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Petty to interrupt season for TV gig By RICK MINTER Cox News Service Daytona Beach, Fla. The exit strategy for one of NASCAR's most popular drivers is starting to come to light. Kyle Petty, 46, announced last week that he has agreed to step out of his No. 45 Dodge for five races this summer and be in the TNT broadcast booth as an analyst. More ...
Some key storylines heading into the Daytona 500. The Cinderella story The pole run for the Daytona 500 became another chapter in the Cinderella story of David Gilliland and in the ongoing turnaround of Robert Yates Racing. Gilliland, an unknown this time last year, won the pole for the Daytona 500 in his first try, and he did it for the Yates team, which was in disa... More ...
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: A look at some of the people who shaped the sport Mention the 1963 Daytona 500 to old-time NASCAR fans and you'll get a two-word response - "Tiny" Lund. The story of that race is legendary. DeWayne Louis "Tiny" Lund initially wasn't supposed to be in the winning Wood Brothers Ford that year at Daytona. That ride belonged to Marvin Panch. More ...
Daytona 500 polesitter David Gilliland, driver of Robert Yates' No. 38 Ford, is embarking on his first full-time season in Nextel Cup and already has run second in the non-points Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. He met last week with reporters, including Rick Minter of Cox News Service, to discuss ra... More ...
By JARED PUTNAM Union Sentinel Editor A total of seven Panthers and Lady Panthers players were recognized this week, as the 2007 Region 8AA All- Region Teams were selected. Junior Michael Ross was selected as Player of the Year while senior Corey Garrett was named to the All-Region (1st) Team. More ...
The Lady Panthers battled the Rabun Lady Cats for the second time this season, falling to 61-48 after Rabun pulled away late in the fourth quarter. Union led 20-17 in the second period after back-toback layups by Malory O'Steen and Candace Williams, but Rabun was able to execute an 8-0 run that pu... More ...
By JARED PUTNAM Union Sentinel Editor The Panthers closed out the regular season with their 22nd victory of the year, a 60-46 win over the Rabun Cats. The game was never really in doubt, despite the fact that the Panthers were without a pair of starters in Michael Ross and Taylor Neely. More ... YHC sweeps Roane St. Lions go 4-0 in successful weekend series The Young Harris College Mountain Lions swept Roane State in their home opening weekend. The Mountain Lions played solid defense all weekend only committing 1 error. The YHC pitching staff also played a big role in the sweep of Roane State. They combined for a 1.63 ERA with 41 strikeouts and only a... More ...
Last week we published photos and bios of the senior basketball players and cheerleaders from Senior Night. Although his bio was printed along with the other senior bios, we noticed that Colton Payne's family photo was nowhere to be found on the page. More ...
Lady Panthers ride Williams career night By JARED PUTNAM Union Sentinel Editor Candace Williams might not could have picked a better game to have a career night. Williams scored a career high 31 points Tuesday night, helping the Lady Panthers defeat Dawson 69-54, eliminating them from the 2007 Region 8AA Tournament. Williams alone scored more than double Dawson's point total... More ...
By JARED PUTNAM Union Sentinel Editor The JV Panthers ended their season with a very tight game at Rabun County last Friday, where the Cats pulled out a narrow 47-42 win. Scoring was slow at first, as Union held a 3-0 lead until the 2:12 mark in the opening quarter. The teams were tied 5-5 after one. In the second quarter Rabun pulled... More ... |
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