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A single, empty seat at the head of Hampton’s bench was the focus of the night Friday as a gymnasium full of family and friends paid tribute to Coach Kyle Ediger, who was killed in a car/train accident earlier in the week.

A single, empty seat at the head of Hampton’s bench was the focus of the night Friday as a gymnasium full of family and friends paid tribute to Coach Kyle Ediger, who was killed in a car/train accident earlier in the week.

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‘Fly high, Coach Ediger’ The Hampton school and community suffered a devastating loss last week with the tragic death of Kyle Ediger, a 31-year-old teacher and coach who local residents say personified the Hawk Pride tradition. News of Ediger’s death late Tuesday night, Feb.