Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton is starting to receive attention from collegiate football programs. Photo by Adam Kiefaber of WestChesterBuzz.com.
Florida State offered Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton on Monday, according to Lakota West head football coach Larry Cox.
“Mikel was very excited about the Florida State offer, but he is also very grateful and humbled by the whole recruiting experience and realizes that he has a great opportunities in his future,” Cox said.
“He has been working really hard both academically and athletically to have an outstanding senior season. He told (Florida State) coach (Jimbo) Fisher he wouldn’t be where he is without great parents, teammates and coaches and he wants the 2013 season to be the best ever.”
Last week, four Division I programs offered Horton. Louisville, Cincinnati, Purdue and Miami (Ohio) offered on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, respectively.
In addition, Horton has received interest from Penn State, Michigan State and Arkansas, as well as offers from Indiana, Minnesota, Kent State, Toledo, Bowling Green, Western Michigan and Kentucky.
According to The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Mike Dyer, Horton visited Miami on Friday and Cincinnati on Saturday. He also is planning to visit Louisville and Arkansas in the near future.
Horton has already visited Alabama and Mississippi State.
In 2012, the 6-foot-1, 228-pound Horton rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns.
N.C. State recently offered Lakota East junior offensive lineman Jarrett LaRubbio, Lakota East coach Rick Haynes told Cincinnati Enquirer high school sports recruiting writer Mike Dyer.
The 6-foot-5, 265-pound lineman has received offers in February from Arizona State, Western Michigan, Duke, Kentucky and Nebraska. He also has offers from Akron, Pittsburgh, Bowling Green, Toledo, Kent State and Ohio.
This past fall, LaRubbio was AP second-team all-district and first-team all-GMC.
Haynes also told Dyer that Michigan was at Lakota East High School on Jan. 16 and is interested in LaRubbio. Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and Ohio State cornerbacks coach Kerry Combs (former head coach at Colerain and Loveland high schools, as well as a former assistant at the old Lakota High School) dropped by Lakota East on Jan. 31.
Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton is starting to receive attention from collegiate football programs. Photo by Adam Kiefaber of WestChesterBuzz.com.
Miami (Ohio) offered Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton on Friday, Lakota West head football coach Larry Cox told The Enquirer’s Mike Dyer.
Miami (Ohio) is the fourth Division I football program to offer Horton this week. Louisville, Cincinnati and Purdue offered on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton has received four Division I offers to play college football this week. The latest coming from Miami (Ohio) on March 1. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II.
According to Dyer, Horton is visiting Miami today and Cincinnati on Saturday. He also is planning to visit Louisville and Arkansas in the near future.
In addition, Horton has received interest from Penn State and Michigan State, as well as offers from Indiana, Minnesota, 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.”
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.
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.
The Boilermakers are also the third Big Ten Conference school to offer Horton, who also has offers from Indiana and Minnesota.
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.”
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.
Arizona State offered Lakota East junior offensive lineman Jarrett LaRubbio on Tuesday, Lakota East coach Rick Haynes told Cincinnati Enquirer high school sports recruiting writer Mike Dyer.
Haynes later told Dyer that Western Michigan is offering, as well.
The 6-foot-5, 265-pound lineman received offers earlier this month from Duke, Kentucky and Nebraska. He also has offers from Akron, Pittsburgh, Bowling Green, Toledo, Kent State and Ohio.
This past fall, LaRubbio was AP second-team all-district and first-team all-GMC.
Haynes also told Dyer that Michigan was at Lakota East High School on Jan. 16 and is interested in LaRubbio. Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and Ohio State cornerbacks coach Kerry Combs (former head coach at Colerain and Loveland high schools, as well as a former assistant at the old Lakota High School) dropped by Lakota East on Jan. 31.
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.
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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).
It may have been signing week for seniors, but Lakota East junior offensive lineman Jarrett LaRubbio also had to be thinking a little bit about college football.
The 6-foot-5, 265-pound lineman received offers this week from Duke, Kentucky and Nebraska, according to Lakota East head coach Rick Haynes.
According to Mike Dyer of Cincinnati.com’s Recruiting Trail blog, LaRubbio also has offers from Akron, Pittsburgh, Bowling Green, Toledo, Kent State and Ohio
This past fall, LaRubbio was AP second-team all-district and first-team all-GMC.
Haynes also told Dyer that Michigan was at Lakota East High School on Jan. 16 and is interested in LaRubbio. Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and Ohio State cornerbacks coach Kerry Combs (former head coach at Colerain and Loveland high schools, as well as a former assistant at the old Lakota High School) dropped by Lakota East on Jan. 31.
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
In connection with National Signing Day, Lakota East High School on Thursday morning honored 17 seniors who will be continuing their athletic careers in college.
Yesterday, which was National Signing Day, marked 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.
“Events such as this embody everything that is right with high school athletics – athletic prowess, academic achievement and young people moving onto bigger and better things,” Bryant said. “What a great event.”
On Wednesday, Lakota West honored its future collegiate athletes – today it was Lakota East’s turn.
Among those who were honored this morning 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).
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.
The two-time Greater Miami Conference Player of the Year actually signed in November. Joining her at Thursday’s Signing Day ceremony was teammate Madeline Garda, who will be attending Bowling Green.
“Ashley Evans and Madeline Garda are some of the best student athletes to come out of Lakota East and Bowling Green and Purdue are lucky to have them,” Lakota East head volleyball coach Casie Garland said. “They are wonderful volleyball players, but even better people.
“They both have the most positive and hardest working outlooks on life, and will succeed in every aspect of their future. I am so happy for them and will miss them greatly.”
Meanwhile, among those honored at Lakota West on Wednesday 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).
