By The Associated Press Coca-Cola 600 LineupAt Lowe?s Motor SpeedwayConcord, N.C.Lap length: 1.5 miles(Car number in parentheses) 1. (10) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 187.865 mph. 2. (19) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 187.292. 3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 186.651. 4. (18) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 186.213. 5. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 186.111. 6. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 186.021. 7.…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Six of the seven members of the Pioneer baseball team?s Class of 2006 earned either honorable mention or a spot on the 7-AAA all-district team, while Colby Killian was the co-Pitcher of the Year. Pictured, from left, are seniors Jordan Powers, Coty Grissom, Nick Cantrell, Killian,…

KNOXVILLE (AP) FORBES Assistant coach Steve Forbes is leaving Texas A&M to take a similar position at Tennessee, Volunteers coach Bruce Pearl said Friday. ?We?ve been trying to find a way to work together for a long time,? Pearl said. ?Steve is a great professional. He?s solid and experienced in all areas, including recruiting and…

WCHS Girls Soccer The Lady Pioneer soccer team will hold make-up tryouts on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the Warren County High School soccer field. Their will also be a team meeting for all the girls who made the team from the first tryouts. The meeting will take place before the make-up tryouts to discuss…

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) Richard Petty didn?t think women belonged on the race track when Janet Guthrie became the first female driver to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 in 1976. Thirty years later, his opinion hasn?t changed. ?I just don?t think it?s a sport for women,? Petty said in an interview with The Associated Press. ?And…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Gage Myers of Rubley?s Rangers throws to first in time to retire a runner during Senior League action at the Dottie West Field. Woodlee?s Body Shop holds on to second place after defeating Midway Electric 8-5 in Senior League action Tuesday night at Dottie West Field.…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) ? The mother of a boy granted a dying wish to call a football play for Notre Dame died eight months after her son. Cathy Mazurkiewicz died Wednesday at 46 at her parents’ home in Bodfish, Calif., of melanoma, said her daughter, Katrin Seymour. Montana, 10, died of inoperable brain cancer.…

Michael Sribney, Ph.D., 79, died peacefully on May 24, 2006 at the Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Beloved husband of Jane Brady. Loved by his children Carol and Bill, daughter-in-law Laurie, and his grandchildren Matthew, Aaron, Cecilia, and Adam. Michael is survived by his sister, Tillie and brothers Steve, Walter, and Emil. He was…

Manchester resident Donald James Hogencamp, 54, died May 25 after an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his father, Rapha Milton Hogencamp. He is survived by children, Jennifer Nichole Hogencamp, Jacqueline Hogencamp Cerchiaro, Derek Justin Hogencamp, Stephen Bryan Hogencamp and Patrick Ryan Hogencamp; mother, Dorothy Anderson Hogencamp; brother, John William Hogencamp; sister, Jane…

McMinnville resident and Grundy County native Dola Virginia Brewer, age 86, was born Dec. 31, 1919 and died May 26, 2006 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late John Edward and Amy McReynolds Scruggs. She was married to…