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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 2002
Page
11
David Wells expected a long wait to pitch at Yankee Stadium but came back early as the Yankees formally announced his signing to a 7 million dollar two year contract. Wells appeared lean in his old No 33 jersey and spoke of Old Timers Day.
Five Peach Belt Conference teams appear in the Collegiate Baseball Magazine preseason poll led by North Florida with 630 votes. Kennesaw State sits fourth while Columbus State Georgia College and State and Armstrong Atlantic State land 16th 18th respectively. USC Aiken misses votes after last year’s 25th showing.
A broad slate of basketball games across North at Wagener Valley and South Aiken venues plus Midlands Valley at Ver Blut and USC Aiken matchups. Hockey follows with Richmond at Augusta while golf and boxing programming air on major networks.
Palmetto Golf Club veteran Bobby Knowles, 87, joins the Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame in Pinehurst. A standout amateur in the 1930s and 40s, he played two Masters, won multiple state and regional titles, and helped on Augusta National scoreboards for 35 years.
Tatyana Troina scored 22 as the ninth ranked Lady Gamecocks defeated the 15th ranked Georgia Lady Bulldogs 71 64. South Carolina ends a nine game road skid and Georgia’s eight game win streak in the series. Coach Ian Walvius praised the poise down the stretch.
North Augusta High School boys basketball, nicknamed the Yellow Jackets, have played eight of ten games on the road. Keith Arrington’s team, 6-4 overall and 0-1 in the region, heads to The Stable at South Aiken for a region test after an earlier loss to Orangeburg.
Duke turns aggression into 14 offensive boards and an 81-58 victory over Clemson as Alana Beard scores 25 and the Blue Devils dominate the boards 48 to 24, holding Clemson scoreless for over 10 minutes during a 22-0 run.
Garrison Hearst captured the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award in balloting by writers and broadcasters, earning 47 of 50 votes. The San Francisco 49ers running back, who twice returned from career threatening injuries, spoke of his desire to keep playing and not end his career after a remarkable two year comeback.
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