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Nightrydas Elite, Oakland Soldiers punch tickets to Peach Jam title game
Jul. 20—NORTH AUGUSTA — They've been on a collision course all week in North Augusta, and on Championship Sunday the Peach Jam matchup so many have been hoping for will come true. Nightrydas Elite and Oakland Soldiers will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Riverview Park Activities Center after each won quarterfinal and semifinal matchups Saturday, and the winner will have truly earned the right to ...
Column: July 13, 2024 added to the list of significant dates
Jul. 20—Do you recall where you were March 30, 1981? I do. I was playing in a high school golf tournament at West Lake Country Club in Augusta. I was 15 at the time, and don't remember it being a particularly memorable round of golf. But I do remember someone coming up after we were finished and saying the president had been shot. What? Ronald Reagan was struck by a bullet from a gun fired by ...
Championship bracket set for this weekend at Nike Peach Jam
Jul. 19—NORTH AUGUSTA — The race to the Peach Jam championship begins now. Pool play ended Friday night in North Augusta, with eight teams advancing to play for the crown jewel of Nike's Elite Youth Basketball League. Leading the way is Pool A champion Nightrydas Elite, which went 5-0 in pool play while leading the tournament in scoring (78.6 points per game), rebounding (36.4 per game) and ...
Movie Guide: What's playing in Aiken for the weekend of July 19
Jul. 19—"Twisters" NEW A retired tornado-chaser and meteorologist is persuaded to return to Oklahoma to work with a new team and new technologies. With Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos. Written by Mark L. Smith, Joseph Kosinski and Michael Crichton. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung. (1:57) PG-13 "Disciples in the Moonlight" NEW A reluctant leader heads up a team of seven christians ...
Defense playing a key role as Peach Jam championship picture takes shape
Jul. 19—NORTH AUGUSTA — The stars are out again at Peach Jam, with the best teenaged basketball players in the world displaying their talents on the courts at the Riverview Park Activities Center. The high flyers, slick passers and shifty dribblers draw the oohs and aahs from the bulging crowds, and pull in all of the views for the straight-to-Instagram highlight reel videographers, but there ...
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