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Flagstaff resident Kaitlyn Verfuerth is active in the local community as a town disabilities commissioner and as the girls’ tennis coach at Flagstaff High. But come May, Verfuerth will tackle a new challenge, as qualifying for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro heats up. (Video by Kerry Crowley/Cronkite News)

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Flagstaff’s Verfuerth charging toward third Paralympic Games appearance

by Kerry Crowley, Cronkite News
April 27, 2016

<h1>Flagstaff’s Verfuerth charging toward third Paralympic Games appearance</h1>
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