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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1999
Page
11
The Aiken High School All Sports Booster Club will meet tonight at 7 30 in the school library. The May meeting will be organizational and adults especially parents of rising ninth graders are urged to attend.
Calendar note lists Monday May 10 events with baseball at 5 30 pm and softball at 5 30 pm. Batesburg Leesville hosts softball in Class AA playoffs while baseball cass AKA payers are listed for a 5 30 pm start.
Hockey night features Stars at Blues on ESPN and Maple Leafs at Penguins on ESPN2 at 7 30. Also ESPN airs Avalanche at Red Wings and arena football Florida at Nashville on ESPN2 at 8 pm.
Padres beat Braves 5 0 in San Diego as Sterling Hitchcock shuts out Atlanta for eight innings. Leyritz, Padres catcher and Hitchcock's battery mate, insists the brushback incident with Greg Maddux was a baseball matter. Chipper Jones questions Leyritz’s actions after the scuffle, while Maddux maintains he was not throwing at Leyritz.
Three area teams remain alive in the state playoffs. Midland Valley, led by pitcher Kory Hall, beat Dillon 4-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series and advance to face Georgetown at home at 7 30. A 10-0 early surge helped Midland Valley reach the series. Silver Bluff plays Batesburg Leesville in Class AA softball at 6 30 with Hanahan and Andrews in the same bracket.
In the under-12 boys division semifinals of the 3C USA Challenge Cup, DSA Blue edged Aiken Fire 2-1 after a late goal. DSA led 1-0 at halftime as Joey Houdasheldt equalized for Aiken before the winner at about four minutes remaining. The spring season ends for Aiken Fire at 8-2-1 after a fall 10-0 run, with tryouts set for May 25-27 at Citizens Park.
Philadelphia 76ers rookie scoring champion Allen Iverson overcame jitters to score 30 points in his playoff debut. Iverson shot 12 of 29 with seven assists in 45 minutes as Philadelphia defeated Orlando 104-90 to take a 1-0 series lead. Matt Geiger added 23 points, 10 rebounds, fueling an 11-0 fourth quarter run.
In a playoff opener, the Los Angeles Lakers tops the Houston Rockets 101-100 behind late defense. Shaquille O Neal blocked Cuttino Mobley on the final layup and Derek Fisher forced a loose ball turnover to seal the win. Glen Rice led the Lakers with 29 points while Fisher added 20 points and six assists.
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