Buckshot | May 2017

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Chippewa Falls’Kailey Dresel
4 ON THE COVER
After his promising three-sport senior season was 14 Alumni Update
­sidetracked by a broken leg, Regis’Cody Osborn When Louisville, the second-ranked team
(right) is enjoying every minute he has left in the country, gets in a jam, it turns to
Memorial graduate Jake Sparger
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director, is adding his own flavor to the the month
school and community’s rich tradition
19 Whistleblowers
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Editorial contact: [email protected].
Advertising contact: [email protected]. 20 Coach Speak
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