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Logan Staib cuts through the defense during a game this fall. Staib plays quarterback, fullback, linebacker, free safety, punter and holder. His versitility should make him attractive to college coaches as recruiting gets underway.
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uth Good has been a member of ACAC Fitness & Wellness Center for 25 years, and is truly part of the ACAC family. ACAC held a dedication ceremony in mid-December to honor Good. Over the years ACAC has shared in Good’s ups and downs, including grieving the loss of her beloved husband Warren. After Warren’s passing, the bench in front of ACAC where he could often be found waiting for Good to pick him up was dedicated to him. The plaque reads, “Warren F. Good (19212006) ‘You’re lookin’ lovely today.’”. Even though he said it to all the women, Warren’s “You’re lookin’ lovely today” made each one feel special. It was fitting to honor Good’s 25 years of dedication by extending honor to her as well with a dedication ceremony and plaque on the COURTESY PHOTO BY STEPHANIE MADDOX adjacent bench. Her plaque Ruth Good, left, with ACAC manager Joyce Steed during the bench dedication reads “In Honor of Ruth S. Good. For her dedication to held in honor of the longtime member.. Fitness and Wellness 2009.” “Ruth’s spirit is contagious. would call an inspiration,” she Thank you for being our inspiraI just walked passed her as she said. tion. We look forward to many headed to the pool with a huge Good also received a book more years of joy,” inscribed smile on her face and let me tell filled with notes from everyone Joyce Steed, ACAC general you, at 89 years of age, she looks who wanted to express just how manager. ACAC member Cathy pretty darn fabulous in that special she is to them. There are Lemon added, “Ruth, you don’t swim suit!” said ACAC Marcountless entries from the many know me but every time I see keting Coordinator Stephanie members that she has formed you working out in the gym, Maddox. incredible bonds with over the you’re always smiling, and just “She makes us all laugh and years and entries from those as perky as can be. Your spirit is genuinely brightens the day of who just know of Good. much appreciated.” any one she comes in contact “Ruth, you have given far with, most of whom she knows more than you have received. by name. She is truly what you
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ogan Staib has no idea where his football career is going to take him. The versatile 6-foot, 1-inch, 205-pound Monacan football player would love to take his career to the next level. And with the knowledge of five different positions swimming through his head, he could do just about anything on the field. “Logan could be a great linebacker in college. There’s no question in my mind. I’ve been coaching linebackers for 30 years,” Monacan defensive coordinator Pete Daniels said. “He could play fullback, he could play so many positions. He’s just a football player.” It was as a linebacker/fullback that Staib entered Monacan’s football program. Yet three years later, he found himself behind center, taking snaps as a starting quarterback. During the third game of the 2008 season, starting quarterback Mike Williams went down with a broken ankle in the second quarter. Staib entered the game in mop-up duty and scored the last touchdown of the half, but “the nerves hit him at halftime, and he came out the second half and was taking his eyes off the ball,” head coach Danny Parsons recalled. It was Staib’s first time as a varsity quarterback, a position he’d played for the first time as a freshman. “I turned him into a quarterback his freshman year,” Parsons said. “I think his first outing wasn’t too good. He almost never see STAIB page 5
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Tomahawk Creek Middle School students Madison Ten Kate, Jaclyn Fackler, and Clemence Lanniel won first place in the Student Media Festival of the Virginia Educational Media Association. The TC team, under the leadership of Jodi Bullano, Rita Driscoll, Tamara Howerton, Charlotte Mashburn, and Teresa Hockenberry, created a photo story presentation about art. It was judged for Virginia’s best multi-media research project for grades 5-8. The students and their sponsors received the award during a gala at The Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke.
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“Hanging out with the Kentucky family this holiday week. The Ohio River is bitterly cold, but beautiful with the barges maneuvering the riverbank. Here’s to looking forward in 2010.”
