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If experience means anything, then the three Hibbing High School cross country runners who qualified for the state meet will stand out today. Seniors Tatum Garrity will be making her fourth appearance at state and senior Joel Johnson will be making his third appearance. The other — senior Sam Saccoman — is making his second trip to state.  

Juniper Elementary students, front row from left, Christopher Vetterick, Angela Acevedo, Daimon Lancaster, and back row, Kai Sams, Sophia Kea-Armstrong and Alice Lulich sing a song by John Philip Sousa as part of a patriotic assembly at the school in Bend on Friday.  

Two 15-year-olds have handed a petition signed by over 1,300 people to the Welsh Assembly calling for extra train services to north Pembrokeshire. Joanne Griffiths and Sam Faulkner have received backing from businesses and residents for their call for greater use of Fishguard station. There is one train a day in daylight hours but the assembly government is considering plans to boost services.  

Sam Rogers ran for 99 yards and a touchdown, and tacked on another pair of scores on 82 yards passing as Hanover beat Henrico (1-5, 2-7) in a Capital District matchup. Rogers connected with Danny Trsic on TD passes of 6 and 17 yards, and Deane Cheatham punched in a 1-yard run for a score, and another from 4 yards out for the Hawks (3-2, 6-3).  

Sam Beluschok bowled a 300 in the second game of a 779 series during Monday Business League play at Valley Lanes. His first game was 245, and his third was a 234. Bob Jones rolled a 300 in the first game of a 717 series during Thursday Business League play at Redskin Lanes.  

The Federal Government yesterday(Friday, November 6) threatened to revoke the contract for the National Library project due to the delay by the contracting firm handling the project. Sam Egwu, Minister of Educationwho disclosed the position of government concerning the project ,expressed dissatisfaction over the manner in which the contracting firm, Renold Construction Company, (RCC) was handling the work. The intention to halt the project or review the contractual agreement was made known in Abuja ,

We actually started the oversight visits about three days ago. So far, we have visited a number of parastatals in the education sector and from what we have seen, there is a clear improvement in the implementation of the budget in 2009.   -Farouk Lawan

 

Author Veronica Sturman shared one of her fiction and non-fiction books with NSU Elementary Lab School's kindergarten classes that completed a unit learning about authors and illustrators who create books. On front row from Carey Johnson, Hannah Carnline, Griffin Bodie, Will Watley, Koda Deblieux, Laney Gleason-Pritts, Chase Edwards. On middle row are Gabe Castro, Finley Hines, Veronica Sturman and Sophia Brossett, On back row are Katelyn Bonnette, Nicholas Chapman, Hope McConathy, Caylyn Peddy, MaKayla S  

Martin Rogan part-blamed a recurrence of a neck injury for his second defeat to Sam Sexton in their Commonwealth heavyweight title fight at Belfast's Odyssey Arena. The Friday night clash had none of the controversy of the pair's first meeting in May. The Norwich fighter had taken the belt after a stormy first encounter at the same venue was stopped with Rogan's eye swollen shut - but only after the home favourite had dominated the eighth round and seemed to be closing on victory. The 38-year-old, 1  

Ah, November, when regular-season college football games serve as a de facto playoff. Or not. The biggest and most salient argument made by protectors of the bowl system has been that each week of the season serves as a playoff.