Four locals named All-State in volleyball
Four area players earned All-State volleyball honors reflecting team focus over personal glory. Porchello Beal of Silver Bluff Christine Hauer and Catie Sacks of Aiken and Shawna Burke of South Aiken are cited as strong leaders shaping their teams through dedication and improved play.
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Porchello
Tamika) Beal
Silver Bluff High School
Christine Hauer
Catie Sacks
Aiken High School
Shawna Burke
South Aiken High School
Silver Bluff
Louise Dent
Beal
Christine
Krasnick
Clemson Nears Bowl Bid After Duke Showdown
Clemson seeks its sixth straight win over Duke to reach bowl eligibility as Bowden deflects questions on turning the team around. The Tigers, 5-4, 4-3 ACC, aim for a landmark 6-0–series run and a sixth straight season with a bowl bid despite a rough start.
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Clemson
Tommy Bowden
Miami
Duke
Bowden
Wallace Wade
Durham
N.C
ACC
Tigers
Florida State
Tennessee
Hurricanes
Placid Wallace
Wade Stadi
Potter finalist for High School Heisman
North Augusta senior Myles Potter is a state finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman. The multi sport athlete guards the football and fields in baseball while maintaining a 5.1247 GPA and active roles in Beta Club and NHS. Potter aspires to study biology and pursue pediatric medicine after graduation.
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CSRA
Wendy’s
Hess- Myles Potter
North Augusta High School
Potter
Grace Unit
Ed Methodist Church
National Honor Society
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Clemens Wins Seventh Cy Young with Astros Return
Roger Clemens, 42, earned a record seventh Cy Young Award with 23 first place votes and 140 points. He led the Astros to within one win of the World Series after a surprise return from retirement. He finished 18 4 with a 2.98 ERA and 218 strikeouts, the oldest to win the award.
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New York
Roger Clemens
Rocket
Cy Young
Houston Astros
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Gaylord Perry
Clemens
New York Yankees
Astros
Tim Purpura
Arizona
Randy Johnson
Cy Youngs
Houston
Roy Oswalt
San Francisco
Jason Schmidt
Japan
Koby
Randy Hendricks
Hornets rise to fifth in final Class AAAA poll
Aiken High School moves up one spot to fifth in the Associated Press Class AAAA football poll with 73 points as Stratford drops to sixth. Aiken hosts Fort Mill in the first round, as Northwestern takes the top spot with 140 points and 14 first place votes. Byrnes rises to second, Beaufort to third, Rock Hill falls to fourth, with Aiken, Stratford, Con way, T L Hanna, Greenwood and Dorman rounding the top ten.
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Aiken High School
Associated Press
Hornets
Stratford High School
Aiken
Fort Mill High School
Hagood Stadium
Fort Mill
Northwestern High School
Rock Hill High School
Trojans
Byrnes High School
South Aiken High School
Beaufort High School
Rock Hill
Stratford
Conway High School
T.L Hanna High School
Greenwood High School
Dorman High School
South Aiken
South Aikien
Thoroughbreds
Byrnes
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Sacks
Catie
Miriam Krafnick
Hauer
Reggie Merriweather
North Augusta
Anthony Reddick
Heisman
Bill Bengts
Myles Potter
Northwestern
Beaufort
Conway
T.L. Hanna
Greenwood
Dorman
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