Last week’s games produce couple of stalemates for Pigskin Pickers
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October 15, 2026

Last week’s games produce couple of stalemates for Pigskin Pickers

There were a couple of ties during last week’s Pigskin Pickers.

Sports editor Tim Miller and publisher Kevin Behrens both finished with 7-3 records.

The second stalemate is the fact that Miller is once again deadlocked with managing editor Chad Williamson (6-4 last week) for the best record to date ...

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