"William (Bill) Sorensen" was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand national rugby league team/his country in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup/1954, 1957 Rugby League World Cup/1957 and 1960 Rugby League World Cup/1960 World Cups. His brother Dave Sorensen/Dave also played for the Kiwis as did two of his nephews; Dane Sorensen/Dane and Kurt Sorensen/Kurt.

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The thing that makes it impressive is it's pretty much all of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. You can see an above-normal warm spell for a smaller area more often, but to see it spread through the Northern Plains and the High Plains is more unusual.

The other fights have more money. At this point, Virgil isn't trying to prove too much to anybody. It's about what makes the most sense (financially).