Barron Sholl and Jayden Bali of Rockford Boylan talk about the development they have experienced at Mercyhealth Top Performers. Barron and Jayden have put in the work consistently and made major improvements throughout the off season by adding specific performance qualities to their game that will help them excel and dominate on the field, from your family at MTP we hope you have a great season.
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We are thrilled to welcome Fr. Bobby Blood '11 back to Boylan Catholic High School as our new Assistant Principal and Spiritual Director! Join us in welcoming and congratulating Fr. Blood on this exciting new chapter in his vocation!
You can score 6,8,10 points in a AAU game on a good team and coaches know you can play. You don’t have to show them. Show you can be an impact with other good players. Essentially that’s what playing college ball is. Everyone was “the man” where they came from. Fit with them.
Fake Toughness
*Cheap shots
*Talking trash
*Taunting
*Handshake line scuffles
Real Toughness
*Practicing hard every day
*Doing the dirty work
*Playing through aches and pains
*Cheering on your teammates when you’re on the bench
*Playing through fatigue
*Making winning plays
Top 2025 PG Tristian Ford @4tford2 Has Momentum Heading into Live Period!
He talks spring with @BradBealElite and latest with recruitment including flurry of interest since EYBL ATL!
We bresk down development in his game & spring play!
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WATCH: @BoylanBaseball takes possession of first place in the NIC-10!
They beat Hononegah 20-9 as both teams entered this one undefeated in the conference.
@chayce_nowling@BoylanCatholic
Excited to announce the next signee of the 24 class. 5’8 Shooting Guard Kaylee Harter incoming freshman from Boylan Catholic High School in Rockford, IL to the #RVCWBB family! 🦅
Welcome to #TheNest🪺!
I am excited that @CoachLavery is joining me at Houston Christian University as our Associate Head Coach.
This will be Coach Lavery’s 10th year and third college working alongside me. All three programs we took over have been re-builds. It’s what we do as we embrace the transformation process.
Officials stopped asking Coach Lavery to sit down during games long ago because they know he runs our defense, match-up’s, and inbound sets.
Even more, Coach Lavery has had his hand in all aspects of our programs at Rock Valley College and Emporia State including academics, compliance, recruiting, scouting, player development, operations and more. This will continue at Houston Christian as he works every day to advance the lives of our student-athletes.
From JUCO to D2 to D1, Coach Lavery has earned everything by doing the little things daily. Alexys and I are proud to welcome Evan and Kendra to Houston as we keep this train moving! #DawgsUp
There are 362 NCAA Division I head men’s basketball coaching positions in the country. I don’t take for granted how fortunate I am to be offered the opportunity to lead one of these programs, specifically, Houston Christian University (HCU).
First, I want to thank the Lord for this opportunity. I want to thank HCU President Dr. Sloan, Director of Athletics Steve Moniaci, Deputy Athletic Director Stan Williamson, and James and Ann Bryant. All five of you have played a vital role in allowing my family the opportunity to move to Houston to join your prestigious institution. Thanks for your belief in me and our vision to reimagine and reinvigorate the men’s basketball program.
I would like to thank and honor Coach Ron Cottrell and his coaching staffs who spent the last 33 years leading the HCU basketball program. This includes long-time assistants Steven Key and Jud Kinne as well as many other assistants. Ron and his staff dominated the NAIA and Red River Conference days of the 90’s and early 2000’s. They fearlessly led the program back to the NCAA Division I level, through the probationary period, to the Great West Conference, and to the Southland Conference. It is a privilege to follow Coach Cottrell and build on his body of work.
I am grateful for the previous colleges and universities who afforded me the opportunity to lead their programs. Rock Valley College, Graceland University, and most recently and for the last six years, Emporia State University. I will be posting an in-depth message thanking some specific people who changed my life from Emporia State in the coming days. In the meantime, I want to express my gratitude for your support and love during our ESU tenure. The Emporia community is incredible. Alexys and I not only raised our four children in the community but we also watched your children grow, too. It was a special time in our family’s life.
Thanks to my wife and children, my parents, my assistants, and our former student-athletes. College athletics is all about people and creating value for each other. Thanks for partnering with me each day as we pressed forward to make degree progress, impact our community, and win games and championships.
The work continues with great excitement for the future at Houston Christian University. As George Strait famously sings, “Take me to Texas.”
Proverbs 19:21