Augusta seeks a name for new football franchise
The Augusta pro football team received over 350 name submissions in ten days. Names under consideration include Aces Leopards Drivers Rough Arrows Air Blue Jackets Angels Heat and Wind. Contact Charles McNeil at 706 854 7277 for sponsorship or season tickets. Bowden to speak at Clemson Club meeting in Aiken March 23 at the Fairgrounds Exhibit Building with ticketed events and dinner. Tickets cost 10 for adults and 5 for children. advance purchase required.
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Calendar Inter Sports Night At Aiken District
Interleague events list with baseball wagoner-salley Kinard Ty ler Erskine at USC Aiken and other county matchups. Basketball North Augusta Lexington Upper State final at Aiken 7 p m. Soccer Sliver Blutt Williston-Eiko 6 p m. Aiken girls Aiport 7 30 p m Aiport at Aiken 7 30 p m Softball Aiken Lexington 6 p m limo South Aiken 6 30 p m Dreher Midland Valley 7 p m.
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Dreher
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Sports TV Schedule Highlights and Matchups
At 3 p.m. ESPN offers Newsweek Champions Cup coverage for fans while ESPN2 airs Sonics at Timberwolves in a late afternoon tilt. Hockey fans get Red Wings at Kings on ESPN with Evert Cup tennis at 3 p.m. and Penguins at Hurricanes on ESPN. Evening actions include NIT first round basketball and Newsweek Champions Cup tennis on ESPN networks.
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North Augusta and Lexington clash for Upper State title
North Augusta (25-2) meets Lexington tonight at Aiken High School for the right to play in Friday’s Class AAAA state championship. North Augusta leads 2-0 in season meetings with Lexington, while Tyrone Walker of North Augusta dominates inside. The winner advances to face Locastee or Lower Richland at the Carolina Coliseum.
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Aiken High School
Ron McKie
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Rock Hill
Locastee
Lower Richland High
Carolina Coliseum
Tyrone Walker
Walker
Harris
South Aiken Stuns North Augusta With 10 3 Victory
South Aiken High School upset fourth ranked North Augusta at Riverview Park 10 to 3 as pitcher and defense carried the win. Coach Steve DeRiggs celebrated a breakthrough in building a program after ending North Augusta’s recent dominance. North Augusta coach Drew Hummel admitted the better team won.
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Irmo
South Africa
Freshman Kisner nets 69 to win Tip-Off Classic
South Aiken High School freshman Kevin Kisner blistered the Jones course at Woodside Plantation for a 69 to win the 2nd Annual Tip-Off Classic. Kisner led the Thoroughbreds to a 296 total, 16 strokes ahead of North Augusta High School. Teammates Tommy Faulk, Matt Hendrix and David Jewell backed Kisner as Faulk shot 73, Hendrix 75, Jewell 78.
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Matt Hendrix
David Jewell
North Augusta High School
David Sligh
Faulk
Hendrix
Jewell
Kennedy Middle School
Grant powers USC Aiken past Southern Indiana in tight baseball win
Shortstop Nathan Grant tied a Peach Belt record with four doubles and four RBI as USC Aiken beat Southern Indiana 14 to 7 at Satcher Field. Grant went 4-for-5 with two two-run doubles and a fourth double plating two more runs, while Damon Beaird and Britt Pender added two RBI each. TJ Harrington earned the win over 10 hits with six strikeouts.
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McIntyre Clutch Time Burden Crowds Clemson in Loss
Terrell McIntyre dominates first 39 minutes but sinks Clemson in crunch time versus Florida State. A late air ball in ACC tournament first round left Clemson short in overtime, casting doubt on his late game decisions and foreshadowing an NIT opener versus Georgia.
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Boogie
Tony Christie
Georgia
Terrell
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