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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Three Whitefish Bay Athletes Commit to College Athletic Programs

Grant Menard, Rashadeem Gray and Jake Taylor all committed to Division I college athletic programs Wednesday.

Three Whitefish Bay senior athletes will move on to NCAA Division I athletic programs after graduating in the spring. Grant Menard formally committed to Drake University, a Division I football team in Des Moines, IA. Menard, who was named First Team All-North Shore Conference, had a 55 percent pass completion rate this year, finding a receiver on 66 of his 121 attempts for a total of 1,100 yards, according to WisSports. In his junior year, he completed 45 of his 109 attempts for a total of 744 yards. He's also a strong runner, with 247 rushing yards this year and 98 yards his junior year. Menard also plays basketball and baseball. Rashadeem Gray, who verbally committed to North Dakota last month, signed a letter of intent today to play for…

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Bay Bill

3:52 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013

Mention 'em in your comment. Let's get them some press! This was a signing-day article about Bay athletes going to D1 colleges, so I think the reporter is correct that these are the only three who signed their major-college letters of intent on signing day. Still, if there are other D1 Bay athletes who were left out, give 'em their props!   more ›

Monday, November 14, 2011

Dilonna Johnson is Headed to Drake University

Point guard on winning Lady Knights team signed her letter of intent with the Bulldogs Monday afternoon.

Dilonna Johnson has one more basketball season as a Lady Knight before she becomes a bulldog – a Drake University Bulldog. The Dominican High School senior signed her letter of intent to play with the Division 1 university located in Des Moines, IA, Monday afternoon. She earned a basketball scholarship after two years playing point guard with the Knights. In the 2010-11 season Johnson averaged 15.7 points a game and has scored more than 1,000 points in her high school basketball career. Johnson helped lead the Knights to an undefeated regular season and advance to the state semifinals as the team finished with 26-1 record. She was a unanimous selection for 1st Team All-Conference and was also named as a First Team Division 3 All-State pick…

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