Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton spoke with The Enquirer’s Mike Dyer on Wednesday. Horton already has offers from Indiana, Minnesota, Purdue, Cincinnati, Louisville, Kent State, Toledo, Bowling Green, Western Michigan and Kentucky.
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Lakota West football coach Larry Cox spoke with The Enquirer’s Mike Dyer Wednesday about his team’s offseason, the upcoming 2013 schedule and college recruiting for his standout running back Mikel Horton.
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Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton is starting to receive attention from collegiate football programs. Photo by Adam Kiefaber of WestChesterBuzz.com.
Purdue offered Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton on Wednesday, according to Lakota West head football coach Larry Cox.
Purdue is the third Division I football program to offer Horton this week. Louisville and Cincinnati offered on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton has received a Division I offer to play college football every day, so far, this week. The latest coming from Purdue on Feb. 27. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II.
In addition, Horton has received interest from Penn State and Michigan State, as well as offers from Kent State, Toledo, Bowling Green, Western Michigan and Kentucky.
This past Saturday, Horton visited Alabama. He also visited Mississippi State on Sunday. Another SEC school, Arkansas, has shown “strong interest” and also wants to visit Horton, according to Cox.
In 2012, the 6-foot-1, 228-pound Horton rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns.
“Horton is probably the best power running back in the Class of 2014,” said Mark Porter, director of ScoutingOhio.com. “His ability to run between the tackles and churn out the tough yards is second to none and just when you think you have him bottled up that’s when Horton shows off his speed. This rare combo of size, power, and speed has college coaches taking notice and the offers are just starting to roll in.”
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Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton is starting to receive attention from collegiate football programs. Photo by Adam Kiefaber of WestChesterBuzz.com.
Cincinnati offered Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton on Tuesday, according to Lakota West head football coach Larry Cox.
UC made its offer the following day that Horton received an offer from Louisville. It was his fourth offer in the past six days.
Horton, who has received interest from Penn State, Arkansas and Michigan State, also has offers from Indiana, Kent State, Toledo, Bowling Green, Western Michigan, Minnesota and Kentucky. He has also visited Alabama and Mississippi State.
In 2012, the 6-foot-1, 228-pound Horton rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns.
In other Lakota football recruiting news, Lakota East senior offensive lineman Kyler Corbett committed to Morehead State on Sunday night, according to Lakota East coach Rick Haynes.
Corbett is 6-foot-1 and 235 pounds.
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Louisville offered Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton on Monday, according to Lakota West head football coach Larry Cox.
Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton has added three Division I offers to play college football in past five days. The latest coming from Louisville. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II.
In 2012, the 6-foot-1, 228-pound Horton rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns.
This past Saturday, Horton visited Alabama. He also visited Mississippi State on Sunday. Another SEC school, Arkansas, has shown “strong interest” and also wants to visit Horton, according to Cox.
“Horton is probably the best power running back in the Class of 2014,” said Mark Porter, director of ScoutingOhio.com. “His ability to run between the tackles and churn out the tough yards is second to none and just when you think you have him bottled up that’s when Horton shows off his speed. This rare combo of size, power, and speed has college coaches taking notice and the offers are just starting to roll in.”
In November, Horton was named to Rivals.com 250 Prospect Rankings list for the class of 2014. He was one of four players from the region to make the list, which also included Walnut Hills defensive back Nilijah Ballew, Conner (Hebron, Ky.) quarterback Drew Barker and Colerain wide receiver Trevon Hudson.
Rivals.com is listing all four local athletes as four-star recruits.
For more local high school sports recruiting news, visit The Cincinnati Enquirer’s recruiting blog.
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Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton is starting to receive attention from collegiate football programs. Photo by Adam Kiefaber of WestChesterBuzz.com.
Minnesota and Western Michigan offered Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton on Wednesday, according Lakota West head football coach Larry Cox.
Horton, who has received interest from Louisville, Penn State and Michigan State, also has offers from Indiana, Kent State, Toledo, Bowling Green and Kentucky.
