Whittaker McBeth Pace Gamecocks Past Arkansas 93 Win
South Carolina swept Arkansas 93 to win as Tim Whittaker and Marcus McBeth each homered and drove in three. McBeth went 3 for 5, nearly hitting for the cycle, while Whittaker added three hits. Clemson beat Ohio 17-4 behind Jeff Baker’s two homers and seven RBIs. Aiken Tiger football players: call Clark Palmer at 270 6585 for camp details.
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Tim Whittaker
Marcus McBeth
South
Carolina
Arkansas
McBeth
Whittaker
Gamecocks
Clemson
Jeff Baker
Ohio
Baker
Aiken Tiger
Clark Palmer
St Patrick's Softball Bash at ORA Site March 17
A St Patrick's Softball Bash tournament is set for March 17 at the ORA Site off Silver Bluff Road. The event features a home run derby with half of total entry fees awarded to the winner. Entry is $125, with contact numbers for Bucky Banks and Earl Proctor for details.
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St. Patrick's
ORA
Silver Bluff Road
Bucky Banks
Earl Proctor
Denmark Olaf at Wagener Valley baseball event
A compact schedules listing Denmark-Olaf at Wagener Valley at 4 30 pm Aiken JV at Midlane Valley JV at 5 pm Greenwood girls visit Aiken girls at 5 30 pm South Aiken JV girls meet Dutch Fork JV girls at 5 45 pm Greenwe Aiken North Augusta play South Aiken at 5 pm
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Denmark-Olaf
Wagener Valley
Aiken
Midlane Valley
Greenwood Girls
South Aiken
Dutch Fork
Greenwe
South Aiken Gins
Dutch Fork Girs
Harvick Edges Gordon In Emotional Finish
Kevin Harvick edged Jeff Gordon by inches to win the Cracker Barrel 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a deeply emotional victory echoed by fans honoring Dale Earnhardt. The 25-year-old rookie, in his third Cup start, held off Dale Jarrett and Jerry Nadeau after a late three wide surge, capturing a historic finish as the Earnhardt era lingers.
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Hampton
Dale Earnhardt
Kevin Harvick
Earnhardt
Daytona
Jeff Gordon
Harvick
Jerry Nadeau
Dale Jarrett
Richard Childress
Jarrett
Terry Labonte
Bobby Labonte
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Las Vegas
Victory Lane
St Marys girls fall in state youth final at Odell Weeks
St Marys Under-13 girls reached the finals of the Knights of Columbus State Youth Tournament at Odell Weeks before a 31-8 loss to Blessed Sacrament. Coach Art Kepes called it a good learning experience as most opponents fielded older players. The school also had Under-15 and Under-13 boys teams reaching semifinals.
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Kepes
St. Mary's
Blessed Sacrament
Knights of Columbus
Odell
Oon
Tus
Ginny Southworth
Ben Schuler
Gamecocks secure NIT bid as CofC misses again
South Carolina, 15-14, earns an NIT berth and travels to Connecticut 19-11 for a 7 30 pm Wednesday game. The winner faces the Detroit Bradley victor later at an undetermined site. College of Charleston 22-7 misses the NIT for the second straight year, as The Citadel also fails to qualify.
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South Carolina
College of Charleston
Connecticut
Detroit Bradley
Cougars
Citadel
Three No. 1 seeds return in 65-team NCAA field
Indiana Indianapolis report on Stanford Michigan State and Illinois as No. 1 seeds for the NCAA tournament, with Duke in the East and Kentucky North Carolina Arizona as No. 2 seeds. The 65-team field opens in Dayton with Northwestern State vs Winthrop, and the lowest-tied teams face Illinois in the Midwest first round. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo notes pride in three straight NCAA seeds and a South opening.
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Vke
Michigan State
Illinois
Dayton
Ohio
Northwestern State
Winthrop
Midwest
Duke
Spartans
Memphis
Tenn
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Tom Izzo
South
Kentucky
North Carolina
Arizona
Parnevik wins Honda Classic in 18 under par finish
Jesper Parnevik holds on for victory at Coral Springs finishing 18 under after a final round 72. Mark Calcavecchia Geoff Ogilvy and Craig Perks tie for second after bogeys on the 18th. Calcavecchia rues a missed 15 foot par putt that would have forced a playoff.
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Coral Springs
Fla
Mark Calcavecchia
Geoff Ogilvy
Jesper Parnevik
Parnevik
Calcavecchia
Ogilvy
Craig Perks
Caleavecchia
Jesper
Perks
Ty Tryon
Georgia walk-on hooks late to win Hooters event
Justin Bolli, a former University of Georgia walk-on, surged with three birdies in the closing four holes to force a sudden death playoff. He then parred the first playoff hole to defeat David Dyer and capture the Randy Waters Memorial Classic at The River Golf Club, earning $140,000.
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Justin Bolli
NGA/Hooters Tour
University of Georgia
Sunden
Bolli
David Dyer
Randy Waters
the River Golf Club
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Nall
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