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OISD graduates recognized at Senior Awards Night

The Onalaska Junior Senior High School held its Senior Awards Night for the 68-member Class of 2025 May 20 at the Polk County Commerce Center. The top 10% honor graduates are: Valedictorian Aileen Nguyen, Salutatorian Kade Crockett, Graci Arce, Farrah Davis, Ryan Worthington and Alora Pinkert. Members of the National Honor Society include: Gracie Arce, […]

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The Onalaska Junior Senior High School held its Senior Awards Night for the 68-member Class of 2025 May 20 at the Polk County Commerce Center.

The top 10% honor graduates are: Valedictorian Aileen Nguyen, Salutatorian Kade Crockett, Graci Arce, Farrah Davis, Ryan Worthington and Alora Pinkert.

Members of the National Honor Society include: Gracie Arce, Kade Crockett, Farrah Davis, Manton Farrar, Dante Leleux, Lilith Maichetti, Aileen Nguyen, Alora Pinkert, Jarrett Purkerson, Lanna Solomon, Rylee Taylor, Braden Topkins, Samanta Valdez and Ryan Worthington.

Listed below are the scholarships and the students who received them:

  • Brian Perry Memorial Scholarship – Graci Arce, Shelby Key, Lilith Maichetti, Alora Pinkert, Kiley Rasberry, Rylee Taylor and Samantha Valdez.
  • Commissioners Court Scholarship – Manton Farrar.
  • Cruse Scholarship – Royce Read.
  • Democratic Club of Polk County Scholarship – Samantha Valdez.
  • Forrest C. Orman & Mary L. Orman Endowed Scholarship – Lindsey Wurm.
  • Eastex Telephone Scholarship – Samantha Valdez.
  • First State Bank Scholarship – Kade Crockett and Aileen Nguyen.
  • Foundation Excellence for Texas A&M Scholarship – Samantha Valdez.
  • Greater Onalaska Lions Club Scholarship – Farrah Davis, Lilith Maichetti and Rylee Taylor.
  • Greater Onalaska Lions Club Marie A. Rider Memorial Scholarship – Samantha Valdez.
  • Hunter Williams Memorial Scholarship – Shelby Key, Kiley Rasberry, Rylee Taylor and Samantha Valdez.
  • E. Seamans Scholarship – Gracie Arce.
  • John Justin Standard of the West Scholarship – Gracie Arce.
  • Lumberjack Scholarship – Samantha Valdez.
  • Maroon & White Staff Scholarship – Kade Crockett, Aileen Nguyen, Alora Pinkert, Kiley Rasberry, Kiley Sullivan, Rylee Taylor, Jordan Wagner and Lindsey Wurm.
  • Middlebury College Full-Ride Scholarship in Partnership with Quest Bridge – Ryan Worthington.
  • Miss Teen VCF Scholarship – Aileen Nguyen.
  • MTC Scholarship – Lilith Maichetti.
  • Norwich University Merit-Based Scholarship – Aileen Nguyen.
  • Onalaska Booster Club Scholarship – Brayden Topkins.
  • Onalaska First United Methodist Church Scholarship – Farrah Davis, Shelby Key, Lilith Maichetti and Kiley Rasberry.
  • Onalaska Youth Sports Association Scholarship – Alora Pinkert, Kiley Rasberry and Bryden Topkins.
  • Polk County A&M Club Ring Scholarship – Farrah Davis, Rylee Taylor and Samantha Valdez.
  • Polk County Cares Scholarship – Alora Pinkert.
  • Polk County Cowboy Church Scholarship – Dante Leleux.
  • Polk County Go Texan Scholarship – Graci Arce, Lilith Maichetti, Alora Pinkert, Jarrett Purkerson, Rylee Taylor, Drake Terrell, Brayden Topkins and Samantha Valdez.
  • Polk County Peace Officer Scholarship – Lilith Maichetti and Rylee Taylor.
  • Region IV Wildlife Scholarship – Brayden Topkins.
  • Riley Harrison Memorial Scholarship – Samantha Valdez.
  • Sam Houston Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Graci Arce, Aileen Nguyen and Samantha Valdez.
  • Texas Tuition Valedictorian Exemption – Aileen Nguyen.
  • Waterwood Women’s League Scholarship – Samantha Valdez.
  • Webster Academic Scholarship – Graci Arce, Farrah Davis, Shelby Key, Lilith Maichetti, Samantha Valdez and Kourtney Warren.
  • Webster Trade Scholarship – Paola Aviles, Manton Farrar and Melanie Kimbro.

