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Reuben's Final Thoughts on the 2011 High School Football Season
Finally, I get around to posting my final high school football blog of the 2011 football season. The big highlights were Pinecrest getting in the playoffs and Scotland High going undefeated and winning the 4A state football championship. I knew Scotland would go far, but back in August, I didn't ...
Union Pines Jazz Band at Mellow Mushroom Wednesday, December 14!
Union Pines Jazz Band at Mellow Mushroom Wednesday, December 14!
Come out and enjoy the music of the Union Pines Jazz Band as they perform at Mellow Mushroom in Southern Pines on December 14th from 7-9pm. 10% of all sales will go to the Union Pines Band in this fundraising event. A wonderful way to spend the evening with your ...
Meet Mason Miller, Wrestler of the Week!
Our Copperhead Wrestler of the Week is Mason Miller. Mason is a 5th grade student at Sand Hills Farm Life elementary. Mason's favorite subject is math. Mason has one brother. Given his choice Mason will step up to the Wii over a PS3 or XBox. Mason's favorite TV show is ...
Letter to Santa from Domino
Dear Santa: My name is Domino. I have been living at the Moore Humane Society. Although they take very good care of me, I would like to ask you for a family this Christmas. I am a black/white female cat approximately 1 to 2 years old. I am so, so ...
The Reuben Davis Blog: High School Conference Realignment, Take Two
About a month or so ago. I wrote a blog post in regards to high school attendance figures, the state high school football playoffs, and the upcoming 2013-2017 realignment. Recently, the NCHSAA in collaboration with SAS Institute, released a computer generated model of what conferences would look like for the ...
Choral Society Concert SOLD OUT
The Moore County Choral Society (MCCS) 2011 holiday concert scheduled for Sunday December 4th in Owens Auditorium at Sandhills Community College has sold out. For thirty-seven years, friends and family have ushered in the holidays at the Moore County Choral Society’s annual holiday concert. Once again our community has generously ...
Reuben's 2011 High School Football Predictions -- State Championship Finals
Well, this is the week that all teams shoot for when they begin the pre-season practices, the opportunity to play for a state championship. 16 teams will be playing in eight state title games, and only one team from an area conference remains, the undefeated Scotland County Fighting Scots. Last ...
Christmas: The Scariest Time of Year
Well, Christmas is upon us - again - and unlike years gone by, I wanted to give my readers, assuming I have any, enough time to circulate the column that I think expresses the reason that our culture hates Christmas as it does. While there may be numbers of reasons ...
Moore Humane Doggie Holiday Plea
All we want for Christmas is... a warm, safe home, a soft cushy bed, and a big chewy bone." "All we want for Christmas is... to snuggle next to you, lick your face, and we promise not to chew your shoe" "All we want for Christmas is... a yard to ...
Moore Humane Holiday Events, please join us.
Moore Humane will have adoptable cats/kittens in the catroom at PetsMart for the entire month of December. Please stop down and find your new family member. We have many who are looking for their fur-ever homes. Moore Humane will be at PetsMart on December 3rd and 4th, we have the ...
Reuben's 2011 High School Football Predictions -- Regional Finals
Happy Thanksgiving! This week, 32 high school football teams across North Carolina are still thankful they are practicing and continuing to work hard towards a state title. Last week, I went 3-1 (75%), bringing my season record to 149-26 (85.1%). I wound up missing the West Montgomery-Monroe game. This week, ...
Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Snakeden Classic this past Saturday. There were quite a few Moore County wrestlers who got their first "club competition" experience which is a very good thing. Our next event features a 5-match guarantee; the Moore County Scramble is December 10th. Be ...
You have been waiting all week for this...
Copperheads' WOW Our Team Fang Wrestler of the Week is Wyatt Thunberg. Wyatt is a first grade student at Grace Christian School. Wyatt's favorite subject is Math. He has one sister. Wyatt choice of gaming systems is the Wii. His favorite TV show is Transformers. Wyatt likes to hit a ...
Reuben's 2011 High School Football Predictions -- Third Round Playoffs
Four teams with area ties still remain in the 2011 high school football playoffs. Scotland keeps rolling along as does Albemarle, while West Montgomery and Douglas Byrd remain to play another game. And, which of these teams will be playing in state championship games in December? Out of the five ...
Wrestlers of the Week: Nov 7-11
Our Team Fang Wrestler of the Week is Collin Van Cleave. Collin is 4th grade student at Sandhills Farm Life Elementary. Collin's favorite subject is science. He has one sister and one brother. His brother is a Union Pines Viking wrestler. Collin's choice of gaming system is the X-box. His ...
Robert Jeffress had it Right: Let Mormon’s Speak for Themselves
Sometimes, it helps to just keep ones mouth shut and let people “hang” themselves,” as my dad says, and such is the case with the recent incident of Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church, Dallas, for calling Mormonism a “cult.” Since that statement, the detractors of the Christian Faith ...
Text and help the Union Pines Band win grant for new instruments
Text and help the Union Pines Band win grant for new instruments
The Union Pines Band is in desperate need of new instruments. A picture is truly worth a thousand words so please take time to watch this video and help the Union Pines Band by texting 109484 to 73774 daily until the end of November. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_VpNPFk9WI You can also vote via ...
Reuben's 2011 High School Football Predictions -- Second Round Playoffs
A bunch of teams from the three area conferences (Yadkin Valley 1A, Cape Fear Valley 3A and Southeastern 4A) had their seasons come to an end last Friday night. Only one of six (Scotland County) teams from the SE 4A survived the first round. Last week, I did manage a ...
1st & 2nd year Wrestlers Scrimmage this Weekend
Sunday afternoon at UPHS the Copperheads will host a scrimmage for 1st and 2nd year K-8 wrestlers. Participation is limited coaches, so contact Coach Bartram as soon as possible to lock in your slots. For complete information, including times, registration, and contact procedures, on this event and other novice/rookie events ...
Copperheads Wrestlers of the Week Oct 31 - Nov 4th
See Original Article Congratulations to John Henry Sosa and Jonathan Ross on their selections as our wrestlers of the week. You can view the article by clicking the link above.
