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| World of Outlaws… Schatz Scores Historic 154th
Career World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Win
- Takes over third on the all-time wins list from Mark Kinser -
BURLINGTON, Iowa — June 27, 2014 — Only two other people have done what
five-time champion Donny Schatz did at 34 Raceway Friday night – win
154 World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series features. In scoring his
seventh win of the season, Schatz surpassed two-time champion Mark
Kinser for third on the all-time wins list. “It’s something you can’t
really ever set your sights on – it’s something you just...
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This
week on DIRT
World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series: Friday, June 27 - 34 Raceway -
Burlington, IA; Saturday, June 28 - Beaver Dam Raceway - Beaver Dam,
WI; Sunday, June 29 - FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake - Cedar Lake Speedway -
New Richmond, WI; Wednesday, July 2 - Huset's Speedway - Brandon, SD.
Friday, July 4 - Boot Hill Showdown pres. by Roto-Mix - Dodge City
Raceway Park - Dodge City, KS; Saturday, July 5 - Boot Hill Showdown
pres. by Roto-Mix - Dodge City Raceway Park - Dodge City, KS... read
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MSN Money… FedEx
may be dragged
into Redskins name spat, By Rob Garver
The company sponsors the team's home field, which is already leading to
headaches for CEO Fred Smith - The Washington Redskins will
likely spend the next year or more appealing a recent ruling by the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office revoking the team's trademarks on the
grounds that they are disparaging to Native Americans. But while the
team fights it out in the courtroom... read
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Coach
looks to get MV on right track, By George
Starks
Collins back in the coaching ranks - GREENVILLE- When the Tri-Village
girls basketball program was really making a name for itself, the coach
that had the right ideas was Roger Collins. With names like Ballard and
Neenon on his roster, Collins coached into the early 90’s in Patriot
land. When the coach decided to step down, it was thought he would
never coach again. Now, Collins... read
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Holtgraver takes tough Eldora win
Pennsylvania
Drivers Tops 44-car All Star Sprint Field to Take NKTelco Sponsored
Victory
- ROSSBURG, OH (June 21) – Danny Holtgraver turned a wish into reality
Saturday night at Eldora Speedway when he kicked off Ohio Sprint
Speedweek in grand style by besting a 44-car UNOH All Star Sprint field
for his first-ever Eldora win. Joining Holtgraver as victors
on
the NKTelco sponsored tripleheader card were Matt Westfall (UMP DIRTcar
Modifieds) and Paul Pardo (Stock Cars). “I told Rob (Hunter, car... read
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Lucas
Oil puts on two days of tractor pulls; Juvenile Diabetes targeted in
annual event,
By George Starks - GREENVILLE- Black smoke filled the air Friday and
Saturday at the Darke County fairgrounds. Tractor pullers from near and
far, in conjunction with Lucas Oil, converged on the grounds for its
annual pull benefiting juvenile diabetes. It was the sixth year for the
annual event that was started by the Barga family of Ansonia. The fight
against this dreaded disease is something that hits close to home for
the Barga’s... read
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Eldora
Speedway… Sprint
Car starts with NKTELCO speedweek
Saturday’s Leg of 32nd annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek Leads Into July 11
& 12 Kings Royal - ROSSBURG, OH (June 17) – With an
ultra-successful Dirt Late Model Dream now complete, Eldora Speedway’s
focus now shifts towards winged Sprint Cars; beginning with this
Saturday’s (June 21) NKTelco Ohio Sprint Speedweek showdown and
continuing through the 31st annual Kings Royal weekend (July 11
&
12). Introduced in 1983 by Eldora founder Earl Baltes, the... read
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Ohio's
Controlled Hunting Applications Accepted until July 31
COLUMBUS, OH – Applications are now being accepted for controlled deer
and waterfowl hunts on selected Ohio public areas during the 2014-2015
season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
Hunters have until Thursday, July 31, to submit permit applications for
a random drawing. These special hunts are held on selected public areas
to provide additional opportunities for Ohio’s hunting enthusiasts. All
applicants, youth and adult, must possess a 2014-2015 Ohio hunting... read
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Local
basketball camp sets record, By George Starks
ARCANUM- Arcanum girls’ basketball has grown by leaps and bounds in the
past three years. With Rachel Fearon at the helm and her sister, Abby
Moore serving as the junior varsity coach, the Arcanum Lady Trojans
