Edgefield Dixie Youth Nine Tournament Opens Today
The Dixie Youth nine year old district baseball tournament begins in Edgefield with six games on Friday. Three games start at 3 pm 5 and 7 pm with Johnston versus Batesburg VRA Gold against North Augusta American VRA Blue versus Saluda and North Augusta National versus Bettis Academy then Aiken faces Gregg Park and Edgefield meets Belvedere at 7 pm. Six more games are slated for Sunday at 2 pm and finals Sunday or Thursday at 6 pm with an 8 pm tiebreaker if needed.
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Calendar Baseball and Rowing Events Across Districts
The district schedule lists a Dixie Youth baseball 9 year old tournament in Bagenes at 9 pm. Persimmon Hill and North Augusta Exchange Club hold a classic at Persimmon Hill starting 8 30 am. The Southeastern Rowing Regatta is at Langley Pond from 8 am. A misread line mentions Persimmon Hill North Augusta events and a rowing note at 1 2 p m.
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TV Sports Noon NHL Draft on ESPN2 and More
A fragmented TV sports slate lists NHL Draft on ESPN2 at 10 pm, Yankees at Indians on WEXG, St Giar Classic bowling on WBF, Muer the Open volleyball on WAGT, Winston West end auto racing on WBF, Buick Classic golf on WROW, New York at Los Angeles women's basketball on wacT, various Fox Sports and ESPN games including Alabama Mississippi All Star, Power-Ace 250 auto racing on ESPN2 and more.
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Nemechek Captures Pole For Inaugural California 500
In Fontana California Joe Nemechek earned the pole at California Speedway with a lap of 183.015 mph outperforming Ernie Irvan and Jeff Gordon. The Sabco Racing driver moved into top form after a tough year that included his brother John's fatal accident and the birth of his son.
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SEC First in Conference Survey After 1996-97 Wins
The Southeastern Conference topped a national survey of 20 sports, finishing first overall with 29.375 points, ahead of the Pac-10. The SEC claimed eight national titles in 1996-97 across football, women's basketball, track, swimming, baseball, and Kentucky was runner-up in men's basketball.
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Glavine Dominates Phillies In Braves 4-1 Victory
Tom Glavine pitched seven innings allowing one run while Andruw Jones drove in two with a two run double as Atlanta beat Philadelphia 4-1. The Braves capitalized on six unearned runs in the sixth off Mark Leiter to hand the Phillies their sixth straight loss. Leiter lasted seven, Glavine moved to 7-4 with his third complete game.
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Leiter
Ruben Amaro
Mark Parent
Kenny Lofton
Aiken Post 26 bats surge after wake up call
Post 26 rode an eight game win streak with 102 runs and ten runnings of rivals, chasing St. Matthews after their only loss. Friday’s rain postponed the game to July 1, a home doubleheader at 6 p.m., as Aiken seeks to close the season strong.
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Rampage
Steve Scalamiero
Julian Dunbar
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WNBA opens with star matchups in inaugural season
Rebecca Lobo leads New York Liberty against Lisa Leslie as the WNBA debuts with four games over opening weekend. NBC airs Liberty Sparks and Mercury, while fans anticipate league credibility beyond the hype and monitor attendance a month from now.
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