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15 months after a tornado hit, Shawnee’s YMCA Pool, and a state champion’s practice site, reopens
SHAWNEE, Okla. (KFOR) – A celebration like Saturday morning’s was made all the sweeter because the memories of what happened on this spot 15 months ago are still so fresh. A tornado that cut through the city hit nearby Oklahoma Baptist University, the local high school, dozens of homes and businesses, and the Troy and Dollie Smith Family YMCA.
Holiday’s ‘crazy’ journey from no college offers to Cards’ 3rd-round pick
ST. LOUIS — Considering the incredible, against-all-odds baseball journey that Brian Holiday has been on over the past three years — going from being a walk-on at tiny Florida SouthWestern State College to the even smaller College of Central Florida and finally to Oklahoma State — it was understandable why he experienced a state of shock on Monday when he became the third-round pick of the Cardinals in the 2024 MLB Draft.
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