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OLYMPIC DREAM: De Dee Nathan shares tales of competing in trials, making Olympic team
It has been 20 years since her last Summer Olympics team trials, but De Dee Nathan still enjoys sharing tales of her journey and moment in Olympic history. Nathan, who has lived in Locust for two years and works as an executive administrative assistant for a dental company, spoke with the SNAP ahead of the […] The post OLYMPIC DREAM: De Dee Nathan shares tales of competing in trials, making Olympic team appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
Reigning PDRA Elite Top Dragster World Champion Steve Furr Reflects on Hot to Start 2024
Few drivers have been as dominant in the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series’ sportsman classes as Steve Furr. The Harrisburg, North Carolina-based driver won the first three races of the six-race 2020 season to secure his first PDRA world championship in Laris Motorsports Insurance Top Dragster presented by Greenbrier Excavating & Paving.
F1 driver Esteban Ocon to join American Haas team from next season
KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina (AP) — Frenchman Esteban Ocon will drive for Haas from next season as a replacement for Kevin Magnussen. The American Formula 1 team said Thursday that the 27-year-old driver committed to a “multi-year contract starting with the 2025 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.” Ocon, the only driver to win a race for Alpine since it rebranded from Renault at the end of 2020, has picked up just three points this season and had already announced he was leaving the French-owned team. Ocon made his F1 debut in 2016 with Manor and joined the then-Renault team for 2020. Haas announced last week that Magnussen would leave at the end of the season when his contract expires. Ocon will partner 19-year-old Oliver Bearman.
RiverDogs and Cannon Ballers postponed by rain for second straight night
Charleston, SC - The Charleston RiverDogs Friday night contest against the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers was postponed due to rain. Thursday’s scheduled contest was also postponed. The teams will make up the game as part of a series next month in Kannapolis. A doubleheader, featuring a pair of seven-inning contests, remains scheduled for Saturday at 5:00 p.m.
Ron Bivins: a humanitarian and top-notch golf course superintendent
By Karen Kistler The Salisbury Post SALISBURY – It’s been a busy year for Ron Bivins of Cooleemee. In March, he was awarded the E.C. Tatum Humanitarian Award from the Davie County Chamber of Commerce. And now, he’s working towards retirement. The love of agronomy began at an early age for Bivins as he started […] The post Ron Bivins: a humanitarian and top-notch golf course superintendent appeared first on Davie County Enterprise Record.
RiverDogs Ride Balanced Attack to 7-5 Win over Cannon Ballers
Charleston, SC - Every hitter in the Charleston RiverDogs lineup reached base safely at least once in a 7-5 win over the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers on Wednesday night at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park. The game was played in front of a crowd of 2,605. The RiverDogs have emerged victorious in the first two games of the series by a combined three runs.
From Louisville to Waterloo: Badin’s Moore finding success and grinding toward a big-league dream
WATERLOO, Iowa — Lucas Moore has immersed himself in the grind, playing in nearly 100 baseball games since February. That’s a lot of competition for a guy who just turned 19 in April, and the summer isn’t over. But Moore, a 2023 Badin High School graduate, is happy to press on.
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