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Year in Sports Highlights Feature Local Prep Stars
The 1986 local sports year showcased milestones and firsts with awards to Silver Bluff's David Dunbar and Ridge Spring Monetta's Gordon Stevens as Prep Players of the Year. Many coaches and athletes earned honors, set records, and posted key victories across high school and USC Aiken programs, including notable early season success and playoff clinchers.
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Aiken
Silver Bluff
David Dunbar
Ridge Spring
Belmont Race Track
Buckland Farm
Pleasant Colony
Irish Castle
Cheerful Colony
Pleasant Motion
William Perry
Bears
New England
Keenan
Midland Valley
Curtis Thompson
South Aiken
Mustangs
Branchville
Wagener-Salley
War Eagles
Myrtle Beach
Dogwood Farms
Usc-Aiken
Barry Butler
Pacers
Universities of Cincinnati
Gail Moody
Francis Marion
South Aiken High School
James Munlyn
Aiken County
Wagener-Salley Eoch
Duane Morris
Chris MacMurdo
Stacy Phillips
Frances Mack
Phil Strickland
Usc-Aiken Pacers
Georgia Tech
Augusta College
Tim Hofferth
Tim Hopkins
Silver Bluff High School
Raymond Franz
Southern Cross
Steve Dufour
Aiken High
Roberto Hernandez
USC
West Liberty State
South Airien
Columbia High School
Lady Thoroughbreds
Paul Curley
Aiken Bicycle Criterium
Berni Haven
Vincent Maggioni
Alex Hamilton
Strom Thurmond
Midland Valley High School
Reed Charpin
Ron Seigler
S.C
California Angels
USC Aiken
Hernandez
Butch Wallen
Carroll Parker
Goose Creek High School
Mark Crawford
Robert Rhodes
Robert Randall
Wagener Salley
Patrick Murphy, Jr
North Augusta Country Club
South Aikien High School
Shannon Wyant
St. Louis
Bret Garnett
Houndslake Country Club
Phillip McCormick
Midland Valley Country Club
Strom Thurmond High School
Eddie Buck
Batesburg-Leesville
York
South Africa
USA Today
Jean Johnson