Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Scenes of victory USC's Terry Wilburn carries the ball Virginia Tech. Braves stil By AARON SHEININ Sports Editor Okay, I don't want to hear a word out of i one about Ramon Martinez's solo homerui the Braves-Dogers game Sunday. It was a fli enough said. As I am writing this, my heart is tearing the hated-Dodgers notch up another win aga America's team, the Atlanta Braves. Howevi take solace in the fact that Atlanta was abli talfP. nnp fromp rvf thrpp in T A !<?? Vfnv ^UlllV) V/X M**w III i-z./Ti. 9 UK/ 11 ?11 I ballpark to win in (if you are not a hai Dodger) in the major leagues. Friday night, Steve Avery got his sixth ca win, against zero losses, versus the Dodg 6-0 against one of the most tradition rich tei in baseball, and you're only 21. It boggles mind to try and put yourself in Steve Avei shoes. After suffering through a miserable i kie season, you battle back to be one of the ] mier pitchers in the National League. 17-game winner and you can barely buy a b It's the stuff dreams are made of, wouldn't; say? As long as I dm filling this space with Bra rhetoric, let me jiist say that second baser, Jeff Treadway is the hands down winner Circuit ( with over 1fi Circuit Ci Structured record ot su Individually managemc Diverse cart challenges. Mentors to f< attention. Opportunity Plec ' V . ' Teddy Lepp/The Gamecock in Saturday's victory over (JSC's Robert Broc down reception in Sati I have chance most underrated player of the year in the N.L. Jeff nlflvs a cr>lid dpf>ne?udiil? Kinin^ ?,Qn r j ? ? tt niiv uiiiiug yrv/ii my- over .300, almost .330. Manager Bobby Cox, i in however, chooses to platoon him with Mark uke, Lemke. Lemke is not on Treadway's level in the batter's box, but he is a superior gloveman. t as The only reason Treadway is not leading the inst league in hitting is because he doesn't quite ;r, I have the at-bats necessary to be listed with the e to elite. jest However, Jeff is the kind of person who ted- won't mention that if asked. Instead, Treadway will choose to talk about a managerial move to reer get the most of the weapons at hand. Underfirs. rntp/i tnHpAH AMVVM) 1*I\4VVU| ams In football this weekend, a plethora of excitthe ing action was at hand. Not to be out-done were ry's the USC Gamecocks. Coming off two very dis oo appointing losses, the Gamecocks finally pre- notched up ol'win number one. But it wasn't A easy. A very late Jerry Inman interception was eer. necessary to seal the 28-21 victory. This play, you no matter how big, was not the play of the game however. Senior outside linebacker ives 'Robert Gibson's fourth quarter interception of nan Virginia Tech quarterback Will Furrer was. If for not for the theft, Tech would probably have Consii in City I 3ity Stores, Inc., the Nation's largest spe 10 locations nationwide and sales in e> ty provides: /lanagement DeveJopment Program with a p ccess. tailored develooment olans to maximize vou *r?t potential. ser paths which provide continuing professioi dIIow your progress and provide you with indi 5s focused throughout the Southeastern United Please stop by ise see your Career Services office to request c An Eqi Circuit City Stores, Inc. iicHabauflhnTw Gamecock >ks celebrates after a first-quarter touchjrday's win over Virginia Tech. for glory continued to march down the field and mo> within a point Then, I have no doubt that tl Hokies would have gone for the two-point coi version instead of settling for a tie. Either wa the Gamecocks still wouldn't have one, aga they would have hoped for a tie. In other college action, Clemson beat Appi lachian State 37-7 Saturday if anyone care Didn't think so. How about the Illini? Klingh who? Over in Alabama, the Crimson Tide mar handled my second-favorite team, the Georgi Bulldogs in an impressive 10-0 victory. Geoi gia, however, remains in good standing in th talent-rich SEC. The Florida Gators looked ready to be mad into Gucci in their loss to Syracuse. What w? that Rich about the three best teams comin from Florida? While maybe not in the top thre< Florida is still a tough team that can give out ii share of lumps. On a closing note, Mississippi State has gc to be proud of its football team. Opening u 2-1, the only loss to Tennessee Saturday, Jacki Sherrill's team must be for real, because he> Sherrill hasn't had time to start cheating yet. der a Cam Vlanagemi >cialty retailer of brand name co <cess of $2.4 billion, will be interv Circuit City is loo roven Competitive individuals an ability to lead and nr r Creative candidates wh analytical thought proo ~ial Customer-oriented indiv others to provide a high vidual Career-minded individu( opportunities and finan< States. Bright, energetic, enthus and see us at the annual Career Fair. 3n opportunity to interview with our mai ual Opportunity Employer, promotes a drug-free work environmei use rolls tilt * ^,A ^ - 9 Freshman Cedric Marshall dribble: his two goals in Sunday's win ove By AARON COUNCIL Staff Writer ( The lOth-ranked Gamecock soc- . cer team came out Sunday afternoon with a vengeance as they dis- , mantled a weak Appalachian State team. J Every player got a chance to play with the exception of two re goalkeepers and three injured playle ers in a 10-1 USC rout, i- Five different players scored go- ( y, ais, including captain Andrew in Coggins, who scored a hat trick. ^ Matt Haiduk, Chris Faklaris and a. Cedric Marshall added two goals ( s each while Andy Ferguson added a ^ ;r single goal. Cedric Marshall said, "We thought they would be a tougher l" team," but said he was happy to * _a get the playing time in which he scored his first two collegiate goals e on assists by Chris Faklaris and Stephen Petrik. ^ le Several other Gamecock players [S added assists which included, a 8 Andy Ferguson (4), Andrew Cog- 5 gins (1), Bill Baumhoff (2), Mark ? j II Ill I I GAIN VALUABLE C > VV V-^ X/ X *? : :-:JL;'X er ent nsumer electronics and appl iewing on your campus this fc king for: with strong communication skills ar lanage others. 10 can solve problems by logical ar ess. iduals who want to teach and moti level of customer service in our stor Is who are eager to strive for promot Dial rewards. iastic and self-motivated tedm pldy "lagement recruiting team this fall. nt. ?to 4-1 -- > * * ? Scott Aston/The Gamecock s downfield en route to one of >r Appalachian State. Lloyd (2), Chris Faklaris (1), Chris Crosby (1) and Stephen Petrik (1). Two goals came on dual assists. The first half score was 7-1, in which the Gamecocks, 4-1, put on i shooting exhibition, and showed excellent ball movement The Mountaineers. 1-4. scored their only goal at the 20:33 mark Df the first half on an indirect kick which deflected off a USC defenier past goalkeeper David Turner. On the Mountaineer team, coach Mark Berson said, "They are a well coached, well disciplined earn." He said he was expecting a ougher game than what the Mounaineers put up. Many of the young Gamecock )layers got some experience Sunlay as they moved the ball well in he second half of the game, and nanaged three goals. The next soccer game will be Wednesday, 5 p.m. at The Graveyrd as USC plays host to Georgia iouthern. iances ill. id id vate es. ional 'ers. ) K ''