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April 4, 2008 RSS feed / Sports

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Gaffney track team sets sight on bigger competition

By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Sports Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com
When Gaffney track coach James Davis was making this year's schedule, his team requested a return trip to Union for the McDonald's Classic. The McDonald's Classic will be held April 18 at 5 p.m. in Union. More...

Carson-Newman silences Limestone bats in 8-2 victory

STAFF REPORTS

Carson-Newman beat Limestone College 8-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Bob Prevatte Field in a non-conference baseball contest. The Saints slip to 20-23 with the loss as the Eagles climb to 27-12. More...

Lady Saints take down Belmont Abbey

BELMONT, N.C.- The No. 2-ranked Lady Saints lacrosse team increased its win streak to nine with a 16- 10 win Belmont Abbey Wednesday. The Lady Saints improve to 6-0 in the conference (9-1 overall). More...

SUPER sophomore

Driver Paul Menard builds relationships, experience at DEI
By RICK MINTER Cox News Service

Paul Menard, driver of the No. 15 Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt Inc., is hoping to continue the pattern of Cup drivers managing to avoid the sophomore slump. More...

Stremme's ready when the call arrives

Driver seen as top prospect when a Cup ride opens up
By RICK MINTER Cox News Service

David Stremme, displaced from Chip Ganassi's Dodge after last season to make room for Indy racing veteran Dario Franchitti, is emerging as one of the top "free agents" in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series. More...

Gamecocks have their man in Horn

New coach promises program's rise to national prominence
BY SUSANNE M. SCHAFER Associated Press

COLUMBIA - South Carolina's new basketball coach Darrin Horn said Tuesday he intends to win the Southeastern Conference and make the Gamecocks a force nationally. More...

Bruins outslug Gaffney

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

The Lancaster Bruins kept coming back on Thursday. More...

BRIEFS

Local Gamecock Club meeting April 8 The Spartanburg-Cherokee-Greenville Gamecock clubs will hold its spring meeting at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium Tuesday, April 8, with dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. and the program starting at 7 p.m. More...

Rick Minter's OBSERVATIONS

Key story lines as the Cup Series heads to Texas.

Two firsts at Martinsville The Sprint Cup Series' newest manufacturer got its first victory at NASCAR's oldest track, and a home-state driver got his first Cup victory at one of the tracks where he once raced Late Models. More...