PILOT ROCK — When Alex Anderson walks through the halls of Pilot Rock High School, not one of his peers knows what the young man is all about. In simple terms, he is a badass.

Anderson, 15, is a first degree black belt in taekwondo, and has been since the month before his eighth birthday.

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Annie Fowler is a graduate of Southern Oregon University and has work in the newspaper business for 35-plus years. She has covered everything from baseball to wrestling.

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