The Aiken County Bar will hold its second annual charity golf tournament today at Houndslake Country Club. Registration for the event will commence at 8 a.m., which will follow with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. The cost for the even is $75 per player or $300 per four-player team. Hole sponsorships will cost $150. The maximum number of teams in the event is 32 and the tournament will enjoy a captain's choice format. Tournament costs inclub prizes, beverages and lunch. All proceeds for the event will go to the Child Advocacy Center. For more information, contact Steve Kodman at 642-1557 or e-mail skodman@aikencountysc.gov.
Aiken Warriors seeking
tournament donations
The Aiken Warriors' 13U and 15U basketball teams, qualifiers for the National AAU basketball tournament in Hampton, Va., request donations for the upcoming event. The Warriors also guide young men with sessions such as gang intervention, tutoring, and counseling. Please make any donations and/or contributions to Aiken Warriors at 80 Weyanoke Ct., Aiken, SC 29803. For more information, contact Curtis Jenkins at 295-2376.
CSRA Baseball League
to hold meeting tomorrow
The CSRA Baseball League will hold a meeting for anyone wishing to coach fall baseball tomorrow at 7 p.m. The meeting will commence at Citizens Park scoring tower 2. The league is in its second season and is for baseball players ages 8-15. For more information, email baseball@csraleague.com or go to www.csraleague.com.
Aiken High School swim team holding signups Sunday
Signups for the 2009 Aiken High School swim team will be held Sunday from 3-5 p.m. at the Fermata Club. This will be a time to meet the coaches and receive all necessary paperwork including physical forms. Orders for suits and other team gear will be taken on this day as well. Conditioning will begin July 13. Contact Amy Hardy at 648-6575 or Cindy Abshire at 648-0179 with questions.
Kenny Thomas announces specialty baseball camps
USC Aiken baseball coach Kenny Thomas will be holding his specialty camps July 13-15 and Aug. 3-5 at Citizens Park CP2 from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The camp is for athletes ages 9-15. For more information or to register, visit www.kennythomasbaseball.com or call (803) 221-2605.
Aiken Heat to hold
baseball tryouts Saturday
The 13-and-under Aiken Heat will hold open tryouts for the new baseball season Saturday at Stewart Field at Citizens Park from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Contact coach Jamie at (513) 602-4427 for more information.
Junior Jackets basketball skill camp begins today
The Junior Jackets basketball skill camp begins today and will run through Thursday at the North Augusta Parks and Recreation Center. Boys and girls ages 7-11 will take the courts from 9 a.m. until noon. The cost will be $65. Girls ages 11-18 wil then take the court from 12:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. That camp will cost $70. For more information, contact Jared Adamson at jadamson@aiken.k12.sc.us.
Palmetto Kiwanis Club
to hold charity golf tourney
The Palmetto Kiwanis Club will hold a charity golf tournament on Saturday, July 25 at the Aiken Golf Club. The four-person captain's choice will begin at 9 a.m. The cost of the tournament is $50 and includes cart, green fees and lunch. For more information, call John Boyette at (803) 645-0362.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): T.Stewart, 9 times for 86 laps; D.Hamlin, 6 times for 63 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 3 laps; J.Burton, 1 time for 2 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 1 lap; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 1 lap; R.Newman, 1 time for 1 lap; R.Gordon, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Andretti, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Gordon, 1 time for 1 lap.
7. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Liquigas, :32.
8. Tony Martin, Germany, Team Columbia-High Road, :33.
9. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas, :37.
10. Lance Armstrong, United States, Astana, :40.
11. Gustav Larsson, Sweden, Team Saxo Bank, :41.
12. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, :44.
13. David Zabriskie, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, :47.
14. David Millar, Britain, Garmin-Slipstream, :48.
15. Jerome Coppel, France, Francaise des Jeux, :51.
16. Sylvain Chavanel, France, Quick Step, :56.
17. Christian Vande Velde, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, :57.
18. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, 1:00.
19. Linus Gerdemann, Germany, Team Milram, 1:03.
20. Remi Pauriol, France, Cofidis, 1:05.
Also
34. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia-High Road, 1:17.
37. Danny Pate, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 1:20.
77. Tyler Farrar, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 1:42.
NL Standings
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 42 37 .532 --
Florida 43 40 .518 1
Atlanta 39 42 .481 4
New York 39 42 .481 4
Washington 24 55 .304 18
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 45 39 .536 --
Milwaukee 43 39 .524 1
Chicago 40 39 .506 2.5
Cincinnati 40 40 .500 3
Houston 39 41 .488 4
Pittsburgh 37 45 .451 7
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 52 30 .634 --
San Francisco 44 37 .543 7.5
Colorado 42 39 .519 9.5
San Diego 35 46 .432 16.5
Arizona 33 49 .402 19
Saturday's Games
Washington 5, Atlanta 3
Milwaukee 11, Chicago Cubs 2
Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 2
San Francisco 9, Houston 0
San Diego 7, L.A. Dodgers 4
Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Mets 1
Florida 5, Pittsburgh 3
Arizona 11, Colorado 7
Sunday's Games
Florida 5, Pittsburgh 0
St. Louis 10, Cincinnati 1
Washington 5, Atlanta 3
Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Mets 0
Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee 2
Arizona 4, Colorado 3
Houston 7, San Francisco 1
L.A. Dodgers 7, San Diego 6, 13 innings
Today's Games
Atlanta (Jurrjens 6-6) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 3-3), 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Cueto 8-4) at Philadelphia (Hamels 4-5), 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (V.Vasquez 1-1) at Houston (Hampton 4-5), 8:05 p.m.
