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The Washington-Wilkes Tiger softball team beat the Fighting Irish for the third time in the 2007 home opener on Tuesday, August 21, by the impressive score of 11-1. Nikki Freeman picked up the win, pitching four shutout innings. Cayla Gilland pitched the last three innings in relief. More ... Normally it takes the NFLa very long time to finally give in and adopt the superior rules of college football. After having to chase footballs all over the field between downs the NFLhas finally decided to penalize a team if a player spikes the football on a non-scoring play. The penalty will be fiveyards for "delay of game. More ... Q: Can you please tell me why NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car owners don't like running on 85 percent nitro instead of the old rule, which was 90 percent? Why did the NHRA do this? I think the cars sounded better at 90 percent. -- Paul L. More ... The Washington-Wilkes Parks and Recreation Department (WWPRD) will have many activities for Wilkes County students during the Fall season. Included are some of the following. CHEERLEADING The cheerleading squads are made up of girls ages 5-12 years old. Girls must be fiveyears old by August 1 to be eligible to join the teams. More ... 1. In 2006, Washington's Alfonso Soriano became the fourth player to have at least 40 homers and 40 stolen bases in the same season. Name two of the first three to do it. 2. When was the last time that two players each won the Cy Young Award and in the same season pitched against each other in a World Series game? More ... |
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