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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1978
Page
10
The undefeated USC A women’s team beat USC Spartanburg 71 to 58, but the game was closer than the final score indicates. Coach Johanna Gibbs praised Emily Myers while noting a late break and 27 turnovers hurt USC A’s timing and control.
USC Spartanburg and USC Aiken traded leads as USC Aiken built a late edge with a balanced scoring attack led by Gladys Armstrong 18 and Karen Mathis 17. Julie Pridgeon led USC Spartanburg with 20 points though late foul pressure and clock mismanagement hampered their comeback.
Dean Day signed with Clemson University and Lenny Best joined Wofford College. Day, a versatile 6-1 195 pound back and defender, had a knee injury ending his high school career but was Shrine Bowl bound. Best rushed for 1086 yards this season and earned Aiken County Back of the Year as a 6-0 175 pound back. Coach Hubert Morris called them big assets for their new programs.
The brief covers boxing results and notes from AP, highlighting upcoming bouts, notable wins, and competitive matchups across weight classes with quick results and context. A concise snapshot of recent ring action and prospects.
Tom Watson opened the 1978 Joe Garagiola Tucson Open with a 9 under par 63 to grab a three stroke lead. Charles Coody chased with 66 while Frank Beard Bill Rogers J C Snead and Keith Fergus shot 67s, and Lee Trevino and defending champ Bruce Lietzke posted 70 and 71. Johnny Miller slumped to 74.
ACC shows balance with ranked North Carolina Maryland and Virginia. Virginia and NC State Wake Forest undefeated non conference play. Clemson leads scoring at 94 ppg and margin while Virginia allows 65 ppg. Duke tops field goal percentage at 54.2. Maryland rebounds lead at 50.3 per game.
North Carolina coach Bill Dooley says he has not been offered the Virginia Tech position and has not decided, though a Raleigh paper cites a close source claiming he is 99 percent there. Dooley notes a good job at Carolina and meetings with Hokies officials.
Guillermo Vilas Bjorn Borg Manuel Orantes and Brian Gottfried advanced to the semi finals of the $400 000 Grand Prix Masters Tennis Tournament at Madison Square Garden the latest action from the event reported.
Major league home run king Henry Aaron 43 remained hospitalized in Atlanta for tests after chest pains earlier in the week. Braves vice president Randy Donaldson said Aaron has undergone several tests since Tuesday. results were not released. Aaron was taken to Piedmont Hospital after the episode while driving his son to a bus station.
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