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Trojans honor group of 13 college-bound student-athletes

Brett Bremer
Sports Editor
Despite masks, altered or
canceled varsity and club
seasons and everything else
that came along with the
Covid-19 pandemic, college
coaches found the talent in
the Trojans.
Thornapple Kellogg High

School honored its college

bound student-athletes who

have plans to continue com-

peting in sports on the next

level in May in the high

school auditorium. TK ath-

letic director Brian Hammer

was happy to be able to host

the annual event, which

couldn’t be held in 2020.

Tyah Jefferson is the lone

Division 1 signee of the

bunch, but she won’t be

competing for the Michigan

State University Spartans in

basketball or volleyball

where she stood out for the

Trojans. Jefferson has been

recruited to join the MSU

Women’s Rowing team.

Much like another local

product, 2018 Caledonia

High School graduate Emily

Petrosky who was a talented

volleyball player and an all-

state skier and now a rower

for the Spartans, Jefferson

was recruited for her size and

athleticism. With high school

rowing programs few and far

between, universities often

have to find athletes in other

fields to build their squads –

and collegiate coaches often

prefer to build their rowers

from the ground up.

Jefferson’s talented Trojan

basketball teammate Paige

VanStee in all likelihood

could have found a spot

playing softball or golfing

collegiately of she had want-

ed too, but basketball is real-

ly her game. VanStee, often

one of the loudest voices

cheering for her teammates

and classmates at the cere-

mony, has signed her

National Letter of Intent to

join the Grand Valley State

University Women’s

Basketball program.

VanStee’s basketball and

softball teammate Moriah

Sprague, an outstanding

catcher, has made plans to

join the Cornerstone

University Women’s Softball

team next season. Another

TK basketball player, Haven

Beyer, celebrated her deci-

sion to continue playing ball

for Judson University.

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Haven Beyer gets the TK signing day event started as her mother Shawna Beyer

(left) and TK varsity girls’ basketball coach Brandi James look on. Beyer has plays to

play basketball at Judson University. (Photo by Brett Bremer)

Tyah Jefferson celebrates her signing day in the Thornapple Kellogg High School
auditorium as her parents Angie and Ken Jefferson look on. Tyah is set to join the
Michigan State University Women’s Rowing program next year. (Photo by Brett
Bremer)

Thornapple Kellogg’s Paige VanStee smiles with mother Jodi Coburn as she
celebrates signing with Grand Valley State University to play basketball at the TK
signing day event May 6 in the TKHS auditorium. (Photo by Brett Bremer)

Thornapple Kellogg’s Mitchell Middleton is joined by mother Sarah Middleton during

the TK signing day event May 6 at TKHS. Middleton is set to join the Ferris State

University Football team as a kicker/punter for the upcoming season. (Photo by Brett

Bremer)

Thornapple Kellogg soccer player Nathan Hildabrand is joined by parents Steven

and Amanda Hildabrand as he celebrates his signing with Cornerstone University to

join the men’s soccer program next season.

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