were second in the Cross County Conference last season. With that
success come the spoils that go with it. Recently, Fearon held her
annual basketball camp at Arcanum for kids in grades two through
eight... read
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Warvel
signs letter of intent; Versailles
standout heading to Lourdes, By George Starks
VERSAILLES - With a host of Versailles graduates heading off to college
in the fall, Clohe Warvel added her name to the list of Tigers that
will be furthering their education. After much thought, Warvel will be
heading to Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio, a suburb of Toledo, to
play on the newly formed basketball team, under second year head coach,
Karen McConnell. After taking hard looks at Wilmington and Thomas
Moore, Warvel... read
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Eldora
Speedway… Narrow
wins tense up Friday Dream Twin Mains
Video Replay Determination on Birkhofer’s Win Precedes .037 Second
McDowell Win - ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) — Dale McDowell of Chickamauga,
Ga., won Friday’s second preliminary feature for the weekend’s Dirt
Late Model Dream presented by Ferris Mowers by .073 seconds over
Darrell Lanigan. Compared to Brian Birkhofer’s winning margin
in
the first preliminary feature, McDowell’s narrow victory was a virtual
blowout. On a night with a pair of tight finishes... read
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Eldora
Speedway… Owens,
Robinson split opening night Eldora
Dream wins
Fast-Paced
Dirt Late Model Dream Split Into Two Complete Programs for 78 Entries
- From DirtonDirt.com and Todd Turner reports - ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 5)
— A pair of Club 29 Race Car (chassis) drivers showed the way Thursday
as Eldora Speedway opened a busy weekend for the 20th annual
Dirt
Late Model Dream presented by Ferris Mowers with a pair of fast-paced
Twin 25-lap features. Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., led the final 10
laps of the opening feature while Kent Robinson of... read
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Popularity
of $306,625 Event Escalates Tiny Village to Largest City in Darke County
ROSSBURG, OH (June 4) – While the base population of tiny Rossburg, OH
is 251, over the next three days and nights that number will increase
nearly 100 times over to transform the tiny hamlet into the largest
city in Darke County. Race fans and race teams from
every
corner of the nation will converge upon Rossburg’s Eldora Speedway for
the 20th running of the Dirt Late Model Dream presented by Ferris
Mowers for three nights of racing, Thursday-Friday-Saturday, June
5-6-7. The richest event in... read
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Stateline
Stingers Basketball Camp
StateLine Stinger’s Basketball is happy to announce that we will be
holding youth camps over the 2014 summer. These camps will a great
place for local young basketball players who are looking to improve
their skills, work hard, and have fun playing basketball! Campers will
develop all of their basketball skills - shooting, passing, ball
handling, rebounding and team offense... read
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Eldora
& DirtonDirt partner on Simulcast; Pay-per-view Package To Be
Available Each
Night of June 5-6-7 Event
ROSSBURG, Ohio (May 30) — A live pay-per-view broadcast of the 20th
running of the Dirt Late Model Dream presented by Ferris Mowers on
Thursday-Friday-Saturday, June 5-6-7 at Eldora Speedway will be
available to fans on both EldoraSpeedway.com and DirtonDirt.com,
marking the first-time the famed speedway and popular Dirt Late Model
news website have joined forces. Fans unable to attend the blockbuster
three-day event in person can still watch all of the action live online
at... read
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Football
Point Differential Rule Changes for 2014-15
Baseball & softball doubleheaders now permitted on school days;
Ohio joining other states in adopting second-half running clock in
lopsided football games - COLUMBUS, Ohio — For years, high school
football games in Ohio could be shortened by mutual agreement of both
head coaches. That will change this fall with the adoption of a
football point differential rule as part of the 2014-15 sport
regulations approved by the Ohio High School... read
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2014:
The good, the bad and the downright ugly, By
George Starks
DARKE COUNTY- When the 2014 school sports year started, it started with
a lot of high expectations. Many eyes were focused on the mainstay
sports (football, basketball and softball), many were looking in other
places for possible titles. The good started in the fall sports with
the Versailles Lady Tigers and the volleyball team. Tigers head coach
Karla Frilling came into the 2013 volleyball season with a loaded
team... read
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