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Powerlifting program welcomed to USD 247
Make way for powerlifting! The USD 247 Board of Education unanimously approved adding the sport to its winter schedule at their meeting this week. Spearheading the movement to add the sport was junior student Braxtyn Renn, who initially requested the addition at the September board meeting. - photo by Aaron Pyle
CHEROKEE, Kan. — Southeast High School's winter sports lineup is about to get a whole lot heavier, thanks to a passionate student’s relentless advocacy, which inspired the USD 247 Board of Education to unanimously greenlight powerlifting as the district's newest competitive sport.