Great Alaskan Shootout Opens 1980-81 Season Across America
Triggered by the Great Alaskan Shootout tournament, the 1980 81 college season starts with a bang. Anchorage hosts five Top Twenty teams including Missouri LSU North Carolina and Arkansas in opening rounds. Eddie Sutton predicts national championship preview could appear in Alaska.
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America
Anchorage
Missouri
Louisiana State
North Carolina
Arkan
Arkansas
Eddie Sutton
Alaska
Kentucky
Louisville
Sutton
Razorbacks
LSU
Virginia Tipoff Lights Up Openers Across National Tournaments
Aiken Standard notes multiple early-season college basketball games as top teams tip off. Virginia faces Bucknell while Virginia Tech meets Lafayette in Charlottesville. St. John’s meets James Madison in the Lapchick event. Maryland hosts Navy and UCLA welcomes Virginia Military.
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Colgate
North Carolina
Alaska
Anchorage
Georgetown
Nicholls State
Charlottesville
Virginia
New York
St. John’s
Bowling Green
Clemson
Bucknell
Virginia Tech
Lafayette
James Madison
Penn
Weber State
Iowa
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
Western Kentucky
Cornell
Rice
Fairfield
Maryland
Navy
UCLA
Virginia Military
Texas A&m
Maine
Brigham Young
Washington
Notre Dame
Midland Valley Opens First Season Under Wheelon Leadership
Bruce Wheelon guides Midland Valley High as the Mustangs start their first season with a balanced lineup of four seniors, four juniors, and three sophomores led by Matt Weigle. He stresses foundation building and leadership from seniors Bobby Wade Carlos Key and Ken Moody, with juniors Timmy Wright John Sims and guards David Hoffman Todd Whaley and sophomores Tim Jackson Wyman Pope Scotty Harley vying for time. The team faces North Augusta in the Aiken Jamboree tonight at 7 45 p m after a season aiming to set a standard for the new program.
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Langley
Bruce Wheelon
Midland Valley High
Wheelon
Langley- Bath-Clearwater High
Mustangs
Matt Weigle
Graniteville High
Weigle
Bobby Wade
Carlos Key
Ken Moody
Timmy Wright
John Sims
David Hoffman
Todd Whaley
Tim Jackson
Wyman Pope
Scotty Harley
Midland Valley
Aiken High
Aiken
Moody
Wight
Estan Ivermeed Hoffman
Wyman
Pops
Midland Valley Girls Show Depth Under Johnson
Midland Valley coach Jean Johnson enters the season optimistic about depth and height across the roster led by 6-foot-1 center Sharon Gilmore. The Mustangs emphasize inside play with Ann Hazel Pam Timmerman Sara Heaton and Linda Williams supported by guards Deneen Dicks Dina Baker and others as they open Dec 6 at home versus Wagener Salley after the Aiken Jamboree.
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Irma
Columbia
Mustangs
Ann Hazel
Pam Timmerman
Sara Heaton
Timmerman
Georgia Curry
Johnson
Midland Valley
Aiken
Midland Valley Girls
Linda Williams
Lynne Johnson
Joyce Gaines
Tammy Reames
Vickie Leaverette
Deneen Dicks
Lawana Smith
Pam
Eergay Hy
Dina Baker
Soph
Jean Hall
Will Carlen Continue As Athletic Director
Columbia AP report says University of South Carolina trustees may extend Jim Carlen’s dual role as football coach and athletic director beyond 1982 with a separate contract plan discussed. Board meets Dec 5, intercollegiate committee review could shape his status after 1984 football deal.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina
Jim Carlen
Carlen
South Carolina
Gamecock Athletics
Frank McGuire
McGuire
Markley Dennis
Dennis
USC
Aiken
Fleet Tries Pacers For First Win
USC Aiken hosts Erskine at 8 pm at the Student Activities Center in a near team battle. Pacers loaded with returnees from last season and led by Bill Shain aim to snap a 3 1 start while Erskine seeks its first win of the year with Shain Pressley Mahaffey Leimer Phinem contributing in the frontcourt.
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Larry Wall
Erskine
Usc-Aiken
Flying Fleet
Wall
Dan Dixon
Curtis Hoover
Dixon
Hoover
Fleet
Bill Shain
Shain
Clemson
Australia
Larry Pressley
Phil Mahaffey
Dennis Leimer
Bob Phinem
USCA
Friendship College of
Rock Hill
Pacers
Don Hayes
Chuck Orr
Dennis Seiple
Anthony Mabry
Terry Strickland
Willie Minor
William Irick
Phil Leighty
Billy Morris
Keefe Walker
Lady Pacers Open Season Against Benedict College
USC Aiken women's basketball hosts Benedict College at 7 p.m. Monday in the Student Activities Center. Returning standout Barbara Williams leads a lineup with Dru McPherson and three highly recruited freshmen Dawn Weeks Mindy Daniels and Leigh Pagan. The team aimed for continuity after a 17 13 season and a semifinal exit to College of Charleston in the AIAW regional.
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Usc-Aiken
Benedict College of Columbia
Usc-A
Barbara Williams
Dru McPherson
Lady Pacers
Dawn Weeks
Mindy Daniels
Leigh Pagan
USCA
South Carolina
Indians capture Bronze Derby with 28 20 win over Presbyterian
Newberry quarterback Eddie Pettus ran for two touchdowns helping the Indians beat Presbyterian 28-20 in the Bronze Derby on Thanksgiving Day. Newberry led 14-0 after a 72 yard punt return by Mike Motley and a Pettus one yard score, while Presbyterian tied briefly on a Spence to Mason pass and a Sanders TD run.
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Clinton
Newberry
Eddie Pettus
Presbyterian
Indians
Pettus
Mike Motley
Jimmy Spence
Willie Mason
Jamboree Tonight Showcases Four Aiken Area Programs
Aiken High gym hosts the Aiken jamboree starting at 7 with Midland Valley versus North Augusta girls, followed by their boys. South Aiken and Aiken girls meet, then their boys. Each game uses two eight minute quarters under standard rules as prep for next week’s regular season.
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Aiken
Aiken High
Midland Valley
North Augusta
South Aiken
Aiken County
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Strom Thurmond
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Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Jean Johnson
South Africa
C.W. Wilson
Spence
Steve McColl
Lance Sanders
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