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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 2002
Page
11
World Series play shifts to San Francisco with forecasts predicting fewer long balls. Analysts cite pitcher-friendly parks and adjust expectations for sluggers. The matchup features top clubs contending for a title, with fans awaiting a strategic battle on the West Coast.
Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Wes Welker Carter? Wait. The report notes a veteran player, 36, coming out of retirement to join the Dolphins on a one-year contract worth 550,000 guaranteed and 700,000 in incentives. He will have two weeks to prepare for the next game at Green Bay on November 4.
Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett says he is innocent of charges after allegedly dragging a woman into a restaurant bathroom and groping her. He spent under thirty minutes in jail for booking and appearance before a judge who set November 19 for a pretrial hearing. he remains free on his own recognizance.
Regional sports slate lists Midland Valley leading a crowded Region 5 AAA cross country lineup in Columbia with multiple events across Aiken North Augusta Orangeburg and Lexington venues including soccer volleyball tennis golf and basketball evening matchups at Houndslake ISC Aiken and Whitehall venues with several 5 p m starts and a 8 30 a m women's event at Houndslake.
WFXG reports game coverage with the Los Angeles Angels visiting the San Francisco Giants for a pivotal World Series matchup at dusk. Key pitchers and hitters spotlighted as teams chase the championship in this fall classic.
Whitney Simons shot a 2 over 75 at Lancaster Country Club to win the girls Class AAAA state title, leading the Lady Hornets to a runner-up team finish seven behind Dorman. Teammates Jorgie Huff 86 Meredith Few 89 Julia Fountain 93 aided, while Aiken 343 and South Aiken 11th at 490. Simons rode with coach Brackett after a yellow jacket sting left her finger swollen.
In a near four hour girls tennis match at Houndslake Country Club, Jessica Grainger and Kathryn Hilton won at No 2 doubles to lift Aiken over South Aiken 48 to 3. Bolton praised the dramatic finish as the teams traded sets and fought to the end.
Aiken High School will retire the jersey numbers of football legends William Perry and Jamal Reynolds at Hagood Stadium during halftime of the Region 4 AAAA game with Lexington High School. Perry, No. 72, last played in the NFL in 1994 with the Eagles after starring for the Bears and Clemson. Reynolds, No. 44, is in his second Green Bay season after Florida State and a pro career on the horizon.
The 10th annual Women’s Eastern Golf Association Senior Amateur runs today through Thursday at Houndslake Country Club. Eighty players aged 50 and over compete led by defending champion Connie Shorb of York Pennsylvania, with notable entrants Karen Ferree, Liz Haines and Ceil McLaurin.
Midland Valley quarterback Marcus Johnson follows teammate Dontrell Jones’s four touchdown game with a 41 14 win over Keenan High School. Johnson threw two touchdowns and rushed for two more, totaling 208 yards in three quarters.
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