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attended. Navy Rear Adm. Vincent Griffith, DSCR commander, thanked the Bensley students and staff for their participation in the annual event. “The tree lighting ceremony is a tradition here at Bellwood and the Bensley choir has been part that tradition for many years. Seeing the kids’ smiling faces really makes this gathering special,” he said. Griffith also praised the entire aviation team for its support in this year’s Combined Federal Campaign. “It’s the season of giving, and this year our employees pledged over $346,000 to charitable organizations that greatly rely on donations to continue their important work in our communities,” he said. “We exceeded our goal by more than $25,000 this year, and that’s something to really be proud of.”
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» LETTER FROM THE EDITOR In a word - budget BY ELIZABETH FARINA
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n a word, “budget” describes 2009. Whether in national, state, and local governments; businesses; or even households, many had their eyes focused on the bottom line and on the gaping differences between revenue and expenditures. For many, this wasn’t done out of choice. Many people had to zero in and cut out excesses, even carving into the bone to meet necessities. It was a matter of survival. On the national level, the word “budget” has been tossed about like it refers to a simple product at a grocery store rather referring to the exponential trillions of dollars for programs now adding to our nation’s deficit. With the excessive spending and limited transparency, the gluttony on Capitol Hill leaves many questioning the monetary judgment of national leaders in executive and congressional seats. All government services require tax dollars. That revenue comes from a key source: working people. It’s that simple. Unlike the federal government, which seems to have had panache for printing and borrowing its way through the present economic crisis, state and local governments are legally required to balance their budgets. Virginia is facing a tough haul through its upcoming General Assembly session, which starts in January. The difference from last year, where budget and transportation dominated committee conversations, is that a newly elected administration will be tackling the $1.5-billion dollar shortfall. There is a desire for accountability in accounting practices rather than tired political policies and empty promises. Maybe – one hopes – there will be a fresh approach from new leadership that can explain and execute a better financial plan rather than opine exhausted excuses. Regarding the state budget, which does impact the services of localities such as Chesterfield, many residents will have to rethink what services can be offered. We cannot expect conveniences if we are not willing or able to pay a higher tax base. It is a simple concept that many have learned the hard way this year: if one cannot pay for particular goods and services, one must do without. However, what if several government services can be better performed through the private sector? What a great way to build back the lost job opportunities as well as gain tax revenue. Public officials cannot be afraid to make tough budgetary decisions in closing departments (i.e. cutting jobs) in order to make fiscal progress. It’s not easy, nor should it be easy, but it is necessary as businesses have already shown in their 2009 budget discussions and downsizing. It’s been a lean, mean year for many industries and services in 2009. Even with the demise of several corporate headquarters, our area continues to see strong support for local businesses. Hopefully that means local businesses will see a less tumultuous fiscal year 2010. And it has been a tough, frustrating year for job seekers, a fact that impacted not only household budgets but also had a ripple effect through the region. It’s emotionally draining as well as financially draining for everyone, even for households that didn’t experience job loss. It was a year of reconciling the difference between wants and needs. A drop in household spending has shown the overwhelming theme for many in 2009: don’t spend it, even if you got it. Here’s to 2010 – may the coming year be one marked with revitalization and growth for all.
