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April 18, 2008 RSS feed / Sports

Moss names BHS coaching staff

Blacksburg High football coach Mickey Moss has almost completed his coaching staff. Moss spent the past four seasons as Wren head football coach before he accepted a job in late February to return to his alma mater. More...

Gaffney outslugs Vikings

It looks like facing playoff elimination was just what the Gaffney High baseball team needed to put life into its bats. More...

High school league approves change of venue for title games

The Gaffney Indians will be taking a different road to the Class 4A Division I state championship game this season - literally. More...

BRIEFS

Chamber golf tourney slated for April 18 The 2008 Annual Member Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, will be held today at Cherokee National Golf Club. Registration and lunch will begin at 11 a.m. More...

UCLA's Love declares for NBA draft

LOS ANGELES - UCLA's Kevin Love is NBA-bound. Less than two weeks after leading the Bruins to the Final Four, the All-American freshman announced Thursday that he'll skip his final three college seasons and enter the NBA draft. More...

Panthers to open season at San Diego

A critical season for Carolina Panthers coach John Fox will begin with a difficult road trip and end with a flurry of road games. More...

Rick Minter's OBSERVATIONS

Key story lines as the Cup Series takes a week off.

Drivers call for drug testing The admission by former Craftsman Truck Series driver Aaron Fike that he used heroin on race days last year has some of NASCAR's top drivers requesting more drug testing of racing participants. More...

Marlin enjoying life in the (not so) fast lane

Driver says limited schedule works fine

After 732 starts, 10 victories and more than $42 million in earnings in the sport's top circuit, NASCAR veteran Sterling Marlin has cut back to a limited Cup and Nationwide Series schedule this year in cars owned by Florida businessman James Finch. More...

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PLAYOFF BOUND - Blacksburg High pitching staff ace Dustin Byars hurls a strike right down the middle in recent action. The Wildcats baseball team has qualified for the playoffs by virtue of Chapman beating Woodruff on Wednesday. More...

Limestone lax teams have home field for tournaments

Coming off another regular-season championship, the unbeaten Limestone men's lacrosse team really doesn't need an advantage. But it has one anyway. For the first time ever, the Saints will host the Conference Carolinas tournament. More...

Hopper leads GHS golfers past Vikes, Rebels in finale

Gaffney High golfer Matthew Hopper made sure the seniors closed the regular season with a victory. Hopper fired even-par 36 to lead the Indians to easy victories over Spartanburg and Byrnes Thursday at Cherokee National. More...