Volleyball season opens with St Angela Eyes Title Repeat
SHERYL McALISTER reports area teams brace for 1983 season. St Angela Academy upped last year’s 49 3 state title run under coach Carol Wentworth with senior leadership and returning talent led by Laura Weinle Anne Hurley and Susan Reeve as Midland Valley Ridge Spring Monetta also field new and experienced squads across Conference 5 AAAA 5 AA and 6 A.
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St. Angela Academy
Saints
Phil Jones
Carol Wentworth
Wentworth
Laura Weinle
Anne Hurley
Susan Reeve
South Airica
Bill Walsh
Tammy Smith
Carla Williams
Michelle Workman
Tracy Coleman
Silver Bluff
Dru McPherson
Vonnie Eubanks
North Augusta
Bulldogs
Lisa Gordy
Clara Walker
McPherson
Eubanks
Lynda Proctor
Tracey Thornton
Marie Cartledge
Kathy Rawls
Wagener-Salley High
Lounette Carter
St. Angela
Midland Valley
Myra Moseley
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Mildred Cone
Allison wins Southern 500 in brutal heat at Darlington
Hueytown Alabama driver Bobby Allison, 45, became the oldest winner of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. He led 118 laps in the Miller High Life Buick Regal to beat Bill Elliott and Darrell Waltrip in the 500 mile race as heat and track temperatures challenged 65,000 spectators.
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Darlington
Allison
Enge
Hueytown
Ala
Darlington International
Benny Parsons
Geoff Bodine
Elliott
Waltrip
Infield Medical Center
Darrell Waltrip
Rudd
Bonnett
David Pearson
Morgan Shepherd
Cale Yarborough
Alabama
Dick Brooks
Shepherd
Harry Gant
Gant
Barker Shines in Ist Win as Braves Top Astros 7 5
Len Barker delivered a strong seven inning start allowing two hits as Atlanta beat Houston 7 5 for Barker’s first Braves win. Dale Murphy drove in two runs with three singles and moved into RBI lead as Atlanta stays within 1 1/2 games of the Dodgers in the NL West race.
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Barker
Ist
Braves
Atlanta
Len Barker
Atlanta Brave
Dale Murphy
St. Louis
Houston Astros
Joe Torre
Cleveland Indians
San Diego
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Murphy
Andrew Dawson
Montreal Expos
Pittsburgh
Joe Niekro
Niekro
Claudell Washington
Australia II Secures Cup Final Spot In Narrow Win
Australia II captured a challenger’s place in the America’s Cup finals starting September 13 after a 4 1 record in the challengers, beating Victory 83 by 4 1 to 0, securing the Louis Vuitton Cup along with the right to face defender Liberty. Bertrand Bond and Jones hailed a new peak in performance as they looked toward close racing with Liberty.
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Australia
Newport
R.I
Warren Jones
Alan Bond
John Bertrand
Liberty
Bertrand
Bond
Jones
Dennis Conner
NYYC
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Sheryl McAlister
Bobby Allison
Newport Harbor
Victory
Helmsmen Lawrie Smith
Rodney Pattison