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Virginia Man Killed In Racing Accident At Atlanta Dragway

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Monday, October 6. 2008

According to a report on the National Hot Rod Association's website, a 65 year old Virginia man was fatally injured in a high-speed racing accident Saturday at the Atlanta Dragway. Bobby Martindale, age 65 of Glen Allen, VA., was racing his Top Alcohol Funny Car when he experienced engine failure at the finish line, according to preliminary ... [Full Story »]

Hawks place at Alexander Invitational

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Monday, October 6. 2008

The Mill Creek High School cross country teams traveled to Whitesburg, Ga. this past weekend for the Alexander Invitational. Both teams placed with the boys’ finishing in second and the girls’ earning a third place trophy. In the varsity boys’ race, the Hawks finished the day with a total of 91 points and a team average time of 16:53.37. ... [Full Story »]

Mill Creek golfers win titles

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Monday, October 6. 2008

Mill Creek High School seniors Emilie Burger and Shawn Yim won the overall girls’ and boys’ titles at the 15th annual Southeastern Junior Golf Tour UGA/Autotrader.com Invitational in Athens, GA, this past weekend. Yim shot a 70 on the first day to take a one-shot lead in the male 16-19 division. Yim’s second round score of 74 was enough ... [Full Story »]

Leopards pound East Jackson

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Sunday, October 5. 2008

The Banks County High School football team got the complete performance it has been seeking all season last Friday night. The Leopards completely dominated East Jackson 42-0 in a Region 8-AA contest. BCHS outgained the host Eagles 435 yards to 90. East Jackson was held to -3 yards in the second half by the BCHS defense. Justin Beasley paced the ... [Full Story »]

Spartans hold off the Tigers, 19-13

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Sunday, October 5. 2008

The Commerce Tigers dropped another game in the 2008 season, this time to the undefeated Spartans of Athens Academy. Athens Academy took an early lead but Commerce rallied and tied the board 13-13 in the back half of the game. The Commerce offense couldn't break the Spartan line and where held a touchdown shy of forcing the game to overtime. ... [Full Story »]

Audi Wins Petit Le Mans, Remains Unbeaten In Event

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Saturday, October 4. 2008

It looked at first like a chink the Audi armor had finally been found, when the defending wining team of Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Emanuele Pirro fell two laps off the pace at the beginning of the 1,000 mile-10-hour endurance event when McNish crashed the car on the grid formation lap prior to the race. The Audi team fought back, getting ... [Full Story »]

Wilder Takes GAS Win, Fleeman Wins Championship

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Saturday, October 4. 2008

After taking an early lead, Kyle Fowler looked unstoppable as he roared towards his first career GAS series win at Peach State Speedway Saturday night. But somebody forgot to tell Commerce driver Dennis Wilder, who stormed out of nowhere to catch and pass Fowler with two laps left to claim his first career GAS series win. Wilder also became the ... [Full Story »]

Flags out in full force as Hab. Central downs MCHS

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Friday, October 3. 2008

Hab penalized 18 times in win over Madison Co. It was a prolific night of football at Red Raider Stadium -- for the officials. Madison County High School (2-4) couldn’t capitalize on 176 yards worth of penalties assessed to visiting Habersham Central (3-3) in a 28-7 loss Friday. The team from Mt. Airy racked up 18 infractions in the ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson defeats Tallulah Falls, East Jackson

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Friday, October 3. 2008

The Jefferson Lady Dragons volleyball team wrapped up their regular season area matches with a 4-4 record last week with victories over Tallulah Falls and East Jackson last week, snapping a four game losing streak. The Lady Dragons were scheduled to travel to Monroe Area Tuesday to face the Lady Hurricanes, along with Salem. Results of those ... [Full Story »]

Scoreboard: Jefferson Dragons Oct. 2

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Thursday, October 2. 2008

Softball Sept. 30 - The Lady Dragons wrapped up their regular season Tuesday with a loss to region competitor East Jackson, 3-0. Despite the loss, Jefferson has a 5-3 region record, and ends the season with a 12-13 overall record. The Lady Dragons go into the post season ranked third in the sub-region. Volleyball Sept. 30 - The Lady Dragons ... [Full Story »]