All-Area Track and Field Team highlights local stars
Javin Holston of Strom Thurmond and Nescotia Harrison of Aiken were named the Aiken Standard Boys and Girls Track and Field Athletes of the Year. Holston, an LSC Upstate signee, won the Class AAA Lower State 100 and 200 titles but crashed in the 190 state race and finished seventh. Harrison starred in the 190 and 400 events and the triple jump, with Cross Country runners Olivia Esselman and Zakiah Bassett joining the squad after strong distance seasons.
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Strom Thurmond
Javin Holston
Aiken
Nescotia Harrison
Holston
LSC Upstate
Harrison
Olivia Esselman
Zakiah Bassett
Esselman
Midland Valley
Erin Andrews
Wagener-Salley
Key
Asta Dunbar
Strom
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Aiken Standard All Area Track and Field Team Honorees
Aiken Standard selects the All Area Boys and Girls Track and Field Teams and Athletes of the Year. Notable honorees include Javin Holston Strom Thurmond Melvin Alewine Ridge Spring Monetta Jose Alvarez North Augusta Zakiah Bassett South Aiken Kedman Burton and others across Midland Valley Silver Bluff Wagener Salley and Barnwell.
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Javin Holston
Strom Thurmond
Melvin Alewine
Ridge Spring-Monetti
Jose Alverez
North Augusta
Zakiah Bassett
South Aiken
Kedman Burton
Silver Buf
Tyrese Cohen
Midland Valley
Ryan Edison
Ryan Gallagher
Isaiah Green
Silver Blutt
Shawn Jones
Milland Valley
Briggs Kearse
Barnwell
D’andre Lambert
Wiliam McDuffie
Aiken
Jason Robinson
Mescotia
Eight players named to All-Area boys tennis team
The 2008 Aiken Standard All-Area Boys Tennis team honors Player of the Year Thane Tiffany of South Aiken for leading the Thoroughbreds to a state title. First team includes Jackson Beavers, Mason Brodie, Aaron Skizovic. second team lists Travis Chappell, Christian Rogerson, Sebastian Rogerson, Walker Seymour, with other local players noted.
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Aiken
Thane Tiffany
South Aiken
Sriffany
Thoroughbreds
Ournaiment
South Aikien
Aaron Sklizovic
Sklizovic
North Augusta
Jackson Beavers
Yellow Jackets
Agate
Yor
Mason Brodie
Sebastian
Ailsen
Aaron Skizovic
Travis Chappell
Christian Rogerson
Sebastian Rogerson
Walker Seymour
North
Aiken Standard Bays
World Cup roundup highlights Ronaldo miss and Quaresma goal
Portugal edged toward a group stage exit after Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty and Ricardo Quaresma struck for his first World Cup goal in the 1 1 draw with Iran. Portugal finished second in Group B and face Uruguay next. Uruguay topped Group A with a 3 0 win over Russia as Luis Suarez teased a post match barb while Edinson Cavani added a goal. In Volgograd Egypt fell 2 1 to Saudi Arabia as Essam El Hadary, at 45, became oldest World Cup player while Salah scored Egypt’s only open play goal since 1934.
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Saransk
Russia
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal
Ricardo Quaresma
Uruguay
Quaresma
Ony
Ronaldo
Penaty
Ali Beiranvand
Quaresima
Beirano
Karim Ansarifard
Iran
Samara
Luis Suarez
Suarez
Elen Egypt
Essam Hadary
Tone
Saudi Arabia
Salem Aldawsari
el Hadary
Egypt
Mohamed Salah
Lefe
Abdalla Said
Yasser Almosaller Je
Salah
Salman Alfaraj
Ali Gabe
Fahad Alemuwallah
College doctors under scrutiny after long running scandals
Reports link past abuses by Michigan State’s Larry Nassar and Ohio State’s Richard Strauss to a broader risk in college athletics. Schools consider more oversight, exam chaperones, and new policies as medical staff face heightened scrutiny.
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Michigan State
Ohio Sear
Larry Nassar
Wis Aso
USA Gyronastics
Richard Straus
Ohio State
Dani Moffi
Idaho State University
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