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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1997
Page
7
Dwayne Johnson qualified for Junior Olympic track nationals in the decathlon but his Midlands Valley High School team the D C Flyers cannot fund his trip to Baton Rouge Louisiana. Johnson must reach Baton Rouge by 10 a m Tuesday and offers contact numbers for supporters.
Baseball action set at Citizens Park with Dixie Boys 13 and 11-12 age groups starting at 6 p.m. American Legion playoff clash Alien Post 26 vs Goose Creek at Satcher Field 7:30 p.m. North Augusta hosts state Dixie Pre Majors and Majors tournaments in Florence and North Charleston respectively.
Tonight's lineup includes White Sox at Tigers at 7 pm on FX and Tour de France coverage on ESPN networks throughout the evening. Baseball features Braves at Cubs at 2:15 pm with cycling airing on ESPN2 and TBS in the late day slots.
Aiken National falls 65 to Florence County Greenwood as Midland Valley loses 9 to 7 to Charleston in Dixie Boys 13 year old state tournament action. Midland Valley faces Florence County Greenwood in an elimination game after two rough innings and a late rally.
Post 26 hosts Goose Creek in a best of five American Legion state baseball semifinal at USC Aiken Satcher Field starting tonight at 7 30. Josh Moyer starts for Post 26 in Game 1 with Darvin Withers and Herb Ferguson in line for later games as the series shifts to Goose Creek for Games 3 and 4 if needed.
Columbia resident Rebekah Owens defeated Duke’s Jenny Chuasiriporn 6 and 5 in the 67th Trans National final at Houndslake Country Club to claim the title. Owens reached the final with a 3 and 1 win over Carole Semple Thompson, and led 4 up after 18 holes before sealing with a birdie on 13.
Leonard seals first major title at Royal Troon finishing with a dramatic comeback. He held a five stroke margin at the end as Justin Leonard claims the Claret Jug and joins golf's major winners, receiving cheers and tears from the crowd. Parnevik, who led earlier, finishes one behind attends a tense final round.
Chan Ho Park tied a career high with 11 strikeouts across 613 innings and drove in the go ahead run as the Dodgers beat Atlanta 83. Park credited a Korean soup and rice meal for fueling his strong outing. He improved to 6 5, Dodgers now 13 4 in July. Smoltz allowed six runs in seven innings for the Braves.
Dale Jarrett defeated Jeff Gordon by 2.99 seconds at Pocono, securing his third win of the season as Ford claimed its 11th victory in 18 races. Gordon leads the Winston Cup standings while Dale Earnhardt endures a 45-race win drought after a late multi-car crash.
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