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Sports & Recreation December 13, 2006
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Yellow Jackets get big conference win
Hayesville High men, women sweep Swain County during homestand
     ABOVE, Hayesville’s Ian McLamb (#3) drives around a Swain defender toward the basket. The Yellow Jackets trounced the Maroon Devils, 64-46. BELOW, forward Ricky Davis (#42) comes down with a rebound.
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Jacket wrestlers beat Murphy, fall to Fannin Co.
By Bob Williams
      Hayesville High School wrestlers came away from last Tuesday's three-way meet with a team victory against Smoky Mountain Conference foe Murphy and a loss to Fannin County, Ga. In the Murphy matches, six Yellow Jacket wrestlers won by pinning their opponents, earning sox team points.
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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 fin...
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DENNY HAMLIN
By the numbers
      2 Number of victories in 2006. 8 Number of topfive finishes in 2006. 20 Number of top- 10 finishes in 2006. 12.5 Average finish in 2006.
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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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Champ Johnson breaks his wrist
      Cox News Service 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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It’s always a race to the end for Harvick
By DAVE GEORGE
      West Palm Beach, Fla. 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 NAS...
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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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Hayesville splits with Hiwassee Dam; men win, women lose
     ABOVE, Ricky Davis brings down a rebound in the Yellow Jackets’ 70-41 victory over Hiwassee Dam.
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