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HEADED TO STATE Earleen Hinton
Oregon High School’s boys wrestling team is headed to the Class 1A state quarterfinals after defeating Newman 39-30 on Feb. 25 at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon. The Hawks will face Tolono Unity at 7 p.m. Friday in the state quarterfinals at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. Story on page 19. One section • 24 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column................................. 4 Classifieds..................................22-23 Colbert Column...............................21
Otto Column...................................... 4 Property Transfers............................ 8 Sports.................................... 10, 15-21
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