In 2012, the 6-foot-1, 228-pound Horton rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Horton is expected to visit Alabama this weekend.
“Horton is probably the best power running back in the Class of 2014,” said Mark Porter, director of ScoutingOhio.com. “His ability to run between the tackles and churn out the tough yards is second to none and just when you think you have him bottled up that’s when Horton shows off his speed. This rare combo of size, power, and speed has college coaches taking notice and the offers are just starting to roll in.”
In November, Horton was named to Rivals.com 250 Prospect Rankings list for the class of 2014. He was one of four players from the region to make the list, which also included Walnut Hills defensive back Nilijah Ballew, Conner (Hebron, Ky.) quarterback Drew Barker and Colerain wide receiver Trevon Hudson.
Rivals.com is listing all four local athletes as four-star recruits.
For more local high school sports recruiting news, visit The Cincinnati Enquirer’s recruiting blog.
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In a special National Signing Day ceremony, Feb. 6, 2013, Lakota West honored 17 seniors who will be continuing their athletic careers in college. In picture from left-to-right – back row – Bryan McNamara, Ben Pendery, Mike Kelly, Kyle Meadows, Drew Garbenis, Nick Bengal, Drew Ostendorf, Marshall Stretch and Andres Martinez; in front row – Nicole Soutar, Tori Turner, Annie Bierman, Audrey Jennings, Elle Nguyen, Mandy Stanislovaitis and Maggie Hare. Not pictured Jeff Wray.
To let West Chester and Liberty Township residents catch up with the news that they need to know, WestChesterBuzz.com will list and link to all of last week’s top local stories every Monday.
Lakota West has 17 seniors sign to play sports in college – In a special National Signing Day ceremony, last Wednesday, Lakota West High School honored 17 seniors who will be continuing their athletic careers in college. The day marked the start of the NCAA signing period for football, field hockey, soccer, track and field, cross country and men’s water polo.
In a special post Signing Day ceremony, Feb. 7, 2013, Lakota East honored 17 seniors who will be continuing their athletic careers in college. Photo by Barb Trimble of TrimPhotoAndVideo.com. For more photos from this event, visit http://proofs.trimphotoandvideo.com/g/020713east
Lakota East celebrates 17 future collegiate athletes – In connection with National Signing Day, Lakota East High School last Thursday morning honored 17 seniors who will be continuing their athletic careers in college. Ashley Evans, who was ranked No. 21 in her class nationally by prepvolleyball.com, is the third Lakota volleyball player (Liz McMahon – signed with Illinois in ’11 and Lexi Dannemiller signed with Michigan in ’11) in three years to sign with a Big Ten school.
After the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, Scott Miller, a former Mason Police officer forced to retire after being struck twice on duty by cars, approached Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones with a novel idea: Put armed, retired police officers in Butler County schools as substitute teachers to boost security. Photo by Tony Jones.
Ex-cop ready to serve in schools -There has been plenty of talk but little else since Butler County’s sheriff publicly floated the idea of retired cops working as armed substitute teachers, Michael D. Clark of The Cincinnati Enquirer reported last week. Still, the man behind the idea remains optimistic. Scott Miller’s positive attitude is borne from painful adversity.
Police: West Chester man attempts to stab another during bar brawl – A Warren County grand jury has indicted a West Chester man who police say attempted to stab another man in a Mason bar brawl, Rachel Richardson of MasonBuzz.com reported last week. Joshua Donahue, 35, has been charged with two counts of second-degree felonious assault, three counts carrying a concealed weapon and two counts improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, fourth-degree felonies, and tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony.
Police: Possible abduction attempt in Liberty Township – Butler County deputies were called to a Liberty Township home last Monday night, after a stranger in his 20s tried to lure a 9-year-old boy into his car with a comic book. According to a release from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, the boy said he was walking to his home on Grey Elk Court from a friend’s house on nearby Long Drive shortly after 6 p.m. when a black car pulled up next to him and a male driver exited the vehicle holding a comic book.
