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Sports & Recreation January 11, 2007
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Union holds on for big victory
Lady Panthers slay the Dragonettes
By JARED PUTNAM
      The Lady Panthers pulled out a big win over Pickens County (ranked no. 9 in AAA) Saturday night, defeating the Dragonettes 56-54 to extract a measure of revenge against the team that defeated them 71-49 earlier this year. "It shows you what this team is capable of. On a nightly basis we don't sho...
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Panthers pulverize Pickens
Union starts new year with two big wins
      Union 78 - Pickens 42 Coming into the season it was a poorly kept secret that the Panthers were going to have a good chance to win in each game they played. There was also an understanding that in some of those games, they had the talent to run the other team out of the building.
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Jv boys split
By JARED PUTNAM
      Union 50 - Murphy 24 The junior varsity Panthers opened 2007 with a win over the jv Bulldogs of Murphy, defeating them for the second time this season. The Panthers got off to a quick start and never looked back. After winning the first quarter 13-5, the Panthers built a 24-8 advantage by halftim...
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JV Lady Panthers top Woody Gap
By JARED PUTNAM
      The JV Lady Panthers earned a win by defeating Woody Gap this week, but fell victim to a strong Pickens County JV Dragonettes squad 51-23. "We have some pretty good defense, we just don't have the shooting," said Coach Jessica Stewart. "All of our points come down low and on steals.
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IN MEMORIAM
      Longtime NASCAR driver Bobby Hamilton Sr. died Sunday after losing a battle with cancer that struck him last February. Hamilton, who raced and won in all three of NASCAR's elite divisions, was 49.
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FAST TALK
By RICK MINTER
      Andy Petree eager to put experience to use in broadcast booth Andy Petree, the former NASCAR crew chief, car owner and sometimes driver, was out working the back 40 on his North Carolina farm last year when ESPN called, seemingly out of the blue. The network invited him to audition for a role in ...
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THE ANDY PETREE FILE
      The driver + Five Busch Series starts, average finish of 24 + Seven Craftsman Truck Series starts - average finish 17.6 The owner + Races: 322 + Victories: 2 + Top-five finishes: 16 + Top-10 finishes: 54 + Poles: 6 + Money won: $24,890,445 Source: Racing-reference.
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Rick Minter's OBSERVATIONS
      Some key storylines this week in NASCAR. Stewart: Some Sirius radio talk Tony Stewart often has said that his main passion is driving race cars, but he seems to be plenty serious about his role in Sirius satellite radio's NASCAR coverage this season.
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Ed's crystal ball look into 2007
      Atlanta Motor Speedway President Ed Clark (left) plays the part of prognosticator this week, offering six predictions for the 2007 NASCAR season to Cox News Service writer Rick Minter. Here's what Clark believes will happen this season: 1.
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Changes keep coming during the offseason
      The cars of NASCAR have been silent for more than a month, but driver- and crew chief-change announcements still come on a regular basis. Roush Racing has announced that veteran crew chief Larry Carter will take over as crew chief of the No. 26 Ford driven by Jamie McMurray in Nextel Cup. He had b...
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