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Crestview wins at Continental Cup
11/7/2009 12:59 AM
Crestview continued its winning ways with a 12-9 victory over Winfield on Friday at New Haven in the 302 Polo USPA 16-goal Continental Cup presented by Progressive Show Jumping.
A quick first-half start by Crestview helped propel the team to a ...
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11/7/2009 12:58 AM
By RICK DEMEDICS
Special to the Aiken Standard
In a game expected to be a defensive battle, Midland Valley was able to get some breaks on offensive to win its first-round playoff game against Crestwood High School, 28-11.
The first po ...
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11/7/2009 12:58 AM
Wardlaw Academy romped past Jefferson Davis in a playoff game Friday night, 64-12.
Wardlaw quarterback Stephen Ballantine completed 17-of-29 passes for 284 yards and five touchdowns, while running for 130 yards and another score in the victory. ...
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11/7/2009 12:58 AM
North Augusta High School head coach Dan Pippin should be walking a little faster this week without the weight of a monkey on his back.
The Yellow Jacket coach had never beaten Aiken High School, and North Augusta had lost 14 of the last 17 meet ...
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11/7/2009 12:55 AM
The Williston-Elko Blue Devils defeated the Great Falls Red Devils 24-0 Friday night in the opening round of the Class A playoffs.
Williston-Elko, in typical Blue Devil fashion, scored quickly on its first possession. Dexter Staley returned the ...
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11/7/2009 12:55 AM
JOHNSTON -- The Strom Thurmond Rebels handled the Eau Claire Shamrocks in the opening round of the Class AA Upper State Playoffs 43-7.
In a game marred by penalties and turnovers by both teams, the Rebels were able to move the ball on the groun ...
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11/7/2009 12:55 AM
CAMDEN -- The South Aiken Thoroughbreds played the Camden High School Bulldogs in a first-round, 3A playoff game. Camden prevailed on this cool night, 38-14.
After South Aiken answered the Bulldogs' first touchdown with their own long drive for ...
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11/7/2009 12:54 AM
PETTICOAT JUNCTION -- The Silver Bluff Bulldogs were able to cruise to the second round of the Class 2A playoffs with a convincing 35-7 win over the Bishop England Bishops on Friday night.
Big plays were key for the Bulldogs, as they took an e ...
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11/5/2009 11:30 PM
In the fifth overtime of a Sept. 4 game between Aiken High School and Silver Bluff High School, the Bulldogs intercepted a pass to give the ball back to the offense with a chance to win the game. Knotted in a 45-45 tie with a chance for Silver Bluff' ...
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11/5/2009 11:30 PM
CLEMSON -- A 160-mile stretch of Interstate 10 is one of Clemson's most important corridors.
Clemson plucked DeAndre McDaniel out of Florida State's backyard where McDaniel could hear Seminole crowds and I-10 traffic. Kyle Parker hails from the ...
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11/5/2009 11:30 PM
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina defensive head coach Ellis Johnson came to suspended free safety Chris Culliver's defense Thursday afternoon.
Culliver injured his surgically-repaired left shoulder just before the Tennessee game, but told coaches he c ...
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11/5/2009 11:27 PM
The USC Aiken men's basketball team opened its exhibition season Thursday night with a 92-58 win to Southern Wesleyan. It was the first live action of the season for the Pacers, and head coach Vince Alexander left the convocation center pleased with ...
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11/5/2009 11:27 PM
Crestwood (5-5) at Midland Valley (8-2)
WHEN: Today, 7:30 p.m.
LAST TIME THEY PLAYED: This will be the first game between Midland Valley and Crestwood, which opened in 1996.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Midland Valley - Marquett Carr, QB. The sen ...
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11/5/2009 12:11 AM
COLUMBIA -- Is it possible to go a whole season and not really know a whole lot about a team? Doesn't that feel like the case with LSU right now, through eight games?
The Tigers are 7-1, and 4-1 in the SEC. Their only loss was that 13-3 defeat a ...
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11/5/2009 12:11 AM
On paper, North Augusta certainly looks like the favorite in Friday night's regular season finale against Aiken. The Yellow Jackets are 9-1, ranked in the Class AAAA top 10, averaging 33.8 points and 382.7 yards per game and allowing just 12.4 points ...
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11/5/2009 12:11 AM
CLEMSON -- Freshman quarterback Tajh Boyd smiled as he recalled a commentator referring to his friend, and fellow Clemson freshman, Bryce McNeal as a "string bean."
The 6-foot-2, 170-pound McNeal joined Boyd as one of the prizes of Clemson's 200 ...
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11/5/2009 12:11 AM
CLEMSON - While both Florida State and Clemson took circuitous routes to Saturday's 7:45 p.m. showdown at Death Valley on ESPN, at stake is what many thought would be this summer - ACC Atlantic championship ramifications.
Both teams possessed lo ...
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11/4/2009 9:52 PM
Leave it to the three devils - Peter Pan, Pickles and Next Dance.
Paradise Farm's Lellie Ward had a strong showing at the Kentucky Classique Horse Trials at the Kentucky Horse Park on Aug. 28-30. Ward won the 2008 United States Eventing Associa ...
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11/4/2009 9:52 PM
It's no surprise that Michael and Luke Tokaruk continue to enjoy success since they have added to their impressive list of accomplishments with a strong showing in 2009.
Tokaruk Show Stables continues to expand in terms of the number of its hor ...
