All-County Baseball Team Named for 1978 in Local League
Gary Herndon of L B C earns Player of the Year recognition with coach Tim Hulsebus named Coach of the Year. Honors include Jackson players Joey Foreman and Johnnie Wall and selections from North Augusta and Aiken among others. Sophomore players listed among honorees.
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Joey Foreman
Jackson
Johnnie Wall
Brandon Knight
North Augusta
Myron Bell
Aiken
Johnny McGee
Darrell Meyer
Stanley Bodie
RS M
Hulsebus Named Coach Of The Year In All-County Baseball
Tim Hulsebus of Langley-Bath-Clearwater High earns Coach Of The Year as Gary Herndon, L-B-C catcher, headlines All-County Baseball Team. Graniteville leads with three first-team selections. L-B-C ends season 12-7 and faces Keenan in final regular-season game. Herndon batted .397 with 17 RBIs and five triples.
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Langley-Bath-Clearwater
Gary Herndon
Usc-Aiken-Aiken
Usc-A
Lew Perkins
Tim Hulsebus
Hulsebus
Herndon
Graniteville High
North Augusta High
Jackson High
Aiken
Ridge Spring-Monetta
L-B-C
Keenan
Lions
Keith Smith
Smith
Graniteville
Tommy Dunbar
Brian Strother
Mike Sanders
Dunbar
Bill Smith
All-County Baseball Team Highlights From Local Schools
The 1978 All-County squad honors include Keith Smith and Tom Dunbar from Graniteville with strong batting averages and pitching ERAs. Jackson High’s Mack Jones and Herb Parrish, North Augusta’s Mil Hamrick and Kevin Scaggs, Aiken High’s Russ Parrish, and Ridge Spring Monetta’s Toby Smith lead a diverse list across multiple schools and positions.
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Tommy Dunbar
Mil Hamrick
Mack Jones
Herb Parrish
Russ Parrish
Mike Sanders
Kevin Scaggs
Keith Smith
Toby Smith
Brian Strother
Gary Herndon
Tim Hulsebus
Strother
Sanders
Jones
Jackson High
Parrish
RBI
Larry Seymour
North Augusta
Rod Greenway
Hamrick
Yellow Jackets
Aiken High
Newberry College
Hornets
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Trojans
Sonics Rally Past Bullets To Take 2 1 Lead In NBA Final
Seattle capitalized on balanced scoring as Paul Silas led with team play to edge Washington 93 92 in Landover. With home advantage looming, Seattle eyed closing out the title in two straight at the Kingdome amid a near 44 000 crowd.
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Seattle
Washington
Washington Bullets
Sonics
Kingdome
Seattle Center Coliseum
John Johnson
Lenny Wilkens
Sky High
Unser Captures Third Indy 500 In Front of Heat and Drama
Al Unser outsprints Danny Ongais and Tom Sneva to win his third Indianapolis 500, becoming the fifth driver with three victories. Ongais burnout ended a tight duel, while Janet Guthrie finishes eighth in a landmark debut.
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al Unser
Indianapolis
Danny Ongais
Tom Sneva
Unser
Victory Lane
Foyt
Mauri Rose
Wilbur Shaw
Louis Meyer
A.J
Ongais
Sneva
USA
Gordon Johncock
Janet Guthrie
Guthrie
Indy
Gasoline
Heard Holds Off Murphy To Capture Atlanta Golf Classic
Jerry Heard won the Atlanta Golf Classic with a tournament record 269 after a final round 67 at Atlanta Country Club. He edged Bob Murphy by one stroke, with Tom Watson and Lou Graham tied for third at 271 and Gibby Gilbert fifth at 273.
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Tlanta
Jerry Heard
Heard
Lee Trevino
Atlanta
Bob Murphy
Murphy
Tom Watson
Lou Graham
Gibby Gilbert
Lanny Wadkins
Jim Colbert
Dave Stockton
Tom Weiskopf
Rod Curl
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Graniteville North Augusta
Jackson Jackson
H. Parrish
R. Parrish
Scaggs
T. Smith
K. Smith
Greg Pitts
Fred Brown
Elvin Hayes
Bobby Dandridge
Hayes
Dandridge
Bullets
Dick Motta
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