Lady Panthers second in Region 8-AA
Union goes 4-2 to advance to State Sectionals this Friday
By JARED PUTNAM
     The Lady Panthers softball team took second place in the Region 8-AA tournament, earning a spot in the State Sectionals in the process.
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Panthers tangle with Tigers
By JARED PUTNAM
     The Panthers played their second home game of the season Friday night, falling 38-0 to
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Sam Parris Wins At Sugar Creek
By Larry Sams
     Blue Ridge, GA) October 14- Sugar Creek Raceway in Blue Ridge, GA ended the 2006 season with a big Crate Motor Late Model feature event paying $2,500 to win. Twenty-three cars took the green flag and when the dust settled Sam Parris of Blue Ridge was in the Winner's Circle as he has been several tim
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Panthers Cross Country
By Christian Lehman
     On Monday, the Union County cross-country team made the long trip down to Oglethorpe County for a big race that brought many of the state's best runners together in a preview of the regional meet to be held there in two weeks.
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Virginia is for DRIVERS
Chase contender Denny Hamlin looks to regroup at Martinsville
By RICK MINTER
     Denny Hamlin, victimized by a first-lap crash in the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, will head back to one of his home tracks to try to regroup and rejoin the battle for the Nextel Cup championship.
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Big swing!
     Given the similarities in NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup and the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoff format, which debuts next year, it's not surprising that the golfing crowd chose a NASCAR vehicle to promote its new way of determining a season champion.
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Rick Minter's OBSERVATIONS
     Storylines as the Cup Series heads to Martinsville:
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Scenes from the track:
A look at Martinsville history
     Ever since 1949, when Red Byron won the first race at Martinsville Speedway for the division now known as Nextel Cup, there have been lots of stories from races at the paper-clip-shaped track known almost as much for its famous hot dogs covered in slaw, chili and onions as its racing.
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NUMERICALLY SPEAKING
     13 Top-10 finishes in Nextel Cup races this season by Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth (first and second, respectively, in the standings), tops among all drivers.
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Catching up with ... Bobby Ginn
     Bobby Ginn, the resort owner who recently purchased the MB2 Motorsports team from Nelson Bowers, made headlines recently by announcing plans to add Nextel
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STANDINGS
     NEXTEL CUP Following the Bank of America 500 1. Jeff Burton
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