Union moves record to 6-1
Panthers beat Banks, C. Basin
By JARED PUTNAM
      The Panthers improved their record to 6-1 this season, winning a pair of home games against Banks County and Copper Basin, but taking their first loss of the season against the Warriors in White County. Panthers 70 - Leopards 30 The Panthers came away with an easy victory in their first subregio...
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Ladies defeat Cougars
Narrowly miss win over Banks
By JARED PUTNAM
      The Lady Panthers experienced a pair of tough losses to Banks County and White County, but bounced back over the weekend with a big win over the Lady Cougars of Copper Basin. Lady Panthers 50 - Lady Leopards 54 The Lady Panthers almost pulled out a victory in their first subregion game of the se...
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A stepping stone
      Fall sports have been over for a while now and we’ve all moved indoors for basketball, where things are much warmer and much louder. As much as I enjoy football, the change of scenery was a welcomed one after those last couple of games felt like they were going to leave me with frostbite.
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Parents’ pain, driver’s gain
No shortage of love, sacrifice behind Denny Hamlin’s success
By RICK MINTER
      Mary Lou Hamlin’s eyes still light up when she talks about her dream car. “It was a red ’67 Rally Sport convertible Camaro,” she said. Her husband, Dennis Hamlin, felt much the same way about his favorite classic car. “It was a ’32 Ford,my dream car,” he said. “I wanted one all my life, and I fina...
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DENNY HAMLIN
By the numbers
      2 Number of victories in 2006. 8 12.5 Number of topfive 20 finishes in 2006. Number of top- 10 finishes in 2006. Average finish in 2006.
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Champ Johnson breaks his wrist
NOTEBOOK
      Nextel Cup champion Jimmie Johnson broke his left wrist last week when he fell off a golf cart during a celebrity tournament. The injury, which occurred at a tournament in Lecanto, Fla.,will prevent him from driving for at least four weeks.
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Hamlin exceeds all expectations
By BEN VOLIN
      West Palm Beach, Fla. Less than an hour after he finished third at the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, dozens of fans and autograph seekers mobbed Denny Hamlin behind pit row. One fan had Hamlin autograph his biceps. Another shouted, “My wife loves you!” as three women grabbed...
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It’s always a race to the end for Harvick
By DAVE GEORGE
      Despite the frantic sound of it, NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship can make a driver downright lazy. Jimmie Johnson, for instance, was so far out front in the point standings heading into the season’s last race at Homestead that he needed to finish only 12th to clinch NASCAR’s ultimate prize, th...
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Big winnings for Busch champ
      Kevin Harvick, the 2006 Busch Series champion, received $2,850,864 in 2006, including more than $1.3 million in race winnings ($1,345,380) as well as his share of the series point fund ($1,471,984). The series’ $7.8 million point fund included a record $4.1 million contribution from series sponsor...
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