The last signing period took place earlier this month and saw both male and female athletes from area schools cementing their athletic futures.
ENUMCLAW
Six Enumclaw High School football players signed a National Letter of Intent, committing to five programs.
Both Anthony Russell and Nick Harberts have accepted scholarship offers to Valley City State University in Valley City, North Dakota.
During his senior season, Harberts was a first team, all-league running back and second team linebacker. Russell was named to the all-league first team as a defensive back.
At VCSU, Russell and Harberts will join a squad that competes in the North Star Athletic Association. The league has three member schools in North Dakota, two in South Dakota and single members in Nebraska, Wisconsin and Iowa. North Star members compete at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics level.
Darrion Smith received a scholarship to play at Simon Fraser University. The university is in Vancouver, British Columbia, but has played football in the “American format” since joining the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in 2010.
Smith, during his senior season at EHS, was a first team, all-league defensive lineman.
Three others signed with “recruited walk-on” status.
Mathew Utu will head to Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon. The Wolves compete in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference at the NCAA Division II level.
Kellen Kranc will be joining the hugely successful program at Eastern Washington University that played for the FCS national championship during the past season. The Eagles are members of the Big Sky Conference and compete at the NCAA Division I level. The university is in Cheney, Washington.
Ethan Eilertson will become a Central Washington University Wildcat. The program is coming off a successful 8-3 season that included a 7-1 record in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
The GNAC’s 11 member schools are scattered across five U.S. states and British Columbia.
During their final seasons at Enumclaw High, Utu was a second team, all-league pick ... Click here to read full article
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