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Sports in Kentucky
Cats and Cards put on a show
      When 20 percent-shooting Edgar Sosa pulled up from more than 20 feet out to fire a shot Sunday, one could almost hear a collective gasp from Rick Pitino and Louisville fans. No! NO! … Three! Kentucky fans? If one imagined the Wildcats' half-million Internet assistant coaches we might have heard, "uh, oh!
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Boys take Belfry tourney
      The Letcher Central Cougar boys were on the road over the holidays playing in the Mountain Schoolboy Classic at Belfry. The tournament had teams from Sheldon Clark, Belfry, Christian Academy of Louisville, and Letcher Central.
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Coming: A Cup season with no 'King'
      Race fans know that when the ball dropped in New York City on New Year's Eve the beginning of another Sprint Cup season is just weeks away. The anticipation naturally begins to build for the green flag waving at Daytona next month, but this time the waving of the flag will include a little sadness as there will be no Petty Enterprises car in the starting field.
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Gabby's Fishing Fever
Spoon is overlooked
      One winter bass bait doesn't get as much use as the jig, but when used in the right place at the right time, it can be very effective. This bait is the jigging spoon. The jigging spoon is one of the oldest fishing baits in any angler's tackle box. The spoon has been around for a long time and comes in two different styles — the casting spoon and the jigging spoon.
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Lady Cougars on road for 4
      The Letcher County Central Lady Cougars' participation in the prestigious Beech Holiday Tournament, in Hendersonville, Tenn., the weekend following Christmas provided his young team with a valuable learning and growing experience, said coach Dickie Adams.
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     Three Letcher County Central High School football seniors have received all-state honors for the 2008 season. Receiving honorable mention were quarterback Charlie Banks, left, an offensive lineman Chase Knight (right). Punter Caleb Frazier was named to the all-state third team. The three are the first players from the new Letcher County Central to be named to an all-state team.
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