Jackets Win over Robbinsville!
Frank Bradley Sentinel writer
      The Hayesville High School Boys Baseball team and the Hayesville High School Softball team scored large victories against Robbinsville last week. The girls won 16 to one with scores by virtually all the starting players.
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Track teams begin season with a bang
Submitted by Coach Carner
      The women and men track teams from Hayesville began their season with a fantastic start. They competed at Murphy High School against three other Smoky Mountain Conference teams from: Andrews, Hiwassee Dam and Murphy on Wednesday, March 14th. In the women's part of the meet, the HHS women earned te...
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      1. For five consecutive seasons (2002-06), at least one A.L. team per year won 90 or more games but did not qualify for the postseason. Name three of the teams. 2. Name the last pitcher to toss a no-hitter in the same season that he lost at least 20 games. 3. Between the 2000 and 2006 seasons, how ...
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MOTOR crossover
Supercross champion is jumping from bikes to cars, from peak of one sport to obscurity in another
By RICK MINTER Cox News Service
      Atlanta Last week, the great motorcycle champion Ricky Carmichael waged an epic battle in a Supercross event at Orlando, Fla., eventually finishing a close second to the red-hot James Stewart. This week, the rider billed as the "greatest of all time" will be starting over at the bottom in motorsp...
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Rick Minter's OBSERVATIONS
      Some key story lines as the Cup Series heads to Bristol. Car of today NASCAR's "Car of Tomorrow" label for its new car won't be appropriate anymore. Beginning this week at Bristol Motor Speedway, the car will be the "Car of Today" - at least for the Food City 500 and 15 other events this season.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Catching up with some of the people who shaped the sport LaJoie turns focus to safety issues
By RICK MINTER Cox News Service
      After 350 Busch Series starts, 15 victories, Busch Series championships in 1996 and '97, Randy LaJoie's driving career is all but over. At age 45, his phone has stopped ringing. Last year, he drove three races, all in marginal equipment, with poor results.
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Catching up with … MARK MARTIN
      Mark Martin, driver of the No. 01 Chevrolet in Nextel Cup, is cutting back to a part-time Cup schedule, turning his car over to rookie Regan Smith beginning this week at Bristol Motor Speedway. He recently spoke with reporters, including Rick Minter of Cox News Service, to discuss retirement and o...
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NUMERICALLY SPEAKING
      167 Points separating Nextel Cup leader Mark Martin and 12th-place J.J. Yeley (right). 25 Bonus points accumulated this season by Matt Kenseth, tops among all Cup drivers. 39 Victories by Chevrolet at Bristol Motor Speedway, tops among all manufacturers.
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