Mama draws another full house
BY Geoff Cox • Staff Writer
      MONTEREY — Last year The Mountain Mama Road Bike Challenge was postponed 30 minutes because of rain. This year the clouds settled into the valley on Friday and were still thick Friday night as riders reached town. Those camping in tents at Highland High School were treated to a damp night of rest.
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     Jacob Green of Big Valley caught this beautiful native brook trout, which was 12 and one-half inches long, while fishing in Highland County. Fishing with Jacob was his aunt Crystal Waybright, who Jacob claims, "Caught no fish!" (Record photo by Jim Jacenich)
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Pigskin report
By Mark Griffin
      Former Bath County High School football standout John Phillips has had a good first week of training camp with the Dallas Cowboys. Phillips, a sixth-round draft pick from the University of Virginia, is trying to earn a spot on the squad as a tight end and get ready for the Cowboys' pre-season games.
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     The line for the earth roasted beef served by the Mill Gap Ruritans at the fairgrounds was steady from 2 p.m. until they ran out of food at 7 p.m. serving Mountain Mama bikers and a strong local contingent.
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HIGHLAND MIXED LEAGUE
Summer League
      July 22, 2009 Slow Rollers — (24-12): Mac Hill, Austin Shepherd, Everett Marshall. High Rollers — (24-16): Gene Meyer, Sharon Harper, David Johnston. See them Pins — (21-19): Freda Bird, Sharon Doyle, Terry Gordon.
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     Members of the HHS golf team (l-r) Tyler Botkin, Dustin Chapman, Joey Brendel, Aaron King, and coach Don Ferrell attended golf camp at Green's Folly Golf Course in Halifax County last week. The team fine tuned their skills for the opening of the fall season next week. Botkin received second place trophies on both the pitching contest and the final tournament while Chapman was on the second-place captain's choice team. The camp was run by Elon College coach Chis Dockrill. (Recorder photo by Geoff Cox)
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     The Valley Hornets recently completed a successful t-ball season. Team members included (l-r): Matthew Keyser, Colin Maddock, coach David Keyser, Ryan Tierney, Kalyn Harmon, Wyatt Harmon and Jake McComb. Not pictured: Stephanie Gardener and coach Chrissy Harmon. (Photo courtesy Valley Hornets)
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