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Brewton-Parker’s Wrestling Saint: The squared circle can be a pulpit

Brewton-Parker College wrestler Hunter Young leaps over an opponent in his alter ego, "The Wrestling Saint." Young, a senior, is a Christian Studies major contemplating entering the ministry. YOUTUBE SCREEN GRAB

Posted Tuesday, October 22, 2019 12:21 pm

Jay Sanders

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Brewton-Parker College, evangelism, wrestling

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Brewton-Parker’s Wrestling Saint: The squared circle can be a pulpit

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