Cardiac Kids Ride Aik en to opening playoff win
Post 26 of Aiken defeated Mauldin 10 5 in game five of the region playoffs to advance to the quarterfinals facing Lancaster Post 31. Pitcher Darryl Meyer earned the win with Kenny Danforth securing a late save as Rutland and Kitchings led a 13 hit attack including three hits for Rutland.
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Aiken
American Legion
Tommy Warrick
Randy
Randy Warrick
North Carolina
Cardiac Kids
Legion
John Boyle
Lancaster
Warrick
Darryl Meyer
Brian Strother
Meyer
Kenny Danforth
Rodney Rutland
Rutland
Mark Johnson
Gerald Wilson
Ronnell Kitchings
Mauldin
Randall Owens
Tim Thaxton
Kitchings
Thomas Gifford
Gifford
Johnson
Jerry Poole
Mel Brown
Aiken Post 26 Pitcher Ties Record In Victory
Meyer weathered fatigue to tie the Post 26 single season win mark with eight victories joining Livingson and Roberts from the 1973 state title squad. Warrick praised Darryl Meyer for endurance as Danforth relieved pressure with work on the mound. Lancaster enters tonight at 19-4 with Berry naming Blair or Catoe to start.
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Meyer
Aiken
Chip Livingston
Jeff Roberts
Darryl
Warrick
Kenny
Danforth
Lancaster
al Berry
Wayne Blair
Rod Catoe
Soviets Win Four Golds at Moscow Opening
The Soviet Union leads after one day with four golds and one bronze as Nadia Comaneci faces Nelli Kim and Yasser Arafat attends at the Moscow Games. World records fall in swimming and pistol events while boycotting nations reduce expected participation.
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Nelli Kim
Soviet Union
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Beirut
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Kremlin
Munich
Sergei Fesenko
Phil Hubble
Great Britain
Roger Pyttel
East Germany
Rica Reinisch
Andrea Pollack
Caren Metschuk
Ute Geweniger
Reinisch
Barbara Krause
Aleksandr Melentev
Han Gyong Si
Kanibek Osmonaliev
Ho Bong Choi
North Korea
Fesenko
Montreal
New Zealand
South Africa
International Olympic Committee
Afghanistan
U.S
Frank Zawila
Oak Brook
Ill
Viktor Demianenko
Rudi Fink
Richard Nowakowski
Aiken Nationals overpower Batesburg in Dixie Youth opener
Aiken Nationals stroll to a 16-0 victory over Batesburg Leesville in three and a half innings using 13 hits led by Mike Mahoney with a home run and five RBI. Jared Dawsey and Sach Mahoney contributed three hits apiece as Keith Williams Kenny Shelby added two hits. Shelby and Walter Folks combined for seven strikeouts in two innings each to secure the win.
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Mahoney
Keith Williams
Kenny Shelby
David Hofstetter
Ners
Shelby
Walter Folks
Aiken
North Augusta
Rodney Jarvis
David Thomas
Michael Jordan
Jarvis
John Hearn
Brian Huckabee
Scott Higgenbottom
L-B-C
Edgefield Western
Aiken American
Gregg Park
John Scott
New Ellenton Major League All Stars Meet Barnwell in Sub District Round
The New Ellenton Dixie Youth Major League 11-12 All Stars travel to Barnwell for a second round Sub District 3-A game at 8 p.m. New Ellenton opened with a 7-2 win over Jackson as Kenny Rodgers hit two home runs and David Dunbar added another.
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Barnwell
New Ellenton Dixie
All-Stars
New Ellenton
Jackson
Kenny Rodgers
David Dunbar
Aiken Pony League Stars open Western District tournament
The Aiken Pony League All Stars defend their state title hosting the Western District tournament at their field. Action starts tonight at 6 with Batesburg-Leesville vs Dentsville and at 8 Aiken meets North Augusta. The double elimination event continues Wednesday and Thursday with the final possible Friday.
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Aiken Pony League All- Stars
Aiken Pony League
Batesburg-Leesville
Dentsville
North Augusta
Aiken
Three Aiken County Dizzy Dean All-Star Teams Start State Tourney
The Sumter Dillon Park state tournament opens with North Augusta defending champions facing Manning at 3. Aiken meets Tri-County at 5 and Midland Valley plays Sumter at 8. Tomorrow two more games continue the double elimination event with the winner advancing to the Dizzy Dean World Series.
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Sumter
Aiken County
Dizzy Dean
Dillon Park
North Augusta
Manning
Aiken
Tri-County
Langley-Bath-Clearwater Minor Leaguers Win Fourth Title
Clearwater based L B C 8 9 year old team extended their win streak to four by trouncing Gregg Park 24 2 at Howard Field to claim the Aiken County Minor League championship. Stevie Farrel earned the win with five innings and led the team with three doubles while Sean Greene closed out the final frame.
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Clearwater
Langley-Bath-Clearwater
Howard Field
Gregg Park
Aiken County
Stevie Farrel
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