Yellow Jackets split with Towns County
     Clockwise from above left: Lady Jackets scramble for the ball in their 33-57 loss to the Lady Indians.
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Jacket wrestlers finish eighth in Towns 11-team meet
      Clockwise from above left, Hayesville's Kyle Lickteig attempts to roll over his opponent. Kevin McCrary, who finished third in his weight class, immobilizes his opponent before scoring a first-round pin.
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Who said nice guys never win?
By RICK MINTER
      He can race. There's no doubt about that. Twenty-three victories since joining the Nextel Cup circuit, more than any other driver during that time period. He's also tough on the track. When necessary, he'll rub fenders with anyone. And most competitors understand that.
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JIMMIE JOHNSON
By the numbers
      5 Number of victories in 2006. 13 Number of topfive finishes in 2006. 24 Number of top- 10 finishes in 2006. 9.7 Average finish in 2006.
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Show me the money!
Top drivers reap big rewards
      When Jimmie Johnson won the Chase for the Nextel Cup, the race to the bank began. Even though NASCAR salaries are closely guarded secrets, industry experts predict Johnson will reap at least $15 million for his season's efforts. And the title will keep on paying for years with more lucrative endo...
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Where's the recognition?
Biffle again plays second fiddle in Homestead win
By RICK MINTER
      The season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway is the one race on the NASCAR circuit where the race winner's celebration is overshadowed by events elsewhere - the crowning of the season champion. So far, that's only been a problem for one driver: Greg Biffle.
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Junior again Mr. Popularity
Many awards handed out during 'Champions Week'
      Who's the most popular driver in NASCAR? For the fourth year in a row, that honor belongs to Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet. Earnhardt received the Chex Cereals Most Popular Driver Award during the NASCAR/National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Myers Brothers lu...
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Penske Chief Grew Up on Gasoline Alley
      Tim Cindric, 38, is president of Penske Racing, Inc. It is his childhood memories, however, that we present in this interview, specifically his days around his father Carl's garage. *** ZYLA: Tim, you grew up in racing, as your father did engines for Indy Cars and eventually worked for...
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Deer hunting from a tree stand requires precaution
      Three hunting deaths last season and two fatalities so far this season in North Carolina resulted from tree-stand related accidents - and could have been avoided. There are precautions hunters should always take when deer hunting from a tree stand, according to Capt. Chris Huebner, hunting safety ...
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