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The Gaffney Indians will try to get the better of 47 other golf teams today and tomorrow at the prestigious Hardaway Invitational. Prep golf powers from Georgia, Alabama, Florida and South Carolina, including Gaffney, Fort Dorchester, A.C. Flora and Spring Valley will compete in the Hardaway Invitational in Columbus, Ga. More ... The new Gaffney High track will be finished shortly after the current school year ends. Sossamon Construction has graded the surface for an eight lane competition track. Starting Monday, contractor Larry Sossamon said workers will begin paving the surface in preparation for placing the rubberized track. More ... Chamber golf tourney on tap for April 19 The 2008 Annual Member Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, will be held Friday, April 18, at Cherokee National Golf Club. Registration and lunch will begin at 11 a.m. with lunch catered by Fatz. Shotgun start is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. using a Captain's Choice format. More ... The Lady Saints softball team split a conference doubleheader with Erskine College on Wednesday evening. The Saints dropped game one 5-8 and won the second 11-10. Both games went into extra innings. The Lady Saints are now 20-28 overall, 8-8 in the league, while Erskine stands at 23-16-1 overall, 14-2 in the conference. More ... Winning poles never gets old for Ryan Newman, NASCAR's Rocketman. Still smarting from the indignity of being penalized 25 points after his fourthplace car was found to be an eighth of an inch too high after last Sunday's race at Texas, Newman bounced back Thursday with his 43rd career pole. More ... The Limestone College chorus will treat local residents Tuesday to selections from their recent tour in Washington. Chorus students will be joined by the community chorus for a free spring concert at 7:30 p.m. at Fullerton Auditorium. The chorus will perform many of the songs from its March 7-11 tour in the Washington, D.C. area. More ... David Ragan, the sophomore driver for Roush Fenway Racing's No. 6 Ford, entered NASCAR's elite division last year with as little experience as any driver who ever advanced to the Sprint Cup level. So it wasn't much of a surprise that he made his share of rookie mistakes and wrecked a lot of cars. More ... Edwards gets vindication It's becoming increasingly clear that the loose oil-tank lid discovered on Carl Edwards' car after his victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March wasn't a big factor in his speed at that track. More ... It has been years since Morgan Shepherd had a car capable of racing at the front of the pack. But nearly every week, even at age 66, he continues to show up at the NASCAR tracks with a car or a truck. More times than not, he's able to wring enough speed from his machine to qualify for the Nationwide or Craftsman Truck Series race. More ... Sports RSS feed |
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