Georgia rolls past South Carolina after Braxton dismissal
No. 18 Georgia beat South Carolina 73-50 to stay undefeated this season without dismissed scorer Kara Braxton. Janese Hardrick sparked a 13-2 run early as guard trio Kendrick, Pierce, Baker and Hardrick led 38 first half points. Christi Thomas posted 14 points and 13 rebounds for a double double.
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Columbia
Georgia
Kara Braxton
South Carolina
Lady Bulldogs
Braxton
Andy Landers
Janese Hardrick
Alexis Kendrick
Jessica Pierce
Sherill Baker
Hardrick
Christi Thomas
Aiken Area Playoffs Highlight Weekend Schedule
Events list shows multiple games across basketball, baseball, softball, tennis and wrestling. Notable items include Aiken girls and Mauldin in Class AAAA playoffs at 7 p.m., Hillcrest at North Augusta, USC Aiken tennis at Wingate, and Wagener Valley basketball at Midland Valley.
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Hillcrest
North Augusta
Aiken High
Barnwell
Midland Valley
Mauldin
Aiken
South Aiken
T.L. Hanna
Greenwood
Wagener-Salley
Creek Bridge
College Basketball and Hockey TV Schedule Night
College basketball features Villanova at Syracuse at 7 p.m. on ESPN followed by Kansas at Texas and Wyoming at UNLV at midnight. Hockey action has Carolina visiting Toronto at 7:30 p.m. on Fox Sports and Detroit at Edmonton at 9 p.m. on ESPN2.
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Villanova
Syracuse
ESPN
Kansas
Texas
Wyoming
Unlv
Carolina
Toronto
Fox Sports
Playoff Opens for Aiken and North Augusta Girls
Aiken High School and North Augusta High School begin Class AAAA girls playoffs. Lady Yellow Jackets host Hillcrest while Lady Hornets travel to Westside in Anderson. Aiken aims to ride a three-game win streak into postseason as North Augusta faces Hillcrest after finishing strong in region play.
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Aiken High School
North Augusta High School
Lady Yellow Jackets
Hillcrest High School
Lady Hornets
Westside
Anderson
Aiken
Lady Rams
Aubrey Pompey
Aiken-Westside
Spartanburg High School
Ridge View High School
North Augusta
Hillcrest
Mauldin
Lady Jackets
Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School
North Augusta-Hillcrest
Dorman High School
Lancaster
Pacers rally past Columbus State to clinch 2-1 series win
USC Aiken Pacers erased a 5-2 deficit with seven unanswered runs over the final three innings to beat Columbus State 9-5 and take the Peachbelt Conference series 2-1. Hanks went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs as Key scored three times and Barenie delivered a key two-out two run single.
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USC Aiken Pacers
Columbus State
USC Aiken
PBC
Tony
Bradley Key
Hanks
Pacers
Key
Brandon Barenie
Ashley Farr
Rocket
Billy Howard
Howard
Cougars
RBI
Larry Pittman
Chris Sheehan
Ginny Southworth
Daniel Quartararo
Kenseth Edges Kahne At Rockingham In Close Finish
Matt Kenseth dominates the Subway 400 at North Carolina Speedway leading 259 laps and holding off rookie Kasey Kahne by .010 seconds for his first win in nearly a year. Kenseth, long criticized for consistency over wins, seals a dramatic victory and proves the critics wrong.
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Rockingham
N.C
Matt Kenseth
Victory Lane
Nascar
Kenseth
Kasey Kahne
North Carolina Speedway
Kahne
Ford
Rockingham N.C
Woodside Tennis Classic draws 95 players across 18 divisions
The Woodside Adult Tennis Classic at Woodside Plantation capped a three day run with 95 players in 18 divisions. Ben Cook won the men 30s by walkover and Sarah Giles Madden topped Amy Lowe 6 0 6 2 in the open women’s final. Lisa Pelfrey won the 4.0 women’s singles 6 2 6 3 and the weekend drew players from the CSRA plus Greenville and Columbia. Weather was warm and sunny, making the early season event a strong start for the year.
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Woodside
Woodside Plantation
Ben Cook
Sarah Giles- Madden
Amy Lowe
Cook
Ruary
CSRA
Greenville
Columbia
Lisa Pelfrey
Karen Burke
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Aiken Girls
Silver Bluff
Wingate
Williston
Elko
Bamberg-Ehrhardt
Detroit
Madmonton
ESPN2
Jackets
Tion
Pompey
Rob Gantt
Rgantt
Aikenstandard.com
Ronnie Swinford
Dee Dee Siebe
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