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In 2005, while writing for a (since discontinued) Gazette product called “The Slice,” I did a lengthy piece on the Brown Bombers, an all-Black semi-pro baseball team that won the 1949 City Championship. I spent hours doing research on the team and came up with a list of former Bombers — by now in their…

Every couple of months I have a beverage with my good friend, Fred Whitacre, and a few of our buddies at various establishments around town. During one of our most recent times together, Fred informed us that he and his lovely wife, Mary Anne, are moving to Jacksonville, Fla. The couple — they met as…

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Mussa Pene, football, Nebraska Kearney Pene, a 2020 Liberty High School graduate, will begin his freshman season this fall with the Lopers. He is listed on the team website as an “athlete” majoring in exercise science. Pene had a standout senior season at Liberty. He had 52 catches for 1,006 yards (19.3 per reception average)…

Jake Zink, soccer, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Zink, a 2018 Pine Creek High School graduate, will be in his redshirt sophomore season for the Mountain Lions this fall. A goalie, Zink appeared in two matches (both starts) last season. He recorded a shutout against Fort Lewis on Oct. 11. Two days later, the…

Lindsey Jin, volleyball, Colorado Mines Jin, a 2017 Pine Creek High School graduate, will be in her senior season for the Orediggers this fall. An outside hitter, she was third on the team in kills in 2019. She played in 28 of 32 games with 16 starts. She helped Mines to the finals of the…