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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1997
Page
8
Nancy Wilson resigned as South Carolina women's basketball coach Tuesday night after her teams won just six SEC games over the last four seasons.
Six players scored for the Aiken Under-10 Fire as they defeated the Aiken Extreme 9-0. Schuyler Reardon and Joey Houdasheldt tallied two goals each. Rob Victor, Joey Spencer, Branson Hyatt and Drew Furnas added one apiece, with Victor Spencer Hyatt Kitchings Gustavson earning assists.
Baseball Erskine at USC Aiken four p m Strom Thurmond meets Evans Midland Valley hosts three more events Silver Bluff faces Midland Valley at seven p m USC Aiken tennis visits Belmont Abbey at ten a m and at Queens at three p m Aiken and Evans clash in Midland Valley seven p m Weatahatbal jagener-Salley girls play St George in Class A playoffs seven p m and Gardner Webb visits USC Aiken for both men and women at three p m
A packed sports schedule features St. John at Seton Hall and Michigan State games, CIAA Tournament action on Fox Sports South and Fox Sports South ugsP, plus Maryland at Duke and Cincinnati at Morgane on ESPN. Also Hornets visit Rockets and Penguins play Red Wings on ESPN networks.
USC Aiken Panthers see a late collapse as Francis Marion defeats them 65-60 in a play in game to reach the Peach Belt tournament. Travis Corpening scores 32 for Francis Marion. Corey Faggins leads USC Aiken with 21 points as the Pacers finish 12-15 after a strong start.
South Aiken High School dropped its third straight, 68-53, as Lexington High, the defending Class AAA state champion, overwhelmed the Thoroughbreds in Region 3-AAAA action. The girls fell 43-20 amid scoring woes, while Tito Hickson's injury hampered the boys’ rhythm and effort.
USC Aiken clinched its fifth straight Nations Bank Intercollegiate by beating West Florida on the first hole of a sudden death playoff at Cedar Creek. Ben Warren cashed a 20-foot birdie on No 1 as the Pacers counted four scores and held off a late rally by the 21st ranked Argonauts entering the extra hole.
Aiken High School dominated Airport High, rolling to a 67-32 victory after a 38-2 run spanning the second and third quarters. Coach Aubrey Pompey praised stepped-up defense and tempo as Jennifer Justice fueled the surge with a third-quarter free throw for a 51-12 lead. The win improves Aiken to 7-4 in Region 3-AAAA and sets up a crosstown clash with South Aiken.
Aiken High School 58 Airport High 52 in a Region 3-AAAA battle. The Hornets shot 16-13 from the free throw line and squandered chances after turnovers, falling to 0-11 in region play with one game left in the 1996-97 season. Myron Talbert led Aiken with 17 points, while Nick Fraser and Vic Faewell sparked late resistance. Airport’s Nick Fraser tallied 16, and Dave Knight led Airport with 11 points.
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