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is scheduled for a colonoscopy. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., predicts that shortly after treatment Pitts will be able to fly, hhh. while Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., assures the American I’m in a trance. public that Pitts will immediately burst into flames. Each year at this time, I either summon my super Neither proves to be true. power (the ability to see into the future, thanks to a March - Trouble mounts for the world’s greatest golfer, Ti1940s Los Alamos lab accident involving Dr. Von Schnitzel’s ger Woods, as more alleged mistresses step forward to reveal ill-advised radiation experiments), gaze into my crystal ball intimate details of their relationships. (bought at a flea market from a guy selling tube socks, pup“Britain’s Got Talent” winner Susan Boyle says Woods pies and used clairvoyance devices) or lapse into a super“was certainly under par.” naturally induced trance to predict what will happen in the Arnold Pitts, the retail sales manager in Tallahassee, Fla., coming year. is once again a pioneer, receiving the world’s first “green” I’ve chosen trance this time, since I fell shoveling snow, colonoscopy, one that produces zero carbon emissions. Al severely bruising my super power, and I pawned my crystal Gore assists with the procedure. ball on one of my furlough days. April - The U.S. government announces the economic Cynics argue that my yearly predictions are simply a way recovery is complete, unemployment is at a record low and to stretch one slightly entertaining column into two and all goals have been accomplished in Afghanistan while major reduce my workload during the holiday season, but I see it newspaper publishers note the remarkable turnaround in as service to the loyal reader(s?) who, faced with a glut of daily circulation and skyrocketing advertising revenues in let’s-all-look-back-at-what-happened-year-in-review stories, one of the cruelest and most elaborate April Fool’s jokes in would rather know what lies ahead so they can either live the history of mankind. high on the hog or dig a hole in the backyard in anticipation I stare at CNN on my latest furlough day and weep. of the coming apocalypse. May - Doctors announce that results for Arnold Pitts, the So, back to the trance... first patient to receive treatment under the nation’s newly ...and I’m done. Here now, is Part I of Scott’s Trancereformed health care system and the first person to undergo Induced 2010 Year in Preview, a money-back-guaranteed a “green” colonoscopy, are negative and he gets a clean bill of guide to what’s going to happen (money-back guarantee void health. where prohibited): “I guess in the end, I’m all right,” says Pitts. January - Across the nation and around the world in June - President Barack Obama, blasted by the left for not places that mark the passage of time as we do, jubilant people doing stuff and slammed by the right for doing stuff, frantiin funny hats usher in a new decade following one that began cally informs the nation that Vice President Joe Biden has with many huddled in bunkers fearing the collapse of civiaccidentally floated away in a giant homemade balloon in lization as a result of the Y2K bug. Despite the hysteria, the what some critics call a desperate attempt to divert attention world did not end. That is currently scheduled for 2012. away from doing and not doing stuff. Officials at the Federal Office of Overly Used Words anNext week: Part II of Scott’s Trance-Induced 2010 Year in nounce the most overly used word for 2010 will be “green.” Preview. February - Arnold Pitts, a retail sales manager in TalScott Hollifield is editor/general manager of The McDowell News in Marion, lahassee, Fla., becomes the first patient to receive treatment N.C. under the nation’s newly reformed health care system. Pitts BY SCOTT HOLLIFIELD
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t looks cool in the movies when someone pops open a bottle of champagne and the bubbly erupts like a volcano. If you want to spill your money all over your clothes, the floor and your guests, go ahead. But wouldn’t you rather drink it all? The right way to open a bottle of bubbly starts with common sense: Like cans of soda, bottles of sparkling wine should not be shaken or otherwise tossed around just before opening. For best results, let the bottle sit still in the fridge for at least a couple of hours. Hold the bottle slightly upright at a 45degree angle, with the base against your hip or stomach. If the bottle is wet, use a towel to get a firm grip on it. Point the top away from friends, loved ones, pets and anything breakable. After removing the foil, carefully remove the wire cage that’s over the cork, keeping one hand over the cork. With one hand gripping the cork, use the other hand to gently twist the bottle. This Here are some suggestions on bubbly in different price ranges
On the Cheap (under $15). • Rondel Pura Raza Brut. This dry but fruity Spanish cava has soft peach and nut flavors. • Segura Viudas Brut Reserva (non-vintage). Ken Hamilton, a wine consultant for several grocery stores, said that this creamy Spanish cava with floral is great for the price.
will help you catch the cork when it pops out. When the cork starts to come out, push down on it. The cork should ease out with a gentle sigh instead of a pop, and - voila! - you’ll have a full bottle of bubbly to enjoy with no mess. Although I mentioned champagne, many people probably won’t be drinking it this New Year’s, simply because real champagne comes only from the Champagne region of France, and it’s not cheap. Most of us probably will celebrate with cava, prosecco or some other sparkling wine. No matter, they all can be delicious. Sparkling wine can be white or pink, very bubbly or lightly so, sweet or dry. Quality and price depend first on the bubbles. The best have tiny bubbles that continually float up in a stream inside the glass. (This is why tall, skinny flutes are the glass of choice.). And, of course, don’t be afraid to stray off this list. There’s lot of good stuff out there. Michael Hastings writes for the Winston-Salem Journal.