Listed below are the awards and endorsements given:

  • Cash Allen – Multidisciplinary Endorsement.
  • Graci Arce – Texas Scholar, Dual Credit, Animal Science Endorsement, CCMR, Blood Donor, Student Council, A Honor Roll, Top Student Engineering Math Honors, Top Student Advanced Plant & Soil, Top Student Advanced Animal Science, President’s Award For Academic Excellence.
  • Paola Aviles – Nursing Science Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll, Outstanding Achievement Career Prep.
  • Jaiden Baker – Nursing Science Endorsement, Animal Science Endorsement, CCMR.
  • Jace Belle – Education & Training Endorsement, CCMR, Top Student Practicum In Education.
  • Derrick Bennett – Animal Science Endorsement, CCMR.
  • Lorelai Blake – Design & Multimedia Art Endorsement, Blood Donor, CCMR, A Honor Roll, Top Student Advanced Theater, Top Student Animation 2, Top Student Government, Outstanding Achievement Advanced Graphic Design.
  • Zaden Cotton – Design & Multimedia Art Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll, Top Student Personal Financial Literacy.
  • Joseph Crain – Design & Multimedia Art Endorsement, CCMR.
  • Kade Crockett – Salutatorian, Texas Scholar, Dual Credit, Design & Multimedia Art Endorsement, CCMR, Blood Donor, Student Council, A Honor Roll, Top Student English 4, Outstanding Achievement Computer Science, President’s Award for Academic Excellence.
  • Allison Daughenbaugh – Design & Multimedia Art Endorsement, CCMR, Outstanding Achievement Personal Financial Literacy.
  • Farrah Davis – Texas Scholar, Dual Credit, Design & Multimedia Art Endorsement, CCMR, Blood Donor, Student Council, A Honor Roll, Top Student Advanced Graphic Design, Top Student Art 1, President’s Award for Academic Excellence.
  • Kaden Deal – Animal Science Endorsement, CCMR, A Honor Roll.
  • Hunter Deming – Welding Endorsement, CCMR.
  • Caden Duquette – Welding Endorsement, CCMR, Outstanding Achievement Government, Outstanding Achievement Stats & Business, Decision Making.
  • Logan Edmonson – Welding Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll, Outstanding Achievement Engineering, Mathematics, Outstanding Achievement Commercial Photography 1.
  • Manton Farrar – Texas Scholar, Dual Credit, Animal Science Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll, Top Student Career Prep.
  • Nicholas Flores – Welding Endorsement, CCMR.
  • Sophia Fontenot – Welding Endorsement, CCMR.
  • Jon Gill – Welding Endorsement, CCMR, President’s Award for Educational Achievement.
  • Kenadee Gray – Health Science Endorsement.
  • Jadeince Griebel – Plant Science Endorsement, CCMR, Outstanding Achievement Art 4.
  • Derrick Hartmann – Welding Endorsement, CCMR, Outstanding Achievement Spanish 2.
  • Jonathan Heeth – Welding Endorsement, Military Enlistment, CCMR, President’s Award for Educational Achievement.
  • Alexis Hentschel – Plant Science Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll.
  • Za’Moria Jenkins – Animal Science Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll, Outstanding Achievement Pre-Calculus, Outstanding Achievement Advanced Animal Science.
  • Jonathan Jordan – Welding Endorsement, CCMR.
  • Shelby Key – Plant Science Endorsement, CCMR.
  • Melanie Kimbro – Animal Science Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll, Outstanding Achievement Personal Financial Literacy.
  • Skylar Larson – Foundation High School Plan.
  • Dante Leleux – Texas Scholar, Dual Credit, Design & Multimedia Art Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll, Top Student Computer Science, Outstanding Achievement English 4 Honors, Outstanding Achievement Pre-Calculus Honors, President’s Award for Academic Excellence.
  • Thaddeus Lilley – Welding Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll, Top Student Ag Equipment & Design Lab.
  • Lilith Maichetti – Texas Scholar, Dual Credit, Animal Science Endorsement, CCMR, Blood Donor, Student Council, A Honor Roll, Top Student Aquatic Science, President’s Award for Academic Excellence.
  • Marissa Maristela – Welding Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll.
  • Daniel McCarty – Design & Multimedia Art Endorsement, CCMR.
