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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1996
Page
11
The short notice item notes a sprinter edging Gwen Torrence to win the 100 meters, marking a repeat Olympic triumph. Details on location or event context are sparse in the fragment.
Johnston Heilig of Aiken shot 69 Saturday to hold a one stroke lead after round one of the Perry Watson Memorial at Pine Ridge. Darin Hall sits solo second in the Cadillac Cup with 70. Dale Overcash and Evan Schultz tie for third at 71. Greenwood Four junior tennis players from Aiken win divisions at the Festival of Flowers. Stacy Percival beats Kaylee Rogers 6-7 7-5 6-3 in Girls 10-under final. John Percival defeats Thomas Stoddard 6-1 6-0 in Boys 20-under. Collin Bromley beats Adam Visk 6-3 6-2 in Boys 12-under. Erika Eles defeats Ann Ross 2-6 6-2 in Girls 16-under. Evan Bromley advances to Boys 16s final before losing 6-2 6-0 to Bill Brehmer. An organizational meeting and testing for 10-12 grade football players at South Aiken High School is set for Thursday, August 1 at 5:30 p.m. in the gym. ninth grade testing is scheduled for Monday, August 12 at 5:30.
Calendar notice for the Gail Perry Watson Memorial at Pine Ridge. Set for 9 00 a m on Monday July 29 at Silver Bluff Dixie Youth state tournament for 11 12 year old division with local youth organizers and officials coordinating.
The listing shows Olympic coverage at 7 am and 12 noon with continued events at 1 pm. Auto racing includes DieHard 500 on WROW at 1 pm and Marlboro 500 on WJBF at 2:30 pm, plus AC Delco Challenge Lacrosse 300. CFL and baseball games also appear on ESPN family networks through the evening.
Amid half staff flags and heightened security at Centennial Olympic Park, athletes faced grim mood as a deadly blast earlier killed one and injured over 100. Lawrence Clay-Bey reflected on lives lost while competing, and beach volleyball saw Americans Dodd and Whitmarsh advance toward gold with Kiraly and Steffes. Whitewater slalom was delayed two hours due to bomb-sniffing dog searches.
Donovan Bailey of Canada won in 9.84 seconds amid a late start controversy after Linford Christie was disqualified for false starts. Gail Devers defended her title in the 100, while Kenny Harrison set an Olympic American record in the triple jump.
San Francisco builds seven run fourth to topple Atlanta 7-5 as Matt Williams hits his 22nd homer and David McCarty adds a homer. Mark Gardner allows six hits and five runs in seven plus innings despite an appendectomy last month.
Silver Bluff faces Clinton, District 1 champion, Monday at 8 p.m. in North Charleston for the 11-12 Dixie Youth state title game after dominating Belvedere in the District 2 final. Coach Donnie Hattaway credits strong pitching from Monty Sanders, Steven Perry and Jeffrey Barfield and aims for improved hitting to advance toward the World Series.
Hugh Royer III shot a 1 over par 72 in the CVS Charity Classic at Pleasant Valley, slipping to six under par 208 and nine behind leader John Cook. Cook fired a 67 to reach 14 under 199, building a three stroke edge over Bruce Fleisher and four over Russ Cochran as par ran high in windy, firmer greens.
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