Lady Panthers finish fifth in state
By JARED PUTNAM
     The Lady Panthers softball team finished a remarkable season by notching one victory at the State Finals in
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Dragons edge jv Panthers
By JARED PUTNAM
     The junior varsity Panthers battled the Pickens County Dragons last week, coming up just short as the Dragons prevailed 22-14.
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Barrel race thrills fans
Becky Landress
     The Union County Saddle Club held a special treat for riders and spectators alike last Saturday. The 4D Jackpot barrel racing show hosted by Double C Stables was a heart pounding treat. Jacky Jones Automotive, the events main sponsor, along with other sponsors, provided a $2,500 jackpot on top of th
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Panthers take first place in regular season finale
By CHRISTIAN LEHMAN
     Union County High crosscountry runners successfully completed their regular season this past Thursday with a home meet at Meeks Park. Both the boys and the girls competed against athletes from Towns, Rabun and Banks Counties in what was the final meet before the regional race in Oglethorpe.
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Tour to return in 2007
UCB signs on to remain a sponsor
     United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDQ: UCBI) has signed on as a two-year major sponsor of America's premier cycling event,the Tour de Georgia. The bank's Founding Partner sponsorship includes ownership of the "King of the Mountain" presentation jersey and rights to consumer promotions across the South
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Cats top Panthers in the mud
Union preps for North Oconee, Putnam County
By JARED PUTNAM
     The Panthers were defeated by the Rabun Cats Friday night, falling 41-0 after a distracting week that left the team without several key players. "We went into the game with plans of throwing it," said Head Coach Todd Peugh. "We thought we could spread the field out a little more." But a messy field
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Farewell 'Iceman' to the
By RICK MINTER
     Ajourney that began at Darlington Raceway in the fall of 1978 comes
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Rick Minter's OBSERVATIONS
     Some key storylines this week as the Cup Series heads to Texas:
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Catching up with ... A.J. Allmendinger
     A.J. Allmendinger recently announced that he was making the move to NASCAR. He already has raced three times in the Craftsman Truck Series, and he's set to take over a Toyota Camry for Team Red Bull in Nextel Cup next season and hopes to make at least three Cup starts this year.
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NUMERICALLY SPEAKING
     28 Career Nextel Cup victories by Tony Stewart above) after his win in the Bass Pro Shops 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which tied him with Rex White for 20th on NASCAR's all-time win list.
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Scenes from the track
Key people and moments that made NASCAR what it is today
     Ronald Cooper, a racing name from the past, made his way back to a racetrack for the first time in nearly 12 years when he showed up in the garage area at Atlanta Motor Speedway for Sunday's Bass Pro Shops 500.
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STANDINGS
     NEXTEL CUP Following the Bass Pro Shops 500 1. Matt Kenseth
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Nextel Cup franchising is inevitable
By GREG ZYLA
     As a longtime advocate of franchising teams in NASCAR's Nextel Cup division, I am going out on a limb and predicting that within five years, NASCAR's top 38 teams will all be franchised, and possibly all 43.
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