January-like weather forces Jon Alder gridders indoors
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November 14, 2019

January-like weather forces Jon Alder gridders indoors

By Tim Miller

Jonathan Alder’s Tabor Headings (17) covers Cam Smith (left) during a drill on Wednesday. The Pioneers practiced indoors due to the snow, ice and cold temperature on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

A blast of weather more reminiscent of January than the middle...

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