Aiken Hornets sweep Midland Valley on shutout and more local bits
The Aiken Hornets beat Midland Valley 2-0 at H O Weeks Center to rise to 2-1 with Jason Hamrick posting his second shutout. Goals by Brad Turner and Steven Youngblood with assists from Ron Johnson and James Samsel. Also South Aiken’s Brandon Coker hit a seventh inning grand slam to beat Strom Thurmond 11-1 at Citizens Field. Other items include upcoming rec league meetings at H O Weeks Center, a hunter trial at Crawford Fences Hitchcock Woods, and Dixie Youth Baseball signups at Weeks Recreation Center with fees and birth certificates required.
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Aiken Hornets
Midland Valley
H.O. Weeks
Aiken
Jason Hamrick
Brad Turner
Ron Johnson
Steven Youngblood
Hornets
James Samsel
Chip Adams
South Aiken
Weeks Center
Brandon Coker
Citizen’s Field
Strom Thurmond
Alan Hay
Coker
RBI
Brac Kauffman
Scotty Mills
South Africa
Clearwater Field
Aiken Hounds
Crawford
Ridge Mile
Hitchcock Woods
Carter
Rabbit Valley
Dibble Road
Valley Rec Baseball Signups Continue
The Valley Recreation Association opens youth baseball signups for T Ball Minor Major and Pony leagues on March 7 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Howard Field Clearwater birth certificates are required and fees are 25 dollars for the first child and 20 dollars for the second.
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The
Valley Recreation Association
Howard Field
Clearwater
Valley Giants Open Spring Practice in Bath
The Valley Giants begin spring practice Saturday March 7 at 1 p.m. on the Jefferson Junior High football field in Bath. For more information contact Sherod Vinson at 593-8309.
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Valley Giants
Jefferson Junior High
Bath
Sherod Vinson
Charleston Defeats Presbyterian In District 6 Final
Charleston defeats Presbyterian 68 to 64 to claim the District 6 NAIA basketball championship and a spot in the conference tournament in Kansas City Missouri. Steve Williams scores 15 for Charleston, with Ed Bigelow 14 and Steven Johnson 12. Presbyterian’s Wiley Adams leads with 15.
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Charleston
Steve Williams
College of Charleston
Presbyterian
Kansas City
Cougars
Williams
Wiley Adams
Gus Beasley
Ed Bigelow
Steven Johnson
James Scott
Doug Sadler
Blue Hose
Bigelow
Johnson
Beasley
Hardy
Champion
Pearson
Walters
Sadler
Lucas
Slaughter
Edmond
Adams
Blatt
Georgia Southern Tops Clemson 10 3 on Shireman Grand Slam
Georgia Southern defeated Clemson 10 3 as Jeff Shireman hit a grand slam and Keith Richardson allowed six hits to earn the win. The Eagles built a 2 0 lead, extended it with a third inning bases loaded double, and added four runs in the eighth. Clemson’s Bill Steele took the loss while Richardson moved to 3 1.
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Clemson
Jeff Shireman
Keith Richardson
Georgia Southern
Eagles
Joe Brananno
Kurt Soderholm
Brett Hendley
Steve William
Frank Vashaw
Shireman
Doug Marchal
Richardson
Mark Biegert
Bill Steele
Tigers
Fitzpatrick
Steele
Welch
Marchal
Santivasci
Heffernan
W — Richardson
L — Steele
Southern
Bonanna
Hendley
Vashaw
Soderheim
Biegert
Big Sky
Cleveland State
Eastern Illinois
Arkansas-Little Rock
Texas-San Antonio
Wisconsin-Green Bay
Illinois-Chicago
Southwest Missouri State
Steston
Houston Baptist
North Carolina
Maryland
Virginia
Georgia Tech
Wake Forest
Duke
North Carolina State
Louisiana State
Mississippi State
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Atlanta
Georgia
Mississippi
Kentucky
Auburn
Florida
Alabama
UNLV Rolls Over Long Beach State in NCAA Tournament Opener
UNLV improved to 31 1 with a 105 70 first round win over Long Beach State at the Pacific Coast Athletic Association tournament. Armon Gilliam led with 24 points 11 rebounds as Mark Wade set an NCAA single season assist mark with 336.
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Nevada-Las Vegas
Long Beach State
Rebels
UNLV
Pacific Coast Athletic Association
49Ers
Forum
Inglewood
Calif
Cal Fullerton
Jerry Tarkanian
Oklahoma
Tarkanian
Titans
Auburn
Fullerton
Cal-Irvine
George McQuarn
Armon Gilliam
Banks
Mark Wade
St. John’s
Mark Jackson
Wade
Jackson
Ron Palmer
UC Santa Barbara
Utah State
San Jose State
New Mexico State
Temple
West Virginia
Alabama-Birmingham
Fairfield
Marshall
Navy
Pennsylvania
Wichita State
Xavier
Ohio
Iowa
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Miami
Fla
Flagstaff
Ariz
Big Sky
Weber State
Montana State
Richey Dominates as South Carolina Tops Old Dominion 6-2
Senior pitcher Rodney Richey tossed a two hitter and struck out 10 to lift unbeaten South Carolina to a 6-2 victory over Old Dominion. The Gamecocks improved to 8-0 as Willey hit a leadoff homer for ODU and SC scored three in the fifth to seize control.
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Columbia
Rodney Richey
South Carolina
Old Dominion
Richey
Warren Willey
Willey
Dave Hollins
Gamecocks
Garrett Carter
Mike Longini
Mark Nelson
Longini
Dave Smyth
Charlie Aldrich
Old Dominion Falls
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Mustangs
Aiken Rec
Aiken Recreation Department
H.O. Weeks Center
Hunter Trial
Dixie
Aiken Dixie
Weeks Recreation Center
Valley Rec
Georgia Southern Downs
P.O. Box
S.C
Dallas
Texas Tech
Arkansas
Texas Christian
Texas A&m
Baylor
Southern Methodist
Houston
Texas
Missouri
Colorado
Iowa State
Kansas State
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Freddie Banks
Rigo Moore
California State University
ODU
S. Carolina
Imes
Boltersdorf
Nelson
W — Richey
Aldrich
Whiskey Rd
Ney
Dyches Building Supply
Johnny
Augusta Hwy
Ariens
Aiken Mower & Law
Park Ave
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