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The Butler Grizzlies football team was hard at work for the 2023 national signing day that took place this week. They had to replace a bunch of sophomores who are moving onto the next level of their careers, with many going to the Division I and Division II route.

The Grizzlies were able to stay at home for most of their recruits, getting 24 players from the state of Kansas to commit to the Grizzlies. While many signed on Wednesday, some are waiting to sign with their teammates but are firmly committed to the Grizzlies.

Here’s a list of Butler’s recruiting class.

Mac Armstrong QB Shawnee, KS Bishop Miege HS Aiden Battle K Athison, KS Atchison HS DeAndre Beasley RB Shawnee, KS Bishop Miege HS Carlos Bezert Jr. RB/LB Moraeuville, LA Avoyelles HS Landon Boss QB/OLB Osage City, KS Osage City HS Jaxon Bowles ATH Manhattan, KS Manhattan HS Troy Boyd OL Abilene, KS Chapman HS Chase Burns DL Olathe, KS Olathe Northwest Dexter Carr DE Gardner, KS Gardner-Edgerton Nolan Champers WR Jacksonville, FL Orange ParkHS Datlan Cunningham RB Alexandra, LA Alexandra HS Mason Dullard DT Flomaton, AL Flomaton HS Tyler Ellis QB Tallahassee, AL Tallahassee HS Jeremy Fowler ATH St. Francisville, LA West Feliciana Kellen Francis OT/DL Princeville, CO Princeville HS Jah’tavious Gaines WR Savannah, GA Windsor Forrest Corniel Gavin DT Mobile, AL LeFlore HS Jesse Greenly RB Atchison, KS Atchison HS AJ Hinds DT Fort Lauderdale, FL Stranahan HS Lorenzo Hudson DB Cincinnati, OH Winton Woods

Jahkye Irby OT Powell, TN Powell HS Tavoris Jones DE Lake Wales, FL Lake Wales HS Josh King ATH Lawrence, KS Free State HS TJ Koehn DE/TE Canton, KS Canton-Galva Jaylen Lawrence OLB Lafayette, LA Acadiana HS Seth LeClair DE Clifton, KS Clifton-Clyde Dylan Massey DB Shawnee, KS Mill Valley HS Delton McFadden OL West Columbia, SC Airport HS Shawn McGlothlin OL Dry Prong, LA Grant HS Evan Mckinnon DL Jacksonville, FL Sandalwood HS Jamal McMillian DB Adel, GA Cook HS Coltin Myers DE Athison, KS Atchison County Ozzy Poage DE Gardner, KS Gardner-Edgerton HS Purnell Richardson OL Hummelstown PA Lower Dauphon Malachi Rogers ATH Wellington, KS Wellington HS Jaden Roper DT Goose Creek, SC Goose Creek HS Isaac Saye K Andover, KS Andover Central Kenton Simmons LB Lawrence, KS Free State HS Josh Smith WR Boutte, LA Hahnville HS Tylan Smith ATH Wichita, KS Wichita Southeast HS Justin Stephens WR Maize, KS Maize HS Montel Tate WR Wellington, KS Wellington HS Jarvis Turner ATH Dallas, TX Wiler-Hutchins Spencer Vaka DL Shawnee, KS Mill Valley HS Kumasi Washington DE Sparta, GA Hancock Central HS Gabe Welch QB Arkansas City, KS Ark City HS Jaylan White ATH Bossier City, LA Parkway HS Jemais Williams DE Cheraw, SC Cheraw HS Elishah Wilson DB Broken Arrow, OK Broken Arrow Levi Wittenberg LB El Dorado, KS El Dorado HS

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BALTIMORE — The CIAA. It’s more than your average college sports conference.

"The CIAA is extremely important. It’s where athletics began for HBCUs," said CIAA commissioner Jacqie McWilliams.

What is now the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association began as the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association, which was founded 111 years ago.

"The conference was started in 1912 because of discrimination, the ability not to play with the white conferences and being shut out," said Clyde Doughty Jr., Bowie State University Vice President of Athletics & Recreation. "So, the African Americans gathered around themselves and said, 'Look, we need to start something on our own. Not just for athletics but for education as well'."

It is a collection of Historically Black Colleges and Universities that has stood the test of time.

"We’re the first HBCU conference to be established, in 1912. We’re incorporated in Washington, DC. The founding members were at Hampton University; Howard, which is right down the street; Lincoln University up the street; Shaw University, the first HBCU in the south, and Virginia Union in Virginia," said McWilliams. "The men and the individuals who created this conference was important to give us access and opportunity to play the game when nobody else would."

The conference grew from five founding member schools to now a dozen current member schools from Pennsylvania to South Carolina. They compete within the Division II level of the NCAA.

Bowie State is a current member of the CIAA, joining in 1979, and is the host school for the 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournaments this week at CFG Bank Arena. Former CIAA members include Morgan State (1929-1970) and University of Maryland Eastern Shore (1954-1970).

McWilliams is proud of what her conference stands for and proud of the history she has made in her role leading it.

"I was the first African American woman to ever sit in the seat of a commissioner across all Division I, II and III. The opportunity to have the platform and the voice where I am has opened up doors and created space for other women that look like me. So, I hope that these young people here in Baltimore, at our institutions, can really see what they want to be."

They can be the trendsetting face of a sports league like McWilliams or a trendsetting player like Earl Lloyd, the first black player in the NBA. He went to West Virginia State. Or they can be one of the best basketball players of all-time like Earl 'The Pearl' Monroe, who went to Winston-Salem State before playing for the Baltimore Bullets inside the very arena where the CIAA Tournament is taking place. Other Hall of Famers like Bobby Dandridge (Norfolk State) and Ben Wallace (Virginia Union) also played in the conference.

