Barstow Youth Football team stretches towards Super Bowl

BARSTOW ? The Barstow Youth Football Jr. Micro team will be riding in style on Sunday morning.
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Kansans Donate $146,000 For Troop Visits

Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of Kansans, 430 National Guard soldiers will be home for Christmas.
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Pace prepped for semifinal

Pace High School squares off tonight against Nease at Ponta Vedra Beach in a state 4A semifinal football matchup.
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City?s armory scene of tearful goodbyes

Dozens of National Guard soldiers boarded three charter buses on a frigid Thursday morning outside the Penn Street Armory as families watched them leave for training to prepare for a mission in Afghanistan.
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All tickets at Naples High for Naples-Cocoa football playoff game sold out

The 700 tickets sent to Naples High School for the state semifinal football playoff game at Cocoa on Friday night have been sold. Those fans who are going to the game without tickets will be able to buy them at the game on Friday night.
From: www.naplesnews.com

Non-profits avoid street solicitation ban for now

The Knoxville City Council voted Tuesday night to table a vote on proposed legislation that would ban charitable solicitation in city streets.
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Gridiron Club sponsoring buses

The Allegany Gridiron Club will be sponsoring charter buses to the Maryland Class 1A state championship football game between Allegany and Dunbar, which is Saturday, Dec. 8, noon, at M and T Bank Stadium.
From: www.times-news.com