• NV Louis Predrier Brut Rose, France. This is made outside the official Champagne region, but uses the methode champenoise. In the Middle ($15 to $30). • Mumm Napa Brut Prestige (non-vintage). This California wine is crispy and dry with creamy, toasty flavors and a long finish. • 2001 Gloria Ferrer Brut
Royal Cuvee Reserve. Wine Spectator scored it 93 points, citing luscious flavors of apple, cinnamon and ginger that seem to make it a natural for Christmas. • Montaudon Brut Champagne. Steve Deutsch, the wine manager at Total Wine in North Carolina, called this “bright and intense” with candied berry and preserved citrus flavors. “It’s incredible
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To help you understand the labels, here are a few helpful definitions: • Brut: This denotes the level of sweetness. It means dry or almost dry, less than 1.5 percent sugar. Sweeter designations for sparkling wine are, in order of rising sweetness: extra sec or extra dry, demi-sec and doux. Extra brut is bone dry. • Cava: This is the official name of sparkling wine produced in authorized regions of Spain, typically made with macabeo, parellada and xarello but also chardonnay and pinot noir. • Champagne: Sparkling wine from Champagne, the northernmost winegrowing region in France, made with the methode champenoise from chardonnay, pinot noir or petit meunier grapes. • Methode champenoise: The traditional way of making champagne and most sparkling wine involves making still wine first, then corking it with a dosage (a mix of wine and sugar) and some yeast. The result is a secondthat you can find real champagne at $30,” he said. Splurge. • De Margerie Grand Cru Cuvee Speciale. This champagne is rich and elegant with tiny “pinpoint” bubbles, Deutsch said. More than five years of aging gives it complex red and citrus fruit flavors and yeast notes. It’s
ary fermentation under pressure that creates carbonation. Other common methods of making sparkling wine include the tank method, where the second fermentation occurs in a tank; and carbonation, the simple (and cheap) injection of carbon dioxide into a wine. • Non-vintage: Most sparklers are non-vintage, a blend of wines made from harvests of two or more different years. Blends allow wineries to achieve a consistent style and flavor. • Prosecco: Mostly a lightly sparkling (frizzante) wine from Italy, made from a grape of the same name. These are either bone-dry or slightly sweet. They don’t fizz much, but they can be delightful and good values. • Asti or Moscato d’Asti: An Italian sparkling wine made from moscato grapes that is usually quite fruity and fairly sweet. Asti is fully sparkling; moscato d’Asti is slightly sparkling. • Spumante: The Italian name for a fully sparkling wine.
made from 90 percent pinot noir and 11 percent chardonnay. “The pinot noir, to me, gives you a more well-rounded wine than all chardonnay,” Deutsch said. • Bollinger Brut Special Cuvee. Rated 93 points by Wine Spectator, this true champagne boasts “a big, rich style” with “layers on layers of flavors, richness,
spice. • Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label (non-vintage). Hamilton said, “You simply can’t go wrong” with this classic champagne, a perennial favorite of bubbly lovers everywhere. It has some apricot, peach, vanilla and mineral flavors, and it’s racy acidity makes it great with food.
