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Eddie Robinson, James Higgins are rare triple threats

James Higgins of Connetquot, left, and Eddie Robinson

Photo credit: James Escher, Joseph D. Sullivan | James Higgins of Connetquot, left, and Eddie Robinson of Lawrence, right.

It should be called the triple play -- student-athletes who excel in three high school sports.

And just like the unassisted triple play -- one player accounting for all three outs -- the three-sport star is becoming a rarity.

In an era of skyrocketing college costs, more and more athletes are concentrating on one sport in hopes of earning a scholarship. So much so that three-sport stars...

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