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Former Blacksburg and Gaffney High basketball standouts will come together this Saturday to raise funds for the Kelvin Young Scholarship Foundation. Alumni from the Blacksburg and Gaffney women's basketball teams will play at 5 p.m. in the Blacksburg High gymnasium. The men's basketball teams will play at 6 p.m. Tickets will be $5. More ... The Blacksburg junior varsity couldn't turn their scoring chances into points Thursday in a 16-6 loss to Liberty in the season opener. Liberty was given a short field in the first quarter after recovering a fumble and intercepting a pass by Blacksburg quarterback Vince Tharpe. Liberty rushed for touchdowns following each turnover to take a 16-0 lead in the first quarter. More ... As a sophomore three years ago, Gaffney's Denzelle Good was the new kid on the block. Now, the senior is the biggest man standing - literally - on the offensive line. And he's used his 6-foot-6, 326 pound gigantic frame to create one of the biggest stirs in preseason camp. More ... The only difference in this year's Gaffney team is the place where they call home, Dorman coach Dave Gutshall says. "They are really the same old Gaffney," said Gutshall, whose Cavaliers travel to the new Reservation for an 8 p.m. kickoff today. More ... The Blacksburg Wildcats don't want this scenario - too many turnovers and allowing offenses to get to the corner - to repeat itself against powerhouse South Stanly today. The Wildcats finished with five turnovers, including a fumble and interception on their first two drives in the second half, in a season-opening 27-8 loss to Walhalla last Friday. More ... Among NASCAR personalities, Richard Childress has as much to look back on as anyone. He had some strong runs as an independent, journeyman driver. From 1969 to 1981, he ran 285 races in the Cup series, scoring six top-fives and 76 top-10 finishes. His best points finish was a fifth in 1975. More ... NASCAR has been without a heated rivalry for several seasons, but that may be changing, especially after Carl Edwards pushed Kyle Busch to the side to win Saturday's Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Adding spice to the situation is the fact that Busch and Edwards are the two most successful drivers on the circuit this season. More ... Bristol thrives, others struggle The night race at Bristol Motor Speedway remained one of the toughest tickets in NASCAR, as evidenced by the sellout crowd last Saturday. But that's not the case elsewhere, as a slumping economy has put a damper on attendance this season. More ... Sports RSS feed |
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