Honored Mentions

A pair of neat things happened for the team in the last week that are worth noting on here.

First of all, we were honored prior to a Varsity Basketball game on Tuesday night with a short ring presentation announcement. The rings are pretty cool, if we don't say so ourselves. Check 'em out on the poster. (And if you'd like a poster, shoot Coach Gilbert an email. We had a bunch made up because, well, we're proud of our family.)

Second, we were honored by St. Vincent's with their Spirit of Sport Award in the month of January. Check out the awesome YouTube video HERE (or on their Facebook page). We always love it when our family gets recognized for the good stuff they just think is the "right thing to do."

Shamrock Signatures

I've mentioned before that the beginning of the year is Clinic Season, but it is also season for signing collegiate commitments. After such a good season, many of our players have garnered (deservedly so) the attention of college football programs. While we hope to eventually have eleven members of our football family continue on to the next level, four have already signed for their scholarships to play. Coach Gilbert asked me to extend our heartfelt congratulations through the blog to these players.

Zane Burtron and Nick Krieg will be playing for Olivet Nazarene University next year, representing the Shamrocks just across the border in Bourbonnais, IL.

Nick Ferrer will continue airing it out at the University of Saint Francis in Ft. Wayne, IN.

And Devin Reece will grace the fields of Ball State University just down the road in Muncie, IN.

We consider ourselves extremely blessed to have worked with these young men, and will make the transition from coach to fan with pride.