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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1997
Page
6
Michael Chang beat Todd Woodbridge 6 4 to win the St Jude Classic and climb to third in the tennis rankings behind Pete Sampras and Thomas Muster.
Midland Valley High School hosts Dreher High in a Region 4-AAA tiebreaker to settle third place after both tied 4-6. The winner advances to face Union in Friday's playoff opener, while the loser meets Clover High. Later notes cover spring softball league at Harrison Caver Park with $25 entry, Feb 27 deadline, March 3 to April 3 play, and contact numbers. Clemson sweeps Kentucky 10-3 as Browning gains win and South Carolina pounds Kent 21-4 with two homers by Streicher.
A busy schedule features baseball games Greenwood at Midland Valley 4 30 p m Evans at Lakeside 7 p m and South Aiken versus Lakeside 4 30 p m plus Aiken IV at Airport 6 30 p m Arpor at Aiken B Team 6 30 p m USC Aiken men meet Anderson College 7 30 p m in Peach Belt action USC Aiken softball at Augusta State 2 30 p m and Nations Bank intercollegiate events Cedar Creek Cedar Crook venues include USC Aiken at Coker 3 p m South Aiken vs Lakeside at Midland Valley 4 30 p m and Aiken vs Lakeside 7 p m Peach Belt tournament in Milledgeville Ga noon USC Aiken men vs Francis Marion 8 p m at Milledgeville Ga also South Aiken at Lexington 6 90 (6 90) p m plus Augusta at me 630 p m.
Boxing at 7 p.m. features Ruelas versus Dorsey on Fox Sports South followed by Senior Slam on Got at 7:05. Syracuse visits Providence at 7:30 on ESPN. Red Wings meet Coyotes at 3 p.m. on ESPN2 with Kansas at Oklahoma at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN. Utah plays Rice at 12 a.m. on ESPN with basketball coverage.
USC Aiken faces a back to back test in a non conference by play before a Peach Belt play in. Coach Larry Epperly notes the unusual schedule and the need to adapt as USC Aiken enters Tuesday's play in in Milledgeville Ga after a 75 63 loss at USC Spartanburg. The Pacers have dropped 11 of their last 15 and sit seven and eleven in conference play.
Four top NCAA Division I golf programs including No. 2 USC Aiken begin the Nations Bank Intercollegiate at Cedar Creek. The Pacers, peach belt champions, return Jamie Stanley and Ben Warren with transfers Ryan Dillon Jason Snow and Preston Hafer guiding a young squad after last year’s departure of top All-Americans. Carlisle stresses hunger and potential as the team aims to counter earlier expectations.
Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports overtook Dale Jarrett late in the Goodwrench Service 400 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, driving a high groove to a 2.43 second victory after Jarrett led 351 laps. Gordon won his second straight race of 1997 and fifth of nine Winston Cup events. Jarrett, dazed but competitive, held the low groove all day.
Florida State escapes with a 67 65 victory as Kerry Thompson banks in a fallaway 12 footer at the buzzer after Clemson ties the game with 16 seconds left. James Collins cites luck finally going FSU’s way in Littlejohn Coliseum.
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