Jorge Gurgel owns his own MMA training school in West Chester, Ohio. He has more than 600 students and 25 professional fighters, which includes former UFC champion Rich Franklin, under his wing. Photo taken by Adam Kiefaber of WestChesterBuzz.com.
Video: Gurgel, Franklin headline fighting school in West Chester -Last week, WestChesterBuzz.com did a feature on a local business, Jorge Gurgel Mixed Martial Arts Academy. For the story, the Buzz featured a written article, photos and a video about the MMA school.
Lakota West celebrates its brightest star – Amber Gray’s story is as inspirational as they come and, deservingly so, Lakota West bestowed an honor that it has never done before – by retiring her No. 10 jersey just prior to the Lakota East at Lakota West varsity basketball game last Wednesday night. In honor of Gray, Lakota West donned its away red jerseys to match Gray’s replica jersey in Lakota West’s gym and defeated school-district rival Lakota East 49-39. Lakota West’s next potential star, sophomore Lauren Cannatelli, led all scorers with 21 points.
Fricker’s in West Chester officially opened Wednesday – Fricker’s, a Dayton-based wing joint, officially opens its West Chester location last Wednesday. It is located at 7844 Kingland Drive off Tylersville Road. Fricker’s menu features 13 different types of sauces for its chicken wings, chicken chunks and shrimp. The restaurant also features appetizers, salads, ribs, steak, burgers, sandwiches, pizza, quesadillas and wraps, as well as a kids’ menu and desserts.
Police: Possible abduction attempt in Liberty Township – Butler County deputies were called to a Liberty Township home last Monday night, after a stranger in his 20s tried to lure a 9-year-old boy into his car with a comic book. According to a release from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, the boy said he was walking to his home on Grey Elk Court from a friend’s house on nearby Long Drive shortly after 6 p.m. when a black car pulled up next to him and a male driver exited the vehicle holding a comic book.
UK coach John Schlarman talks about OT Kyle Meadows – On National Signing Day, Kyle Meadows made it official – he is going to play football for the University of Kentucky. Per NCAA rules, Division I coaches are not allowed to talk about recruits until they receive a signed letter of intent. Newly hired University of Kentucky offensive line coach John Schlarman received the fax this morning with Meadows’ signature and took the time to speak about his new recruit.
Video (see below): GMC seniors sign on to play college football – A total of 36 high school seniors from the Greater Miami Conference were recognized last Wednesday at the annual conference football Signing Day press conference at the Ronald Reagan Lodge at Voice of America Park in West Chester. Among those honored include Jalin Marshall (Middletown – Ohio State), offensive lineman Dylan Wiesman (Colerain – Tennessee) offensive tackle Kyle Meadows (Lakota West – Kentucky), linebacker Mike Kelly (Lakota West – Navy), offensive tackle Ben Flick (Hamilton – Cincinnati) and linebacker Marcus Oliver (Hamilton – Indiana).
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A total of 36 high school seniors from the Greater Miami Conference were recognized Wednesday at the annual conference football Signing Day press conference at the Ronald Reagan Lodge at Voice of America Park in West Chester.
Among those honored include Jalin Marshall (Middletown – Ohio State), offensive lineman Dylan Wiesman (Colerain – Tennessee) offensive tackle Kyle Meadows (Lakota West – Kentucky), linebacker Mike Kelly (Lakota West – Navy), offensive tackle Ben Flick (Hamilton – Cincinnati) and linebacker Marcus Oliver (Hamilton – Indiana).
Complete 2013 class of GMC football players playing in college
In an interview after the event, Marshall said he would be playing slot wide receiver at Ohio State. For the past three falls, Marshall has been the starting quarterback at Middletown. In his career, he has rushed for 200 yards or more in a game seven times – including a 308-yard rushing performance as a sophomore against Lakota East and a 312-yard rushing performance as a senior against St. Xavier.
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Lakota West offensive lineman Kyle Meadows (#75) prepares to block in a game against Winton Woods in 2011. Meadows had offers from many colleges, but in the end signed with UK. Photo taken by Adam Kiefaber.
