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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1997

Page

6

USC Aiken Women Open Season on the Road

The USC Aiken women's basketball team tips off the regular season tonight at North Carolina Central at 7. The Lady Pacers finished 7-21 last year and return four starters including senior center Christale Spain who led the team with 13.9 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. Other returning starters are Charmane Freeman Kerry Ansbro and Kenya Brown.

USC Aiken North Carolina Central Lady Pacers Christale Spain Spain Charmane Freeman Kerry Ansbro Kenya Brown

Calendar Friday November 14 Schedule Highlights

Friday events feature USC Aiken women's basketball at North Carolina Central at 7 p.m. USC Aiken football at Walterboro and several high school games including Liver Blur at Mullins Midland Valley at Clinton Ridge Spring Monetta at Lamar Williston Eiko at Lake View all at 8 p.m. Volleyball Peach Belt tournament in Augusta.

USC Aiken North Carolina Central Walterboro Liver Blur Mullins Midland Valley Clinton

Night Basketball and Racing on ESPN2 and TNT

ESPN2 airs Maryland versus South Carolina at 2 pm and Indiana at Temple at 7 pm. ESPN2 features Villanova at Minnesota at 9 pm and Michigan State at Kansas City at 9 pm. Lakers visit Rockets on TNT at 8 pm. Harness racing Windy City Cup on ESPN2 at 11 pm.

ESPN Maryland South Carolina ESPN2 Indiana Temple Lakers

Aiken Hornets travel to Walterboro in playoff bid

Aiken High enters the Class AAAA playoffs with a 4 7 record after a season finale win over South Aiken to secure the berth. They travel to Walterboro, a tough 8 3 home foe led by tailback Antoine Nesmith, as coach Carey Johnson cites a boosted, confident three game winning streak and a breakout performance from Derrick Tyler.

Aiken High School Hornets South Aiken High School Walterboro High School Aiken High Carey Johnson Walterboro Aiken Johnson Antoine Nesmith Derrick Tyler Derrick

Defense keys peak for Mustangs in playoff heart of defense

Midland Valley High School surged into the Class AAA playoffs with three straight wins and a 30 6 opening victory over Broome. Coach Clayton Chriswell credited a defensive switch adding speed in the secondary, moving Quincy Smith to create speed and shut down Clinton in the next round. Senior Jerold Dixon and Andre Thomas praised the unit’s rise as they prepared for a tough, mash mouth game against Clinton’s power backfield led by Travis Morgan.

Midland Valley Clayton Chriswell Mustangs Midland Valley High School Broome High School Clinton High School Jerold Dixon Quincy Smith Broome Clinton Andre Thomas Chriswell Red Devils Travis Morgan

Walker named NL MVP for 1997 season with Rockies

Larry Walker won the National League Most Valuable Player award with Colorado, collecting 22 first place votes and 359 points. He hit .366 with 49 homers and 130 RBIs, while noting strong road numbers and discounting Coors Field advantage. Mike Piazza finished second, with Jeff Bagwell third, Craig Biggio fourth, and Barry Bonds fifth.

New York Coors Field Larry Walker Walker Colorado Rockies Baseball Writers Association of America Los Angeles Dodgers Mike Piazza Houston Jeff Bagwell Astro Craig Biggio San Francisco Barry Bonds

Pacers face UNC Pembroke in Peach Belt tourney opener

USC Aiken enters the Peach Belt Athletic Conference volleyball tournament as the No. 2 seed and aims for the NCAA Division II Regionals. The Pacers meet seventh seed UNC Pembroke at 6 p.m. at the Augusta State Athletic Complex after defeating the Braves in Pembroke last weekend. The squad, led by seniors Kim Merrill Jayme Hodges and Roxanna Rivera, seeks momentum ahead of higher rounds, with a possible semifinal against Francis Marion.

USC Aiken North Florida Pacers Ospreys UNC Pembroke Augusta State Athletic Complex Pembroke Kim Merrill Jayme Hodges Roxanna Rivera Merrill Peach Belt Francis Marion Noelle Hagenburger C.J. Sherman Florida Scott Webster Augusta

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