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.
GA-SC Bulls to continue
ProXtreme camp today
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 today through Wednesday. The sessions will feature professional soccer players from MLS, WPS, and USL soccer teams, including former South Aiken High School standout Mike Gustavson. Sessions from tomorrow-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.
CSRA baseball league taking fall registrations
The CSRA baseball league is now taking registrations for the 2009 fall season. CSRA Baseball is in its second season and all games are played at Citizens Park starting in September. You may sign up as an individual or put together your own team. Age groups are 9-14 years old as of May 1, 2010. For more information and to sign up please visit www.csraleague.com.
Aiken Standard looking for high school football help
Do you love football and wish you could get more involved with the Friday night action? Are you comfortable using a computer and summarizing the action on the field? If so, the Aiken Standard has a spot for you. The Standard is looking for assistance to help cover the Friday night action in the paper and on the web. If interested, contact managing editor Mike Gibbons at mgibbons@aikenstandard.com or news director Tim O'Briant at tobriant@aikenstandard.com for details.
Swim league holding
placements at USC Aiken
The Aiken-Augusta Swim League will be hosting placements at 5 p.m. on Wednesday and Aug. 3 at the USC Aiken pool. The placements are available to interested swimmers of all abilities. Children should come prepared to swim, as coaches will watch them swim and make recommendations for proper group placements. There will be a meeting for parents to have any questions they might have answered. Call 642-9324 or go to swimasl.com for more information.
New Ellenton Blue Devils currently holding registration
The New Ellenton Blue Devils football and cheerleading squads are currently holding early registration until all spots are filled Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the New Ellenton Civic Center. Registration costs $50 for football and $25 for cheerleading. Contact Donald Perry at (803) 507-5837 for more information.
CSRA Shockers holding shopping trip fundraiser
The CSRA Shockers, a local youth organization, will leave for Concord Mills in Concord, N.C., on Aug. 22 for a shopping trip fundraiser. The cost of the trip is $25. The bus will leave the First Citizens Bank parking lot in Beech Island at 7 a.m. and will return at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Andre' or Karen Washington at (803) 827-3322.
South Aiken's cross country team looking for runners
South Aiken High School's cross country team is looking for runners from the seventh to 12th grade to tryout for the team Aug. 5 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the track on campus.
Tour de France
Sunday
At Paris
21st (Final) Stage
101.9 miles from Montereau-Fault-Yonne to the Champs-Elysees in Paris
1. Mark Cavendish, Britain, Team Columbia-High Road, 4 hours, 2 minutes, 18 seconds.
2. Mark Renshaw, Australia, Team Columbia-High Road, same time.
3. Tyler Farrar, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, same time.
4. Gerald Ciolek, Germany, Team Milram, same time.
5. Yauheni Hutarovich, Belarus, Francaise des Jeux, same time.
6. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Cervelo Test Team, same time.
7. Jose Joaquin Rojas, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, same time.
8. Marco Bandiera, Italy, Lampre-NGC, same time.
9. Daniele Bennati, Italy, Liquigas, same time.
10. William Bonnet, France, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, same time.
11. Lloyd Mondory, France, AG2R-La Mondiale, same time.
12. Geoffroy Lequatre, Agritubel, same time.
13. Nicolai Trussov, Russia, Team Katusha, same time.
14. Cyril Lemoine, France, Skil-Shimano, same time.
15. Leonardo Duque, Colombia, Cofidis, same time.
16. Sebastian Lang, Germany, Silence-Lotto, same time.
17. Matteo Tosatto, Italy, Quick Step, same time.
18. Steven de Jongh, Netherlands, Quick Step, same time.
19. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, Team Saxo Bank, same time.
20. Yukiya Arashiro, Japan, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, same time.
Also
26. Andreas Kloeden, Germany, Astana, same time.
39. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas, same time.
44. Christian Vande Velde, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, same time.
55. Bradley Wiggins, Britain, Garmin-Slipstream, same time.
56. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, same time.
62. Lance Armstrong, United States, Astana, same time.
Final Standings
Individual
1. Alberto Contador, Spain, Astana, 85:48:35.
2. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, 4:11.
43. (11) Mark Green, Chevrolet, brakes, 9, 27.8, 34, $12,785.
Race Statistics
Winner's Average Speed: 83.138 mph.
Time of Race: 1 hour, 39 minutes, 1 second.
Margin of Victory: 0.676 seconds.
Caution Flags: 6 for 34 laps.
Lead Changes: 7 among 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: T.Bayne 1-34; R.Hornaday Jr. 35-53; S.Wimmer 54-92; J.Keller 93-96; K.Busch 97-120; C.Edwards 121-170; K.Busch 171-178; C.Edwards 179-200.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): C.Edwards, 2 times for 72 laps; S.Wimmer, 1 time for 39 laps; T.Bayne, 1 time for 34 laps; K.Busch, 2 times for 32 laps; R.Hornaday Jr., 1 time for 19 laps; J.Keller, 1 time for 4 laps.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Montoya, 3 times for 116 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 24 laps; M.Martin, 2 times for 14 laps; T.Stewart, 1 time for 2 laps; B.Vickers, 1 time for 2 laps; C.Mears, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Gilliland, 1 time for 1 lap.
L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 5-4) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter 8-3), 7:05 p.m.
Colorado (Jimenez 7-9) at N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 2-3), 7:10 p.m.
San Diego (Geer 1-6) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 1-2), 7:10 p.m.
Houston (W.Rodriguez 10-6) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 7-4), 8:05 p.m.
Washington (Stammen 3-5) at Milwaukee (Suppan 5-7), 8:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Moyer 9-7) at Arizona (Garland 5-9), 9:40 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Maholm 6-4) at San Francisco (Lincecum 10-3), 10:15 p.m.
AL Standings
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 60 38 .612 --
Boston 57 40 .588 2.5
Tampa Bay 54 45 .545 6.5
Toronto 48 51 .485 12.5
Baltimore 42 55 .433 17.5
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 52 45 .536 --
Chicago 51 48 .515 2
Minnesota 49 50 .495 4
Cleveland 41 58 .414 12
Kansas City 38 59 .392 14
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 58 39 .598 --
Texas 54 42 .563 3.5
Seattle 51 47 .520 7.5
Oakland 41 56 .423 17
Sunday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 7, Oakland 5
Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 1
Baltimore 6, Boston 2
Texas 7, Kansas City 2
Minnesota 10, L.A. Angels 1
Cleveland 12, Seattle 3
Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit 1
Today's Games
Kansas City (Chen 0-5) at Baltimore (R.Hill 3-3), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (A.Burnett 9-4) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 6-6), 7:08 p.m.
Oakland (Cahill 6-8) at Boston (Beckett 11-4), 7:10 p.m.
Detroit (Galarraga 5-8) at Texas (Tom.Hunter 2-1), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 8-6) at Minnesota (Perkins 5-6), 8:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Pavano 8-8) at L.A. Angels (J.Saunders 8-6), 10:05 p.m.
Toronto (R.Romero 8-4) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 11-3), 10:10 p.m.
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