Aiken Falls 9 8 in Dizzy Dean Final at Citizens Field
Gaffney edged Aiken 9 to 8 in the Dizzy Dean Senior State Tournament final, to claim the title and a World Series bid in Harahan Louisiana. The Aiken club showed fight with a late two-out rally in the seventh and extra innings before Gaffney pulled away. Coleman led the winners with two homers, a triple and a double, while Spurlin added a homer a double and a triple. Neal Richardson paced Aiken with four singles and the losing pitcher. Johnson praised his team’s effort and looked ahead to next year آسیب
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Aiken
Henderson Johnson
Citizens Field
Johnson
Gaffney
Harahan
Bruce Spurlin
Dale Hamrick
James Coleman
Hamrick
Mercer
Coleman
Spurlin
Neal Richardson
David Young
Darrell Tutt
Terry Knight
Mid-Carolina and L-B-C Favored in District Baseball
Mid-Carolina of Prosperity and Langley-Bath-Clearwater are favored for the Dixie Youth 11-12 District 2 tournament. L-B-C opens at 6 pm versus Gregg Park, then Mid-Carolina plays Belvedere. Gregg Park advanced with a 7-2 sub-district final win behind Joey Sanders.
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Belvedere
Mid-Carolina of Prosperity
Langley-Bath- Clearwater
Dixie Youth
L-B-C
Midland Valley
Gregg Park
Graniteville
Mid-Carolina
Monetta
Prosperity All-Stars
Jerome Boyd
Calvin Edwards
Mid- Carolina
Valley All-Stars
Aiken Pony League 13 14 All Stars Reach State Tourney
Aiken Pony League 13 14 All Stars earned a state tournament berth after a tough path in the Western District. They lost a opener to North Augusta in Batesburg but fought back through the losers bracket, defeating Lower Lexington Batesburg Leesville and North Augusta twice. The title clincher a 14 10 slugfest with North Augusta featured Tim Bush Charles Lybrand Mike Mahoney each with two singles Juan Council a triple Walter Folks earning the win. Folks shut out North Augusta over the final three innings.
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Lb-C
Aiken American
Joey Batchelor
L-B-C
Belvedere
Gregg Park
Graniteville
North Augusta Southern
Joey Sanders
Sanders
Keith Taylor
Willie Wright
Aiken
Aetion
Batesburg
North Augusta
Lower Lexington
Batesburg-Leesville
Tim Bush
Charles Lybrand
Mike Mahoney
Juan Council
Walter Folks
Mike Allen
Folks
N.A
Pat Satcher
Scotty Cooks
Sammy Twiggs
Darryl Grover
Frustration Grows Over MLB Strikes Brightens Reviews
The Major League Players Association executive board met in Chicago to review the owners new proposal amid mounting discontent. Detroit pitcher Milt Wilcox called the offer a smokescreen while Eddie Chiles warned of baseballs uncertain future as the strike nears six weeks with 552 games lost. Marvin Miller leads player briefing and opposes accepting the latest proposal, with owners backing Ray Grebey and the negotiating team.
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Associated Press
Major League Players Association
Chicago
Detroit Tigers
Milt Wilcox
Texas Rangers
Eddie Chiles
Chiles
Marvin Miller
Midland Valley Dixie Majors fall in state final
Cheraw defeated Midland Valley 9-5 in the championship to advance to the World Series in Laurel, Miss. Midland Valley finished 3-2 with Danny Painter guiding two wins and Delton Hand leading hitters at .420. Lance Thomas hit the lone tournament homer for the runners up.
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Georgetown
Midland Valley
Dixie
Laurel
Miss
Cheraw
Midland
Danny Painter
Valley All-Stars
Delton Hand
Lance Thomas
Irwin and Peters win at Women's Distance Festival
Sheri Irwin takes the 3 mile race in 18 39 at the H Odell Weeks Center as Linda Peters leads the 1 mile with 7 01. Peters crowned 1 mile overall winner. Irwin wins the mile with 18 39 pace and race notes list age group podiums and results for 1 mile and 3 mile events.
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Sheri Irwin
Linda Peters
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Irwin
Peters
Jill Challenger
Amy Proefect
Karen Solis
Sandy Mesler
Sara Lewis
Dawne Jordan
Dinsey Doswell
Ginny Busbee
Ruth Frazier
Daphne Hall
Josephine Boeck
Dodie Goodyear
Linda Hill
Dawn Gavigan
Toi Blackwood
Judy Willis
Dale Shaver
Pater
Sissy Brodie
Joyce Sanders
Jane Ji
Johnston Jaycee Horse Show Draws $4000 in Prizes
The 25th annual Johnston Jaycee Horse Show will be held Aug 1 starting at 3 p.m. in Johnston. It features 35 classes and the crowning of the South Carolina Walking Horse Champion with over $4000 in prizes. Registration is the day of the show with $8 to $10 per class. Box seats costing $15 for six may be bought in advance from Sharon Newman at Bland Furniture. For information call 1-275-2250.
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Johnston
Johnston Jaycee Horse Show
South Carolina
Sharon Newman
Bland Furniture Company
Call Newman
Americans, Soviets poised for World University Games rematch
Jill Sterkel won her third gold and set meet records in the women's 200-meter freestyle as the U S and USSR advanced toward a likely rematch. In basketball the U S and Soviet Union reached the medals round with notable wins and a Canadian protest over a rough play. Douglas Padilla led track with a 5 000 meter victory as the U S captured both 400-meter relays.
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Bucharest
Romania
Jill Sterkel
United States
Soviet Union
Canada
Sterkel
Mexico
Donohue
Ivan Iovaisa
Howard Kelsey
Kelsey
U.S
Douglas Padilla
Knight Speechless After Turner Injury
Indiana University coach Bobby Knight was speechless upon learning Landon Turner remained in serious condition after a weekend car accident. Turner, semi conscious with some paralysis, was flown to Methodist Hospital after the car he drove lost control on a two lane highway about 50 miles southeast of Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Indiana University
Bobby Knight
Landon Turner
Knight
Tle
Idaho
Turner
Rita Turner
Methodist Hospital
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Frank Hamrick
Greg Pitts
Dizzy Dean
Aiken Gaff
Richardson
Pony Leaguers
Miller
Ray Grebey
Johnston Horse Show
Lupe Pintor
World Boxing Council
Jovito Rengifo
Pintor
Rengifo
Las Vegas
John Pinone
Villanova
Yugoslavia
Cuba
Tom Davis
Boston College
Jack Donohue
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