Collin Stallworth was impossible to miss on both the football field and the basketball court, and not just because he was typically the tallest athlete.
It didn’t take long to see he was one of the best and most athletic players on either surface.
The State Journal-Register’s Male Athlete of the Year, as a wide receiver on the football team, caught 50 passes for 1,041 yards and scored 14 touchdowns to help Rochester High School go 13-1 and capture its sixth Class 4A state championship in seven seasons.
And the 6-foot-6 senior forward averaged 12.0 points and 8.4 rebounds in 30 games for the Rockets’ basketball team.
Stallworth turned down multiple NCAA Division I scholarship offers for football to play basketball at D-II University of Illinois Springfield.
“I’ve always grown up wanting to play basketball (in college),” Stallworth said in April. “It was my dream. But I had some pretty big football schools talk to me. I wanted to give that consideration because it was big football schools, but I wasn’t in love with football like I was in love with basketball."
The story was reported on June 29, 2017 by The State Journal-Register.
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Thursday, June 29, 2017
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Area colleges: UIS students honored for academics
Rochester High School graduate Grant Fitzsimmons and Lincoln product Kena Bere are among 12 University of Illinois Springfield athletes named as Great Lakes Valley Conference Brother James Gaffney FSC Distinguished Scholar Award recipients.
The GLVC recognized 275 athletes for achieving a 4.0 grade point average during the academic year.
Bere plays for the women’s tennis team. Fitzsimmons is a member of the men’s tennis squad. The other UIS recipients are Hannah Blyth (women’s tennis), Amanda Gosbeth (softball), Haley Inman (softball), Brittany Moore (softball), Katie Wooldridge (softball), Hayley Hawkins (women’s soccer), Brooke Hill (women’s golf), Jacob Seidel (men’s cross country/track and field), Alex Ginglen (men’s cross country/track and field) and Sam Clarke (men’s tennis).
Seven UIS teams have been honored by the GLVC for maintaining a 3.30 GPA.
They are women’s tennis (3.70), softball (3.66), volleyball (3.52), women’s soccer (3.51), men’s tennis (3.49), women’s golf (3.44) and men’s cross country (3.31).
The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on June 28, 2017.
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The GLVC recognized 275 athletes for achieving a 4.0 grade point average during the academic year.
Bere plays for the women’s tennis team. Fitzsimmons is a member of the men’s tennis squad. The other UIS recipients are Hannah Blyth (women’s tennis), Amanda Gosbeth (softball), Haley Inman (softball), Brittany Moore (softball), Katie Wooldridge (softball), Hayley Hawkins (women’s soccer), Brooke Hill (women’s golf), Jacob Seidel (men’s cross country/track and field), Alex Ginglen (men’s cross country/track and field) and Sam Clarke (men’s tennis).
Seven UIS teams have been honored by the GLVC for maintaining a 3.30 GPA.
They are women’s tennis (3.70), softball (3.66), volleyball (3.52), women’s soccer (3.51), men’s tennis (3.49), women’s golf (3.44) and men’s cross country (3.31).
The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on June 28, 2017.
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
UIS Baseball lays down new infield turf
The University of Illinois Springfield baseball grounds crew put the finishing touches on the new infield turf over the weekend.
The new turf costed around $300 thousand. UIS Head Baseball Coach Chris Ramirez says he's excited to take the field.
This story aired on WICS Newschannel 20 on June 26, 2017.
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The new turf costed around $300 thousand. UIS Head Baseball Coach Chris Ramirez says he's excited to take the field.
This story aired on WICS Newschannel 20 on June 26, 2017.
Watch the story online.
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