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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1984
Page
6
A flood of college men’s and women’s results from numerous schools fills the slate with scores across the Northeast and Midwest. Notable matchups include George Mason at Waynesburg, and a string of results featuring Saint Bonaventure, Belmont Abbey, Jacksonville State, and Indiana Tech among others, reflecting a busy weekend of basketball action.
Viewers can watch NC State at Wake Forest and Virginia Tech at Louisville double on Saturday afternoon, plus West Coast boxing and golf events. Sunday features Celtics at Bucks, Jacksonville at South Florida, Nets at Pacers, and a Japan Bowl football showcase among tennis and boxing telecasts.
Baseball moves feature Dwight Jans and Terry Whitfield on three year pacts with Boston and Los Angeles respectively while minor league roles are created for Wes Parker and Joshua. Indiana Pacers sign Jackson to a 10 day contract amid league activity. Jersey action includes Joe Wala's resignation and Jacksonville Bulls signings Rusty Howry and Chuck Mehurley. NHL trades send Tim Wiggins to New Jersey and Murray Craven to Medicine Hat, with Chicago and Detroit noting roster changes and waivers. A chaotic round includes Hartford and New York administrative moves and Winnipeg trades as Team USA and others prepare for Olympics cuts.
John McEnroe advances to the Volvo Masters semifinals at Madison Square Garden facing Mats Wilander after defeating Johan Kriek 6-4 6-2 in the quarterfinals. Wilander beat Jose Higueras to join McEnroe in the next round as NBC televises the weekend action and the top prize of 100000 dollars.
Jim Simons fired nine birdies in a 63 to lead the Bob Hope Desert Golf Classic by three strokes after two rounds. He credited a return to teaching with Jimmy Ballard and a disciplined exercise program for improved distance. Simons sits at 12 under par 132, with Ronnie Black a shot behind and Johnny Miller among a group at 136.
In Reno a 15 round WBA lightweight title fight pits Ray Mancini, 22, against Bobby Chacon, 32, both vowing strong boxing and fewer cuts. Mancini flies at about 4 1 odds to win his fourth title defense while Chacon aims for a third world title in a televised showdown from the University of Las Vegas Reno campus.
Silver Bluff junior varsity boys defeated Aiken 51 36 and South Aiken 54 44 with Elliot Beal scoring 18 then 19 points and Kenny Rodgers adding 12 and Lonnie Richardson 15 and Todd Harrison 10 in the two victories South Aiken’s Jackie Williams led the girls with 10 in a 24 17 loss Silver Bluff improves to 31 wins and will play Williston Elko Monday.
Stevens leads L B C boys as Langley Bath Clearwater takes two from A L Corbett in middle school action. Girls win 37 19 with Amy Millwood and Gena Boatwright scoring nine each, lifting record to 3 2. Boys win 29 18 behind Staves Stevens nine and Mark Wright five as L B C improves to 4 1. 1 B C hosts Kennedy on Monday.
The Kennedy team remains undefeated after a 36 to 24 victory over Jackson. Randy Mazone and Warren Geiger led with 12 points each, Stevie Schultz added 9 for Jackson. Kennedy improves to 50 on the season and travels to face L.B.C. on Monday.
Ken Hatfield, who steered Air Force to a 10-2 season and later moved to Arkansas, earned the Kodak Coach of the Year Award. Air Force posted a 10-2 mark in 1983, including a 98-3 Independence Bowl win over Mississippi, first Air Force squad to win 10 games and reach consecutive bowls.
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