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By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire 

The numbers tell the story of Justin Allgaier’s impressive victory in last Saturday’s Mahindra ROXOR 200 at Darlington Raceway.

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire  

The fastest truck won Friday’s Dead On Tools 200 at Darlington Raceway, but not without much ado between the green flag and the checkers.

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire

Executing a decisive bash-and-run on the next-to-last-lap of Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, Joey Logano wrested the lead from William Byron and ended a NASCAR Cup Series 40-race winless streak dating to March of 2021 at the Bristol Dirt Track.

The North Greenville baseball team won its fourth consecutive Conference Carolinas Tournament championship in dramatic fashion, defeating Mount Olive, 7-6 in extra innings. 

With Conference Carolinas Pitcher of the Year Reece Fields on the mound, Mount Olive got on the board first in the bottom of the third with a sacrifice fly.

The Eastside baseball team will begin its quest for a state title this week, hosting Walhalla in round one of the Class AAAA playoffs.

The Eagles capped the regular season last week with a loss to rival Riverside, 11-10. 

“We lost a slug fest,” head coach Scott Erwin said, crediting his offense with a stellar night.

The North Greenville men’s volleyball team made history last week, topping Princeton in the first round of the NCAA National Collegiate Tournament, 3-0.

Former Riverside standout Brody Fahr continues his stellar sophomore season for the Presbyterian Blue Hose, now hitting .305 for the year. The Blue Hose were in action last weekend against James Madison University, taking two out of three games in the series.

Several local student athletes had strong showings at the Greenville County Track and Field Championships last week.

Blake Pressley led the way for the Eastside boys, securing first place in the shot put and discus events.