North Augusta Today

The Tennessee Flight defeated the Boo Williams team 60-57 in the title game of the 2008 Nike Nationals tournament last week at Riverview Park Activities Center. The win gave the Flight a tournament record of 8-1.

A revival of the Yellow Jacket Open Golf Tournament brought in almost $2,000 for North Augusta High School athletics last week.

With teeth clenched and knees bent, Zach Buchanan, 16, lifted 350 pounds once before needing his spot.

The Palmetto Surge 10 and under travel baseball team won the United States Specialty Sports Association South Carolina State Championship July 5-6 with a 5-0 record. They will play in the USSSA World Series in Lexington, S.C., July 13-20.

Each year around this time, North Augusta becomes the center of attention in the world of college basketball. Coaches from across the country flood Riverview Park Activities Center, looking for players to scout next year.

Pilates and yoga are used to condition the body while developing the mind, and have become alternatives to cardio or strength training.

Eleven swimmers took the top prizes in the 2008 CSRA Swim League All-Star Championships, held June 26-29 at the Augusta Aquatics Center.

Some of college basketball's premier coaches will line the courts at Riverview Park Activities Center this weekend looking for talent they can mold to strengthen their teams.

North Augusta junior golfer Matthew NeSmith finished second in the boys 13-14-year-old division of the 50th annual South Carolina Junior Golf Association Championship at the Lexington Country Club in Lexington.

Hunched over in the outfield, 15-year-old Lindsey Cliett nervously waited to hear the umpire call the final strike on the opposing team's batter.