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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1997
Page
6
Rusty Wallace finished first in the Pontiac Excitement 400 but an engine failure detected after the race could lead to a fine and forfeiture of Winston Cup points. The ruling hinges on post race inspection results and governing league procedures.
Charlotte forward Glen Rice scored 39 points and hit 5 of 8 from three point range to lead the Hornets to a 108 to 96 victory over Minnesota Sunday.
Sugar Ray Leonard says his boxing career is over after a fifth round loss to Hector Camacho in Atlantic City. He was knocked down and stopped after the bout, his first since retiring in 1991 following a TKO by Terry Norris.
In Class AAAA and AA playoff pairings two teams headline a busy Saturday. USC Aiken hosts Sonpant USC Aiken at 7 p.m. with Laurens visiting South Aiken at 7 p.m. Calhoun County faces Silver Bluff in Class AA at 7 p.m. Aiken also hosts Erskine in baseball at 3 p.m. and a tennis event runs earlier with Mount Olive at USC Aiken at noon.
A listings style item shows late evening games across conferences. The SEC CAA MAAC and Missouri Valley hold championship basketball events on ESPN Fox and related networks with broadcast times from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. local windows and the West Coast slot noted.
Aiken High School girls host Irma High School in the Class AAAA Upper State first round after a scheduling mixup. Aiken is eighth seed. Irma ninth. The winner advances to Mauldin High School. The Aiken boys and South Aiken boys also host first-round games.
Midland Valley High School overcame eight errors to beat Evans High 10 6 in the Midland Valley Invitational final. Derrick Haltiwanger drove in three runs, Kyle Langley added two hits and two RBIs, while Steve Brown earned the win as Midland Valley improved to 5 0 on the season.
No. 6 South Carolina defeated No. 3 Kentucky 72-66 in Lexington to claim its first SEC title and snap Kentucky’s 27 game home winning streak. BJ McKie scored 22 points, Larry Davis added 20, as USC swept the Wildcats in the regular season and Kentucky endured a season‑low shooting night.
Three top seeds reach finals at the 10th annual Junior Spring Fling at Houndslake Country Club. Aiken players Elizabeth Sauerborn Meredith Dukes Evan Bromley and Rakesh Jasani lose consolation rounds. Erin Burdette Jonathan Dunjtan Chad Carlson reach finals in respective divisions. Jerath advances in Girls 16s. Proctor, Tell and others win to set up final matches.
USC Aiken routed Gardner-Webb 11-6 in a non conference game after a 1.5 hour delay caused by the Bulldogs travel problems. Roy Muro blasted a three run homer and Minjarez, Gassett and Langley each had two RBIs as the Pacers roared back with seven runs in the fourth inning to seize control.
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