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Former Lakota West basketball star Alexis Rogers, who is a redshirt sophomore on the Bowling Green State University girls’ basketball team, was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week Monday. It was the second time this season that Rogers earned the honor.

Rogers led the team in scoring and rounding last week, as Bowling Green defeated Ohio and Buffalo. The wins helped the Falcons improve its conference record to a perfect 4-0.

In the 61-49 win against Ohio, Rogers registered her third straight double-double when she scored 15 points and pulled down a game high 11 rebounds. Against Buffalo, Rogers led the Falcons with a game high 19 points. She also had 7 rebounds in 21 minutes of play.

• Story: Rogers transfers from Duke to Bowling Green

In her first season at BGSU, after transferring from Duke University, Rogers is averaging 11.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.

Her team is currently 14-3 on the year and has won 7 straight games.

Rogers will be near West Chester Thursday when Bowling Green faces Miami University (14-3 overall, 4-0 in the MAC) at 7 p.m. at Millett Hall in Oxford in a battle for first place in the East Division of the MAC.

To see Rogers play online, visit bgsufalcons.com – the website will stream live video of the Miami game and BGSU home games.

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A former local high school basketball standout and an Avondale man were sentenced to multiple years in prison Thursday after taking part in a planned home robbery in Liberty Township.

Butler County Common Pleas Judge Keith Spaeth handed down prison sentences of three years to Daniel McElroy and of five years to Eddie Willis, according to Local 12 news.

The two men participated in the robbery that was planned out by the home owner’s 17-year-old daughter.

After the incident, the daughter’s mother Evelyn Shepherd told police that two men entered her bedroom with handguns while she was sleeping and demanded money and her cell phone. She fought them off when they tried to tape her mouth shut.

McElroy and Willis fled with jewelry and Shepherd’s phone, according to Butler County sheriff’s investigators.

The daughter, who met and persuaded McElroy and Willis to rob her mother’s house, has been sentenced to about six months in a juvenile correctional facility. She admitted to complicity to aggravated robbery and complicity to kidnapping charges.

McElroy, a graduate of La Salle High School, played for the Bowling Green University men’s basketball team. As a senior at La Salle, McElroy was honorable mention all-state and first-team all-GCL South.

According to a report from the Pulse Journal, McElroy’s mother, Karen McElroy told the judge that West Virginia State University had contacted her and wanted her son to play basketball.

McElroy, 22, plead guilty in December to complicity to aggravated robbery and complicity to kidnapping, while Willis, 21, plead guilty in November to aggravated robbery and kidnapping.

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Former Lakota West basketball star Alexis Rogers, who is a redshirt sophomore on the Bowling Green State University girls’ basketball team, was recently named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week.

Rogers averaged 14.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, helping Bowling Green to a 3-0 record last week. In a game against Youngstown State last Tuesday, Rogers totaled career highs in points with 23 and in rebounds with 11.

• Alexis Rogers transfers from Duke to Bowling Green

In her first season at BGSU, after transferring from Duke University, Rogers is averaging 9.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.

Her team is currently 7-2 on the year and has won six straight games.

Rogers and the Falcons will be back in action at Creighton at 2:05 p.m. Sunday.

To see Rogers play, visit bgsufalcons.com – the website streams live video of each home game. The next home contest will be against Madonna University at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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A former local high school basketball standout and Bowling Green State University recruit pleaded guilty Thursday in Butler County Common Pleas Court to complicity to aggravated robbery and complicity to kidnapping in a July 7 armed home invasion in Liberty Township.

Daniel McElroy and Eddie Willis, both 21, were accused of robbing a Lakota student’s mother after her 16-year-old daughter planned the home invasion.

McElroy and Willis, who pleaded guilty in November to aggravated robbery and kidnapping, both face up to 20 years in prison. Willis also has a one-year gun specification charge.

Both men will be sentenced Jan. 12 before Judge Keith Spaeth.

After the incident, Evelyn Shepherd (the mother) told police that two men entered her bedroom with handguns while she was sleeping and demanded money and her cell phone. She fought them off when they tried to tape her mouth shut.

The suspects fled with jewelry and Shepherd’s phone, according to Butler County sheriff’s investigators.