  • Hunter McCormick – Welding Endorsement, Military Enlistment, Blood Donor, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll, Outstanding Achievement Ag Mech Practicum.
  • Audry McFarland – Design & Multimedia Art Endorsement, CCMR.
  • Charlie McNeely – Nursing Science Endorsement, Animal Science Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll.
  • Lilian Neuman – Animal Science Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll.
  • Aileen Nguyen – Valedictorian, Texas Scholar, Dual Credit, Nursing Science Endorsement, Military Enlistment, CCMR, Blood Donor, Student Council, A Honor Roll, Top Student Practicum in Nursing, Top Student Commercial Photography 1, Top Student JROTC, Outstanding Achievement Aquatic Science, President’s Award for Academic Excellence.
  • Emily Nichols – Foundation High School Plan, A/B Honor Roll.
  • Aliyah Nicholson – Nursing Science Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll.
  • Jiovanni Norwood – Foundation High School Plan.
  • Alora Pinkert – Texas Scholar, Dual Credit, Animal Science Endorsement, CCMR, Blood Donor, Student Council, A/B Honor Roll, President’s Award for Academic Excellence.
  • Autumn Proctor – Welding Endorsement, CCMR, Blood Donor, A/B Honor Roll, Top Student Stats & Business Decision Making.
  • Nichola Purcell – Texas Scholar, Education & Training Endorsement, Blood Donor, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll, Outstanding Achievement Practicum in Education.
  • Jarret Purkerson – Texas Scholar, Dual Credit, Welding Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll, President’s Award for Academic Excellence.
  • Kiley Rasberry – Animal Science Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll.
  • Royce Read – Welding Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll.
  • Conner Ruiz – Welding Endorsement, CCMR, Blood Donor.
  • Aliceson Schoubroek – Nursing Science Endorsement, A/B Honor Roll, Outstanding Achievement Advanced Floral Design.
  • Lyric Smith – Multidisciplinary Endorsement, CCMR, President’s Award for Educational Achievement.
  • Kash Soliz – Animal Science Endorsement.
  • Lanna Solomon – Design & Multimedia Art Endorsement, CCMR, Blood Donor, A/B Honor Roll, Outstanding Achievement Animation 2.
  • Colt Stephens – Design & Multimedia Art Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll, Top Student Art 4.
  • Kiley Sullivan – Nursing Science Endorsement, Welding Endorsement, CCMR, Blood Donor, A/B Honor Roll, Outstanding Achievement Practicum in Nursing.
  • Chesney Sweet – Animal Science Endorsement, CCMR, Blood Donor.
  • Tyler Sweeten – Multidisciplinary Endorsement, A/B Honor Roll.
  • Alyssa Taylor – Welding Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll, Outstanding Achievement Government.
  • Rylee Taylor – Texas Scholar, Animal Science Endorsement, CCMR, Blood Donor, Student Council, A Honor Roll, Top Student Advanced Floral Design.
  • Drake Terrell – Texas Scholar, Dual Credit, Welding Endorsement, Military Enlistment, CCMR, Blood Donor, A/B Honor Roll, Top Student Ag Mech Practicum, Outstanding Achievement Advanced Plant & Soil.
  • Brayden Topkins – Texas Scholar, Welding Endorsement, CCMR, A Honor Roll, Top Student English 4, Top Student Anatomy & Physiology, Top Student Government, Top Student Personal Financial Literacy.
  • Samantha Valdez – Texas Scholar, Dual Credit, Animal Science Endorsement, CCMR, President’s Award for Academic Excellence, Blood Donor, Student Council, A Honor Roll, Top Student Horticulture.
  • Jordan Wagner – Animal Science Endorsement, Welding Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll, Outstanding Achievement English 4.
  • Shawn Walker – Design & Multimedia Art Endorsement, CCMR, Blood Donor, Outstanding Achievement Animation 1.
  • Kourtney Warren – Plant Science Endorsement, CCMR.
  • Ryan Worthington – Associates Degree McMurry University, Texas Scholar, Dual Credit, Nursing Science Endorsement, CCMR, A/B Honor Roll, Top Student Practicum in Nursing, President’s Award for Academic Excellence.
  • Lindsey Wurm – Nursing Science Endorsement, A/B Honor Roll.





