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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1997
Page
11
The Orlando Magic fired coach Preece on Tuesday and named assistant Richie Adubato as his replacement. Adubato takes over in the wake of the firing and will lead the club going forward.
Newberry hosts USC Aiken as Francisco Minjarez drives in two runs and steals two bases in an 8-4 Pacers win. Hennessey earns the win for USC Aiken with support from Jensen Cox and Whitenack delivering two hits each. Bolt in and Colley pace Newberry with three hits apiece.
Aiken Gymnastics teams claimed first place in Level 8 Level 4 and Advanced Prep Optional at the Charleston Cup over the weekend. Individual scores highlighted by Elizabeth Mastromonico Meagan McCowan and Allison Kaplan led the way in vault bars beam and floor with top all around finishes. The Aiken Strikers under-12 girls soccer team fell 2-1 to Augusta Arsenal in the Augusta Arsenal Spring Shootout with Leslie Firestone scoring for Aiken.
Basketball action centers on Wagener Salley and Williston Elko in the Region 7 A tournament at Norway with a 4 30 p m tip. USC Aiken hosts Columbus State in women and men games at 5 30 p m and 7 30 p m. Baseball features Newberry at USC Aiken at 2 p m. Region 6 AA tournament plays at Silver Bluff with Leavelle Mc Campbell middle school tournament and North Augusta at Aiken IV at 6 and 6 30 p m. Softball shows USC Aiken at fecciie at 2 p m.
TV slate features Maryland at Georgia Tech, Wake Forest at North Carolina, and St. John’s at Villanova on ESPN networks, plus Suns at Hornets on ESPN and Trail Blazers at Magic on Fox Sports South, with ESPN2 airing Wake Forest at North Carolina.
Roosevelt Walker scored 19 as North Augusta Jackets beat top ranked Lexington 58-56 to pull even for third in Region 3 AAAA. Walker hit a late layup with six seconds left after Randy Freeland sealed the win with two free throws earlier.
Irmo’s Yellow Jackets used a Princeton run to control a tense game against South Africa, building an 11 point fourth quarter lead before South Africa rallied. A late drive ended with Tony Kitchings missing a close shot and Chris Mamele sealing Irmo’s 48 44 advantage with two free throws after a foul. Holland criticized the misplay, calling it "stupid play."
Ashanti Guinyard of Orangeburg Wil Wilkinson dished assists and controlled tempo as the No 1 Bruinettes defeated Aiken 52 to 32. She scored 12 points but set up teammates for easy baskets as OWW improved to 20 2 overall and 10 0 in Region 3 AAAA with strong rebounding and fast play.
No. 6 Duke beat No. 8 Clemson 84 77 as Trajan Langdon posted 34 points and 7 rebounds. Coach Krzyzewski hailed Langdon's night while Duke extended a seven game win streak and moved a game ahead of Wake Forest in the ACC race.
Ryan Stack scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to spark No. 9 South Carolina to a 78-65 win over Arkansas. The Gamecocks opened with a 19-5 run behind Stack and fellow guards, extending their SEC streak to 12-1 and securing their 14th win in 15 games.
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