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Range runners Rowe, Mazurek, Palmeter find success in college

By PAT KRAUSE

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Some area coaches have said there have been times when graduating seniors who were good players for them would make comments that they were good high school athletes, but they didn’t think they could ever play at the college level.

Recently, three young athletes from our area have shattered that stereotype and even thrived in the college athletic environment.

Valerie Rowe and Zack Mazurek of Bessemer and Ironwood native Hannah Palmeter recently sat down with The Daily Globe and talked about their high school athletic careers and making the transition to...