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The W-DC baseball team had reason to celebrate on their way to a second place finish at the state tournament in June 2021. Photo contributed by Doug Dutke
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Mikaela Malone competes in the long jump for Wadena-Deer Creek at the Class A state track and field championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at St. Michael-Albertville High School. (Meghan Perry / Pioneer Journal)
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Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverine Madison Packer returns the ball Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, in Little Falls in the No. 1 singles match. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
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Ashley Lepinski celebrates a kill in a game against Pequot Lakes Tuesday, Aug. 31. Michael Johnson/Pioneer Journal
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Ninth-grader Amber Collins races at the Johanna Olson Invite in Wadena. Rebecca Mitchell/Pioneer Journal
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Coach Terry Olson leads a group of Wadena-Deer Creek athletes on a cross-country skiing trail at Blacks Grove Park in March 2018. Contributed / Wadena-Deer Creek Schools
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Celebration pile after the Kobe Snyder walk off single over Holdingford to send WDC Gold to championship game in July 2021. Photo contributed by Doug Dutke
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Connor Davis and Isaac Hamann celebrate a big base hit in July 2021 on way to the championship game. Photo contributed by Doug Dutke
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Bluffton Brave members shake hands with injured catcher Cory Odland as the game concluded after Midway was forced to forfeit the game. Michael Johnson/Pioneer Journal
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The Wadena Legion team is pictured with their third-place trophy at the Division II Senior American Legion State Baseball Tournament in Sacred Heart. Photo contributed by Jill Davis