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couple of springs from now, the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams baseball team will have so many Manchester High School grads that it could change its mascot to the Lancers. With the addition of three new recruits, VCU’s spring 2011 team will bear a striking resemblance to recent Manchester varsity baseball teams. Third baseman Joey Cujas, pitcher Ryan Morrison and catcher Chris Ayers signed letters of intent with VCU in November. They will join 2010 VCU freshman and former Manchester pitcher Blake Hauser. “Obviously the three of them [Cujas, Morrison, and Ayers] are some of the best players in the area,” VCU head baseball coach Paul Keyes said. “Joey and Chris are two of the top hitters in the state, so we had an interest in them and thankfully, they had an interest in us.” All three sport impressive statistics. With a .491 career batting average, Cujas has 85 hits including 19 doubles, 10 homeruns and 68 runs batted in. He earned first team All-Dominion District, first team All-Central Region and first team All-State honors as a junior and batted .515. “Joey is an extremely strong hitter,” Keyes said. “We’re losing three of our four real strong hitters this year, so he’ll have a chance to contribute early on.” In the catcher’s position, Chris Ayers earned first team All-Dominion District, first team All-Central Region and second team All-State honors last spring. His current career batting average is .414 with 17 doubles, 15 homeruns and 56 RBIs. Ayers also looks to get some playing time for the Rams as a freshman with the team’s senior starting catcher Nathan Furry getting ready to graduate. Morrison will join Hauser on the VCU pitching staff. He pitched to a career record of 8-2 with 56 strikeouts, 20 walks and a 2.91 earned run average. “I think it will be a very positive experience for these guys to stay together with Blake. They’ll already know someone on the team; they can room together and work together. Plus these guys have been playing together since they were in Little League,” Manchester head baseball coach Ricky Saunders said.
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Manchester baseball players Joey Cujas, Ryan Morrison and Chris Ayers (from left) will join former teammate Blake Hauser at Virginia Commonwealth University next fall. The four will form a growing contingent of Lancers on the Rams’ baseball team.
The three have played together since they were 10 years old on the AAU Mariner team. That they came to Manchester as a package and will move up to the next level as a package is certainly no coincidence. “They were all starters as freshmen,” Saunders said. “They got beat up pretty good, but I think that toughened them up and really prepared them for college ball.” “Seeing Blake helped us see these guys too,” Keyes added. “I don’t know if that necessarily fed off of one another but certainly recruiting him helped us to see these guys.” All four have the potential to see game action in their freshmen seasons, though exactly how much is to be deter-
mined. That they will all fit with the Ram team is no question though. “We look for players that are ready to go mentally and physically [as freshmen],” Keyes said. “We get them in the line-up when the opportunity presents itself. They’re all great kids. That was one thing. We have a good track record with Manchester players. We’ve had quite a few. Somehow it works in cycles. We’ll have a lot from one school for a few years and then another for a few years, but we seem to be having a lot of success with [Manchester] players lately.”
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idlothian resident and amateur sports photographer James Haskins is hoping the second time is a charm. For the third consecutive year,Haskins submitted entries to the Canon and Pro Football Hall of Fame“Why DoYou Love Football?”Amateur Photo Challenge, and for the second time, Haskins has a photo in the final rounds of competition. The photo,titled“Crazy Eyes,” depicts Daniel Eliasek of the Gordon Patriots flag football team sprinting down the field, the mouth-guard strap hanging from his mouth, the ball tucked securely in his arms,clearly out of reach of the opponent behind him.His eyes are fully focused to his left on the next would-be tackler. The photo was taken during this fall’s football season as part of Haskins’volunteer work with the Gordon Athletic Association. He maintains the Web site www.gordonteampictures.com and photographs all GAA sports. Parents and fans can purchase Haskins’work.All proceeds support the athletic association. “I’ve been an amateur [photographer] most of my life,” Haskins said.“I do this on the side. Probably the last five or six years, I’ve developed a love for shooting sports, mostly football.It’s my contribution to the association.” Canon has sponsored the photography contest for the last three years.Each year,Haskins picked his top 10 photos from the season as entries. Two years ago, he was a finalist in the feature category for another Gordon Patriot flag football photo titled “Taking the Field,” which depicted a team running
