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Local grads help Crowder return to NJCAA World Series

Grand Junction, Colorado, here they come. Truman High School graduate Josh Patrick went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs as the Crowder College baseball team clinched a berth to the NJCAA Division I World Series for a second consecutive season on Sunday by defeating Delgado Community College 9-1 in the championship of the South Central District Tournament at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium in New Orleans.

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NEW CHALLENGE

As Kiersten Playter walked to the stage at William Chrisman High School to sign her national letter to compete in rowing at Kansas State University, it marked the end of an era for the three-sport student-athlete.

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