Avinger fuels USC Aiken to easy Catawba Invitational win
Matt Avinger fired a 5 under par 67 to win individual honors as USC Aiken captured the Catawba Indian Invitational title with a two round total of 578. Teammate Brock Ehler shot 71 to finish second as the Pacers dominated Francis Marion and Greensboro by 14 strokes.
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Aiken Teams in Local Playoff and Schedule Highlights
The calendar lists USC Aiken at Newberry basketball 2 30 p m and Laurens Class AAAA state playoff action. Softball features Aiken JV at Midland Valley JV and Aiken at Midland Valley 6 30 p m. Tennis has Mount Olve at USC Aiken 10 a m. Evening matches include Augusta at South Aiken Houndslake Cayce at South Aiken and Dutch Fork 5 p m with Strom Thurmond Brookland Cayce track events.
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Big East and Atlantic 10 Tournament Basketball Schedule
Television lineup for March 3 features VManova at West Virginia in the Big East, Senior Slam at 7:30 from the MAC title chase, Miami meeting in the Big East, Rutgers facing Pittsburgh, and LaSalle versus St Joseph's in the Atlantic 10. ESPN and ESPN2 carry key games.
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Aiken Girls Ready To Face Laurens In Playoff Clash
Top ranked Laurens hosts Aiken High in a Class AAAA second round game at 7 pm. Aiken, buoyed by a 55-42 win over Dorman, relies on senior Amy Cue who scored 31 to spark the upset while Laurens returns all five starters from last year's state title squad and is ranked 11th nationally.
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Big innings lift North Augusta past Aiken 17-5 in season opener
North Augusta High School exploded in the second and fourth innings scoring seven runs each to beat Aiken 17-5 at Citizens Field. John Graham cleared the bases with a double and later hit a three-run homer as Graham finished 2 for 4 with six RBIs. Rob Underwood went 3 for 3 with four RBIs, adding a third-inning homer. North Augusta improves with coach Drew Hummel praising early offense and late surge while Aiken coach Matt Brackett notes the Hornets faced stronger hitting.
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Barnwell Falls to Columbia in Class AA Playoff Thriller
Barnwell High School, led by seniors Jason Randall 20 points Nick Williams 16 and Hunter Mathias 7, fell 59 56 to Columbia in the Class AA second round. Trail 31 24 at halftime, outscored 17 4 in the second quarter. Atkins praised late rally but noted costly early fouls and missed chances to score.
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Auburns Porter Ellis earn SEC honors in title year
Auburn star Chris Porter was named AP SEC player and newcomer of the year as Cliff Ellis was unanimously chosen coach of the year after Auburn clinched its first league championship in 39 seasons. Porter joined by Doc Robinson in the first team as Auburn posted 26 2 overall and 14 2 conference records.
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Wizards end Hawks skid with strong defense in Atlanta
Mitch Richmond scored a game high 28 points for Washington as Juwan Howard and Rod Strickland added 20 and 18. The Wizards shot 59 percent and held Atlanta to 41 percent, snapping a four game losing streak while the Hawks dropped their second straight and fourth in six. Grant Long led Atlanta with 17 points and Anthony Johnson contributed 14.
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