Augusta PAL boxers win Golden Gloves at Sumter
North Augusta Police Athletic League boxers Cortez Edwards 125 pounds and Anthony Simpkins 139 pounds won state Golden Gloves titles at the Optimist Youth Center in Sumter on Saturday night and will compete in the Southern Regionals in Chattanooga April 23-25. Durden won 80 pounds but cannot advance. Cade and Ross each lost finals in 147 and 95 pounds.
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Optimist Youth Center
Sumter
North Augusta Police Athletic League
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Josh Durden
Terry Cade
Bruce Ross
Aiken
Eric Hart
Calendar Baseball and Tennis Schedule Update
Burke County JV plays North Augusta JV at 6 pm. Kennedy and Leavelle McCampbell face Midland Valley CC at 3 30 pm. Aiken meets Strom Thurmond at Pine Ridge CC at 4 pm. Silver Bluff visits Denmark-Olar for soccer at 6 pm. Silver Bluff at Bamberg-Ehrhardt for tennis at 4 30 pm. Aiken vs South Aiken at 5 pm.
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Leavelle McCampbel
Midland Valley CC
Aiken
Strom Thurmond
Pine Ridge CC
Silver Bluff
Denmark-Olar
Television Sports Schedule Highlights Tonight
ESPN2 features Leeds United versus West Ham at 3 pm and Avalanche at Bruins at 7:30 pm, followed by Kentucky against Utah at 9 pm. Other events include Royals at Orioles at 3 pm on ESPN, Brewers at Braves on TBS, Indians at Mariners on ESPN, Blackhawks at Flyers on ESPN2, Pistons at Bulls on TNT, boxing bouts Powell versus Hawkins and Marshall versus Jones on USA, Rockies at Diamondbacks on ESPN, and Jazz versus Sonics on TNT at 10:30 pm.
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Indians
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Blackhawks
Flyers
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Bulls
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Hawkins
Marshall
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Long
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Rockies
Diamondbacks
Jazz
Sonics
Utah faces redemption in national championship with Kentucky rematch
Utah and Kentucky meet in the NCAA final after two straight season losses by Utah, with Tubby Smith guiding Kentucky to a third straight title game. Utah aims to avenge prior tourney defeats while also navigating a controversy from a 65-59 upset of North Carolina.
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Rick Majerus
North Carolina
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Tar Heels
International Select Team tops USA in Nike Hoop Summit
Behind 33 points and 14 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki the International Select Team defeated the USA Basketball Junior National Select Team 104-99 in San Antonio. Al Harrington led the USA with 26 points and nine rebounds while Rashard Lewis and JaRon Rush had 18 each. The game tied the series at two wins apiece.
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South Aikien High School
Tony Kitchings
University of South Carolina
USA
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al Harrington
Rashard Lewis
JaRon Rush
Rock Hill
South Aiken
Donnie Holland
Michael Tyler
Strom Thurmond High School
Anthony Daise
North Augusta High School
Tiffany Isaac
Lady Vols complete undefeated season with third straight title
Kansas City report details Tennessee as a dominant force in women's basketball, sealing a perfect 39-0 season after beating Louisiana Tech 75-13 in the NCAA final. Chamique Holdsclaw led with 25 points, Tamika Catchings 17, Semeka Randall and Kellie Jolly added key early runs as Tennessee claimed its sixth title in 12 years.
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Lady Vols
Lousiana Tech
Kansas City
Louisiana Tech
Pat Summitt
Tamika Catchings
Semeka Randall
Catchings
Kellie Jolly
Holdsclaw
Christ the King High School
New York
Penness
North Augusta claims Powerade Classic baseball title
North Augusta High School won the Powerade Classic with a 12.5 5.2 victory over Lincoln High while avenging an earlier defeat. Trove of performances included John Graham posting an 8-for-11 with a homer and seven RBI across four games as the Jackets improve to 12-1. Lincoln drops to 10-3.
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Necsa Twisters
Florence Lightning
Dani Zielinski
Missy Tempel
Jessie Abney
Flames
Courtney Schettino
Mary Brooke Quarles
Liz Victor
Callie Sadler
Crestview
Fla
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Lincoln High School
Tallahassee
Yellow Jackets
North Augusta
Lincoln
Robert Bromley
Tyrone Holmes
Lincoln Falls
John Graham
Thid
Hummel
John
Graham
Jackets
Irma High School
Gordon credits pit crew in Bristol win
Jeff Gordon credits his pit crew for a Food City 500 victory at Bristol Motor Speedway. After a late pit stop refueled and changed tires, Gordon led the final 59 laps to beat teammate Terry Labonte by about five car lengths, claiming his fourth straight spring Bristol win as the circuit’s first repeat winner in six races. Rusty Wallace led early but faded with engine trouble.
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Tenn
Jeff Gordon
Gordon
Terry Labonte
Bristol Motor Speedway
Labonte
Rusty Wallace
Jerry Nadeau
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