Top 100 Bass Tournament Hits Lake Murray Crowd
More than 100 pros and 100 amateurs fished Lake Murray in a four day Bassmaster BP Top 100 event with a $244,700 purse and a final 20 entries into the Bassmasters Classic in Birmingham this August. Jay Yelas led day one with 22 pounds 12 ounces as anglers pursue seven bass daily and aim for strong post spawn patterns along shoreline points and deeper grass beds.
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Lake Murray
Birmingham
Jay Yelas
Jasper
Texas
Gary Klein
Denny Brauer
Brauer
Klein
Kevin VanDam
Columbia Ranta Wanna
Sports On TV Schedule Thursday and Friday May 13 14
On Thursday May 13 TV features Cavaliers at Bulls at 8 30 p m Spurs at Suns and Canucks at Kings both 10 30 p m Maple Leafs at Blues 8 30 p m. Also USC Aiken versus Wofford in the invitation and USC Aiken at UNC Wilmington in baseball. Friday May 14 includes USC Aiken at UNC Wilmington baseball and USC Aiken in Wofford Invitational golf. ESPN TNT CESPN listed as networks.
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Cavaliers
Bulls
Maple Leafs
Blues
Spurs
Suns
Canucks
Kings
TBA
USC Aiken
Wofford
UNC Wilmington
USC Alken
Nixon Sparks Braves Win Over Astros In Houston
Nixon stole four bases and scored twice while contributing two hits and a fine center field catch as the Braves topped the Astros 5-2. Avery earned the win, Pendleton and Gant drove in runs, and Atlanta extended its road trip success to 7-2 after taking control late.
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Houston
Steve Avery
Terry Pendleton
Otis Nixon
Nixon
Atlanta Braves
Houston Astros
Astros
Art Howe
Braves
Pittsburgh
Colorado
Avery
Mike ‘Stanton
Dave Justice
Ron Gant
Greg Swindell
Swindell
Atlanta
Jeff Blauser
RBI
Pendleton
Chris James
Andujar Cedeno
Greg McMichael
Retis
Ryan Klesko
Jeff Bagwell
Blauser
Luis Gonzalez
Eric Anthony
Francisco Cabrera
Greg Olson
Gonzalez
Mark Lemke
Wagener-Salley Lady War Eagles Eye Three-Peat Run
Wagener-Salley High School softball powered by a 19-1 record hosts North Central in the 1998 Upper State tournament final day at Warner Park. If they win they face a best of three Upper State final. if North Central wins a second game follows. Coach Marcia Blizzard notes a weak region makes tougher tests essential. The team relies on seniors Ronnie Stroman Angie Bolen Sonya Tyler and Keidre Jenkins as they pursue another state title after back-to-back championships.
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Wagener Valley
Lady War Eagles
North Central High School
Warner Park
Lewisville
Indian Land
Landrum
Tamassee-Salem
Lady Knights
Wagoner Salley
North Central
Kershaw
North Ntral
Pelton High School
Marcia Blizzard
Mustangs Remain In Hunt
Brent Moore doubled four times and drove in three runs as Midland Valley held off Boiling Springs 11 6 in a Class A tournament game. Midland Valley, now 12 8, avoids elimination and advances to face Airport High School in West Columbia tomorrow night. Moore, who signed to play at the University of South Carolina next year, had a key two inning sequence starting in the first.
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Boiling Springs
Brent Moore
Midland Valley High School
Boiling Springs High School
Midland Valley
Mustangs
Lexington High School
Mjore Midland Valley
Airport High School
Chester High School
West Columbia
Allen Black
Moore
University of South Carolina
Daniel Godwin
John Brown
Black
Chris Barden
Shawn Barton
Barden
Barton
Woods of Windsor Targets Preakness Amid Derby Spotlight
The colt Woods of Windsor trained by Ben Perkins Jr. rises as a Derby hopeful for the Preakness after a late career push. A Woodman sire, he reeled off a 2 3 4 length win at the Federico Tesio Stakes and weighs about 1300 pounds racing at Pimlico. The horse was nearly sold at Keeneland before Riggs IV family kept him, with buyer D Michael Carey recalling the tense bid.
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Ben Perkins Jr
Woods of
Perkins
Pimlico
Baltimore
Windsor
Europe
Woods of Windsor
Augustus Riggs IV
Margaret Meriwether Post
C.W. Post
General Foods
Lexington
D. Michael Carey
Mer
Respite Farm
Woodbine
Riggs
Cave
Cavey
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Dawn Laudenslager
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