High School Doubleheaders Highlight Tonight’s Girls and Boys
Tonight’s schedule features girls games starting at 6 p.m. followed by boys. Matchups include Lexington at Aiken North Augusta at South Aiken Midland Valley at Brookland-Cayce Strom Thurmond at Swansea Silver Bluff at Calhoun County Williston-Elko at Ridge Spring Monetta Wagener-Salley at Blackville Hilda.
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Lexington
Aiken
North Augusta
South Aiken
Midland Valley
Brookland
Pebble Beach Tour Opens with Brown and Kisner Struggles
Scott Brown bogeyed three of his first four holes at Pebble Beach before finishing with three late birdies. Kevin Kisner stayed steady at Spyglass Hill with 14 pars two birdies and two bogeys in round one.
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Scott Brown
Brown
Kevin Kisner
Kisner
Spyglass Hill
Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner dies at 91
Ralph Kiner, Hall of Fame slugger and longtime broadcaster, died at 91 in Rancho Mirage, California, with family by his side. He hit 369 career homers mostly for the Pittsburgh Pirates and led the NL in homers in seven straight seasons.
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Ralph Kiner
Rancho Mirage
Calif
Baseball Hall of Fame
Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Prestige Appliance Classic lights up Roberto Hernandez Stadium
No. 1 Tampa, No. 4 Mount Olive, No. 8 USCAiken and Shepherd headline a three day event. USC Aiken hosts with pool games featuring top teams and top pitchers as the season opens.
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Tampa
Mount Olive
USC Aiken
Shepherd
Roberto Hernandez
USCA
College Baseball Writers Association
Pacers
Lincoln Memorial
Thomas
Kody Belcher
Nick Yobbs
Derek Beasley
Danny Wissmann
Taylor Peed
USC
Aiken
Joe Urso
USCA Pacers show pitching power but weak offense
USC Aiken’s softball team carried strong pitching with a league leading strikeout rate and an ERA of 1.68 but struggled to score runs. The Pacers ranked near the bottom in runs, home runs, and RBIs with only six homers, far behind Armstrong Atlantic’s 60 for 2013.
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USC Aiken
Pacer
Jerry Snyder
USCA
Armstrong Atlantic
Hampton Jordan Classic College Hoops Schedule
Claflin University hosts USCA in the Hampton Jordan Classic in Orangeburg with games today at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. USCA faces Shaw and Ohio Valley in two matchups while Kentucky State and St. Augustine's also appear on the schedule. Full roster and schedule available at aikenstandard.com.
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Hampton Jordan Classic
Claflin University
Orangeburg
USCA
Goker
Shaw
Ohio Valley
Kentucky State
St. Augustine's
Aikenstandard.com
Yeldell Receives Special Solo Signing Day Honor
Gyasi Yeldell signed his letter of intent to play football at Presbyterian College with the ceremony held at Silver Bluff High School. The Blue Hose reported the commitment arrived at 8 14 am on National Signing Day, and the school postponed public celebrations to honor his milestone.
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Yeldell
Silver Bluff
al Lown
Pho
Gyasi Yeldell
Presbyterian
George
Jeannett
Greg Dunbar
Avery Corbett
James Jacks
Jalen Douse
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Justin Jackson
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Jackson
Noah Fest
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Prestige
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India Kornegay
Prwched
Peach Belt Conference
PBC
Dane Burkiar
Brown and Burkhart
Ken Standard
Dane Burkhart
USC Aiken Athletic Hall of Fame
Mandy Gerolstein Wilkinson
Gary Gilmore
Dawn Weeks Lybrand
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