Washington (Stammen 1-3) at Colorado (Marquis 10-5), 8:40 p.m.
San Diego (W.Silva 0-2) at Arizona (Garland 4-8), 9:40 p.m.
Florida (West 3-2) at San Francisco (Cain 9-2), 10:15 p.m.
AL Standings
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 49 32 .605 --
New York 48 33 .593 1
Tampa Bay 44 39 .530 6
Toronto 42 41 .506 8
Baltimore 36 46 .439 13.5
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 44 37 .543 --
Minnesota 43 40 .518 2
Chicago 42 40 .512 2.5
Kansas City 35 46 .432 9
Cleveland 33 50 .398 12
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 45 35 .563 --
Texas 45 35 .563 --
Seattle 42 39 .519 3.5
Oakland 34 46 .425 11
Saturday's Games
Seattle 3, Boston 2
N.Y. Yankees 6, Toronto 5, 12 innings
Kansas City 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Minnesota 4, Detroit 3
Cleveland 5, Oakland 2
Texas 12, Tampa Bay 4
L.A. Angels 11, Baltimore 4
Sunday's Games
Oakland 5, Cleveland 2
N.Y. Yankees 10, Toronto 8
Boston 8, Seattle 4
Kansas City 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Minnesota 6, Detroit 2
L.A. Angels 9, Baltimore 6
Texas 5, Tampa Bay 2
Today's Games
Toronto (R.Romero 6-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 8-3), 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Meche 4-8) at Detroit (Galarraga 5-7), 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (Bre.Anderson 4-7) at Boston (Smoltz 0-1), 7:10 p.m.
Texas (Millwood 8-5) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 8-3), 10:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Bergesen 5-2) at Seattle (Washburn 4-6), 10:10 p.m.
Nationals 5, Braves 3
Atlanta Washington
ab r h bi ab r h bi
McLoth cf 5 2 2 2 Morgan cf 5 1 3 1
Prado 2b 4 0 4 0 NJhnsn 1b 5 0 1 1
C.Jones 3b 2 0 0 1 Zmrmn 3b 5 0 1 1
McCnn c 4 0 0 0 Dunn lf 4 0 1 0
YEscor ss 3 0 0 0 WHarrs lf 0 0 0 0
GAndrs lf 4 0 0 0 Wlngh rf 4 0 1 0
M.Diaz rf 4 1 2 0 Kearns rf 0 0 0 0
Ktchm 1b 4 0 1 0 CGzmn ss 4 1 2 0
D.Lowe p 1 0 0 0 J.Bard c 4 0 1 0
Logan p 0 0 0 0 Bellird 2b 3 3 2 1
Acosta p 0 0 0 0 Olsen p 3 0 2 1
Francr ph 1 0 0 0 MacDgl p 0 0 0 0
Medlen p 0 0 0 0
Conrad ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3 Totals 37 5 14 5
Atlanta 001 000 002 -- 3
Washington 120 001 01x -- 5
E--Prado (4). DP--Atlanta 1, Washington 1. LOB--Atlanta 10, Washington 10. 2B--Prado 2 (19), M.Diaz (9), Morgan 2 (8), J.Bard (10), Belliard (2). HR--McLouth (13). SB--Morgan (20), Willingham (2). S--Olsen. SF--C.Jones.
IP H R ER BB SO
Atlanta
D.Lowe L,7-7 5 1-3 10 4 4 1 1
Logan 1-3 1 0 0 0 0
Acosta 1-3 0 0 0 0 0
Medlen 2 3 1 1 0 4
Washington
Olsen W,2-4 8 2-3 8 3 3 5 5
MacDougal S,5-5 1-3 1 0 0 1 0
Wimbledon
Sunday
At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
Wimbledon, England
Purse: $20.5 million (Grand Slam)
Surface: Grass-Outdoor
Singles
Men
Championship
Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Andy Roddick (6), United States, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14.
Doubles
Mixed
Championship
Mark Knowles, Bahamas, and Anna-Lena Groenefeld (9), Germany, def. Leander Paes, India, and Cara Black (1), Zimbabwe, 7-5, 6-3.
Invitational Doubles
Gentlemen
Championship
Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis, Netherlands, def. Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer, United States, 7-6 (2), 6-4.
Senior Gentlemen
Championship
Jeremy Bates, Britain, and Anders Jarryd, Sweden, def. Mansour Bahrami, Iran, and Henri Leconte, France, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Ladies
Championship
Martina Navratilova, United States, and Helena Sukova, Czech Republic, def. Ilana Kloss, South Africa, and Ros Nideffer, South Africa, 6-3, 6-2.
Junior Singles
Boys
Championship
Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, def. Jordan Cox, United States, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Junior Doubles
Boys
Championship
Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, and Kevin Krawietz, Germany, def. Julien Obry and Adrien Puget, France, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 12-10.
Girls
Championship
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Thailand, and Sally Peers, Australia, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Silvia Njiric (2), Croatia, 6-1, 6-1.
Wheelchair Doubles
Men
Championship
Stephane Houdet and Michael Jeremiasz, France, def. Robin Ammerlaan, Netherlands, and Shingo Kunieda, Japan, 1-6, 6-4, 7-3 tiebreak.
Women
Championship
Korie Homan and Esther Vergeer, Netherlands, def. Daniela Di Toro, Australia, and Lucy Shuker, Britain, 6-1, 6-3.
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