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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1996
Page
7
In the spotlight named Most Valuable Player in the All Star game he homered doubled and drove in four runs across three at bats. See story on this page.
Denmark’s Bjarne Riis held his Tour de France lead on Tuesday while Germany’s Erik Zabel claimed stage ten. Zabel edged Uzbekistan’s Djamolidin Abdoujaparov and Italy’s Andrea Ferrigato in the 129 mile leg. Miguel Indurain sits eighth, 4:38 back. In Georgia, Gregg Park beat Aiken National in Dixie Youth district play. Brandon Jensen homered for Aiken National. Aiken National to face VBA Gold next. Houndslake swimmers sweep meet with multiple winners and runners-up from Woodside.
Calendar for July 10 lists District 2B baseball 6 p.m. and Dixie Ponytails softball 6 p.m. at Riverview Park plus multiple youth games at Riverview Park and West Ashley. July 11 shows Dixie Pre Ma jors baseball 5 30 p.m. and Dixie Belles softball at Riverview Park 7 p.m. including Aiken Post 26 at West Ashley 7:30 p.m.
TV sports slate lists Dream Team versus China on TNT at 8 pm. Olympic Tae and ESPN AAA' All-Star bom highlight the evening with several matches across ESPN channels. Senior Players golf and a New England at Columbus soccer pairing on ESPN2 follow, with SportSouth coverage of Bowe versus Goat in Bosra.
National League wins 6 0 behind nine shutout pitchers led by John Smoltz. Mike Piazza hits a 445 foot homer and an RBI double, earns MVP after a ceremonial ball from Mike Schmidt. Cal Ripken suffers a broken nose, goes 6 for 3 as AL struggles with only seven hits.
Josh Moyer pitched a five hitter with seven strikeouts guiding Aiken Post 26 to a 5-1 victory over West Ashley in Game 2 of the American Legion state playoff series. Zay Brown and Eric Lunsford drove runs as Aiken built a late lead, while West Ashley’s Robert Garvin looms as the ace matchup for the next game.
Joey Mathis pitched a seven inning no hitter as Midland Valley blanked Batesburg Leesville 5-0 in the Dixie Boys District 3 13-14 year old all star tournament at Citizens Park. He struck out 10 and walked one while Midland Valley extended its streak as the lone unbeaten team.
An NBA short lockout delayed free agent signings after a dispute over $50 million in TV profit sharing with NBC and TNT. The moratorium extended to Thursday while both sides sought a labor deal, with stars like Michael Jordan and Shaquille O Neal eyeing Thursday offers.
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