[IBL] HAV to become SCS

[Billy Compton]

ANNOUNCEMENT!

HAV has been purchased and moved to the former location of another former
IBL team in Spartanburg, SC.

Along with the move, the team has been redesignated the:

Sparkle City Sluggers

So named after Spartanburg's nickname of Sparkle City derived from the
following:

Spartanburg –  Hub City – Sparkle City

Hub City: As railroads grew in South Carolina in the late 19th century,
Spartanburg was located at the intersection of many tracks and quickly
became a railroad hub. At one point, up to 90 trains passed through or
stopped in Hub City.

Sparkle City: Spartanburg drew its dazzling nickname from a popular late
1950's rockabilly group, "Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones
<http://www.rockabillyhall.com/JoeBennett.html>." These four teenagers from
nearby Cowpens made appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and "American
Bandstand" after their hit single *Black Slacks*
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGBXHCGFOgw> made it to the Billboard
charts in 1957.

Team Owner and Manager
Billy Compton
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