Pacers Deserve NCAA II Tournament Bid Despite Magical USC Aiken Run
USC Aiken basketball posted a 22 win season claiming Peach Belt regular season and tournament titles. The Pacers fell short of an NCAA Division II bid, ending the careers of seniors Shaw Blackmon Steve Franklin Denny Towns and Sean Gunn after a heartbreaking finish.
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USC Aiken
Pacers
Shaw Blackmon
Steve Franklin
Augusta College
Blackmon
Franklin
Denny Towns
Sean Gunn
Aiken
Ponte Fla
Tampa
Spartans
Florida Southern
Indiana
Peach Belt
Marvin Vanover
Larry Epperly
Sports On TV and Local Spring Matchups Schedule
A detailed broadcast and local sports schedule lists events from March 9 to March 11. TV card includes Mid-Continent and Northeast basketball championships on ESPN with boxing Holmes versus Pepeli, plus Patriot and North Atlantic basketball championships. Local action covers golf at Cedar Creek, tennis at Aiken and South Aiken, softball, baseball, soccer, and tennis with multiple high school teams across South Carolina venues Odell Weeks Greenwood and Meade.
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ESPN
Holmes
Pepeli
USA
Coastal Carolina Tour
Cedar Creek
Aiken
South Aiken
Wagener Salley
Greenwood
North Augusta
Odell Weeks
Denmark-Olaf
North
Thurmond
Eau Claire
Orangeburg
Barnwell
Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Silver Bluff
USC
Augusta College
Batesburg-Leesville
Lexington
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Coastal Carolina eyes top ten foe in NCAA bid
Coastal Carolina earned a 78-65 win over Winthrop to claim the Big South tournament title and a 64 team NCAA berth. Coach Russ Bergman says the Chanticleers may face a top 10 opponent in two weeks, while star Tony Dunkin recalls a 1998 first round loss to Indiana and vows stronger play. Guards Keke Hicks and Mohammad Acha contribute 24 points each in the title game.
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Conway
Coastal Carolina
Russ Bergman
Chanticleers
Winthrop
Bergman
Coastal
Indiana
Hoosiers
Tony Dunkin
Dunkin
NCAA
Big South
Keke Hicks
Mohammad Acha
Hicks
Acha
USC Aiken Pacers top NCAA Division II poll after doubleheader sweep
USC Aiken swept ninth-ranked Southern Indiana 4-2 and 3-2 at Satcher Field to rise to No. 1 in the NCAA Division II rankings. The Pacers improved to 18-5, riding nine straight wins and 11 of 12, with Adam Riggs homering twice in the opener and Steve Lee delivering a win and a save in relief.
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USC Aiken
Adam Riggs
Pacers
Southern Indiana
Eagles
Satcher Field
Florida Southern
Armstron State
Secon
Gary Gilmore
Gilmore
Riggs
Strom Thurmond Rebels Meet Eau Claire In Lower State Final
Strom Thurmond, 21 5, faces rival Eau Claire High in the Class AAA Lower State championship at 8 p m at Orangeburg Wilkinson High School. The winner advances to the state final at Carolina Coliseum after Strom Thurmond beat Keenan 54 47 and Kingston High 79 46.
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Strom Thurmond High School
Eau Claire High School
Rebels
Shamrocks
Orangeburg
Wilkinson High School
Eau Gossett Claire
Holly Hill-Roberts High School
Strom Thurmond
Mike Gossett
Eau Claire
Goldstein Dominates Different Age Group In Tennis Showdown
Paul Goldstein of Rockville Maryland dominated both the Boys 16s and later the Boys 18s in the Nations Bank Spring Fling at Houndslake Country Club. He defeated No 2 seed Christian Hill 6-3 6-4 to win the 18s final and claimed the year’s top ranking after winning the Junior Clay Courts and Easter Bowl.
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Paul Goldstein
Rockville
Goldstein
Houndslake Country Club
Christian Hill
St. Louis
Ginny Southworth
Houndslake
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