Those are some names from the athletic stage. On the broadway stage, current Bowie State student Myles Frost won a Tony Award for his portrayal of Michael Jackson in 'MJ the Musical'.

McWilliams added the CIAA Tournament in Baltimore isn’t only about the hoops, it’s a celebration for all HBCUs.

"It means everything. It’s a big HBCU homecoming for the world."

It’s an experience to be had on and off the court.

"We say we do three things. We eat, we party and we play basketball," she said.

"That’s what the CIAA experience is all about: athletics, education and the social experience that’s culturally connected to African Americans," added Doughty Jr.

That is a truly special combination.

"Going to an HBCU, being in the CIAA, will provide you that connectivity that you weren’t getting at other institutions. You don’t have to explain your blackness to anybody. It’s inherent in the culture. It’s inherent in the environment. So, you don’t have to protect yourself on that level," Doughty Jr. said. "But like any other institution, you have got to come and do what you need to do to make your way through the system because it is an institution of higher learning. The goal is not to come here to play basketball, not to be in the sorority, not to be in the band, not to be in the social clubs. It’s to come and get an education."

And that’s why the CIAA is more than your average sports conference.

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Top-ranked Houston is approaching its second straight 30-win season and junior point guard Jamal Shead says there is more improvement to come.

This even with the Cougars on an eight-game winning streak, including victories by 38 and 30 points, entering Saturday's American Athletic Conference contest against East Carolina at Greenville, N.C.

"We've been coming together as a team," Shead said after Wednesday's 89-59 rout of visiting Tulane. "I still feel like we haven't reached our ceiling, and I feel like that's the most exciting thing as the season continues on."

Houston (26-2, 14-1 AAC) would sew up the AAC regular-season title with a win over the Pirates (14-13, 5-9). The Cougars are 9-0 in true road games.

Barring a sudden slide, the Cougars are a near-certainty to be a No. 1 seed in next month's NCAA Tournament.

In the past three NCAA Tournaments, Houston advanced to the Elite Eight, the Final Four and the Sweet 16. The Cougars have become a national force under coach Kelvin Sampson for the first time since the first half of the 1980s when legends such as Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler roamed the court.

However, Sampson has a tough time discussing the program's rise.

"It's hard for me to talk about that," Sampson said. "I don't know where to start or what to say. I do the best I can to coach these kids, put them in the best position to win and for them to be successful.

"I've got a great staff, and we all work in conjunction with each other. We've been winning around here for a long time."

J'Wan Roberts and Marcus Sasser delivered strong performances in the romp against Tulane.

Roberts scored a career-best 26 points on 9-of-10 shooting for his second straight game of 20 or more. Sasser (averaging a team-best 16.9 points) has compiled four straight such outings after scoring 22 points against the Green Wave.

"Ball movement, body movement, and all five guys on the floor who are unselfish," Sasser said of the Cougars scoring 80 or more for the fourth time in five games. "It's really good to play on a team where nobody cares who scores the ball."

East Carolina has won three of its past four games, including Tuesday's 62-60 road victory over Tulsa.

Jaden Walker scored a career-high 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting while playing all 40 minutes.

"The effort from Jaden Walker all-around, to play 40 minutes and play through foul trouble, I thought he was tremendous," Pirates coach Michael Schwartz said.

Walker has recently emerged to fill the gap of point guard Javon Small, who will miss his 10th game due to a knee injury. Small leads the Pirates in scoring (15.8) and assists (5.6).

Walker had 18 points (then a career high) and a career-best 10 assists in Sunday's 86-70 road loss against SMU before delivering again against Tulsa. He has scored in double figures in three straight games while shooting 73.1 percent (19-for-26).

RJ Felton added 14 points and nine rebounds against Tulsa as the Pirates prevailed despite shooting 39.6 percent from the field and 6 of 27 (22.2 percent) from 3-point range.

"Sometimes the way the game looks, the prettiness of the game is secondary to what the end-of-the-game result is," Schwartz said.

This is the first meeting of the season between the teams. The Cougars have won 10 of the past 11 matchups.

JOHNSTON, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Twenty-nine years after dropping out of high school, a local man got his diploma in Edgefield County.

It’s giving Clyde Welch a sense of accomplishment, even though he’s already owned a business for 20 years and has five children.

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He graduated Friday through the GED program at Edgefield-McCormick County Adult Education and Family Literacy.

“When I was 15, things were difficult at home,” he said. “No one in my family had graduated from high school. My living conditions were bad, so I got a full-time job.”

On his second day of the 10th grade, he withdrew, eventually left the area and never returned to high school.

He got married, started a family, and launched Augusta Appliance Repairs and Service, which he has owned for almost 20 years.

“I have a good life but want to do more and continue my education,” the 43-year-old said. “I feel drawn to complete a certificate course in theology and eventually obtain an engineering degree.”

To make that happen, he knew he had to get his GED.

“Mr. Welch has shown that it is never too late to complete your educational goals,” said Vickie Butler, director of Edgefield-McCormick County Adult Education and Family Literacy. “Our staff is ready to help community members of any age, background and education level get started on accomplishing their dreams.”

He said his faith has played a vital role.

“God told me to get my GED,” he said. “Preparing for the tests was tough at times, but I knew it was important and that I would work hard until I could make it happen.”

Welch got support from everyone in the family, including his wife, two adult children, and three teens. His 16-year-old even tutored him in science.

“Our family is all the better for this experience, and we are so proud of him,” said his wife, Wendy. “It took courage and humility for Clyde to return to school, and I had no doubt he would succeed.”

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