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Minnesota summer baseball has big American Legion tournament

There was a remarkable baseball tradition played out in our midst over the past five days, and it came with an excellent bonus. “I don’t think we had a rain delay in the tournament,” Jim Peck said. “Every game went off as scheduled.” Larry Addington looked at the field down below as a pair of […]

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There was a remarkable baseball tradition played out in our midst over the past five days, and it came with an excellent bonus.

“I don’t think we had a rain delay in the tournament,” Jim Peck said. “Every game went off as scheduled.”

Larry Addington looked at the field down below as a pair of visiting teams from Nebraska were about to start Tuesday at the 9 a.m. semifinal and said: “That doesn’t happen often.”

Peck nodded and said: “It might be a first.”

The Gopher Classic was started officially by Peck and his recruited partners and volunteers as a 16-team American Legion tournament in 1977. It grew rapidly from there and for more than two decades it has been the largest Legion tournament in the country:

Ninety-six senior teams (19-and-under) guaranteed five games apiece in bracket play over a three-day period; then, the 16 bracket winners playing down to a champion, with the trophy handed out by mid-afternoon on Day 5.

You wonder how it is possible to organize this chaos, and then you realize this is Minnesota, where the grassroots baseball people — facing the challenges of soccer, being so much easier for a 10-year-old to play without causing family embarrassment, and lacrosse, where you can swing a stick without hitting anything — are extremely united with baseball as the underdog of modern youth sports.

Peck, now 85, and his many helpers have been able to keep lining up 16 quality baseball fields for a three-day weekend of bracket play in the middle of summer.



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Build Together, Play Together: 40 Years of Park and Recreation Month | Philadelphia Parks & Recreation

Launched in 1985, this year marks the 40th anniversary of Park and Recreation Month! Every July, communities across the United States celebrate Park and Recreation Month — a time to honor the people and places that make our neighborhoods healthier, safer, and more connected. For 40 years, Park and Recreation Month has lifted up the […]

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Launched in 1985, this year marks the 40th anniversary of Park and Recreation Month!

Every July, communities across the United States celebrate Park and Recreation Month — a time to honor the people and places that make our neighborhoods healthier, safer, and more connected. For 40 years, Park and Recreation Month has lifted up the more than 160,000 full-time park and recreation professionals — plus thousands of part-time and seasonal workers and volunteers — who help care for our country’s local, state, and community parks.

Here in Philadelphia, our parks and recreation system is one of the largest in the nation. Each year, our public parks, trails, playgrounds, pools, and recreation centers welcome millions of visitors. These spaces give residents places to play, exercise, gather, and relax — all while helping keep our city greener, healthier, and stronger.

This year’s national theme, Build Together, Play Together, reminds us that parks and recreation services are more than just spaces — they’re community cornerstones. Together, we build and maintain accessible, inclusive, and sustainable spaces that deliver real benefits for families, neighbors, and neighborhoods.

Park and Recreation Month is also a time to celebrate the programs that help communities thrive. From youth sports leagues and after-school activities to nature walks, summer camps, and cultural events, our city’s recreation centers and parks create countless opportunities for residents of all ages to connect, grow, and enjoy meaningful experiences.

Elisa Ruse-Esposito, Park Stewardship Administrator, shared her appreciation9 for our dedicated Park Friends Groups and volunteers:  “Volunteers have always been a vital part of our Parks & Rec family. Your dedication is the foundation of everything we do, and during the challenging times, your hard work and support mean more than ever. Thank you for showing up for Philly.”

Through the hard work of park and recreation professionals, Philadelphia continues to expand green spaces, plant more trees, maintain safe playgrounds, and offer affordable programming that enriches lives. Each playground swing, basketball court, community garden, and hiking trail is a testament to what we can do when we invest in our shared spaces and come together to care for them.

This July, we invite everyone to celebrate by getting outside, enjoying your local park or recreation center, and sharing what these spaces mean to you. Whether you’re attending a free community event, cooling off at a city pool, tending a community garden, or playing with your family at a local playground — take a moment to appreciate the people and places that make it all possible.

Join the national conversation and show how parks and recreation help your community Build Together, Play Together by using #BuildTogetherPlayTogether in your posts and photos.

