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March 8, 2025, may not be the most important date of Megan Bartlett’s life, but she probably added it to her list of favorites.
If you didn’t know, Megan Bartlett is the married name of the former Megan Ciolli, a three-sport athlete and 2001 Indiana Miss Softball Award winner at Terre Haute North High School a couple decades ago.
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