Area baseball talent play in Georgia

07/07/11 Robert E. Lee pitcher Mike Gomez rounds the bases during a game earlier in the season. Gomez played for the Texas Trappers at the WWBA National Championshps in Georgia.

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Draft, Wilson held their own in Group AA competition

07/07/11 Stuarts Draft won a district title in girls' volleyball this past school year. / Mike Tripp/The News Leader Wilson Memorial shared the Southern Valley District title in football with Robert E. Lee this past school year.

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The war in words

07/16/11 Mary DeCredico has a thing for lost causes. Just look at her record on athletes. "I'm a Cleveland sports fan," quipped the Ohio native. Her affinity for Gen. Robert E. Lee falls into the same category. When she was a young child, his sullen image on a television series caught her eye. She wanted to know why he was so downtrodden, why he was surrendering. "I felt sorry for him," she said. It led ...

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