Together, we can honor our park and recreation professionals, support our union workers, and continue building a stronger, greener Philadelphia — for everyone.

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See photos from former Butler star Ethan Morton’s youth basketball camp at Butler High – Butler Eagle

Butler native and former Colorado State basketball player Ethan Morton, middle, leads a team huddle group cheer during a basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle Rob McGraw Former Butler boys basketball star Ethan Morton hosted three days of youth basketball camps at his old stomping grounds, offering […]

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Butler native and former Colorado State basketball player Ethan Morton, middle, leads a team huddle group cheer during a basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Former Butler boys basketball star Ethan Morton hosted three days of youth basketball camps at his old stomping grounds, offering kids in grades 3-8 a chance to learn skills from a former NCAA Division I player.

Morton, who graduated from Colorado State in the spring and spent four years at Purdue, held his second annual youth camp at Butler High School Monday through Wednesday.


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Gino Savannah takes a shot during Ethan Morton’s basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Gino Savannah, right, passes the ball during Ethan Morton’s basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Butler native and former Colorado State basketball player Ethan Morton talks with campers during a basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Chase Hutchison, left, and Jaxson Cook practice hoop shots during Ethan Morton’s basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Miles Hunt and Ryan Banko try and make a basket during Ethan Morton’s basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Miles Hunt dribbles the ball during Ethan Morton’s basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Conner Hohn takes a shot during Ethan Morton’s basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Nate Gilkey, right, helps Ethan Morton, middle, with a demonstration during a basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Butler native and former Colorado State basketball player Ethan Morton helps Noah McCormick with his defense during a basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Butler native and former Colorado State basketball player Ethan Morton helps Connor Hohn with his defense during a basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Butler native and former Colorado State basketball player Ethan Morton, middle, leads a team huddle group cheer during a basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Butler native and former Colorado State basketball player Ethan Morton helps Noah McCormick with his defense during a basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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  • Gino Savannah takes a shot during Ethan Morton’s basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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  • Chase Hutchison, left, and Jaxson Cook practice hoop shots during Ethan Morton’s basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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  • Miles Hunt and Ryan Banko try and make a basket during Ethan Morton’s basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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  • Miles Hunt dribbles the ball during Ethan Morton’s basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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  • Nate Gilkey, right, helps Ethan Morton, middle, with a demonstration during a basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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  • Butler native and former Colorado State basketball player Ethan Morton, middle, leads a team huddle group cheer during a basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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  • Colton Franklin, right, tries to block a pass by Noah McCormick during a basketball camp on Monday July 14, 2025, at Butler High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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After winning state tournament, Orcutt 13U All-Stars prep for regional | Youth Sports

After going 4-0 and winning the championship at the Central California Babe Ruth 13U State Tournament in Lompoc earlier this month, the Orcutt 13U All-Stars squad has its collective eyes on the Pacific Southwest Regional. The double elimination regional tournament will take place July 20-26 at Price, Utah. If the Orcutt All-Stars play defense there […]

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Cowboys star Micah Parsons gives back to Harrisburg community in 3rd annual youth camp | NFL

HARRISBURG — Even when the red carpet was rolled out for Micah Parsons in the form of a high school jersey retirement, the former Harrisburg cougar, Nittany Lion and Dallas Cowboys superstar made Tuesday all about the kids. Returning to his alma mater for the third annual Lions Den Football Camp and Charity Carnival at […]

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HARRISBURG — Even when the red carpet was rolled out for Micah Parsons in the form of a high school jersey retirement, the former Harrisburg cougar, Nittany Lion and Dallas Cowboys superstar made Tuesday all about the kids.

Returning to his alma mater for the third annual Lions Den Football Camp and Charity Carnival at Harrisburg High School’s Severance Field, the NFL edge rusher who starred for the Cougars in 2016 and 2017, threw together another day filled with quality coaching, group photos, swag, food trucks and more.

The event was once again free to the public, and with 300 registrations for his youth football camp — and another 50 for sister Shatara’s girls basketball camp, a new addition this year — it was a day well spent for the community Parsons still calls home.

“It means a lot because we’re having success, we’re doing it the right way. We’re just hoping to have continued success and continuous impact with the kids, and that means more,” Parsons said. “You see a lot of these kids who were here last year and it’s like, ‘Oy yeah’ and they just keep getting better and better.”

