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Volunteers beneficial in Sporting Days Horse Trials
2/8/2010 11:15 PM
More than 190 horses are competing this weekend at the Sporting Days Farm Horse Trials which, for two decades, has been a constant on the Aiken eventing scene.
Volunteers play a critical role at each event, and this year's Horse Trials were no d ...
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2/8/2010 11:15 PM
HIGH SCHOOL JV GIRLS
North Augusta 38
Lexington 20
North Augusta High School's junior varsity girls picked up a win over Lexington on Monday. Ebony McFadden led the Lady Jackets with 11 points. North Augusta will play at Aiken at ...
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2/8/2010 11:14 PM
Kevin Willis scored a career-high 23 points, and USC Aiken men's basketball team picked up an 80-76 victory over Flagler in Peach Belt Conference men's basketball action at Flagler Gym on Monday evening.
The win was USCA's fourth in its last fiv ...
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2/8/2010 11:14 PM
The USC Aiken women's basketball team continued its recent dominance with a 67-44 victory on the road at Flagler Monday, winning for the sixth time in seven games and for the third straight time by at least 20 points.
Tied 19-all midway through ...
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2/8/2010 11:14 PM
North Augusta at Lexington
(Girls at 6 p.m., Boys to follow)
The race for the Region 5-AAAA title is going to come right down to the wire. With two games left in the season, North Augusta's girls hold a 15-7 overall record and a 10-2 mar ...
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2/8/2010 11:15 PM
More than 190 horses are competing this weekend at the Sporting Days Farm Horse Trials which, for two decades, has been a constant on the Aiken eventing scene.
Volunteers play a critical role at each event, and this year's Horse Trials were no d ...
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2/8/2010 12:35 AM
SATURDAY
Local College Tennis
4Valdosta State 7
USC Aiken 2
VALDOSTA, Ga. -- In a battle of top 20 teams, fourth-ranked Valdosta State was able to get the best of 17th-ranked USC Aiken, 7-2, on Saturday afternoon.
The loss was USC Aiken' ...
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2/8/2010 12:32 AM
One of the area's top softball players had her season finished before it even started.
Courtney Howell - a senior at Midland Valley High School - is regarded to be among the best softball players in Region 5-AAA because of pitching abilities and sk ...
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2/8/2010 12:31 AM
Sixth-ranked USC Aiken emphatically claimed its first win of the 2010 campaign on Sunday afternoon with a 14-5 victory over Lincoln Memorial at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.
The Pacers dropped both games of the series prior to Sunday's victory to suff ...
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2/6/2010 11:28 PM
It wasn't the type of start to the season USC Aiken baseball coach Kenny Thomas was looking for, but it was one he's seen before. For the second consecutive season, USCA lost the first two games of a February series to Lincoln Memorial.
It was d ...
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2/6/2010 12:02 AM
WILLISTON -- On a night when Williston-Elko's Antonio "Buster" Walker was honored for eclipsing the 1,000-point mark for his career, he and his Blue Devil teammates weren't able to generate enough offense in a 51-41 loss C.A. Johnson.
The Hornet ...
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2/6/2010 12:02 AM
Girls' basketball practice at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School on Monday is sure to include work on free throws.
Trying to keep their playoff hopes alive, the Bruinettes executed their game plan of driving to the lane and getting to the foul lin ...
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2/6/2010 12:01 AM
Following one of the best season's in program history, expectations have been very high for this year's edition of the USC Aiken softball team. There has been much anticipation for the season opener, slated for today at J.H. Satcher Field.
Players, ...
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2/6/2010 12:01 AM
THURSDAY
Boys' Junior Varsity Basketball
4Midland Valley 44
Swansea 25
Alex Allen scored 16, and Demarcus Williams scored seven. The Midland Valley junior varsity boys' basketball team will play South Aiken on Monday night.
4South Aiken ...
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2/5/2010 12:11 AM
CLEMSON -- A day after raving about his signing class, Dabo Swinney wasn't as enthusiastic about Clemson's 2010 schedule, which was released Thursday. The Tigers travel to play four bowl teams from last season, including Auburn on Sept. 18, which Swi ...
