Click For Kellen Strahm Highlights A kid you will hear a lot about over the next year is Kellen Strahm (6-0 180 Jr. Slot/CB) of Sheldon. He recently earned 1st team all league honors on both sides of the ball speaking to his upside. Many are familiar with the last name as his brother Connor was Oregon’s player of the year in 2012, torching the state for…
Hands down two of my favorite programs in the Northwest. I can’t say enough good things about the players, coaches, and families that lead both schools. This will be one of the best season openers in some time, as the defending state Champion will travel to Beaverton to play a Southridge team that is in my opinion the state title favorite. The Skyhawks were beaten twice last year by…
One of the fastest rising recruits in the state of Oregon is senior to be Yadie Dunmore (5-11 170 Jr. ATH/CB) of state champion Sheldon. The Irish were loaded last season and Yadie was a big part of their championship run, but this is the year he will be called upon to lead. Dunmore went for over 1400 all purpose yards and 16 Tds as a sophomore at 4a Newport, before…
The Barton Football Academy has announced the hiring of Alex Brink as Head QB Coach. Alex is a homegrown product of the Northwest, having prepped at Sheldon HS in Eugene, OR and into college where he was a record-setting QB at Washington State. After stints in the NFL with Houston Texans and CFL with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts, he now joins BFA full…
A kid we have been talking about for a long time got some good news today, as the Portland State Vikings made their intentions known offering Lakeridge DL Marqueese Royster (6-1 250 Jr. DL). As many know Marqueese comes from a long line of professional athletes, which includes the likes of his father (Marcus) who played in the NFL and the Arena League. You also can’t forget his uncle Mazio…
Liam Talty Highlights Big news out of Eugene as one of Oregon’s top ranked D ends, Liam Talty (6-4 230 Jr. DE) of Sheldon, received his first D1 offer from the Big Sky Northern Colorado Bears. Talty is coming off a monster junior year, having an MVP type performance in the state championship game. He went for 77 tackles, 3 sacks, and 3 Int’s in 2012, and was a…
As the season progressed Yadie Dunmore(5-11 175 Jr. ATH) just got better and better. He made the transfer from 4A Newport to 6A Sheldon this past season, and didn’t waste anytime letting everyone know what he was all about. Yadie is the brother of all everything athlete Oshay Dunmore currently playing DB at Oregon, while also being considered one of the nation’s top decathletes. He…
August 21, 2011 NEI was launched and the first article ever put on the site was that of Connor Strahm (6-2 215 Sr. ATH) out of Sheldon High School. Over the last three years Strahm has broken countless records, and finished his career in storybook fashion winning the 2012 6A state title. On Monday night Connor called and gave his commitment to the Montana Grizzlies,…
Lets just get this out of the way early and reiterate that Kellen Strahm (6-0 165 So. ATH/DB) is the brother of 2012 Oregon Player of the Year Connor Strahm (6-2 215 Sr.). Sheldon (14-0) just won the Class 6A state title, and the oldest Strahm will go down as one of the best players in state history. The magical run that took place this…
Liam Talty Highlight Video One of Oregon’s top underclassmen out of Sheldon HS in Eugene is Liam Talty (6-4 215 Jr. DE). The kid showed up at our elite events last off season in Portland and never looked back. At that time people didn’t really know who he was, but he changed that quickly. This past season the Sheldon Irish won the 2012 state title, and Talty played…