North Augusta Yellow Jackets Rebuild Dreams Big
North Augusta high school enters 1986 87 with a rebuilt lineup under Jon Williams. The team, bolstered by six seniors and balanced scoring from Mathews Hughes and Kevin Mims, opened with a 68 59 win over Aiken High and aims for steady progress in a tough Region 3 AAAA schedule led by Irmo and Orangeburg Wilkinson.
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Jon Williams
North Augusta
Yellow Jackets
Williams
Aiken High
Hornets
Aiken
Ronald Mims
Kevin Mims
Chon Mathews
Chris Hughes
Happy Greenway
Mims
Mathews
Hughes
Irmo
Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Astros Name Wood As General Manager
Houston appoints Bill Wood as general manager removing interim tag. Wood aims to address shortstop position by pursuing Rafael Ramirez Rafael Santana or Ozzie Guillen. He notes Craig Reynolds improvement and recalls 1985 ascent as assistant GM and interim GM since October 14. The owner praised Wood after interviewing 15 candidates.
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Houston Astros
Bill Wood
Wood
Astros
Rafael Ramirez
Atlanta
Rafael Santana
New York Mets
Ozzie Guillen
Chicago White Sox
Craig Reynolds
Dick Wagner
Houston
John McMullen
McMullen
Woods
Wichita Falls
Texas
University of Texas
Albuquerue Dukes
Daytona Beach
el Paso
Leavelle McCampbell sweeps Jackson in season opener
Leavelle McCampbell Middle School opened the basketball season by sweeping Jackson Middle School. In girls action Jeannine Wright scored 11 and Demetria Dais 4 in an 18 to 9 win, while Jackson’s Ellen Key had 4 points. In boys play Delgin Jackson led with 14 in a 22 to 18 victory as Al Young and Marty Hayes each had 6 for Leavelle McCampbell. They face A L Corbett on Thursday.
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Jackson Middle School
Leavelle-McCampbell
Jeannine Wright
Demetria Dais
Jackson
Ellen Key
Delgin Jackson
Leavelle- McCampbell
Markie O’connor
al Young
Marty Hayes
A.L. Corbett
Lendl Cruises To Masters Title Over Wilander
Ivan Lendl dominated Mats Wilander 6-2 6-2 6-3 to win the Nabisco Masters in New York. The victory gave Lendl his third Masters crown, fifth overall, and added to his status as the top-ranked player. Wilander, seeded No. 3, struggled to contend as Lendl controlled play from the baseline with powerful passing shots and relentless pressure.
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Ivan Lendl
Mats Wilander
Lendl
Wilander
U.S
Boris Becker
Texas Shows Interest In Signing Horner
The Texas Rangers pursue free agent Bob Horner living in Irving as talks with Atlanta falter. Horner and agent Bucky Way met Braves officials and later met Rangers GM Tom Grieve and manager Bobby Valentine at the winter meetings. Grieve indicates further talks possible while weighing Horner against offers from Yakult and others. Grieve mentions Horner could add depth and versatility, with about a $1 million guaranteed base viewed as high but potentially workable with incentives.
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Bob Horner
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Texas Rangers
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Horner
Bucky Way
Braves
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Bobby Valentine
Woy
Grieve
Valentine
Way
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Milwaukee
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Atlanta
Arizona State
Japan
Yakult Swallows
Yakult
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Texas
Chicago White Sox
Toronto
Seattle
Kansas City
Detroit
John Schuerholz
Sooners No 1 in final ranking for national title game
Oklahoma and Miami finish 11-0 and 11-0 respectively with Oklahoma earning 47 of 57 first place votes. Miami garners nine first place votes. Florida State and Syracuse also high in the final AP poll. Rose bowls set with Florida State Nebraska Sug ar Bowl and Auburn game slate.
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Oklahoma
Miami
Associated Press
South Carolina
Florida State
Syracuse
Nebraska
Auburn
LSU
Mack 20 Points Lift Bulldogs Past Augusta Jaguars
Rod ney Mack scored 20 points and pulled a game high 17 rebounds to pace South Carolina State to a 72 62 non conference win over Augusta. The Bulldogs led early and held off a late Jaguar rally to improve to 3 2 while Augusta drops to 1 1.
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Orangeburg
Rodney Mack
South Carolina State
Augusta
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Tim Daniels
Vincent Jackson
Steven Mazyck
Craft
Walker
Etchison
Gross
Jackson
Moss
Butler
Daniel
Mazyck
Ingram
Gilmore
Bowman
Paulk
Smith
Jenkins
Bell
David
Mass
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Willie Johnson
Sherod Hightower
Bryan Johnson
Richard Davis
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Joe Cronin
Knight-Ridder Service
Leavelle McCampbell
By Harvey Araton
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