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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1979
Page
7
AP scoreboard surveys college basketball results across the East and Midwest with numerous games decided by single digits. Key showings include Amherst over Tufts in OT, Wisconsin and Dayton rivalries, and a slate of notable upsets and close finishes across multiple conferences.
Baseball notes include Yankees naming Barry Weinberg as assistant trainer and Dr John Bonamo as team physician. Dodgers sign Messersmith to a two year deal. Mets acquire Jesse Orosco as player to be named later in Koosman trade. Hockey notes show North Stars settling Bill Hogaboam contract and Capitals sending Ron Lalonde to Hershey. Basketball and football items cover Celtics waiving Marvin Barnes Nets trading Eric Money and Al Skinner for Catchings Simpson and future considerations and Lions naming Larry Pasquale special teams coach.
L E Robinson leader of the Aiken County Shrine Club announces the Shriners will work the March 10 Harness Classics at the Aiken Mile Track to raise funds for the Crippled Children’s Hospital in Greenville. About 45 to 50 members and wives will serve fans as the seven race program unfolds before an expected crowd near 8 000. The event marks the start of the Aiken Triple Crown and ties to the annual Shriner convention in June.
NBC and the NCAA narrow a deal to extend the network’s coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament through 1981, likely keeping NBC as the broadcaster for 13 straight years. ABC’s interest could raise prices, while the NCAA weighs choices involving ABC and TVS.
Abilene Texas AP Kelly Kent 21 star running back for Abilene Christian University 1977 NAIA championship team died early Wednesday of an apparent heart attack. He had spring drills Tuesday and played intramural basketball that night. Coach Ted Sitton said his wife Kerri tried mouth-to-mouth resuscitation but Kent died before reaching Kendrick Medical Center.
In a Seattle second round match Chris Evert, the top seed, won easily 6-1 6-0 over Peanut Louie. Jeanne Duvall beat Rosie Casals in three sets 3-6 6-4 6-4, while Wendy Turnbull defeated Sharon Walsh 2-6 6-4 7-6 and Renee Richards beat Leslie Hunt 6-3 6-4 in first rounds of the $125,000 event.
Rose Mary Gabriel known as the racing grandma, 46, from Gillette Wyoming, seeks to regain the Yukon Jack World Snowshoe Championship title in northwestern Wisconsin Feb. 23-25. The Guinness World Record holder won the 1977 women’s race with 25 hours 19 minutes for 83 miles and trains year round while raising nine children and eight grandchildren.
Aiken Recreation Department will hold an organizational meeting for women's volleyball on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the H Odell Weeks Center. All teams planning to play should send a representative.
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