Kelli DeRuyter

[Phil Ourada @mro_shs]

Senior Sunset with some amazing Owls who will be graduating on Sunday….🌅#HootieNationForever 🦉@SlingerOwls @SlingerOwlsAD

[Phil Ourada @mro_shs]

Our student section was on🔥 tonight! #HootieNation @SlingerHOOPSLtd @SlingerOwls

[Phil Ourada @mro_shs]

Incredibly proud of our @OwlsFB family & community. We battled a talented @ndatritonfb team in the Level 2 @wiaawistate playoffs. Proud of our players, coaches, cheerleaders & families! @SlingerOwls
@KobeHendricks_ went off: 17 carries, 256 yds, 4 TDs + 2 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD. 🦉

[Kelli DeRuyter @DeruyterKelli]

@VoiceOfTheOwls @OwlsFB Thank you Mr. Hora! We appreciate you more than you will ever know! #Owlpride

[Dave Hora @VoiceOfTheOwls]

🦉❤️💙 What. A. Season. 💙❤️🦉#HootieNation, it didn’t end the way we hoped tonight, but what a ride it’s been. From the first snap to the final whistle, this @OwlsFB team played with heart, grit, and pride every single week. You gave this community something to cheer for, to rally behind, and to believe in. To the Seniors — thank you! You’ve shown what it means to wear that Slinger Jersey and represent this town. You’ve set the bar high for every Owl that follows.

Underclassmen — take this feeling, this fire, and carry it forward. The work starts now!! The legacy continues with you....

#HootieNation — thank you for showing up, rain or shine, home or away, filling the stands with that #BigHootieEnergy and Owl pride every single Friday night. This team made Slinger proud. ❤️💙 Heads high, hearts full. Once an Owl, always an Owl. 🦉

@mro_shs @matt_peckwi @scottashphoto @NorthShoreConf @SlingerOwlsAD @SlingerBaseball @SlingerOwls #OwlPride #SlingerFootball #OnceAnOwlAlwaysAnOwl #FridayNightLights

[Bound Wisconsin @Bound_wi]

WFCA announces 2025 Team and Individual Academic All-State Awards

https://t.co/1df8CQx64x #wisfb

[Phil Ourada @mro_shs]

We entered the @TMobile Friday Night 5G Lights contest! They're celebrating small-town high school football, giving upgrades to schools + awarding a $1Million game-changing grand prize. It could be us! Learn more: https://t.co/7TQUhje8Mu #FN5GL #Sweepstakes

[Zac Bellman Ⓜ️ @ZacBellman_WNY]

BREAKING: @OwlsFB head coach Bill Jacklin has been named as one of two 2024 Don Shula NFL High School Football Coach of the Year winners, joining John Hart of Brownsburg, IN in being recognized by the league.

Both will attend the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl as part of the honor.

[Kelli DeRuyter @DeruyterKelli]

Congratulations Bill!

[Journal Sentinel @journalsentinel]

Slinger's Bill Jacklin named high school football coach of the year by WFCA, Green Bay Packers https://t.co/1yFszY0voo

[Travis Wilson @TravisBOUND]

State Semi-Finals @jollygoodsoda Football Player of the Week Nominees

Mason Gay, Owen-Withee
Taden Holldorf, Baldwin-Woodville
Matt Stevens, Bay Port
Michael Thiede, Slinger
Trevor Vande Hey, Wrightstown

https://t.co/s8C5ZGYUZz #wisfb

[Journal Sentinel @journalsentinel]

Slinger's first WIAA state title game berth since 1998 leads off high school football takeaways https://t.co/wWGds3sQ8c

[WisSports.net @wissportsnet]

Slinger knocks off defending Division 2 Badger 35-28 to advance to the program's first state championship since 1998 #wisfb

[Jim Shapiro @jimshapiro]

Having coached for 31 seasons, I’ve come to see that high school football teams typically fall into one of two categories.

First, there are the teams led by coaches and fueled by players who have been taught to pursue and play the game the right way. These teams are built on a foundation of mutual love and respect, with a pure passion for the game. They play with relentless effort, genuine sportsmanship, and respect for their opponents. Knocking them down and then picking them back up.

Then, there are the teams driven by individual egos, caught up in a “win at any cost” mentality. These teams often boast a high level of athleticism, but they lack self-control, sportsmanship, and a respect for how the game should truly be played.

If you’re paying attention, you can usually tell within the first few minutes of a game which philosophy a team is following.

My college football coach described it as the “Blue car vs. Red car” model of competition.

Both cars are built to race. Both cars will win some races. But the Blue car is built on a foundation of love and respect, while the Red car is fueled by fear and ego.

Yes, the Red car is fast, flashy, and often wins—but it eventually runs out of gas and usually crashes and burns. The Red car team rides the highs of victory but falls apart in defeat.

The Blue car, on the other hand, is built to last. It’s driven by winners, men of character with a rare competitive edge that only a few people truly understand and choose. Blue car teams compete with a high level of excellence, regardless of the score. Whether they’re up by 40 or down by 40, they play against their best selves. For them, that’s the real game—played in their mind, their heart, and within their team.

The Blue car team laughs in the face of all the noise from the outer circle (fans, refs, media, and the opposing Red car) because they know exactly how and why they were built. The Blue car competitor knows their purpose, what fuels them.

The Blue car is the model I was taught to “drive” over 30 years ago by a legend, my hero, my Yoda, my coach, Frosty Westering. It’s the model I’ve tried to build at King’s High School ever since. Has it always gone perfectly? No. Sometimes my own Red car has shown up. But we’ve done our best to build champions—young men who grow to become great fathers, husbands, leaders, and men who pursue what is right, honorable, and just.

To my Red car coaches and friends out there: it’s never too late to hang up those keys and trade in your car for a Blue one. Your athletes, team, and school community deserve better.

To my Blue car team here at @KingsHSFootball and other Blue car coaches…stay on mission. You’ve got this! Your school community is proud of you.

[North Shore Conference ​​​🏃🏈🏌️‍♀️⚽🏊‍♀️🎾🏐 @NorthShoreConf]

Congratulations to the @SlingerOwls Football team on winning the @NorthShoreConf Championship 🏆🏈
For final standings & stats please visit ⤵️
🔗 https://t.co/c8N7VLMXuh
@SlingerOwlsAD
#HootieNation

[Ⓜ️ichael Whitlow @couldbelikemike]

10:54, 2Q — @lgbadgerFB 7, @OwlsFB 7.

After dropping the dime down the far sideline, Michael Thiede takes it himself to finish the drive and tie the game. Great response from the home side. #wisfb #wiaafb

[Dave Hora @VoiceOfTheOwls]

It’s a great day to be an Owl!! #allinasone @OwlsFB @SlingerOwlsAD

[Kelli DeRuyter @DeruyterKelli]

@HEELgbpackfan @tmj4 Yep but darn proud of the one I received! Has afforded me many opportunities!!

[Owls AD @SlingerOwlsAD]

Hey all you owl fans…do you want our Level I WIAA Playoff game in Slinger as the @wissportsnet Game of the Week? Click ⬇️ & vote! 🦉💪🏼 @mro_shs @KevinBryant_Jr @_Hootie_Owl_

[Slinger Football 🏈 @OwlsFB]

Congrats to both the JV and JV2 teams for coming away with two big W's last night! Join us tonight for #CoachesVsCancer as we take on @HUHS_Football in Hartford!

[SlingerMiddleSchool @SMS_Owls]

SMS inducted 55 7th graders into the National Junior Honor Society this morning. Congratulations to these students who have already demonstrated strong scholarship, service, leadership, character and citizenship.