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.
Aiken High School swim team holding signups Sunday
Signups for the 2009 Aiken High School swim team will be held tomorrow 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 Monday. Contact Amy Hardy at 648-6575 or Cindy Abshire at 648-0179 with questions.
South Aiken Swim Team holding signups Thursday
Signups for the 2009 South Aiken High School swim team will be held Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the Fermata Club. This will be the time to receive all necessary paperwork including physical forms. Orders for suits and other team gear will be taken on this day as well. If you plan to swim but cannot attend this meeting, contact Mary Ann Kasraii at 642-3986 or Debbie Charlton at 648-4137.
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 today
The 13-and-under Aiken Heat will hold open tryouts for the new baseball season today at Stewart Field at Citizens Park from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Contact coach Jamie at (513) 602-4427 for more information.
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.
10U Palmetto Xtreme to hold open tryouts Saturday
The Palmetto Xtreme will have an open tryout Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at Howard Baseball Field, located on the MVRA Baseball Complex. Contact Josh Fields at (803) 507-2768 for more information.
GA-SC Bulls to hold
ProXtreme camp
The GA-SC Bulls 2009 ProXtreme Soccer Camp will be for ages 5-17 and will be held in North Augusta at the Hammond's Ferry Soccer Complex July 26-29. The sessions will feature professional soccer players from MLS, WPS, and USL soccer teams, including former South Aiken High School standout Mike Gustavson. Check-in for Sunday's session will begin at 2 p.m. - which will follow with the actual session from 3-6 p.m. Sessions from Monday-Wednesday will be from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Registration fee for camp is $150. The second player in the household will receives a $15 discount. A military discount is also available. The first 100 players to register for the camp will be entered into a raffle for an autographed WPS Boston Breakers jersey. All campers need to bring their own water bottle, light snack and lunch. For more information, visit www.ga-scbulls.com.
Tour de France
Saturday
At Saint-Girons, France
Eighth Stage
109.7-mile high mountain stage from La Vella, Andorra to Saint-Girons
1. Luis Leon Sanchez, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 4 hours, 31 minutes, 50 seconds.
2. Sandy Casar, France, Francaise des Jeux, same time.
3. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, same time.
4. Vladimir Efimkin, Russia, AG2R-La Mondiale, 3 seconds behind.
5. Jose Joaquin Rojas, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 1:54 behind.
6. Christophe Riblon, France, AG2R-La Mondiale, same time.
7. Peter Velits, Slovakia, Team Milram, same time.
8. Sebastien Minard, France, Cofidis, same time.
9. Jeremy Roy, France, Francaise des Jeux, same time.
10. Thomas Voeckler, France, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, same time.
11. Alexandre Botcharov, Russia, Team Katusha, same time
12. Sylvain Chavanel, France, Quick Step, same time.
13. Christian Knees, Germany, Team Milram, same time.
14. Kurt-Asle Arvesen, Norway, Team Saxo Bank, same time.
15. Grischa Niermann, Germany, Rabobank, same time.
16. Pierre Rolland, France, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, same time.
17. Brice Feillu, France, Agritubel, same time.
18. Juan Antonio Flecha, Spain, Rabobank, same time.
19. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, Astana, same time.
20. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, same time.
Also
28. Rinaldo Nocentini, Italy, AG2R-La Mondiale, same time.
31. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Astana, same time.
32. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia-HTC, same time.
33. Christian Vande Velde, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, same time.
38. Lance Armstrong, United States, Astana, same time.
65. David Zabriskie, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 8:12.
138. Tyler Farrar, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 23:02.
152. Danny Pate, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, same time.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Logano, 3 times for 96 laps; K.Busch, 2 times for 78 laps; C.Edwards, 1 time for 17 laps; R.Newman, 1 time for 5 laps; B.Vickers, 2 times for 2 laps; G.Biffle, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Bliss, 1 time for 1 lap.
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
Texas (Nippert 0-0) at Seattle (Bedard 5-2), 4:10 p.m.
Monday's Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday's Games
All-Star Game at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Traded INF Jack Hannahan to Seattle for RHP Justin Souza and assigned Souza to Midland (Texas). Activated LHP Dallas Braden from the bereavement list. Optioned RHP Jeff Gray to Sacramento (PCL).
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES--Optioned RHP Tommy Hanson to Myrtle Beach (Carolina). Called up RHP Luis Valdez from Gwinnett (IL).
CHICAGO CUBS--Placed C Geovany Soto on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Sam Fuld from Iowa (PCL).
COLORADO ROCKIES--Placed LHP Alan Embree on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of RHP Matt Belisle from Colorado Springs (PCL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Agreed to terms with C Dylan Child and RHP Dovydas Neverauskas.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS--Recalled RHP P.J. Walters from Memphis (PCL). Optioned INF Brian Barden to Memphis.
SAN DIEGO PADRES--Recalled RHP Tim Stauffer from Triple-A Portland (PCL). Outrighted INF Craig Stansberry to Portland.
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