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WKU's Academic Competition Club was unofficially founded in November 2009 when three former Kentucky high school quizbowl players ([[Nick Conder]], [[Brian Riddle]], and Shawna Felkins) realized they went to the same school. The team became university-sanctioned in February 2010 and attended two tournaments in the 2009-10 season. The club has slowly grown over the last few seasons and recently started attracting attention from the school administration. The addition of dual-enrolled students from the [[Gatton Academy]], an elite high school on WKU's campus, has enhanced the team's performance in recent years.
 
WKU's Academic Competition Club was unofficially founded in November 2009 when three former Kentucky high school quizbowl players ([[Nick Conder]], [[Brian Riddle]], and Shawna Felkins) realized they went to the same school. The team became university-sanctioned in February 2010 and attended two tournaments in the 2009-10 season. The club has slowly grown over the last few seasons and recently started attracting attention from the school administration. The addition of dual-enrolled students from the [[Gatton Academy]], an elite high school on WKU's campus, has enhanced the team's performance in recent years.
  
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==Performance==
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==Tournament Results==
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The WKU team regularly attends tournaments hosted by ACF and NAQT, in addition to other circuit tournaments that use pyramidal quizbowl questions. The team started off quite poorly, posting a losing record in each of its first three seasons. The arrival of [[Matthew Riggle]] in the 2012-13 season allowed the team to have a scoring threat other than Conder, which allowed them to post top bracket finishes at 2012 ACF Fall and 2013 SCT. With the addition of [[Alex Malone]], WKU managed a 10th place finish in Division II at the [[2013 ICT]]. In February 2014, a car driven by Riggle with 4 other WKU players in it was involved in a non-injury accident traveling to [[SCT]] in Lexington, KY. While nobody was hurt, this incident forced the D1 and D2 teams to combine, left the team without Riggle for the event, and forced the D1 team to forfeit their first 3 matches in the tournament. Despite these obstacles, WKU won 6 of 7 games they actually played to take 2nd place. This would qualify WKU for [[2014 ICT]] where they would defeat RPI, Michigan State, and Louisville to secure a tie for 23rd in Division I.
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|-
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! Date
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! Name
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! Place
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! Roster
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! Stats
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|-
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| 03/30/14
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| [[2014 College History Bowl]]
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| 15th
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| [[Ella Shipp]], [[Nick Conder]], [[Matthew Riggle]], [[Aaron Whitehead]]
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| [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/2208/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t19]
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|-
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| 03/29/14
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| [[2014 ICT]]
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| 24th
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| [[Will Walters]], [[Ella Shipp]], [[Nick Conder]], [[Matthew Riggle]], [[Aaron Whitehead]]
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| [http://naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=62587]
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|-
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| 02/22/14
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| [[2014 ACF Regionals|ACF Regionals South at WKU]]
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| 3rd
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| [[Alex Malone]], [[Ella Shipp]], [[Matthew Riggle]]
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| [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1955/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t1]
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|-
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| 02/09/14
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| [[2014 SCT|2014 Mideast SCT]]
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| 2nd
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| [[Nick Conder]], [[Ella Shipp]], [[Aaron Whitehead]], [[Alex Malone]], [[Will Walters]]
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| [http://naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=62242]
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|-
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| 11/16/13
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| [[DRAGOON|DRAGOON at Alabama]]
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| 6th
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| [[Matthew Riggle]], [[Nick Conder]]
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1931/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t4]
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|-
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| 11/03/13
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| [[2013 ACF Fall|ACF Fall Southeast at Georgia Tech]]
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| 6th
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| [[Alex Malone]], [[Nick Conder]], [[Ella Shipp]], [[Matthew Riggle]]
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1662/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t14]
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|-
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| 10/12/13
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| [[MFT|MFT at WKU]]
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| 3rd
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| [[Alex Malone]], [[Ella Shipp]]
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| [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1568/stats/complete_w_final/teamdetail/#t10]
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|-
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| 09/21/13
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| [[2013 Collegiate Novice|Collegiate Novice at Kentucky]]
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| 1st
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| [[Ella Shipp]], [[Mark Reeves]], [[Terence Donohue]], [[Kassie Tuck]]
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| [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1594/stats/all_games_%5Bfixed_2%5D/teamdetail/#t7]
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|-
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| 04/13/13
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| [[2013 ICT]]
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| 10th (DII)
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| [[Alex Malone]], [[Nick Conder]], [[Matthew Riggle]], [[Cole Phelps]]
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| [http://naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=50329]
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|-
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| 03/03/13
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| [[2013 WIT|WIT at WKU]]
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| 3rd
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| [[Matthew Riggle]], [[Nick Conder]], [[Joey Wallace]]
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| [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1324/stats/full_stats/teamdetail/#t5]
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|-
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| 02/23/13
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| [[2013 ACF Regionals|ACF Regionals at WUSTL]]
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| 2nd
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| [[Matthew Riggle]], [[Nick Conder]], [[Terence Donohue]]
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| [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1300/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t7]
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|-
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| 02/09/13
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| [[2013 SCT|2013 Region 5 SCT]]
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| 4th (DII)
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| [[Matthew Riggle]], [[Nick Conder]], [[Cole Phelps]], [[Terence Donohue]], [[Joey Wallace]]
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| [http://naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=48161]
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|-
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| 11/03/12
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| [[2012 ACF Fall|2012 ACF Fall]]
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| 7th
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| [[Matthew Riggle]], [[Nick Conder]], [[Cole Phelps]], [[Tommy Graven]]
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| [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1744/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t7]
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|-
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| 10/13/12
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| [[QUARK|2012 QUARK at Alabama]]
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| 4th
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| [[Matthew Riggle]], [[Nick Conder]], [[Joey Wallace]]
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| [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1112/stats/final/teamdetail/#t4]
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|-
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| 10/06/12
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| [[IFT|2012 IFT at Athens, GA]]
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| 8th
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| [[Nick Conder]], [[Cole Phelps]]
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| [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/1095/stats/ift_full_stats/teamdetail/#t8]
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|-
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| 04/14/12
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| [[2012 MUT|2012 MUT at Illinois]]
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| 15th
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| [[Nick Conder]], [[Joey Wallace]]
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| [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/974/stats/overall/teamdetail/#t10]
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|-
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| 03/03/12
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| [[2012 Peaceful Resolution]]
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| 10th
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| [[Nick Conder]], [[Cole Phelps]], [[Terence Donohue]], [[Joey Wallace]]
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| [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/913/stats/combined/teamdetail/#t2]
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|-
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| 02/04/12
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| [[2012 SCT|2012 Region 9 SCT]]
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| 2nd (DII)
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| [[Nick Conder]], [[Joey Wallace]], [[Aaron Daley]]
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| [http://naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=39062]
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|-
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| 11/06/11
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| [[2011 ACF Fall|2011 ACF Fall South at Alabama]]
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| 7th
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| [[Nick Conder]], [[Brian Riddle]], [[Terence Donohue]]
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| [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/149/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t3]
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|-
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| 10/08/11
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| [[2011 MOO|2011 Missiles of October at Virginia]]
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| 9th
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| [[Nick Conder]], [[Brian Riddle]], [[Cole Phelps]]
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| [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/51/stats/combined_stats/teamdetail/#t0]
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|-
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|}
  
