Newton Citizen

Danica Patrick tunes out critics and naysayers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Danica Patrick raced 513 laps around Darlington Raceway last weekend. What did you do?.

Salem's Wright finishes an ultra-close 2nd

JEFFERSON -- Salem's Dontavius Wright came up short of winning the Class AAAA 800-meter run, finishing .33 second behind Greenbrier's Brandon Coombs at Jefferson Memorial Stadium.

Closers no more: several big names demoted in May

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Closer by committee is taking on new meaning during this mix-and-match May.. Big names like Heath Bell and Francisco Cordero recently lost their ninth-inning jobs. Same with a handful of others around baseball, including Oakland's Grant Balfour just this past week. Both Los Angeles

Sawgrass course remains a mystery

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- After combing through some of golf's meaningless statistics, this might be the best explanation for how Matt Kuchar won The Players Championship:. He didn't empty all of his golf balls into the water when he played the island-green 17th hole in the final round

Rockdale's Clark signs with Jacksonville

CONYERS -- Kree Clark capped a stellar senior year last Thursday. Clark, who won the Class AAAA state championship in the discus throw (140-10) and was fourth in the shot put at 39-10.75, signed a track and field scholarship with Jacksonville University.

Child run over in accident

A 3-year-old boy was hurt Saturday when he was accidentally run over.

Indian Creek principal wins award

Dr. Renee Mallard, principal of Indian Creek Middle School, was awarded the Georgia State University Principals Center's Joe Richardson Award for the 2011-12 school year.