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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1998
Page
11
Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa tops drew crowds as home runs increased slightly to 5064 in 2490 games. The league average rose to 2.08 per game, still below the 1996 peak of 2.19.
The Wednesday schedule lists events across cross country football soccer tennis and volleyball. Teams include USC Aiken USC Aiken women UNC Pembroke Augusta State Aiken varsity and JV squads at multiple venues with several 5 to 7 p.m. kickoff or start times.
The schedule lists Padres at Astros on ESPN and Cubs at Braves on ESPN plus Syracuse at North Carolina State on ESPN as Wednesday night games.
Bluff High School remains third in the Associated Press Class AA football poll with 102 points after a 134 victory over West Laurens last week. Barnwell leads with 130 points, Abbeville second with 108. other top teams include Gaffney, Dillon, and Lake View. Edisto hosts Silver Bluff in a key Region 6-AA opener Friday.
Friday night games feature Silver Blur at Edisto Brookland Cayce at Midland Valley and several other matches. Denmark Olar visits Wagener Satey while Wat Wilistor Eho hosts Therry Christan and Carolina Academy travels to Wardlaw. Dutch Fork plays Aiken and South Aiken meets North Augusta as Ware Shoals visits Ridge Spring Monetta and Eau Claire faces Strom Thurmond.
Four months after a short playoff preview he returns to face the Cubs in Game 1 of the NL division series. Smoltz credits renewed elbow health and a sharpened changeup for a career best season, while acknowledging past doubts and a onegame playoff with San Francisco looming for Chicago.
Kevin Brown matched Randy Johnson in a marquee pitching duel at the Astrodome. The Padres beat the Astros 2-1 as Brown struck out 16, allowed two hits in eight innings, and stole home-field advantage in the NL division series.
Mo Vaughn homered twice and doubled driving in seven, tying a postseason record. Nomar Garciaparra added a three run homer and a sac fly as Pedro Martinez steered an 11 to 3 win over Cleveland in the opening Division Series game.
Clemson players focus on improving and winning after a 1-3 start. Coach Tommy West says his job status is not the team’s concern, with athletic director Bobby Robinson stating evaluation will come after the season. Freshman Woody Dantzler competes with Brandon Streeter for UNC game duties amid turnover.
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