Time Comes For Neal To Move On
Patsy Neal, a pioneer of women's basketball from Elberton Georgia, reflects on Title IX progress and the evolving role of women in sports. She will move to Wallingford Connecticut to edit Coaching Women's Athletics, leaving her Patsy Neal Basketball School after a long career guiding female athletes.
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Neal
Aiken
Patsy Neal
Elberton
Wayland Baptist College
Plainview
Tex
University of Utah
Utah Stars
United States
H. Odell Weeks Center
Georgia
Florida
She
Wallingford, Conn
Milwaukee drafts USC Aiken star Faye Ryans in WBL seventh round
Faye Ryans becomes the first USC Aiken athlete drafted into pro ranks as Milwaukee Does select her in the seventh round of the Women's Basketball League. She averaged over 19 points and 12.2 rebounds per game this season and still has a volleyball year left.
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Brevard
N.C
Faye Ryans
Usc-Aiken
Pacers
Milwaukee Does
Women’s Basketball League
WBL
Usc-A
Bill Weeks
Rayns
Ryans
Rharpa
Julie Yater
Milwaukee
South
New York
Houston
San Francisco
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Yater
Faye
Strother Dominates as Aiken Tops Irmo Chapin 4-1
Brian Strother pitched a four hitter with eight strikeouts to lead Aiken American Legion Post 26 to a 4-1 victory over Irmo Chapin Post 174 at Citizens Field. Strother credited his improved delivery and fastball, while coach John Boyle said the win could spark a turnaround for the struggling team.
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Brian Strother
Strother
Citizens Field
Aiken American Legion Post
Irmo- Chapin Post
John Boyle
Boyle
Irma Chapin
Eddie Sturgeon
Billy Menger
Graniteville High
Irmo
Joey Davidson
American Legion
Johnny McGee
Davidson
Greg Pitts
Brian
Aiken Post 26 Rally Upsets Irmo Chapin In 4th Inning
Post 26 erased a 1-0 deficit with three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Nettles drove in two with a pair of singles, while Kirkland and Abney contributed defense and baserunning. Nettles added an insurance run in the eighth as Parrish and Chriswell walked.
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Boyle
Kenny Kirkland
Terry Nettles
Nettles
Kirkland
Irmo Chapin
Kenny Chriswell
Roger Abney
Aiken
Charles Parrish
Chriswell
Parrish
Post
Citizens Field
Camden
Trevino backs split tour to lengthen golf season
Lee Trevino proposes dividing the PGA Tour into East and West, each with 25 events and 20 required starts, with $200000 purses. He says the split would reduce the season length, avoid NFL-style conflicts, and keep major championships separate, while cities like Toledo Detroit Seattle and Chicago seek events. Trevino is in the 1979 Open at Inverness Club.
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Toledo, Ohio
Lee Trevino
Inverness Club
Trevino
PGA
Deane Beaman
Toledo
Detroit
Seattle
Portland
Denver
Chicago
Las Vegas
Beman
North Augusta City Championship Tennis Signups Open
Registration opens today and runs through June 21 for the North Augusta City Championship Tennis Tournament. The event, June 23 to July 1, is sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department with National Tennis Week. Fees are $3.50 singles and $5 doubles. signups at the recreation office and Georgia Sporting Goods.
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North Augusta
Recreation Department
Georgia Sporting Goods
Smith's Gem Delivers Byrnes 1 0 Over Coca-Cola
Randy Smith tossed a two hitter with 18 strikeouts to edge Coca-Cola 1 0 in Aiken Pony League action. Pete Herring added a single for Byrnes as Clay Rikard and Billy Lynn produced Coca-Cola hits. Becker beat Underwriters 5 3 in the nightcap with Ray Fouts earning the win. Carter and Dawsey had two singles each. Coca-Cola meets Becker at 6 pm followed by Byrnes versus Pro-South at 8 30.
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Randy Smith
Byrnes
Coca-Cola
Aiken
Smith
Pete Herring
Clay Rikard
Billy Lynn
Coca- Cola
Becker
Bernard Carter
Craig Dawsey
Ray Fouts
David Schmidt
Lyle Stone
Byrne
Bradley and George Funeral Home win in Aiken Dixie Youth tourney
Bradley Plumbing and George Funeral Home secured victories in a double elimination event. A 43 victory saw Mike Jennings on the mound for Bradley over Hutson Eartheredge Brown, while Frank Hines plated Dan Bibler with the winning run. George Funeral Home rallied from 9-0 down to beat William Skeen 12-10 behind Barry Irwin.
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Bradley Plumbing
George Funeral Home
Aiken
Frank Hines
Dan Bibler
Bradley
Mike Jennings
Hutson-Etherredge-Brown
William-Skeen
George
Barry Irwin
Belk
Trade Brings Watson to Red Sox as Scott and Paquette Swap
Two hours before a game in Kansas City the Boston Red Sox completed a trade bringing Bob Watson from the Houston Astros while George Boomer Scott and Tom Paquette swapped uniforms. Scott praised the move as the best thing while Paquette joins Kansas City and Watson plans to join Boston today in Chicago.
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Kansas City
Red Sox
George
Boomer
Scott
Tom Paquette
Bob Watson
Houston Astros
Boston
Don Zimmer
Oakland
Cleveland
Paquette
Watson
Chicago
Zimmer
Carl Yastrzemski
White Sox
Ken Kravec
Rich Wortham
Foyt Returns for Firecracker 400 at Daytona
A. J. Foyt will run the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 4. He aims to add to his two prior wins in the event as he enjoys a strong season with victories at Milwaukee in the Mays 150 and a runner up finish at Indianapolis.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
A. J. Foyt
Daytona International Speedway
Foyt
Milwaukee
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Neck of Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Aiken County Public Library
USC
Abney
Australia
N.A
Haywood Sullivan
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