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A lineup showcase features a grand slam and five RBI in a 20 to 7 win over the Detroit Tigers. The performance boosts the league leader to 88 RBI this season. Page 11A carries the full story.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1996
Page
10
A lineup showcase features a grand slam and five RBI in a 20 to 7 win over the Detroit Tigers. The performance boosts the league leader to 88 RBI this season. Page 11A carries the full story.
Dallas judge Manny Alvarez sentences Michael Irvin to four years probation a $10000 fine and 800 hours of community service after Irvin pleads no contest to cocaine possession. Alvarez warns future offenses could bring 20 years in prison. Irvin plans to go to Miami with family amid training camp. The rest of the report notes a rainout in a Legion playoff series and CSRA Swim League results with multiple winners.
Calendar note shows a Wednesday July 17 event with a 6 p.m. tournament in Jackson and a 7 30 p.m. game where Aiken Post 26 visits Goose Creek.
At 6 pm Tour de France on ESPN7 follows with Yankees at Red Sox on ESPN. USISL All Star Game airs later on ESPN 8:30. Sportsouth shows USAC Midgets at 9:90. ESPN2 carries Dodgers and British Open at 9 am Thursday July 18.
Silver Bluff pitchers Monty Sanders Steven Perry and Jeffrey Barfield combined on a six inning no hitter as Silver Bluff won 10 to 0 over Belvedere in the Dixie Youth 11 12 year old district tournament Belvedere drops to the losers bracket and faces Gregg Park while Batesburg Leesville and Silver Bluff meet in a showdown of unbeatens Barfield doubled and scored the lone run for Belvedere and Perry pitched out of jams to keep the game scoreless until late in the third inning.
North Augusta High School coach Ron McKie announces his return to lead the Yellow Jackets next season after resigning in May to pursue a master's degree. He aims to balance work and study with plans for an additional assistant and possible B team to stay competitive with Irmo and Lexington.
North Augusta defeated Newberry 16-4 in game one and 8-1 in game two to win the Dixie Pre-Majors District 2 final at Riverview Park and secure a spot in Saturday’s state tournament in North Charleston at 4 pm. Patrick Wright hit a solo homer and Dwayne Stapleton went 4-for-4 with two RBIs in game one as North Augusta built a big lead through early innings.
Atlanta extends NL East lead to nine games with a 3-2 victory over Montreal as Chipper Jones delivers an RBI single in the ninth. Expos battling for wild card as Montreal manager Felipe Alou searches for late-game edge. Jones notes the momentum from recent wins and the looming Olympic break.
Clemson coach Tommy West said the football program is not spiraling out of control after eight players were arrested in five months. He cited "poor decisions" but affirmed ongoing discipline and personal growth programs while noting recent suspensions and dropped charges in several cases.
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