Jackets & Lady Jackets defeat Murphy
Frank Bradley Sentinel writer
      The Hayesville High School varsity baseball team took on the Murphy Bulldogs last Friday and came away with an 11 to 1 victory. Virtually every player got a piece of the ball for the Jackets, who had 16 hits, including a home run by C.J. Crowder. Cory Cox led off with a run in the first inning; H...
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For the Woods, racing is a ...
By RICK MINTER Cox News Service
      FAMILY TRADITION Atlanta With his 29th-place run in the UAWDaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Jon Wood wrote another chapter in the story of the Wood Brothers racing team.Wood's ride in the family's famous No. 21 Ford was the first by a Wood family member since his grandfa...
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
A look at some of the people who shaped the sport Nebraskan's career a great 'what if?' story
By RICK MINTER Cox News Service
      There have been several drivers through the years who have mastered Atlanta Motor Speedway, site of this week's Kobalt Tools 500. The late Dale Earnhardt leads all drivers with nine AMS victories. Bobby Labonte tops the current crop with six victories, but none of the track's past winners has a hi...
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Rick Minter's OBSERVATIONS
Some key story lines as the Cup Series heads to Atlanta.
      Finally, here comes a favorite Each year, there are a series of firsts for the Nextel Cup circuit. The first race of the season at Daytona. The first race on a track where restrictor plates aren't used, at California. And this week, for many, the first race where drivers really get to race like th...
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Catching up with … DAVID STREMME
      David Stremme, driver of the No. 40 Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing, has shown remarkable improvement in the first three races of his sophomore season in Nextel Cup. Heading to Atlanta Motor Speedway this week, he's 11th in points. Stremme recently participated in a teleconference with reporters, inc...
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NUMERICALLY SPEAKING
      308 Most laps led in a Nextel Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway (by Cale Yarborough on March 30, 1969). 250 Points separating 28thplace Dale Earnhardt Jr. (left) and Nextel Cup points leader Mark Martin. 14 Point positions lost by rookie David Ragan during the UAWDaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vega...
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