Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Football players from Holt will be playing for Lindenwood, Eastern Illinois University, Southeast Missouri State University and Benedictine College next year.
On National Signing Day, Feb. 6, Wentzville Patch brought you the stories of two Wentzville School District Seniors who signed their National Letters of Intent: READ MORE: Wentzville School District Seniors Sign National Letters of Intent And yesterday we featured two track and field athletes who also signed: READ MORE: Wentzville Track Standouts Sign National Letters of Intent Today we bring you some Wentzville School District seniors who will be playing college football next year: Tray Mitchell, Holt Holt High School senior Tray Mitchell has committed to play football for the Panthers of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL. With his mother Karen and father Thomas Sr. by his side, Mitchell signed his National Letter of Intent at…
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
February 6 is the first day high school seniors can confirm their college choices. The University of Missouri, Ohio State and Oklahoma State are among the NCAA schools looking to St. Louis for recruits.
College coaches are getting their money's worth out of fax machines today. This is the first day high school seniors playing Football, Baseball Field Hockey, Soccer, Track and Field, Cross Country, Men's Water Polo can submit a signed letter of intent to play at the college level. Ezekiel Elliott, the John Burroughs running back who gave a verbal pledge to the Ohio State Buckeyes last spring, confirmed that decision late Wednesday afternoon in an announcement that was also carried on live local television. Ladue-Frontenac Patch was there for what was an emotional decision for the entire Elliott family Patch editors have been at schools throughout the St. Louis area as athletes celebrated the next step in their careers: We'll update this …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Montee Ball, the Timberland High School graduate, played his final game in the NCAA, where he's scored the most rushing touchdowns in FBS history.
Montee Ball rushed for an even 100 yards and scored a touchdown, but it wasn't enough to overcome Stanford as the Wisconsin Badgers lost 20-14 in the Rose Bowl on Tuesday. Ball, the Timberland High School graduate, played his final game in the NCAA, where he's scored the most rushing touchdowns in FBS history. Ball scored early in the second quarter on an 11-yard run that cut Stanford's lead in half. Ball's 100 yards led all rushers in the game. This season, Ball became the NCAA's career touchdown leader—with 82—during a game at Penn State on Nov. 24. Ball must now wait for the NFL Draft, where he's among the most coveted runners in the draft. Last season, Ball was projected to be a late-first round pick. This year, according to …
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Timberland High School graduate spent a few hours in the hospital before being released.
Montee Ball, perhaps the most prolific football player to ever come out of the Wentzville School District, was attacked early Wednesday morning by a group of five men in what police are calling an "unprovoked assault", ESPN reports. Ball, who graduated from Timberland High School and was a runner up for last season's Heisman Trophy, suffered head injuries from the attack but was released from a nearby hospital after a two-hour stay. From ESPN: Witnesses told police the men knocked Ball to the ground and began kicking him. Ball, a 2011 Heisman Trophy finalist, was taken to a hospital and released later Wednesday morning. A team spokesman said Ball spent two hours in the hospital before he was released. Ball's father said his son's phone was…
Tamara Duncan
8:32 pm on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
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