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Nevada City native Matt DiBenedetto and the Nascar Xfinity Series engaged in a fierce battle at the Darlington Raceway for Saturday’s Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200. DiBendetto finished 23rd in the race, with Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing emerging victorious, snapping a 98-race winless streak. Jones beat Chase Elliot by 1.105 seconds in a thrilling finish.

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The University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies women’s basketball team clinched its 12th NCAA National Championship in program history by defeating the South Carolina Gamecocks 82-59 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Senior guard Azzi Fudd performed excellently, scoring 24 points and earning the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player award. “We as coaches felt like Azzi was the key to the tournament.” UConn coach Geno Auriemma said after the game.

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Bear River baseballThe Bear River Bruins (7-3), 1-3) traveled to Marysville Wednesday afternoon to take on the Marysville Indians (3-11-1, 1-5). In a close game, the Bruins lost 2-1 to the Indians. Marysville took the lead early with an RBI single in the 1st inning. They extended their lead with another run in the 3rd inning, putting them ahead 2-0. The Bruins fought back in the 5th inning, with Ben Barley’s double bringing in Seamus McKeown for their first and only run.

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High Limit RacingOn Saturday at the Central Raceway Arizona, Grass Valley native Brad Sweet picked up his second win of the season in High Limit Racing. As reported by highlimitracing.com, the Avanti Duel in the Desert at Central Arizona Raceway was a battle of wills. Kasey Kahne, in control of his own destiny, led the opening 10 laps, only to be overtaken by Sweet in a nail-biting display of skill and strategy.

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On Friday afternoon, the Bear River Bruins (7-2, 1-2) beat the Lincoln Zebras (7-3, 4-1) in Lincoln 3-0 behind Kaden Nicholls’ strong pitching performance. Nicholls struck out 15 batters in six shutout innings. The Bruins wasted no time in getting on the scoreboard, executing a strong offensive strategy in the first inning. The first run came from an RBI single from Cooper Lunsford, allowing Ben Barley to score.