This morning, on National Signing Day, Kyle Meadows made it official – he is going to play football for the University of Kentucky.
Meadows, along with many high school seniors across the country, signed a national letter of intent this morning, on the first day of the NCAA signing period.
His letter was then faxed by Lakota West head coach Larry Cox to Lexington.
In the end Meadows, picked UK over offers from the likes of Louisville, Ohio, Toledo, Pittsburgh, Akron, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Indiana, Florida State, Purdue, Kansas and North Carolina State.
Per NCAA rules, Division I coaches are not allowed to talk about recruits until they receive a signed letter of intent.
University of Kentucky offensive line coach John Schlarman. Provided.
Buzz: What type of player is Meadows?
Schlarman: Kyle is a very athletic player. He has great feet for an offensive lineman, especially for one with a long frame like the one he has. So, obviously, in our offense, with throwing the football, he being able to pass protect and those type of things brings a lot to the table. He can stay with those fast defensive ends that we are going to see in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). That is the first thing that jumps out besides him being a great young man and someone with great character, once we got to know him.
Buzz: Meadows had many offers, why did he pick UK?
Schlarman: Coach (Vince) Marrow did a lot of recruiting on Kyle with having Ohio ties. I think being an hour and a half down the road and the opportunity to play in the Southeastern Conference were two things that really appealed to Kyle. He got a chance to come down here and see the campus, the facilities and I think that the new coaching staff and people around the program – I think that was the thing that put him over the top. But, from the standpoint of being able to play in the Southeastern Conference, to be able to play against the best competition in the country and being a part of something new and exciting here at Kentucky, I think really appealed to Kyle … it seemed, like from our standpoint, those were our selling points.
Buzz: Being your first offensive line recruiting class, how excited are you about this group?
Schlarman: We are very excited. In the six or seven weeks that we have been here, we really have been able to attract some great talent to Kentucky. So, we are very excited about the prospects of all these guys who are coming in today to add along with the guys we already have here. We think we are at the starting point of something very special. It is going to take a lot of hard work and effort to make it all happen, but it is certainly a good start with this signing class that is for sure. So, we are really excited about these guys. A lot of them come in with high ratings and things like that and that is always good from a recruiting standpoint.
Lakota West offensive lineman Kyle Meadows verbally committed to play college football at the University of Kentucky on Jan. 12, 2013. Lakota West head coach Larry Cox confirmed the commitment to The Cincinnati Enquirer and to WestChesterBuzz.com. Photo taken by Adam Kiefaber.
Schlarman: There is no doubt that he has the athletic ability to compete for a position high on the depth chart, but he has some work to do in the realm of the weight room. He has to continue to get stronger, physically has to gain a little bit of weight, which I think he is on his way of doing that. He definitely has the frame where he can put it on, so there is going to be a period where he is going to have to get in that weight room and crank it out – just like all offensive linemen have to. But, with his athletic ability, I wouldn’t put it past him to come in and compete for a spot at tackle high on the depth chart.
Buzz: Are you projecting Meadows to play tackle or at other spots on the offensive line?
Schlarman: We really think he is going to be play tackle for us. In this conference, you have to be able move and change direction to play offensive tackle because you are going to go up against the best defensive ends in the country. That is what we are looking for him to do. He will come in and play tackle for us, whether that is the left side or the right side, we will figure all of that out once we get him down here and start working with him. But, we are thinking he can play out there on the edge and handle what he will have to go against on a regular basis.
Buzz: Any last things you want to say about Meadows?
Schlarman: We are very excited about him being a Wildcat. I think he is going to have a great career down here. He is not far from that area, obviously, so it should be a great experience for him and a great opportunity for his family to get to see him play a lot of football.
According to ESPN.com, UK’s recruiting class is currently ranked No. 40 in the nation. Yahoo! Sports ranks it No. 30.
Interviews with other recruits from the Greater Miami Conference will be posted later this afternoon.