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11/4/2009 9:52 PM
Sunny Hale founded the American Polo Horse Association with the purpose of collecting, collating and recording information on polo ponies, preserving information on their pedigrees and fostering an appreciation for the horses as a way of recognizing ...
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11/4/2009 9:52 PM
Leave it to the three devils - Peter Pan, Pickles and Next Dance.
Paradise Farm's Lellie Ward had a strong showing at the Kentucky Classique Horse Trials at the Kentucky Horse Park on Aug. 28-30. Ward won the 2008 United States Eventing Associa ...
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11/4/2009 9:52 PM
It's no surprise that Michael and Luke Tokaruk continue to enjoy success since they have added to their impressive list of accomplishments with a strong showing in 2009.
Tokaruk Show Stables continues to expand in terms of the number of its hor ...
full story
11/4/2009 9:52 PM
Sunny Hale founded the American Polo Horse Association with the purpose of collecting, collating and recording information on polo ponies, preserving information on their pedigrees and fostering an appreciation for the horses as a way of recognizing ...
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11/3/2009 11:34 PM
A quintet of runners who've trained over the Aiken Training Track have been pre-entered to run in the 2009 Breeders' Cup at the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.
Edward Evans Spring Hill Farm has two entries that will conte ...
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11/3/2009 11:29 PM
The USC Aiken men's basketball team plans to answer some burning questions when it takes to the hardwood Thursday night for its first exhibition basketball game of the 2009-10 season
Whether this year's USCA team is going to be similar to the la ...
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11/3/2009 11:29 PM
Aiken High School's magical season came to a close Tuesday night, as it lost a five-set heartbreaker on its home floor to White Knoll High School in the Class AAAA Lower State semifinals.
Aiken struck first, winning a seesaw first set 25-22, wit ...
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11/3/2009 11:34 PM
A quintet of runners who've trained over the Aiken Training Track have been pre-entered to run in the 2009 Breeders' Cup at the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.
Edward Evans Spring Hill Farm has two entries that will conte ...
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11/3/2009 12:04 AM
COLUMBIA - There appears to be some explanation for South Carolina free safety Chris Culliver's off night at Tennessee. Defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward said Monday night that Culliver injured his shoulder during pregame warm-ups.
Ward said he ...
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11/3/2009 12:04 AM
Aiken High School's Aubrey Johnson knows what it is like to be named the Aiken Standard's Player of the Week. On August 24, following a Week Zero win over Berkmar (Ga.) High School, Johnson received that honor as a result of the 155 yards and two tou ...
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11/3/2009 12:03 AM
CLEMSON - In a wide-open Heisman race, Florida State's last three opponents agree on yet another candidate - Christian Ponder.
During the Seminoles' last three games, Florida State's quarterback has produced two wins and 40 points per contest. H ...
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11/2/2009 12:34 AM
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- In its previous two losses, South Carolina hadn't been down by more than seven points entering the fourth quarter. But Tennessee was up two scores Saturday on its way to a 31-13 victory, and it had the Gamecocks to thank.
Four t ...
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11/2/2009 12:34 AM
CLEMSON -- The most damaging setback of the weekend for Clemson came courtesy of an MRI exam. Clemson will likely face the high-octane Florida State offense Saturday without defensive end Da'Quan Bowers. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said Bowers is "ver ...
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11/2/2009 12:20 AM
Foxdale Equine/MavOffice.com was down 10-5 to defending champion Upatoi Green after four chukkers but staged a well-organized offensive attack during the last two periods to send the game to sudden-death overtime.
Foxdale Equine/MavOffice.com p ...
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11/2/2009 12:20 AM
Foxdale Equine/MavOffice.com was down 10-5 to defending champion Upatoi Green after four chukkers but staged a well-organized offensive attack during the last two periods to send the game to sudden-death overtime.
Foxdale Equine/MavOffice.com p ...
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11/1/2009 12:05 AM
The green machine will have an opportunity to defend the 302 USPA 16-goal Northrop Knox Cup presented by the Aiken Standard, thanks to a determined effort from Upatoi Green, defeating MavOffice.com/Foxdale Equine on Friday afternoon 15-14 in a contes ...
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11/1/2009 12:04 AM
CLEMSON -- Coastal Carolina disguised itself as Appalachian State for a moment Saturday, before receding to the look Clemson expected - a traditional homecoming opponent. After a lethargic opening quarter, the Tigers got on track to rout the Chanticl ...
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11/1/2009 12:04 AM
While North Augusta High School and Aiken High School will have one more regular season game - going head-to-head Friday at North Augusta - to try to punch their playoff tickets, five area teams are already in and will begin postseason play this week ...
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11/1/2009 12:04 AM
The Aiken area was loaded with big games and big performances this week. Narrowing the game ball list down to five wasn't an easy task. After careful evaluation, though, here is the Aiken Standard's list of the top performers of Week 10 of the high s ...
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11/1/2009 12:04 AM
CLEMSON -- Willy Korn was finally able to enjoy some success Saturday. Clemson's back-up quarterback threw his first touchdown pass of the season - an 18-yard throw to Jaron Brown - and rushed for his first score, a one-yard quarterback sneak.
Korn ...
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11/1/2009 12:05 AM
The green machine will have an opportunity to defend the 302 USPA 16-goal Northrop Knox Cup presented by the Aiken Standard, thanks to a determined effort from Upatoi Green, defeating MavOffice.com/Foxdale Equine on Friday afternoon 15-14 in a contes ...
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