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Six area players tapped for state's all-star teams
By Charlie Anderson Contributing Writer
      The Thomasville High School Baseball and Softball programs both placed two players on the 2007 ASWA All- State teams last week while the Sweet Water High School Baseball team had two players named to the select group.
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Taking Names and Keeping Score
Rocket launch
Charlie Anderson
      Just in case you haven't heard, another rocket was launched this past week or maybe I should say launched again. Like most of the rockets launched that warrant the attention of the public, this one is expected to do great things and has a price tag that is a little more than most of us can afford.
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Travelers take three out of five this weekend
By Charlie Anderson Contributing Writer
      The Thomasville Travelers, who were at home for the second weekend in a row, picked up three wins against two losses. Playing two games on Friday, June 8, two on Saturday, June 9 and one on Sunday, June 10 the Travelers took three of four from the Birmingham Starz and dropped one to the Southland ...
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A SPORTING VIEW
NBA should follow NCAA's lead
By Mark Vasto
      Itry not to laugh when it comes to my professional sports, but that's exactly what I had to do when the early-shift television sportscaster compared the NBA semifinals to the NCAA's Final Four. Comparing the NBA to college basketball is like comparing 7-up to Louis Trés. It's like comparin...
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RACING
Drifting slides into big leagues
By Greg Zyla
      Jim Liaw, co-founder and president of Formula Drift Holdings LLC, is a Taiwanese- American entrepreneur who leveraged his experience and passion for motorsports into a successful career.
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FROM START TO FITNESS
Fitness advice
By Andrea Renee Wyatt, M.S.S., C.S.C.S.
      Give Body Time to Recover Q: My workout partner designed a program that has us doing total body strength training every workout. We work out five days a week for about an hour each, splitting the time between cardiovascular exercise and strength training. Since we began this program, although I h...
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T'ville all-stars fall short
By Charlie Anderson Contributing Writer
      The Thomasville 7 & 8 year old all-stars saw their post-season play end on Monday, June 11 when they fell 16-6 to the all-stars from Monroeville.
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Orioles win 13-14 division
      Congratulations to the Orioles on winning the 13 and 14 year old league in Thomasville. The players were: Rodarius Brothers, Jake Dukes, Brett Green, Joseph Smyly, John Knight, Hayden Moore, Michael Thornton, Lamar Charleston, Adam Sparks and Nick James.
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One-eyed fish
      John Stabler of Thomasville, caught this one-eyed catfish at Miller's Ferry fishing with his wife Barbara recently. The fish weighed over 15 lbs.
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