 
==Tournaments Hosted==
 
==Tournaments Hosted==
  
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WKU hosts several high school tournaments a year, with the centerpiece usually being the fall WKU Hilltopper Invitational. The team also hosts an annual JV tournament on SCOP Novice questions, in addition to several mirrors of college tournaments each year. In 2013 WKU played host to the NAQT Kentucky State Championship.
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WKU hosts several high school tournaments a year, with the centerpiece usually being the fall WKU Hilltopper Invitational.
  
 
==Current Players==
 
==Current Players==

Revision as of 19:24, 16 April 2014

Western Kentucky University is a large public university located in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

History

WKU's Academic Competition Club was unofficially founded in November 2009 when three former Kentucky high school quizbowl players (Nick Conder, Brian Riddle, and Shawna Felkins) realized they went to the same school. The team became university-sanctioned in February 2010 and attended two tournaments in the 2009-10 season. The club has slowly grown over the last few seasons and recently started attracting attention from the school administration. The addition of dual-enrolled students from the Gatton Academy, an elite high school on WKU's campus, has enhanced the team's performance in recent years.

Tournament Results

Date Name Place Roster Stats
03/30/14 2014 College History Bowl 15th Ella Shipp, Nick Conder, Matthew Riggle, Aaron Whitehead [1]
03/29/14 2014 ICT 24th Will Walters, Ella Shipp, Nick Conder, Matthew Riggle, Aaron Whitehead [2]
02/22/14 ACF Regionals South at WKU 3rd Alex Malone, Ella Shipp, Matthew Riggle [3]
02/09/14 2014 Mideast SCT 2nd Nick Conder, Ella Shipp, Aaron Whitehead, Alex Malone, Will Walters [4]
11/16/13 DRAGOON at Alabama 6th Matthew Riggle, Nick Conder [5]
11/03/13 ACF Fall Southeast at Georgia Tech 6th Alex Malone, Nick Conder, Ella Shipp, Matthew Riggle [6]
10/12/13 MFT at WKU 3rd Alex Malone, Ella Shipp [7]
09/21/13 Collegiate Novice at Kentucky 1st Ella Shipp, Mark Reeves, Terence Donohue, Kassie Tuck [8]
04/13/13 2013 ICT 10th (DII) Alex Malone, Nick Conder, Matthew Riggle, Cole Phelps [9]
03/03/13 WIT at WKU 3rd Matthew Riggle, Nick Conder, Joey Wallace [10]
02/23/13 ACF Regionals at WUSTL 2nd Matthew Riggle, Nick Conder, Terence Donohue [11]
02/09/13 2013 Region 5 SCT 4th (DII) Matthew Riggle, Nick Conder, Cole Phelps, Terence Donohue, Joey Wallace [12]
11/03/12 2012 ACF Fall 7th Matthew Riggle, Nick Conder, Cole Phelps, Tommy Graven [13]
10/13/12 2012 QUARK at Alabama 4th Matthew Riggle, Nick Conder, Joey Wallace [14]
10/06/12 2012 IFT at Athens, GA 8th Nick Conder, Cole Phelps [15]
04/14/12 2012 MUT at Illinois 15th Nick Conder, Joey Wallace [16]
03/03/12 2012 Peaceful Resolution 10th Nick Conder, Cole Phelps, Terence Donohue, Joey Wallace [17]
02/04/12 2012 Region 9 SCT 2nd (DII) Nick Conder, Joey Wallace, Aaron Daley [18]
11/06/11 2011 ACF Fall South at Alabama 7th Nick Conder, Brian Riddle, Terence Donohue [19]
10/08/11 2011 Missiles of October at Virginia 9th Nick Conder, Brian Riddle, Cole Phelps [20]

Tournaments Hosted

WKU hosts several high school tournaments a year, with the centerpiece usually being the fall WKU Hilltopper Invitational.

Current Players

The WKU team also uses Gatton Academy students in college tournaments, due to the fact that the Gatton educational program consists of their students taking a full course load of WKU classes alongside regular college students. Some of these players play for WKU on a regular basis, while others prefer high school quizbowl and only appear from time to time.

Former Players
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