Recruits sign on the dotted line

GREEN BAY - It's national recruiting signing day today, as college teams restock the cupboards for the upcoming four years.

Lots of players in our area committed to their secondary education choices.

Kimberly has had a powerhouse football team the last few years, and had two players commit to division one schools today.

Mike Hardy is headed to Iowa, while Colten Heagle,the stand out running back, will be headed to North Dakota State.

"It's just real exciting," said Hardy. " I committed during the summer, and that's kind of when the recruiting came to an end, but now this is finally signing, and you're ready to go there, I can't wait to get down there during the summer."

Showing you don't have to be a state football team every year to get athletes headed to division one.

Cody Evers is a big guy, and is headed to a big school in the Big 10, signing on the dotted line to head to Indiana today.

Evers had decided to be a Hoosier before this football year, and says he can't wait to start the next phase of his career.

"Today is a great day. I was so glad to be there, to sign with indiana," said Evers. "They gave me a scholarship back in june, ever since then, I loved them from the start, all the coaches and the players, so can't wait to be there."

Waupaca had a pair of players committing to schools today.

Tight End Tyler Jenson, all 6-5 235 of him, is headed to North Dakota.

Derrick Minton will be going to Northern Michigan as a defensive lineman.

The Ashwaubenon Jaguars had five players commit today.

Four were from Football, as O-Lineman Brandon Amaren is going to Michigan Tech, Linebacker Casey Belongia is headed to Concordia, Running back Alex Lepp committed to Bemidji State, and Jake Yanak is going to Mankato as a defensive end.

One young lady is also headed out, with Erika Pliner, first team all state backstroker, is going to UW Milwaukee.

Looking away from football, Jessica Maroszek from Seymour is headed to Kansas for their track and field team.

Jessica is a two time state champ in the discus, and also a state champion in the shot put.

Finally, Shannon Nemetz from Denmark is headed to Illinois State on a scholarship to run track as well as cross country for the Redbirds.

Shannon had been recruited by a number of schools, including Minnesota, Cal-Berkley, Wisconsin and Illinois, but she liked the coaches and the teammates the best at Illinois State.