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Sports & Recreation August 24, 2006
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Lady Panthers earn second place
By JARED PUTNAM
     The Lady Panthers varsity softball team kicked off the season in style, going 5-1 to take second place in a tournament held at Lanier Point. "To get second in that tournament was big," said new Head Coach Jessica Stewart. "Now my expectations are going to go up
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Cross country opens with strong showing
By Christian Lehman
     The Union County Panthers and Lady Panthers cross-country runners had a very strong showing on Monday at Gilmer County. The girls took team first place and the boys took team second place, picking up where they left off last year as one of north Georgia's premier cross-country programs.
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More than practice, less than a game
By JARED PUTNAM
     This week the Union County Panthers varsity football team will see its first opposition of the year, as new Head Coach Todd Peugh gets a first look at his team in action, though without the pressure of the contest going on the books. On Friday the team will face Gilmer County in a scrimmage that wil
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JV Lady Panthers crush North Hall
By JARED PUTNAM
     In their second outing of the season the JV Lady Panthers picked up where they left off in their rained out opener against White County, scoring fast and furious en route to a 17-4 win over North Hall.
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Tri-County Junior Golf
     The Tri-County Junior Golf Association's annual summer event, The Summer Swing, got off to a great start on Saturday, August 19 at The Ridges Country Club in Hayesville, NC. The afternoon was perfect for golf and saw 37 junior players from the
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Racing
Indy vs. Champ Car-the last word
By GREG ZYLA
     When the recent Firestone Indy 400 was delayed a few hours due to a rainstorm, televising network ABC basically canned the show, moved it to a tape delayed 12:15 a.m. Monday morning showing, and that was that.
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BRING IT ON!
By RICK MINTER Cox News Service
     This weekend's Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway is one of the most
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OBSERVATIONS Rick Minter's
     The cream rises The cream of the NASCAR crop rose to the top at the finish of Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Race winner Matt Kenseth and the next five drivers in line - Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. - all are among the
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Catching up with ... J.J. Yeley
     Former USAC champion J.J. Yeley is a Nextel Cup rookie driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. He also drives a Busch Series car for Gibbs. He's 28th in Cup points with two top-10 finishes. In Busch, he's fifth in the standings with eight top-five finishes and 17 top-10s. He recently participated in a telecon
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Joey Logano
     Joey Logano, a 16-year-old short-track driver from Middletown, Conn., was first discovered by Mark Martin, and the general thinking was that Logano would wind up at Roush Racing like Martin.
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NUMERICALLY SPEAKING
     21 Victories at Bristol Motor Speedway by Junior Johnson, tops among car owners.
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STANDINGS
     NEXTEL CUP Following the GFS Marketplace 400 1. Jimmie Johnson
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