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      Professional fisherman Brandon Brock placed 34th is his first season as a pro with the FLW Series. He is a graduate of Whitesburg High School and is manager and co-owner of Brock Farms in Bourbon and Clark counties. He is the son of Debbie Brock of Richmond and the late Larry Brock.
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3 NASCAR tracks swap dates in '09
By MIKE HARRIS AP Auto Racing Writer
      Ladies and gentlemen, rearrange your calendars! Three NASCAR tracks will swap dates on the 2009 Sprint Cup schedule released Tuesday. Atlanta Motor Speedway will move its fall race from October to Labor Day weekend, with Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.
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A SURE SIGN FALL IS APPROACHING
      Letcher County Central High School quarterback Charlie Banks directed his team's offense during a scrimmage on August 15. The Cougars will open their 2008 football season against Harlan County in the Alumni Bowl at Ermine on August 29.
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Olympian has ties to Letcher
      A man with Letcher County connections was the captain of the U.S. Olympic Team for Judo. Brian Olson has now participated in four Olympic Games and 25 years of competition.
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WINS TOP PRIZE
      Phillip Little (left) of Big Cowan was named the winner of the Evinrude Ultimate Fantasy Fishing Contest at a ceremony August 15 in Charleston, S.C. Little brought home prizes worth more than $60,000, including a 2008 Ranger Z520 boat, a 250-h.p.
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FISHING CHAMPS
      Winners of the Isom Day bass fishing tournament are (left to right) Scott Caudill and Scott Fields, third place; Phillip Craft and Jeremy Osborne, second place; and Allen K. Stump and Robert Hatfield, first place and big bass.
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