Parsons picked up his fourth Pro Bowl nod this season since his explosive NFL debut as the 2021 Defensive Rookie of the Year. The 6-foot-3, 245-pound defensive end is coming off a 43-tackle (30 solo), 12-sack campaign in which he also forced two fumbles and had a pass defense.

He was also in the company of Donte Kent, a fellow Harrisburg alum who was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2025 NFL Draft, at Tuesday’s camp.

“This is where I’m from. I’ll say it later during my little speech I have to give, it takes a village. It takes me, it takes their parents, it takes these coaches, the high school kids, they look up to all of us,” Parsons said. “I remember when I was in sixth grade and I used to watch Zayd Issah, Drew Scales, Zack Kuntz, those guys and I was at those Friday night lights camps and I was like, ‘Bruh, I can’t wait to be just like them.

“Just to be in this position, I know (the kids) are thinking the same thing and giving them something to look at and reason to be out here and be active and showing them resilience.”

With kids of various age groups donning No. 11 Cowboys jerseys, navy blue Penn State gear matching the man of the hour himself, and even a splash of No. 23 for Parsons’ varsity kit, the ripple effect he’s left since graduation — Big Ten Linebacker of the Year, two First-team All-Pro selections and poised to potentially be the highest paid defender in the NFL — has never been stronger.

That was apparent as early as 7 a.m. when Parsons worked out with dozens of Harrisburg-area high school, college and NFL players at Reservoir Park alongside Susquehanna Township Athletic Director Lance Deane, Parsons’ personal trainer.

Harrisburg athletic director and head football coach Calvin Everett, who’s been coaching the Cougars since 2011, oversaw Parsons when he was the PennLive Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons after transferring in from Central Dauphin. To see one of his former players achieve national stardom and make the effort each summer to give back to his own, is an invaluable tradition from Everett’s lens.

“It’s great for Micah to come back and show love back to the community. It’s just good for our community and our program, we all love and appreciate Micah,” Everett said. “It’s inspiration, that’s the biggest thing. I hope that they’re all inspired by everything that’s going on right here. This whole atmosphere is awesome. It’s positive, everyone’s excited, so that’s the biggest thing.”

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Quinshon Judkins cancels youth football camp after Florida arrest

Staff reports  |  Columbus Dispatch Browns star Myles Garrett won’t ‘put limits’ on Nick Chubb’s future Myles Garrett explained in this video from Cleveland Browns mandatory minicamp he lobbied for the team to re-sign Nick Chubb, who has joined Houston. Former Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins, who was arrested on domestic violence charges in […]

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Former Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins, who was arrested on domestic violence charges in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on July 12, canceled his youth football camp at a suburban Cleveland high school “due to unforeseen circumstances.”

The camp was scheduled for July 15. Judkins also canceled a meet-and-greet at a Cleveland bar July 14, according to WKYC 3, a Cleveland television station.

More: Police report alleges Browns RB Quinshon Judkins hit victim multiple times

Judkins is a second-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns. He was arrested in at a Four Seasons hotel on a report of “delayed battery” He was charged with misdemeanor “touch or strike/battery/domestic violence.” The victim, an ex-girlfriend, waited five days to come forward.

According to the incident report issued by the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, Judkins allegedly struck the woman with repeated blows, including a punch to the “mouth/chin area.” The alleged incident occurred in an SUV near the Fort Lauderdale airport July 7.

Judkins was released after posting a $2,500 bond July 13, following a court appearance.

In court, Judkins’ lawyer questioned the credibility of the victim and the “after-the-fact” report.

More: Ohio State, NFL fans on Quinshon Judkins being drafted by the Cleveland Browns

Judkins, 21, was drafted in the second round, 36th overall, on April 25. The Browns are looking for a running back to replace workhorse Nick Chubb, who signed with the Houston Texans July 9.

Judkins has yet to sign a contract. He is one of a number of second-round picks who’ve yet to sign. Second-round picks are now eligible for guaranteed contracts and, presumably, negotiating such deals is the cause for the delay in signings.

The Browns are following the Judkins case and gathering facts. Judkins could be subject to an NFL suspension.

Judkins rushed for 1,060 yards and 14 touchdowns for Ohio State last season.



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