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Mark Forrest - Ex-Fighting Irish Player

Oak Grove football standouts Mark Forrest and Aaron Huck made oral commitments to attend Nevada on Wednesday night.

The pair have been friends since before grade school - their fathers Mark Forrest and Rick Huck, an Oak Grove assistant coach, played football together at San Jose State.

"At the beginning of the season we talked and said 'Whoever is recruiting us - we have to tell them it's a package deal,'" said Forrest, a 6-foot-7, 205-pound linebacker, who is expected to move to defensive line in college.

Right tackle Huck took his recruiting trip to the Reno campus last weekend with his father.

"I just thought it was a good fit. Nevada has a great young quarterback with freshman Colin Kaepernick. And the linemen are older, so I should get a chance to play soon," said the 6-foot-3, 290-pound Huck, who paved the way for a pair of 2,000-yard rushing seasons by Eagles running back Nevin Gardiner. "The team has been to Bowl games for three years in a row, it's a program on the rise."

Forrest, who is also a standout basketball player, underwent two knee surgeries during his sophomore year and decided football was his best bet in college. He also received scholarship offers from Fresno State and Wyoming.

"My knees just couldn't handle all the jumping in basketball, so football was actually easier on them," said Forrest, who had 13 sacks and 65 tackles this year.

Huck and Forrest were both key in the Eagles' run to the Open Division title this year

 

 

 

Nathan Mantle was a member of the GEYF Varsity Freedom Championship Team in 2001. Nathan also was elected to the GEYF All Area Varsity Team that finished 2nd in the 2001 National Youth Football Championships in Las Vegas. As an Ohio State Buckeye "True Freshmen"  Nathan is playing on a national stage and represents Golden Empire and the

Bakersfield Community proudly.

 

 

 



City of Shafter Honors the Gladiators with
a display in the Town Plaza

 

Ten years in, Golden Empire Youth Football one of state's largest leagues

 The Bakersfield Californian | Monday, Jun 23 2008 9:43 PM

Last Updated: Wednesday, Jun 25 2008 9:27 AM

 

The Golden Empire Youth Football League, which has grown to 1,700 players on 56 teams with 350 coaches and 500 cheer participants — one of the largest independent youth football and cheer organizations in the state — will be celebrating its 10th season this year.

 

Photo by Rick Pruett / Special to The Californian

Paul Frausta the Southwest Wolverines gains yardage in a Golden Empire Youth football All-Area all-star game in 2005.

 

 

Photo by Rick Pruett / Special to The Californian

 Brandon Tripp of the Titans is corralled by several Southwest defenders during a Golden Empire Youth Football game in 2007.

Although tryouts were in March, many teams are still accepting players. The season will get jump-started in August with the "Kickoff Classic," — a festive, carnival-like day at Garces High that will include team scrimmages.

The following is an informational background of Golden Empire Youth Football League, which was founded in 1998.

Age groups/divisions

Freshmen Division -- Ages 7-9

Sophomore Division -- Ages 10-11

Junior Varsity Division -- Ages 12-13

Varsity Division -- Ages 13-14

 

Membership areas -- Arvin, Bakersfield, Shafter, Tehachapi, Wasco

 

Timeline

Team tryouts - March

(Some teams are still accepting players)

Instructional football camp -- June

Kick Off Classic (all-day carnival-type event, with scrimmages) -- August

Regular season -- September-November

Postseason -- November

 

Financial aid -- GEYF offers the Community Athletic Scholarship Program. Participants who need assistance to participate in the league may apply for help with registration costs. Golden Empire never turns a player away in need of financial assistance.

 

* GEYF mission: To provide a competitive youth tackle football and non-competitive youth cheer program for local elementary and junior high school students. The primary goal of this organization is to provide a training ground for the basic fundamentals of youth football and cheer, to develop sound mind, body, and character and first and foremost to have fun.

 

* Executive director Ron White says: "One of the reasons we opened this league ... is that we saw a need for a more competitve football organization. There was really no venue or forum for a competitive league with multiple levels."

 

* Structure -- GEYF is governed by a volunteer board of directors comprised of 22 local men and women.

 

Awards -- GEYF just received a 10 year Commitment To Youth Award from the Kern County Superintendent of Schools.

 

 

Gladiator Honored by Shafter Chamber of Commerce

Courtesy of the Shafter Press/ Reed Print Inc.

 

 

Shafter Youth Football program was the recipient of the Youth Development Award at the 60th Annual Shafter Chamber of  Commerce Awards dinner.

 

This award was given in part for the positive impact that this program has had in the community.  Operating on program fees and donations, over 115 young people are given the opportunity to play football yearly.  The countless hours of volunteer time put in by the Board and Coaches was recognized also.

 

 
 

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