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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 2002
Page
9
The South Aiken High Athletic Booster Club and Aiken High All Sports Booster Club hold organizational meetings today at 7 PM. Both gatherings in school areas aim to plan for the next academic year and encourage attendance from athletics supporters.
The Gamecock Club plans a Friday gathering at 6 pm in the USC Aiken Student Activities Center. Attendees include football coach Lou Holtz and basketball coach Dave Odom. Advance tickets cost 15 dollars. no tickets at the door. Contact Chris Fulmer at 649 5974 or 648 0402 for details.
Wagener-Salley High School athletes seized four Class A state titles led by Montreal Tyler at 170 pounds John Roberson 190 pounds Justin Williams 205 pounds and Fred Staley 220 pounds Two more Wagoner-Salley lifters Fernando Cannon 130 pounds and Raymond Chandler 205 pounds finished second The War Eagles posted the most participants to qualify for the event in Class A.
In Region 3 AAAA tournament play at Woodside and Hounds Lake USC Aiken hosts Division II Southeast Regional in Snead s Ferry North Carolina. Softball games scheduled at A Sau gusta and Siver Bluff with Andrew Jackson and Andrews in Class AA playoffs. Golf action noted for MNI Southeast Regional in Snead s Ferry N C.
Prime time schedule lists Maple Leafs at Senators on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. Mavericks visit Kings at 9 p.m. on TNT. Pirates travel to Diamondbacks at 10 p.m. also on ESPN2 and Avalanche host Sharks on ESPN.
USC Aiken’s fourth national ranking fuels a top seed start in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional at North Shore Golf Club Sneads Ferry NC. Aaron Black leads a veteran scoring push as the Pacers chase a national championship berth with eight regional appearances since 1992.
Two local teams place third at the Southeastern Championship at Citizens Park. The Aiken Magic finish third in Blue Division after a 5 3 consolation win over the Afterburners, despite fielding young squads. The Aiken Tigers claim third in Red Division with a 1 1 draw after morning loss and afternoon tie.
Brad Blake scored the fifth goal with 3 30 left in overtime to lift New Bridge Polo over Upatoi 11 10 in the Bank of America Cup final at Whitney Field. Matias Magrini had six goals and joined Blake in the comeback, as New Bridge finished unbeaten in the six team event.
Tony Stewart wins the Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond International Raceway after a record 103 caution laps and multiple wrecks. Stewart rose from 27th after an engine change and a rain delay to capture his third career win in a patient late surge.
Greg Maddux returned to form after DL time, tossing six shutout innings to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 2. He allowed four hits one walk and struck out six as Andruw Jones homered and Gary Sheffield extended a hot stretch for Atlanta.
South Aiken Aiken and North Augusta high schools qualified 14 individuals and three relay teams for the Class AAAA state championship in track and field at Spring Valley High School. Individual qualifiers include Chad Smith fourth in 400 hurdles and Laura Laughlin seventh in 3200 meters, with South Aiken also advancing all three girls relay teams in 400, 1600 and 3200 relays. North Augusta’s Richie Williams earned a third in long jump.
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