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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1996
Page
9
US swimmers swept three golds on day two with a dominant 100 meter backstroke win by an American. The medal helped fuel a strong domestic showing as competition continued.
In Dixie Belles state softball action Union County eliminated Mauldin 128 after Mauldin beat Mauldin 15-9 earlier and lost 10-6 to Six Mile. The day wrapped with Six Mile and Union County advancing.
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Post 26 avoided elimination with a two-run ninth inning comeback led by Grant Newman and Adam Herndon. Miller collected three hits and Ernie Bennett pitched eight innings for Aiken as they beat Sumter 5-4 in game one of the best-of-five series at USC Aiken. Game 2 is at 7:30 p.m. at Satchel Field. games 3 to 5, if needed, in Sumter and Aiken.
Ruthie Bolton scored 21 points as the United States routed Ukraine 98 65 at Morehouse College. The win caps a strong showing before moving to the Georgia Dome for the remaining games against Zaire and other teams.
United States swim team claims a strong night with three golds one silver and one bronze to lift the overall tally to 24 medals after four days. Jeff Rouse Amy van Dyken and Angel Martino win medals while Tom Dolan fails to qualify in the 400 free. Gary Hall Jr defeats Alexander Popov in a sprint clash. Russia trails with 16 medals.
At Atlanta 1996, Kerri Strug nailed a final vault on a sprained ankle to seal the United States women’s gymnasts’ first team gold since 1952. Her 9.712 helped push the Americans to 389.225 points, edging Russia by .621 as she collapsed in pain.
John Smoltz struggled early but found his control as he struck out 10 and earned his 17th win eight years after his major league debut. Chipper Jones and Marquis Grissom homered for Atlanta, while Mark Wohlers closed with a perfect ninth for his 23rd save as the Braves beat the Cardinals 3 2 at Busch Stadium.
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