Prior to the robbery, the woman’s daughter met Willis and McElroy at a party and persuaded them to rob her mother.

The daughter has been sentenced to about six months in a juvenile correctional facility. She admitted to complicity to aggravated robbery and complicity to kidnapping charges.

McElroy, a graduate of La Salle High School, played for the Bowling Green University men’s basketball team. As a senior at La Salle, McElroy was honorable mention all-state and first-team all-GCL South.

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An Avondale man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Butler County Common Pleas Court to aggravated robbery and kidnapping in a July 7 armed home invasion in Liberty Township, according to a report on Cincinnati.com.

Eddie Willis, 21 will be sentenced Jan. 12 before Judge Keith Spaeth.

Authorities said the woman’s 16-year-old daughter met Willis and Daniel McElroy, 21, of College Hill, at a party and persuaded them to rob her mother. The daughter and an older brother were home at the time of the incident.

According to a report from the Cincinnati Enquirer, the mother, Evelyn Shepherd, told police that two men entered her bedroom with handguns while she was sleeping and demanded money and her cell phone. She fought them off when they tried to tape her mouth shut.

The suspects fled with costume and valuable jewelry and Shepherd’s phone, according to Butler County sheriff’s investigators.

The daughter has been sentenced to about six months in a juvenile correctional facility. She admitted to complicity to aggravated robbery and complicity to kidnapping charges. McElroy’s case is pending.

McElroy, a graduate of La Salle High School, played for the Bowling Green University men’s basketball team. As a senior at La Salle, McElroy was honorable mention all-state and first-team all-GCL South.

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A 16-year-old Liberty Township teen, who set up the armed home invasion and robbery of her mother in July, was sentenced Monday to about six months in a community correctional facility for juvenile offenders in Greene County, according to Cincinnati.com.

Below is a portion of the story written by the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Sheila McLaughlin.

The Lakota student also will have to pay court costs and the cost of her court-appointed attorney, Judge Ronald Craft of Butler County Juvenile Court ordered.

And, if she misbehaves while she’s incarcerated, Craft said he would send her to a harsher state juvenile detention center for two years.

The girl – one of three arrested – had earlier admitted to charges of complicity to aggravated robbery and complicity to kidnapping.

Her alleged accomplices Eddie C. Willis and Daniel Odell McElroy, both 21 and from Cincinnati, were both charged with aggravated robbery and theft in connection to the incident. McElroy is scheduled to be back in court Sept. 29, while Willis is scheduled to be back in court Oct. 27.

McElroy, a graduate of La Salle High School, played for the Bowling Green University men’s basketball team. As a senior at La Salle, McElroy was honorable mention all-state and first-team all-GCL South.

According to the Enquirer’s report, the mother, Evelyn Shepherd, told police that two men entered her bedroom with handguns while she was sleeping and demanded money and her cell phone. She fought them off when they tried to tape her mouth shut.

The suspects fled with costume and valuable jewelry and Shepherd’s phone, according to Butler County sheriff’s investigators.

For the entire story, visit Cincinnati.com’s post “Lakota student gets 6 months for robbing her mom.”

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A 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to complicity to aggravated robbery and complicity to kidnapping in connection with a July 7 home invasion of her mother’s residence in Liberty Township, according to a report from the Cincinnati.com.

Below is a portion of the report:

Authorities allege the girl met two 21-year-old Cincinnati men at a party and persuaded them to rob her mother. The girl and an older brother were home at the time, when the girl left a door unlocked. Police arrested the men on aggravated robbery and theft charges.

The girl entered her plea on Tuesday in Butler County Juvenile Court before Judge Ronald Craft, who ordered her returned to the county’s juvenile detention center. Sentencing is Sept. 12.

Eddie C. Willis and Daniel Odell McElroy, both 21 and from Cincinnati, were both charged with aggravated robbery and theft in connection to the incident.

McElroy (right), a graduate of La Salle High School, played for the Bowling Green University men’s basketball team.

As a senior at La Salle, McElroy was honorable mention all-state and first-team all-GCL South.

According to the offense report, Evelyn Shepherd told police that two black men entered her bedroom with handguns while she was sleeping and demanded money and her cell phone.

