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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1986
Page
9
Ivan Lendl remained undefeated by defeating Yannick Noah 6-3 6-7 7-6 in a third-set tiebreaker to reach another semifinal. He will face John McEnroe, who lost to Stefan Edberg 6-3 7-4, with Jimmy Connors set to meet Edberg in the other semifinal.
Top seed Martina Navratilova defeated 15 year old Susan Sloane 6 3 6 1 to reach the Virginia Slims of Washington quarterfinals. Claudia Kohde Kilsch and Helena Sukova also won to join the last eight. Kohde Kilsch beat Wendy Turnbull 6 4 6 4 while Sukova defeated Sabrina Goles 6 0 6 4.
Calvin Peete fired three consecutive birdies to post a 67 and share the 36 hole lead with Tom Kite and Mark O'Meara at the MONY Tournament of Champions in Carlsbad California. Miller Barber led the Seniors event with 70 to sit at 140 while Lee Elder fell to second at 143.
Hall of Fame jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. wins the 1985 Big Sport of Turfdom Award announced by Turf Publicists, edging Eclipse Award winner trainer D Wayne Lukas and John Gaines founder of the Breeders Cup. The honor honors outstanding contributions to thoroughbred racing since 1966.
The Leavelle-McCampbell middle school squads beat North Augusta on Thursday. The girls won 25-23 behind Carla Mealing 13 points, and the boys won 34-28 led by Phillip Butler with 18. Greg Cook led North Augusta with 10. Leavelle-McCampbell improves to 2-3 and faces Jackson on Monday.
The Kennedy Middle School boys defeated Paul Knox 42 to 18 with Craig Heath scoring 14 and Shawn Patterson 10. The Kennedy girls won 32 to 23 led by Tabitha Butler with 20 points. Both Kennedy teams improve to 3 2 and 4 1 and will face LBC Thursday.
The Schofield girls rolled to a 33-14 victory while the boys edged SEC 32-28. Paul Musick scored nine for the Schofield boys, Tracy Wilson eight, and Traci Allen led the girls with 16. Schofield hosts North Augusta Monday.
The Midland Valley boys edged Aiken 31-30 with Mark Wright scoring the winning bucket after leading MV with 13 points. Aiken's Joey Watts had 12. The Midland Valley girls topped Aiken 28-11 led by Veronica Curry with six points while Rhonda Bowers led Aiken with four.
The NCAA reports that 1985 attendance fell for the first time in 28 years, with a national decline of 340,157 spectators, a drop of under one percent.
Jeff Malone scored 32 points and Manute Bol blocked seven shots as the Washington Bullets defeated the Utah Jazz 95-89. Bol's interior defense and Malone's outside shooting sparked a road win that snapped a four-game skid for Washington and sent Utah to its ninth loss in 10 games.
FBI officials say a device found in a Boston Garden trash pail after an anonymous bomb threat was a hoax. The empty M 21 grenade with an alarm clock looked real but contained no explosive material. The incident occurred before a Bruins exhibition game against a Soviet team and prompted no injuries. No group claimed responsibility. investigation continues.
Clemson announces spring ineligibility for top tacklers Henry Walls and Keith Williams, with potential readmission after summer school. Fullback George Smith faces charges over long distance bills and has left the team, while basketball forward John Hall is suspended indefinitely after not returning from a holiday visit.
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