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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1980
Page
9
A batch of college scoreboard results features Tennessee State and related teams with varied margins. The LAUREL and MIAMI notes mention race results with modest winnings. In New York sports, Yankee and Mets transactions include signings and trades. Basketball and football updates cover player signings and roster changes.
Last week Memorial defeated Town Creek 36 to 26 with Wylie Ray leading Mites at 15 points. St Thaddeus forfeited the second week while St. John's beat Millbrook 27 to 8. Memorial vs St. Marys and First vs St. Johns are scheduled for Saturday at H O Weeks Center with multiple age divisions and top scorers listed for each game.
Graniteville nine hole women golfers held a low gross low net event on Friday. Charlotte Coney won the tournament with Ginger Steiner finishing second. Pauline Weigle had the fewest putts for the event.
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner announced the major free agent signing of Dave Winfield just before Christmas, insisting the deal reflects New York’s market value. Attendees included Willie Randolph Reggie Jackson Rick Cerone and former manager Dick Howser. The scene mixed bravado with baseball history and a nod to the era’s economics.
DePaul repeats as No. 1 with 32 first place votes and 1,150 points while Kentucky closes to 12 points behind after strong momentum. UCLA rounds out the top three as Oregon State and Virginia rise to Nos. 4 and 5 following key wins. Notre Dame, Ohio State, North Carolina and LSU also crack the top ten.
UCLA coach Larry Brown voiced frustration after the Bruins beat Evansville 69 62 at Pauley Pavilion. Kenny Fields scored a career high 17 and Darren Daye 16 as UCLA improved to 5 0. Evansville’s LeRoy Mitchell led with 17 points. Indiana routed Oral Roberts 65 56 with Ted Kitchel scoring 16.
Superior Court Judge Sam Phillips McKenzie postponed ruling on motions to suppress evidence from the arrest of Atlanta Hawks guard Eddie Johnson on July 13 for cocaine possession. He ordered written briefs from both sides after a day of testimony and said he would rule after review, with Johnson potentially clearing the charge or the state paving the way for a jury trial.
The University of Colorado faces a two year probation from the NCAA for a very large number of violations in its football program. Postseason bans and exclusion from NCAA controlled television during the 1981 82 school year are imposed.
AP reports race car driver Peter Gregg an all time IMSA GT winner was found dead from a gunshot on a Northeast Florida beach. officials did not release further details pending investigations.
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