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A/C earns two Marawood wins with sweep of Phillips

A/C earns two Marawood wins with sweep of Phillips
CLUTCH HIT - Carson Folz delivers a key hit in the fourth inning against Edgar. The single drove in Brody Denzine and kept the home team within striking distance. STAFF PHOTO/NATHANIEL UNDERWOOD
A/C earns two Marawood wins with sweep of Phillips
CLUTCH HIT - Carson Folz delivers a key hit in the fourth inning against Edgar. The single drove in Brody Denzine and kept the home team within striking distance. STAFF PHOTO/NATHANIEL UNDERWOOD

A season sweep of the Phillips Loggers helped the Abbotsford/Colby baseball team go .500 over the past week. The co-op defeated the Loggers in both their contests to notch their first conference wi...

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On the trail, Governor candidate Mandela Barnes makes campaign stop at We Grow, talks costs, challenges, opportunities
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Cmdr. Crystal Schaefer renders a salute as she enters the change-of-command ceremony of USS Constitution. PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 1ST CLASS RAYMOND MINAMI
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