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Haysi
swept
the
team
honors
in
the
2008
Black
Diamond
District
track
and
field
championships
Wednesday
at
Twin
Valley
Middle
School.
The
top
six
individual
qualifiers
(listed
below)
and
the
top
three
teams
in
each
relay
event
advance
to
the
Region
D
meet
Saturday
at
Lee
High
School
in
Ben
Hur.
Haysi's
boys
have
dominated
the
BDD
for
a
couple
of
decades
and
outscored
the
other
four
BDD
teams
combined
Wednesday
to
win
their
11th
consecutive
district
track
title.
The
Tigers
used
their
superior
depth
to
amass
226
team
points
to
81
for
the
second
place
Honaker
Tigers.
The
Haysi
girls,
with
151
team
points,
edged
Honaker
(128)
and
defending
champ
Twin
Valley
(112)
in
a
three-team
battle
for
the
BDD
title.
Seven
different
Tigers
combined
to
win
titles
in
10
of
13
individual
events
in
the
boys
competition.
Three
Tigers
won
two
BDD
titles.
Individual
boys
champions
from
Haysi
included
Jarren
McCowan,
Caleb
Powers,
Chris
Fleming,
Hobart
Newberry,
Cody
Yates,
Chris
Whitt
and
Ryan
Clevinger.
Other
boys
champs
included
Lucas
Shortridge
and
Brandon
Viers
of
Twin
Valley
and
Alex
Compton
of
Council.
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New
Era of
Lonesome
Pine
Racing
Begins;
Hale
Earns
Late
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The
weather
finally
cooperated
and
the
much
anticipated
2008
season
of
"Racing
The
Way
It
Used
To
Be!"
got
underway
at
ASA
sanctioned
Lonesome
Pine
Raceway
Saturday,
May
10th
with
an
evening
of
racing
excitement
presented
by
FOOD
CITY.
Ladies
entering
the
grandstand
area
were
presented
with
carnations
and
the
first
250
men
entering
the
stands
were
given
commemorative
key
chains
as
the
fans
filed
in
to
see
some
of
the
many
improvements
which
the
new
management
team
has
already
made
to
the
historic
Lonesome
Pine
Raceway
facility.
The
grounds
were
neatly
mowed
and
manicured,
the
smell
of
fresh
paint
was
in
the
air.
The
suites
had
been
put
back
in
impeccable
condition
and
well
stocked
with
good
food
and
soft
drinks.
There
were
new
billboards
and
signage
in
place
representing
the
many
new
sponsors
who
have
come
on
board,
with
some
of
those
being
sponsors
who
have
now
returned
after
an
extended
absence
from
the
LPR
scene.
The
largest
number
of
fans
to
attend
a
weekly
event
at
LPR
in
quite
some
time
heard
LPR
General
Manager
Harold
Crook
and
LPR
Vice
President
Jeff
Roark
announce
during
pre-race
ceremonies
their
3-year
plan
for
improvements
in
facility
and
competition.
With
a
big
smile
and
a
wave
of
his
arms,
Crook
told
the
fans
and
competitors,
"Jeff
and
I
have
been
working
on
this
plan
for
quite
some
time,
and
trying
to
get
all
the
pieces
of
the
puzzle
fit
together.
It
all
finally
came
together
during
the
off
season,
and
I
want
to
assure
you
that
we
intend
to
be
here
for
the
long
haul".
Roark
added,
"This
has
been
a
personal
dream
of
mine
for
a
long
time.
Harold
and
I,
and
our
entire
team,
have
a
long
range
business
plan
in
place
to
get
Lonesome
Pine
Raceway
back
to
the
level
it
used
to
hold,
and
then
take
LPR
on
beyond
that.
We
just
ask
that
all
of
you,
fans
and
competitors,
join
in
with
us
and
stick
with
us
as
we
make
progress
with
the
plan.
I
can
promise
you
that
we
have
some
big
things
planned
for
LPR
and
that
you
are
going
to
like
what
you
see!"
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Grundy
Athletes
Honored
at
Annual
Sports
Banquet
McCowan
and
Childress
Garner
Top
Football
Awards
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The
top
athletes
from
all
the
fall
and
winter
sports
during
the
2007-2008
school
year
at
Grundy
High
School
were
honored
at
the
annual
Grundy
Kiwanis
Club/GHS
Winter
Sports
Banquet
Thursday
night
at
GHS.
Grundy's
wrestling,
cross
country,
football,
boys
and
girls
basketball
and
volleyball
teams
were
recognized
at
the
event.
The
Golden
Wave
wrestling
squad
named
sophomore
Ethan
Owens
the
Most
Outstanding
Wrestler
for
2008.
Owens,
who
also
placed
at
state
as
a
freshman,
reached
the
Group
AA
state
finals,
where
he
was
a
runner-up
in
the
130-pound
weight
class.
The
Most
Improved
award
went
to
senior
Morgan
Owens,
who
qualified
for
state
at
215
pounds.
The
Susie
Cox
Memorial
Award,
named
for
the
late
Susie
Cox,
who
was
a
dedicated
wrestling
mom
and
fan,
went
to
Josh
McCowan,
who
reached
the
finals
as
a
senior.
In
cross
country,
where
both
Grundy's
boys
and
girls
teams
finished
third
in
the
Southwest
District
and
qualified
for
the
regionals,
senior
Tabatha
Whited
was
named
Most
Outstanding
Runner.
Whited
placed
seventh
in
the
SWD
meet.
The
Most
Improved
award
went
to
freshman
Robin
Cole.
In
football,
the
Coaches’
Award
was
presented
to
senior
lineman
Morgan
Owens.
Player
of
the
Year
honors
went
to
Ethan
Owens,
while
the
top
Special
Teams
Player
award
was
presented
to
junior
Josh
Lindsay.
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