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2/4/2010 11:55 PM
For weeks, one preseason college baseball poll after another has been released, all touting the virtues of USC Aiken. On Saturday, pundits and fans alike will get their first look at the Pacers in action when they take the field at Roberto Hernandez ...
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2/4/2010 11:55 PM
Silver Bluff at Pelion
(Girls at 6 p.m., Boys to follow)
Silver Bluff's girls' team is two wins away from claiming a Region 5-AA crown. The first hurdle for the Lady Bulldogs, 16-2 overall and 7-1 in the region, comes tonight at Pelion, a team th ...
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2/4/2010 11:55 PM
William "Bill" Brown is remembered as a good coach and an even better man. The 56-year resident of Aiken died at his home Saturday.
A lifetime of service is one of the enduring legacies of Brown's 80-year life. That selfless dedication took him aro ...
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2/4/2010 11:54 PM
The Steel City has produced a considerable number of sports champions including the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pirates and Penguins have all won championships, with the common denominator being a strong foundation. Pittsburgh native eventer Rebekah Simmons ...
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2/4/2010 11:54 PM
CLEMSON -- Willy Korn said he would be OK with being a backup Thursday - a backup in the NFL.
Unwilling to accept backup status at Clemson, Korn said he will transfer to Marshall to compete for the stating quarterback job. Meeting with reporters ...
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2/4/2010 11:54 PM
Clemson
Overall: Clemson didn't land a marquee player with the "wow" factor, but signed a talented and deep class. Getting LB Justin Parker was a nice addition on signing day. ATH DeAndre Hopkins, DT Josh Watson, WR Martavis Bryant and CB Darius Ro ...
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2/4/2010 12:22 AM
Golf
4Houndslake Women's Golf Assc. Winners, Jan. 28
2 par 5s, 2 par 3s & 5 par 4s.
1st place S. Johnson 29.5
2nd place P. Belew 34
2nd place C. Greshko 34
Saturday
Boys' Middle School Basketball
4St. Mary 41
Westminster 19
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2/4/2010 12:12 AM
JOHNSTON -- On the same day when one former Rebel realized the benefits of being a part of the Georgia Military College football program, two current Strom Thurmond High School seniors finalized their intentions to follow that same path.
The ink wa ...
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2/4/2010 12:11 AM
This was a long time coming for Quantel Mack and Ondrew Bellinger. The Williston-Elko High School seniors signed scholarships Wednesday, National Signing Day, to play college football.
The opportunity to be a part of a football team at the next ...
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2/4/2010 12:11 AM
National Signing Day is a busy day at any school that has a player who accepts an athletic scholarship from a college. On Wednesday, seven seniors from the North Augusta High School football team were honored for receiving what head coach Dan Pippin ...
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2/4/2010 12:10 AM
A pair of Silver Bluff High School Bulldogs took a major step toward realizing their dreams Wednesday, when kicker Kyle Mackey and defensive end Demarcus Lawrence signed letters of intent to play college football at Newberry College and Butler County ...
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2/2/2010 11:50 PM
COLUMBIA -- Eight up, eight down for many of the SEC's teams. We've reached the midpoint of the season, which has featured, really, few surprises. Here's some halfway hardware.
Performance of First Half
Devan Downey vs.
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2/2/2010 11:50 PM
MONDAY
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS B-TEAM
North Augusta 59
Orangeburg-Wilkinson 45
North Augusta High School's B-team boys defeated Orangeburg-Wilkinson Monday night.
TUESDAY
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VARSITY ...
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2/2/2010 11:36 PM
TIME
Today, 7:30 p.m.
Who
USCA - The Pacers seem to be playing their best basketball of the season at the right time. USCA has won its last three games, including the upset of the then-No. 6 Jaguars, and it has won 10 of its las ...
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2/2/2010 11:33 PM
GRANITEVILLE -- For more than three quarters, the Midland Valley High School boys' basketball team looked like a lock to deliver Dreher its first Region 5-AAA loss of the season, often leading by double digits.
"We played 28 good minutes," Musta ...
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