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Lawrence’s Marley Sutter (22) is surrounded by her teammates after her game-winning goal. After losing to Free State, 1-0, earlier in the season, the Lions defeated the Firebirds, 1-0, in the first round of the Class 6A regional tournament on Monday at Youth Sports, Inc.

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Firebird pitcher Kelson Boyer throws to first in a pick-off attempt against a SW West runner during a game at Free State on Monday.

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Tracy Williams is the Lawrence school district’s new staff wellness coordinator. Friday at school district headquarters, 110 McDonald Drive, she joined other district employees in a variety of activities and a healthy luncheon.

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Free State center fielder Nick Hassig, right, dives for a fly ball in the Firebirds game against SW West at Free State Monday. At left is Firebird shortstop Hunter Scheib.

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The ball slips away from Free State’s Hunter Scheib, left. After a sloppy start, Free State beat SM West, 9-2, on Monday at FSHS.

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Firebird soccer player Mac Liebl (1) goes for the ball against Lawrence Lions Marley Sutter, in a 6A regional game at YSI fields Monday.

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Pictured, from left, are Kristen Finger, 13, and Jonnie Finger, both of Lawrence, and Ethan Johnson, 11, and Kimberly Johnson, also from Lawrence. Kristen and Ethan wrote the winning responses to the Lawrence Journal-World’s annual Mother’s Day essay contest. Jonnie Finger is a teacher for Veritas Christian School, and Kimberly Johnson works for Kansas University’s Energy Balance Laboratory.

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Chris Edmonds greets some of her family’s horses in the pasture below their home, located northwest of Clinton Lake.

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A background of redbud trees frames a metal windsock at the home of Chris and Steve Edmonds.

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Chris (pictured above) and Steve Edmonds live on the northwest side of Clinton Lake. Their property blends into the landscape with its unique design and use of native limestone pulled from the construction site. The limestone was also used to create flowerbeds, steps and numerous retaining walls on the south side of the home.

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Lawrence High golfer Spencer Scott, left, and Free State’s Seth McCauley visit on the No. 8 hole during the Lawrence Invitational. Scott won the individual title at the event Wednesday at Alvamar Public.

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Valerie Switzler, left, and her daughter MayAnne Mitchell, right, will graduate together on Friday from Haskell Indian Nations University. Switzler will be getting a bachelor’s degree in American Indian studies, and Mitchell will earn her associate’s degree in business administration. At center is Mitchell’s daughter and Switzler’s granddaughter Alena Mitchell, 4.

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Veritas Christian’s Stephen May competes at the Veritas Invitational golf tournament Tuesday at Alvamar Public.

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Seniors from each Lawrence high school will be eligible to win a 1994 Honda del Sol by attending the Project Graduation party May 25. Representing their schools are, from left, seniors Erika O’Shea, Bishop Seabury Academy; Marie Fattaahi and Isaiah Dover, Veritas Christian School; Taylor Bussinger, Lawrence High; and Tristan Willits, Free State.

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Tracy Williams, is the school district's new staff wellness coordinator. Friday at the school district headquarters she joined other district employees in a variety of activities and a healthy luncheon.

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Andrew Stull, an environmental health specialist for the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, conducts a food inspection Monday in the cafeteria at Woodlawn School, 508 Elm St. The county department is beginning the inspection program in conjunction with Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

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Employees with Kerr Athletics, of Atchison, put down the new artificial turf on the Kansas University football team’s two new practice fields south of Memorial Stadium on Monday.

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Lawrence High School senior Alex Kim’s self-portrait was honored in the Congressional Art Competition. U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda presented Kim with a certificate Monday. It was the second time Kim’s work has been recognized in the competition.

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Tila Salas-Brooks, a member of the Yurok tribe and a freshman at Haskell Indian Nations University, performs a hoop dance for her traditional presentation during a Miss Haskell and Haskell Brave 2008-2009 pageant event last week. Students vying for the titles and the honor of representing the school must take part in a variety of competitions.

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KU law student Tracie Revis has had to battle Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer. But some of her worst experiences in the process have been in dealing with the health insurance system.

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