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In a special National Signing Day ceremony, Feb. 6, 2013, Lakota West honored 17 seniors who will be continuing their athletic careers in college. In picture from left-to-right – back row – Bryan McNamara, Ben Pendery, Mike Kelly, Kyle Meadows, Drew Garbenis, Nick Bengal, Drew Ostendorf, Marshall Stretch and Andres Martinez; in front row – Nicole Soutar, Tori Turner, Annie Bierman, Audrey Jennings, Elle Nguyen, Mandy Stanislovaitis and Maggie Hare. Not pictured Jeff Wray.
In a special National Signing Day ceremony, Lakota West High School honored 17 seniors who will be continuing their athletic careers in college.
Today marks the start of the NCAA signing period for football, field hockey, soccer, track and field, cross country and men’s water polo. However, Lakota athletic director Richard Bryant chooses to host an event that also honors other students athletes, who have already signed to play other sports.
Among those who were honored this morning include Ben Pendery (football – Dayton), Marshall Stretch (golf – Ohio Dominican), Kyle Meadows (football – Kentucky), Margaret Hare (soccer – Xavier), Audrey Jennings (lacrosse – Queens University of Charlotte), Andres Martinez (golf – Heidelberg), Elle Nguyen (soccer – Northern Kentucky), Ryan Ostendorf (baseball – Wooster), Bryan McNamara (swimming – Miami of Ohio), Nicole Soutar (tennis – Northern Kentucky), Jeffrey Wray (golf – Cincinnati State), Nick Bengal (football – Gannon), Tori Turner (tennis – Wright State), Drew Garbenis (football – Robert Morris), Annie Bierman (volleyball – Furman), Mike Kelly (football – Navy) and Mandy Stanislovaitis (volleyball – Adelphi).
Below are some quotes from Lakota West coaches on signees:
On senior catcher Ryan Ostendorf (baseball – Wooster):
“Ryan is an extremely driven young man who has a great passion for the game of baseball,” Lakota West head baseball coach Bill Dreisbach said. “He is a solid defensive catcher, and he will be an asset to the nationally-ranked Wooster baseball program.”
On seniors Tori Turner (tennis – Wright State) and Nicole Soutar (tennis – NKU):
“This is a special day for both Tori and Nicole and I could not be more proud as I am sure their families are as well,” Lakota West head tennis coach Bryan Skoog said.
“Both of these girls have spent a lot of time on the court working to achieve their highest potential and it has definitely paid off. They have both been offered to play at the Division I level and that is quite an accomplishment. I think Nicole and Tori have picked excellent universities that fit each of them uniquely, and will give them the chance to continue playing tennis while getting a great education. It is exciting to see them getting the opportunity to do what they have always dreamed of.”
On seniors Annie Bierman (volleyball – Furman) and Mandy Stanislovaitis (volleyball – Adelphi):
“Mandy and Annie have worked very hard both in the classroom and on the court,” Lakota West head volleyball coach Tracey Kornau said. “Both have the work ethic and volleyball skills to make an impact on their college teams. I wish both of them the best.”
On Wednesday at 1 p.m., the Greater Miami Conference will hold its annual football signing press conference at the Ronald Reagan Lodge in Voice of America Park. The event is open to the public. WestChesterBuzz.com will provide video of the event.
Meanwhile, Lakota East will honor its athletes tomorrow morning. Those seniors include Derek Baker (baseball – Ashland), Ethan Bryant (baseball – Sinclair), Chris Elam (baseball – Lincoln Trail), Jarrett Rindfleisch (baseball – Ball State), Lea Buckenmyer (softball – Goshen), Jake Chestnut (football – Notre Dame College), Richie Gould (football California University of Penn.), Keith Brady (football – Columbia), Ashley Evans (volleyball – Purdue), Madeline Garda (volleyball – Bowling Green), Emily Roth (swimming – Findlay), Kyle Lee (Lacrosse – SUNY Herkimer County Community College), Stedman Lowry (basketball – Hillsdale), Matthew Rice (cross country/track – Harding), Kelly Burrows (cross country/track – Northern Kentucky), Andrea Felix (soccer – Slippery Rock) and Will Mahone (football – Notre Dame College).
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