Area wrestlers gear up for state duals in Aiken County
Four area teams compete in SCHSL dual state tournament starting Saturday aiming for two wins to reach the state quarterfinals. South Africa North Augusta and Midland Valley advance from 4 AAAAA regionals with Barnwell in Class AA at Bamberg Ehrhardt. T-Breds face Blue Ridge in Rock Hill while South Africa’s Reid Bolen Zach Tallant and Asa Matthews headline individual qualifiers in two weeks.
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Weekend Prep sports schedule for high school doubleheaders
Tonight doubleheaders begin with girls at 6 p.m. featuring South Aiken at North Augusta and other boys and girls games across Aiken County and surrounding schools. Regional wrestling follows Saturday with Class AA at Bamberg-Ehrhardt and Class AAAA at South Pointe, plus notable boys and girls matchups including Barnwell vs St. John’s and North Augusta at Eastside.
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Hornets coach Brian Neal steps down after four seasons
Aiken High football coach Brian Neal resigns after a four season run guiding the Hornets to a 12-30 record. His 2015 6-5 season marked the program’s return to the playoffs since 2009, but injuries and late troubles helped push the team to six losses in the last seven games. Neal also led Aiken High’s new wrestling program through its season.
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South Carolina Rout Kentucky Behind Coates and Wilson
Alaina Coates had 20 points and a season high 18 rebounds and Aja Wilson scored 20 as No. 4 South Carolina pulled away from No. 25 Kentucky 75-63 in Lexington. The Gamecocks used an 18 point second quarter run and held Kentucky without a field goal in the final 6:41 of the period to seize control. Allisha Gray added 11 points while South Carolina shot 50 percent and dominated the paint 34-20 in improving to 19-2, 9-1 SEC.
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Pacers Open Season Against Railsplitters in Big Test
The USC Aiken Pacers, ranked sixth by the NCBA, begin the season after a 40 18 record with an experienced lineup and promising pitching. They open against Lincoln Memorial, a longtime season starter, as a tough early test.
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Lincoln Memorial at USC Aiken opens baseball series
Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters visit USC Aiken Pacers at Roberto Hernandez Stadium for a three game set starting at 4 p.m. today with matinees at 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. LMU recalls 2016 season record 28-21 and plans to lean on starters Connor Riley Joseph Benitez and Jimmy Lynch.
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Freeman and Coleman form Falcons 1-2 backfield duo
Freeman and Coleman form a versatile 1-2 backfield that keeps both players fresh. Freeman talks of a brotherly bond with Coleman as they anticipate a Super Bowl clash with the Patriots.
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