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[JaysGolf @LHSJaysGolf]

Big congrats to Tommy, Silas, Brandt, Cole, Blake and Sam for winning the Oak Park JV Scramble today! Tommy and Silas finished first overall as a pair with a 3 under 69! Cole and Brandt medaled in 3rd place with a 73.

[Eliot Clough @EliotClough]

Ben McCollum on Bennett Stirtz:

“It was 4 years of work and being coached by me and earning his way to the NBA. He’ll play in the NBA. How ridiculous is that story? He was at Liberty High School and nobody wanted him, and now he’s gonna work his way into the NBA. It’s been fun.”

[JaysGolf @LHSJaysGolf]

Please considering helping out the LHS boys golf team this season. Funds will be used for team activities, equipment, and apparel. ⛳️ ⛳️

https://t.co/oAaNvCbjDr

[DK🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 @1Nicdar]

130 schools said no.
He led the losingest program in college football history to a national championship anyway.
Fernando Mendoza was a 2-star recruit from Miami.

He tried to walk on at his hometown school. They passed.
So did FIU.
So did FAU.
So did everyone else.

At 17, he was sitting in his bedroom, crying over a silent recruiting inbox—after driving to 18 camps with his dad and sending highlights to more than 100 programs.
Not one FBS offer.
His only option? Yale. No scholarship. No NFL path.

Everyone told him to be “realistic.”
“Know your place.”
“Be grateful.”
He didn’t listen.
Because Mendoza understood something most people miss:
The worst outcome isn’t failing.
It’s never getting the chance to try.

Two weeks before signing day in 2022, his phone rang.
Cal needed a body. One offer. Out of 134 schools.
He took it.
He arrived as the third-string quarterback.
Spent a year on the scout team.
Lost his first four starts.
Got sacked 41 times behind a broken offensive line.

Still got up. Every time.
Then Cal brought in a transfer instead of building around him.
So Mendoza left the only school that had ever said yes.
He transferred to Indiana—the losingest program in college football history.

People laughed.
“Career suicide.”
“Graveyard program.”
“Nobody wins there.”
One coach told him something different:
“I’m going to make you the best Fernando Mendoza possible.”
That was enough.
Mendoza wasn’t just playing for football.
His mother has battled multiple sclerosis for 18 years.

Before every snap, he thought of her.
“My mother is my why.”
Indiana went 16–0.
Beat six Top-10 teams.
Won their first Big Ten title since 1945.
Mendoza threw 41 touchdowns.
Won the Heisman—first in school history.
First Cuban-American to ever do it.

Then came the title game.
Miami. Near his hometown.
Fourth-and-4. Season on the line.
Quarterback draw.
The kid 134 schools rejected spun through defenders and dove into the end zone.

Game over.
Indiana—national champions.
The losingest program became the best team in America.
All because a 17-year-old refused to believe “no” was the end.

Rankings don’t decide your ceiling.
Gatekeepers don’t write your ending.
Being overlooked isn’t a verdict—it’s a starting point.

Sometimes all you need is one shot…
and the courage to bet on yourself when nobody else will.
Don’t quit.

Credit: Barclay Mullins

[Kansas City Chiefs @Chiefs]

Hey @patrickmahomes, your friends and family have a message for you ❤️

[Jays Softball @JaysSoftball]

And there it is…. @ashton_maloney is a NATIONAL CHAMPION!!!! We are so proud of you!!!!!!

[Kyle Chadwick @coachkwick22]

17 year old kid in Missouri living in a dangerous environment moves to a safer place and @MSHSAAOrg denies him eligibility for his senior basketball season. Please, read, share and sign. Let’s give him a voice. @PatrickMahomes @tkelce @Chiefs @SHAQ

https://t.co/JEnmVwOn24

[KH @kamhoward]

@davidwasinger Omg another Ashcroft 🤬

[Drury Panthers @drurypanthers]

Clayton Kaiser, Abby Howard, and Isabelle Thrall named to Academic All-District At-Large Team https://t.co/VxiEpJKOjc

[KH @kamhoward]

Downtown hunting! 🔥🔥🔥🔥https://t.co/7ROC0vskWT

[Jays Softball @JaysSoftball]

Getting closer!!!

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

C White wins the NKC Tourney beating Staley 5-2. Brody Mulch threw a gem of a game going 6 IP allowing 2 runs. Cade Pierson SV striking out 2. Max Otte went 2-3, Max Ferguson 1-3 2 RBI, Cade Moberly & Blake Howard each had an RBI. Record is 10-1. Next game Mon @ Excelsior Springs

[KH @kamhoward]

Crown Breaks live giveaway and break https://t.co/qy4UHOM1qR

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

C White holds off Kearney by a score of 8-6. Brody Mulch gets the W throwing 4 scoreless innings with 4 K’s. Maddox Jones went 3-4 with 1 RBI, Blake Howard 1-4 2 RBI. Record is now 4-1 and will be at St. Joe Central, Bartlett Park, Friday at 4 pm.

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Look at this impressive group!! 2024 Blue Jays! Another great day of work 💪

[Jays Softball @JaysSoftball]

Really taking shape!! Shoutout to @DarrenWhitley11 for the footage!

[Drury Panthers @drurypanthers]

Drury ties for 4th at Bill Crabtree Invitational https://t.co/lPNKRkg8GS

[Drury Panthers @drurypanthers]

Panthers one shot back of the lead; Overstreet tied for first at Bill Crabtree Invitational https://t.co/BP9Xt9Z5Fk

[Liberty High School @LHSJAYS]

What a game! Jays came up just short in a 0-1 showdown! Great effort and great season ladies! @LHSBlueJays

[Drury Panthers @drurypanthers]

https://t.co/r0FQgSXPtx