Norris Leads Pacers as Tough Opponent Despite Modest Scoring
USC Aiken star Zach Norris, rated one of NAIA District 6’s toughest players by Winthrop’s staff, anchors the Pacers as they face Lander in Greenwood. Norris averages 7.7 points but directs the offense as coach Larry Wall calls him a quarterback on the court, with key wins boosting playoff hopes.
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Lander College
Lady Pacers
Lander
Pacer
Senators
Greenwood Civic Center
Larry Wall
Aquinas High Prep
College of Charleston
Francis Marion
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Norris stepping into spotlight as Pacers push for playoffs
Zach Norris has moved into double figures in five straight games as the Pacers ride a late surge. Norris credits improved movement without the ball and added shooting threat while teammates Don and Chuck draw defensive focus. Bernie Norris, now at Auburn University Montgomery, helped sharpen his shot in backyard battles, and the senior guards hope to clinch a top seed with four regular-season games left.
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Norris
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Finshed
Augusta College
Lander
Coastal Carolina
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Dennis Seiple
Terry Strickland
Don Hayes
Chuck Orr
Zach Norris
Don
Chuck
Bernie
Auburn University
Montgomery
Ford At Aiken Football Banquet Guest Speaker Dan Ford
Clemson head football coach Dan Ford will be the guest speaker at the Aiken High School football banquet honoring players and cheerleaders. The event, sponsored by the Aiken Booster Club, starts at 7 at the Millbrook Baptist Church gym. Tickets are $6 and available at multiple local outlets or at the door.
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Danny Ford
Aiken High
Aiken Booster Club
Millbrook Baptist Church
Hydrick Appliance
Leminick’s Pharmacy
Aiken Sporting Goods
Lionel Smith Ltd
Triangle Pontiac
Lyon-Croft Weeks
Hunter
Valley Giants to Hold Organization Meeting Sunday
Valley Giants semi pro baseball team announces an organizational meeting on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Todd Hill Apartments apartment H 6 in North Augusta. Manager Sherod Vinson asks all players to attend.
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North Augusta
the Valley Giants
Sherod Vinson
Todd Hill Apartments
Kennedy Splits With Jefferson Junior High Basketball
Kennedy Junior High played Jefferson in a double overtime girls loss 37 32 to fall to 6 7 while the Kennedy boys won 47 31 to improve to 10 3. Mary Washington led the girls with 18 points Mata Broadwater added eight. Richard Smith scored 18 and Randy Smith 14 for Kennedy. Both teams visit Paul Knox Junior High Thursday at 6 30 p m.
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Bath- Kennedy Junior High
Jefferson Junior High
Kennedy Girls
Mary Washington
Mata Broadwater
Richard Smith
Randy Smith
Kennedy Boys
Jefferson
Kennedy
Paul Knox Junior High
New Ellenton Sweeps Graniteville in Twin Wins
New Ellenton Junior High topped Graniteville High B teams in both girls and boys games. Latricia Barefield led the girls with 12 points in a 42-37 victory as the team improved to 11-1. In the boys game New Ellenton won 58-48 behind 21 points from Lafayette Settles and 19 from Darrell Bing to move to 6-6. Graniteville was led by Pete Butler with 20 points. The teams meet again Monday at Graniteville at 6 30 PM.
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New Ellenton
Graniteville High
Latricia Barefield
Deidra Earl
Graniteville
Lafayette Settles
Darrell Bing
Pete Butler
Tar Heels, Irish avoid upsets in New York round
In Madison Square Garden North Carolina edged Rutgers 73-70 in overtime after a late Strickland shot. Notre Dame beat Fordham 86-76 behind Orlando Woolridge and Kelly Tripucka. Rutgers led at half before Carolina pulled away in the second.
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Rogers
Tar Heels
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Big Apple
Rutgers
Garden
Daryl Stickland
Dean Smith
Carolina
Smith
Irish
Orlando Woolridge
Kelly Tripucka
Woolridge
Orlando
Digger Phelps
Tom Penders
Dave Colescott
Ken Payne
UNC
Notable Crosby Open results defy distance and fairways trends
PGA scoring puzzles fans as Bing Crosby Open shows Burns 280 and Pohl 281 among top finishers while none top 10 in driving distance or fairways hit. Burns shines in putts per round but Kratzert leads in eagles and Pohl in birdies. Burns' clutch putting remains debated.
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PGA
George Burns
Dan Pohl
John Mahaffey
Keith Fergus
Bill Kratzert
Burns
David Edwards
Kratzert
Eagle
Pohl
Golf Averages Highlight Season Through Crosby
Harold Fletcher leads season averages with Paul Purtzer at 69.92 through Crosby. Jack Nicklaus tops greens in regulation at .833, hitting 14 per round, while Tom Watson sits second at 70. The Hawaiian Open produced record low scores and the Honolulu course played easy, signaling a strong statistical year ahead.
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Paul Purtzer
Jack Nicklaus
Bean
Andy Bean
Crosby
Purtzer
Tom Watson
Honolulu
Nicklaus
USC Must Regroup After Loss to Irish-Heating Southern Miss
South Carolina coach Frank McGuire lamented a poor effort as his Gamecocks lost 84-63 to Southern Mississippi. M K Turk praised the Eagles for near-perfect execution while USC struggled as Jim Strickland battled fever and top scorer Joe Dawson led the winners with 21 points.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Frank McGuire
Gamecocks
M.K. Turk
Golden Eagles
McGuire
Notre Dame
Jim Strickland
Southern Mississippi
Mike Doyle
Turk
Eagles
Greg Lackey
Kenny Smith
Joe Dawson
Weekend High School and College Basketball Schedule
Tonight games include Airport at Aiken and St. Angela at Hunter Kinard Swansea at Graniteville RSM at North Jackson at Wagener Salley North Augusta at Lexington. Saturday USC Aiken women host Kandas and men visit Lander. Aiken TEC travels to Spartanburg Methodist. Jackson visits Graniteville and L B C plays Batesburg Leesville.
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Aiken St. Angela
Hunter-Kinard
Swansea
Graniteville
RSM
North Jackson
Wagener-Salley
North Augusta
Lexington
Usc-Aiken
Kandas
Lander
Aiken
Spartanburg
Methodist Jackson
Batesburg-Leesville
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