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Havre's Parsons stands out in summer basketball

There is no shortage of great young athletes here in Havre and one of the most impressive is Havre Middle School athlete Tanner Parsons.

Parsons is a three-sport standout that stars in football, basketball and baseball. The soon-to-be eighth grader at HMS had a busy summer, taking his talent on the hardwood across the country to places like Seattle and Las Vegas to play with some of the best young basketball players in the country.

After a try out in May, Parsons was selected to play for the Idaho select team and traveled with them to Seattle in...