Tag: High School

Sports on a Leap Day?! Youbetcha! – This DiSH for Feb. 29

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In 1976, Richard Petty dominated the Carolina 500 in Rockingham, NC

In 1940, Jimmy Demeret won his third straight golf tournament within 11 days. 

And in 1964, the Big O and Jerry Lucas combined for a 40-40 performance. 

Also in 1964, the longest high school game in history. But there’s more to the story than just that. 

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Jim Thorpe Stripped of his Olympic Medals – This DiSH for Jan. 26

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In 1913, Olympic Decathlete and Pentathlete Jim Thorpe was stripped of his Gold medals. It was a wrong that wouldn’t be completely corrected for 110 years! 

In 1983, Cheryl Miller scored 105 points in a high school basketball game, overshadowing her brother Reggie’s 40 point night. 

Here’s the link referenced in the audio: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iy6C0ZWPHqU

And in 2020, Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others were killed when the helicopter they were in crashed in Calabasas, California.

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