesburg-Leesville v Page land Central at 11 am, Gaffney v Sumter at 2 pm, Lake View v Lamar at 5 pm, and Greer v West Florence at 8 pm. There are other surprised finalists noted.
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Reynolds and Packers battle playoff odds after Thanksgiving loss
Jamal Reynolds and the Green Bay Packers face a 6 6 record and potential playoff miss after a 22 14 defeat to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day. Reynolds, a former Lombardi Award winner from Florida State, has only four tackles this season and says he must wait for his chance.
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Southern Cal remains runner up in BCS race behind Oklahoma
USC clings to second place over LSU as they head into the final week, with a 1.53 point BCS gap over the Tigers. Oklahoma holds the top spot at 12-0 and would likely stay in the top two even if it loses the Big 12 title game. The Sugar Bowl national title game is set for New Orleans on Jan 4.
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Hendrix to be honored as SCGA player of year
Aiken native Matt Hendrix will be honored as the 2003 South Carolina Golf Association player of the year at Golf Day. The Clemson senior edged Bill Haas of Wake Forest by 2.5 points and has multiple top finishes, plus U S Walker Cup selection. David DuPre joins Hall of Fame. Vic Hannon named senior player of the year. SCGA serves 287 clubs and 70,000 members in its 74th year.
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