They tried to tape her mouth shut but she fought them off, detectives said.

“She just said, ‘Please don’t hurt me. Take anything you want,’” Butler County Sheriff’s Detective Rob Whitlock said.

The suspects fled with jewelry – some costume, some valuable – and Shepherd’s phone. Shepherd sustained minor injuries during the scuffle and was treated at West Chester Hospital.

Willis and McElroy are scheduled to be back in court in early September.

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A Liberty Township teen is in juvenile detention and two male acquaintances are in the Butler County Jail after detectives said the girl set up the armed home invasion and robbery of her mother early Thursday, according to a report from Cincinnati.com.

Below is a portion of the report written by Sheila McLaughlin of the Cincinnati Enquirer:

The 16-year-old daughter, a student in the Lakota district, is charged with theft and conspiracy to aggravated robbery. Eddie C. Willis and Daniel Odell McElroy, both 21 and from Cincinnati, are charged with aggravated robbery and theft.

McElroy (right), a graduate of La Salle High School, played for the Bowling Green University men’s basketball team.

As a senior at La Salle, McElroy was honorable mention all-state and first-team all-GCL South.

“The whole thing is very bizarre,” Butler County Sheriff’s Detective Rob Whitlock said.

Sheriff’s officials said the arrests are linked to the report of a home invasion in the 6200 block of Elderberry Court about 4:35 a.m. Thursday.

According to the offense report, Evelyn Shepherd told police that two black men entered her bedroom with handguns while she was sleeping and demanded money and her cell phone.

They tried to tape her mouth shut but she fought them off, detectives said.

“She just said, ‘Please don’t hurt me. Take anything you want,’” Sheriff’s Detective Rob Whitlock said.

The suspects fled with jewelry – some costume, some valuable – and Shepherd’s phone. Shepherd sustained minor injuries during the scuffle and was treated at West Chester Hospital.

Whitlock said the girl met Willis and McElroy at a party and convinced them to rob her mother. She since has admitted her involvement, he said.

For the entire story, visit Cincinnati.com’s post “Police: Teen girl set up robbery of mother.”

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Bowling Green State University women’s basketball coach Curt Miller has announced the addition of Alexis Rogers to the program. Rogers, a transfer from Duke University and a former Lakota West standout, will sit out the 2010-11 season per NCAA regulations, and will retain three seasons of eligibility.

“Alexis will be a great addition to our BGSU family,” said Miller. “After learning of her desire to move back closer to home, I developed a connection with Alexis quickly and felt our program would be an outstanding fit for her.

“I am excited to work with Alexis, as she is a talented and versatile player capable of playing as many as three positions for the Falcons.”’

Rogers, a 6-1 wing/forward, is a native of West Chester, Ohio. She played in 24 games off the bench as a freshman at Duke in 2009-10, helping the Blue Devils to a 30-6 overall record and a 12-2 Atlantic Coast Conference mark. Duke won the ACC championship and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Championships.

Rogers averaged 1.5 points and 1.6 rebounds per game, playing 5.2 minutes per contest for the Blue Devils. She had a pair of double-digit scoring games, with a career-high 14 points in her collegiate debut vs. Houston Baptist and an 11-point outing in just eight minutes of action vs. North Carolina Central. She had season-high totals of seven rebounds in the HBU game and four steals vs. N.C. Central. (more…)

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Former Lakota West High School basketball standout Alexis Rogers will transfer to Bowling Green State University, according to the Dayton Daily News.

Rogers leaves Duke University after one season. Duke finished the 2009-2010 season ranked as the No. 6 team in the nation in both the Associated Press Top 25 and ESPN/USA Today Coaches polls.

In her last two seasons at Lakota West, Rogers helped lead the Firebirds to a perfect 28-0 record within the Greater Miami Conference and a state runner-up finish in the 2007-2008 season. During those two years, Lakota West won 50 of its 55 games.

In the 2008-2009 season, Rogers averaged 15 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.

Last season, Rogers appeared in 24 games for Duke and averaged 5.2 minutes per game. During her limited play, she averaged 1.5 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.

The athletic department at Bowling Green State University is not expected to officially announce the transfer of Rogers until Wednesday at the earliest.

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