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Union preps for opener
By JARED PUTNAM
     The Panthers varsity football team is set to kickoff the season this Friday, September 8 on the road against rival Towns County Indians.
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Jones tops inaugural Young Harris College Invitational
By JARED PUTNAM
     Panthers junior Chris Jones ran a personal best time of 17:30 in a rainy cross country meet Saturday, leading his team to a second place finish while becoming champion of the first annual Young Harris College Invitational. "That was nice," said Head Coach Jackie Hughes. "He's going to be in the hist
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Burks/Schrote win Regional Racketball Doubles Title
     Congratulations to Andrew Burks and Robert Schroter, both of Blairsville, for sweeping the Outback Shoes for Homeless Regional Doubles Tournament. This was a very challenging tournament held at the Concourse Athletic Club in Atlanta, August 25-27. This was their first time competing together and the
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Saddle Club News
     The horse show season at Union County Saddle Club will be coming to an end in the next couple months. There are plenty of events planned for September and October to keep horse lovers busy. On September 9 the monthly horse show will be held . The show will feature Western, Racking and Contest events
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Racing
By GREG ZYLA
     Q: Greg, I really like Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s new show on Speed TV called "Back in the Day," about the old NASCAR races. I like that it combines Dale's love of racing with the show "Car and Track" that appeared in the 1960s. It's a great combination. -Benjamin K., South Carolina.
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Autos
Shop talk-GMC truck backfire
By GREG ZYLA
     Q: Greg, my 1974 GMC truck has started to stall. It starts up right away, but also backfires and scares the daylight out of our dog and us in the cab. I have replaced the distributor cap, condenser, coil and spark plugs, checked the ignition
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Down to the wire
By RICK MINTER
     Richmond International Raceway, site of Saturday's Chevy Rock & Roll 400 and the host of the final race before the start of the Chase for the Nextel Cup, has become a place for NASCAR parity.
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OBSERVATIONS Rick Minter's
     Anybody's game This weekend's race at Richmond International Raceway, the final run before the start of the 10-race Chase for the Nextel Cup, likely won't be the nail-biter it has been in the past.
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Petty family has rich history at Richmond
By RICK MINTER
     There have been 100 Cup races at Richmond International Raceway,
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NUMERICALLY SPEAKING
     775 Career Nextel Cup starts for Kyle Petty when he takes the green flag at Richmond on Saturday.
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Catching up with ... Sorenson Reed
     Reed Sorenson, a rookie Nextel Cup driver, nearly got his first Cup victory last week at California Speedway but ran out of fuel while leading with two laps to go. So far this season, he has one top-five and five top-10 finishes driving the No. 41 Dodge for Chip Ganassi's team. He's 22nd in the stan
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STANDINGS
     NEXTEL CUP Following the Sony HD 500 1. Matt Kenseth
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