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Photo by Gary R. Rasberry/The Daily Standard

Coldwater's football head coach Chip Otten, right, receives a trophy from Sergeant First Class Badgett of the United States Army National Guard during the MaxPreps/National Guard Tour of Champions presentation on Monday at Coldwater High School. The Cavaliers are the only Ohio football team to be honored on the 50-school national tour.

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COLDWATER - The long parade of honors for Coldwater's football team finally culminated in a presentation by the high school sports web site MaxPreps.com and the United States Army National Guard on Monday in the auditeria at Coldwater High School. [More]
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