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Today's News

  • Myrtle Beach Speedway

    Points as of July 26

    Name, points, victories

    * denotes Brunswick County driver

    Street

    1. * Tommy Poole, 590, (9)

    2. * Dean Cumbee, 564, (2)

    3. * Kent Bellamy, 540, (1)

    4. * Clay Gossett, 484

    5. David Hatchell, 414

    Mini-Stock

    1. * Dub Fulford, 580, (4)

    2. * Mark Evans, 520

    3. * Willie Fulford, 480

    4. * Adam Fulford, 474, (3)

    5. Terry Evans, 466, (3)

    Limited Late Model

    1. Randall Roberts, 578, (6)

    2. Dal Wright, 552

    3. Kevin Barnhill, 514, (2)

    4. Sam Scarpelli, 460

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  • Poole wins 10th race in Street Stocks

    MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.—Thomas Poole continued his domination in Street Stocks by winning for the 10th time Saturday at Myrtle Beach Speedway.

    Poole, a Brunswick County driver who is the defending points champion, finished ahead of Kent Bellamy, Clay Gossett, Dean Cumbee and David Hatchell.

    Poole leads Cumbee by 32 points for the season championship.

    In Mini-Stock, Brunswick County driver Adam Fulford won the third time, beating Mark Evans, Dub Fulford, Harry Floyd and Willie Fulford. Dub Fulford leads Mark Evans by 58 points.

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  • Legion season in review

    Some highlights from the American Legion baseball season:

    Grand efforts: Alex Memory and Logan Tripp each hit grand slams, the first of their careers, during the Junior American Legion season. Memory’s slam in a 17-5 victory June 13 over Hampstead bounced off the black tarp behind the center-field fence at West Brunswick High School. Tripp’s slam scored the game-winning runs in the Trojans’ 10-0 victory July 11 over Leland Post 68.

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  • West Brunswick Debs finish 0-2 in series

    West Brunswick, representing North Carolina, finished 0-2 in the Dixie Debs World Series.

    West Brunswick lost its first game, 7-2, to host Alexandria, La., on Sunday morning at the Johnny Downs Sports Complex. Alexandria had opened the World Series on Saturday morning and beat Florida 7-6.

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  • Spanish mackerel easier to catch than king mackerel, and better tasting

    Well, I’ve never been to Spain, but I do like catching Spanish mackerel.

    Spanish mackerel are the smaller cousins of the prized king mackerel, a big game fish for which our state is widely known. Although they don’t get as large as kings, Spanish are easier to catch, more colorful and better tasting. Like kings, they are a fish of the ocean, not going deep into inshore waters, but roaming close enough to the beach so they are often in range of pier and surf fishermen as well as those with small boats.

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  • August raises temperatures, causing fish to seek cooler waters

    It’s hot! No more description is necessary to substantiate that claim. Walk outside and you’ll be soaked with sweat in a matter of minutes. As a fisherman, it’s nice to get off the mainland and onto the water, where the breezes help to soften the heat. The fish thus far haven’t seemed to mind the heat too much as they continue to bite.

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  • 2008 Jolly Mon King Classic: New winners announced

    As a tournament fisherman as well as a tournament operator, I feel I have the highest level of responsibility to ensure the rules of my tournaments are followed.

    As such, and with the commitment to uphold the honor and integrity of the Jolly Mon King Mackerel Classic, the tournament committee has made the decision to disqualify the boat Takin It Easy, captained by Cameron Bowers, for failure to comply with tournament rules.

    The winner of the tournament is Keith Logan and crew of Logan’s Love.

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  • After several years, Thistle Clubhouse nears completion

    With a sagging economy, many golf courses are making drastic budget cuts. They are cutting back on services, limiting mowing, restricting the use of fertilizers and chemicals and cutting the hours of operations of their restaurants. To promote business, they are expanding tee times and giving cut rates and coupons to golfers.

    Construction around golf course communities has slowed in the last few months.

    Amid this quiet despair, The Thistle Golf Course is finishing its 15,600-square-foot clubhouse.

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  • Golf action

    Golfers ace holes at Ocean Ridge Plantation golf courses

    On July 30 at Ocean Ridge, Howard Ray had his third hole-in-one in his golfing career, this one on the 137-yard sixth hole on Panther’s Run. He used an 8-iron.

    On July 28 at Ocean Ridge, Mike Ratchford had his first hole-in-one. It happened on the 154-yard 17th hole on Lion’s Paw. He used a 5-wood.

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  • Amid clutter of golf clubs and golf balls, one special golfer

    Walking through Douglas Williams’ garage is like walking through a golf museum.

    Dozens and dozens of golf bags full of clubs line one wall, and more bags and more golf clubs lie throughout the garage.

    Near another wall is a white bucket full of used golf balls, at least 100. A smaller bucket is full of more golf balls. Stacks of egg cartons also contain dozens of golf balls.

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