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Photo: Susan Cross of Atlanta jogs toward the finisher's table to turn in her tag after running in the Firecracker 5000 race outside Shelter Cove Mall on Saturday morning.
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LaFleur, Elliott win 24th annual Firecracker 5000

Michelle LaFleur, her skin pink from the morning Hilton Head Island sun, gently rubbed her face while trying to gather her thoughts. How many times has she won the annual Firecracker 5000, she wondered? (full story)

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Hilton Head Aquatics relay team breaks 28-year-old state record

For the past year, four girls who make up the Hilton Head Aquatics' 800-meter freestyle relay team had been waiting patiently for their chance to break a South Carolina state record. (full story)

American Legion: Smith pushes Ospreys to key win over Goose Creek

It'd be silly to think that Weldon Smith -- or any player, for that matter -- relishes going hitless in his first two at-bats. In fact, the Beaufort Ospreys shortstop can't stand when it happens. (full story)

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American Legion: Heat loses on road

SENIOR AMERICAN LEGION (full story)

Annual Firecracker 5000 runs today

What: The 24th annual Hilton Head Firecracker 5000 Road Race and Fun Walk (full story)

Area Dixie baseball teams headed to state tournaments

Four of the five local Dixie baseball district tournaments have been decided, but there's plenty of baseball left to be played for the fortunate winners. (full story)

Title-clinching win caps Beaufort's Dixie Boys comeback

It pretty much played out how Beaufort Dixie Boys coach Mike Smith had feared, with the little things biting both Beaufort and Bluffton during Thursday's district title game at Burton Wells Recreation Park. (full story)

Tools for Stanley's success

When Kyle Stanley made the decision last month to cut his tremendous collegiate golf career short and turn pro, folks lined up to help the Clemson University star get his professional career off the ground. (full story)

Legion roundup: Ospreys game moved back to Beaufort

From staff reports (full story)

Dixie Boys Baseball: Topsy-turvy district down to wire

It's not that Joel Fickes ordinarily gets nervous in a tight spot, but after a knee injury kept him off the field for most of this week's Dixie Boys district tournament at Burton Wells Recreation Park, he wasn't sure how he would respond in a clutch situation. (full story)