by Taylor Barton My Army All American Combine Experience I’m really excited to share my experience, as well as the experience of all the athletes from the Northwest, that attended the Army Underclassmen Combine in San Antonio, Texas a few weeks ago. I took out a couple of cameras and tripods and shot as much footage as I could. Then I brought it back to Eric Edison, head of NEI TV, who…
by Taylor Barton In what was a 3 horse race between OSU, UCLA, and ASU for Caleb Smith’s services last week was narrowed down to 2 heading into the weekend. “I called coach Tuiasosopo at UCLA last Thursday and told him I wasn’t going there.” Said Smith, by phone from his house today. So heading into the weekend it was down to ASU and OSU. Caleb planned to visit OSU…
One of the best football players in the entire Northwest, Sam McCaskill (6-3 240 DE/C) out of Sheldon, got some big news last night getting offered by Oregon St. The Beavers offered the state leader in Sacks (15) a full ride asking him to come in and gray shirt. The Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Year had offers from Portland St and Montana but was definitely excited about the…
A kid we will hear a lot about over the next year is North Central High School’s Jake Hoffman (6-0 170 ATH Jr.). The “do it all kid” out of Spokane was named All Purpose Player Of The Year in The Greater Spokane League. This happened on a team that struggled and went (2-8), all the more giving praise to an underclassmen that was recognized by the coaches as one…
He is currently the top ranked Cornerback in the State of Washington and Kahlil Dawson (5-9 165 Jr) is showing no signs up letting as we progress into 2012. The silky smooth athlete from Graham- Kapowsin is a 1st team all league kid with unique body control and outstanding quicks. He’s not going to intimidate you with his initial size, but he’s actually extremely tough and aggresive. ” I try…
Danial White Anyone familiar with High school football in Oregon knows about the rich tradition that the Ashland Football program carries. Back in the day (Late 80’s and 90’s) the Grizzlies were a state powerhouse winning multiple state titles at the highest classification level. Part of what made this so unique was that Ashland is a “one horse town” and doesn’t draw from other communities. They simply did things…
I In breaking footage that we will be bringing you over the next few weeks, we get an in depth look at our Northwest athletes at the Army All American Combine in San Antonio, Texas. This will be an exciting series with a variety of write ups and unprecedented coverage live from the event. We were proud to be the only group in the region covering the Northwest kids, and…
In breaking news you will only get here first, Connor Strahm (6-1 210 Jr. SB/SS) of Sheldon got his first offer from the University of Montana this morning. Strahm may be the leading candidate for Oregon State Player of the Year not named Thomas Tyner next season. He earned Conference Player of the Year Honors as a junior and also racked up first team all state honors on both sides…
Dawson Housley 6-3 215 Sr LB If you ask Trent Sewell (Bothell- WR), Uso Olive (Federal Way-DL), DJ May (Federal Way-RB/S), Jayshawn Jordan (ODea- CB), or Dawson Housley (Sheldon-LB) how they got the hook up with Wyoming they will all say the same thing…Taylor Barton and NEI. Its been very rewarding to help these exceptional kids get their school paid for and find a home at the Division1 level. Just…
In breaking news Grant’s all everything athlete Nathan Halverson (5-11 175 CB/SB) has received his first official offer from Portland St University. Halverson is considered maybe the top lock down corner in the state and should be seeing plenty of interest elsewhere as well. Nathans brother Daniel is a high profile linebacker that will sign with PSU within the month. He returned from the Army All American Combine where he…