from STAIB page 1 wanted to play again, I don’t think. I said, ‘Leave him in there. He’ll be fine.’ Sometimes, at this level, we might not get the quarterback that came up through the association [teams]. They might end up going someplace else. A lot of times we’ve got to take our best athlete and some of our best leaders and just put them out there.” Staib throws most of the credit for the team’s success to the all-star cast around him, but he helped lead the Chiefs to a Central Region semifinal appearance against Hanover and earned the starting job on the 2009 team. Though the Chiefs didn’t make the playoffs this year, Staib established himself as one of the region’s top quarterbacks. He threw 79 completions for 1,290 yards and 11 touchdowns and was not content playing one side of the ball. Staib would have been content keeping his linebacker role, but compromised with his
onto the field before a game. This year’s finalist photo is in the action category and Haskins is hoping the cuteness factor of a young football player will win over voters. “The hard part is getting [to the finals],” Haskins said.“That is up to the judges and the professionals. From here on in, it’s kind of a popularity contest.” According to a press release issued by Canon, a panel of judges that included former NFL quarterback Archie Manning,Peter Read Miller from Sports Illustrated,Pulitzer Prize-winning photo editor Stella Kramer,and NewYork Times sports photo editor Brad Smith along with other top industry photographers judged more than 10,000 entries.They now turn their picks over to the people.The general public can view all finalist entries at www.usa.canon.com/nfl,choose their favorites in four categories and be entered to win a Canon EOS Rebel T1i camera kit.Voting is open until Jan. 8. With just one week left in voting, Haskins has no idea where he stands but he has definitely checked out the competition. “It’s like the president: I get to vote for myself,” Haskins joked.“There’s some really stiff competition.” The grand prize winners will have their photos displayed in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, and win a trip for four to Super Bowl XLIV in Miami and a trip for four to the 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Celebration in August. Haskins is cautious when asked if he’s thought about winning though. “I’d just like to win to get the recognition and have them use the photo,” Haskins said.“I’m hoping the second time’s the charm.”
coach and moved downfield to play free safety. Though it is not uncommon for a high school quarterback to play defense, Parsons said he wasn’t quite comfortable having his main man so close to the ball. “I didn’t like the idea of him starting at middle linebacker,” Parsons said. “We’ve had quarterbacks at free safety before … He did a good job being in the middle of the field and I think he liked it.” “It wasn’t bad. It was a way for me to get on defense,” Staib said. Once a linebacker, always a linebacker though. Staib still ended the season as one of the Chief ’s leading tacklers with 66 tackles including 30 solo shots. “I played him at linebacker as a sophomore and he grew into the position very, very fast. If he’d been able to stay at linebacker for three years he probably would have been one of the best in the state. Out of necessity, we had to move him but he played free
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Daniel Eliasek focuses on an on-coming defender as he sprints down the field during a Gordon Athletic Association flag football game. The photo, by Midlothian resident James Haskins, is a finalist in the third annual Canon and Pro Football Hall of Fame “Why Do You Love Football?” Amateur Photo Challenge.
safety like a linebacker. He did a tremendous job,” Daniels said. His play at quarterback and free safety earned him the week 10 Army Iron Man of the Week for Southern Virginia through The Sports Flash.com. The award goes to players who excel on both defense and offense. In a 22-7 loss against Clover Hill, Staib racked up 117 yards and ran for 35. Defensively he made eight tackles in the game and deflected two passes. Fittingly the Chiefs’ lone score was a run on the end of an interception for Staib. No one seems to have any idea who nominated him for the award. Parsons said he received an e-mail notification that his player was up for the award. Nominations are voted on for one week by fans. Staib earned 2,446 total votes, over 500 more than his closest competitor. Staib actually plays a third side of the ball. He punted on special teams and was the holder for all point-after-attempts and field
goals. “Last year, I was the back up, but never got any action. I don’t think anybody believed I could punt,” Staib laughed. With a little work on form, Staib proved to have a very functional foot and, as a linebacker/ safety, gave the Chiefs extra protection against run-backs. According to his coaches, Staib just keeps getting better and better as a football player. His nononsense running and ability to read the game make him a potent offensive threat while his ability to tackle and play special teams makes him a hearty defensive player, but there’s another side to Staib that could just make him a good candidate for an Ivy League school as recruiting season comes around. The National Honor Society student carries a 4.0 average and a full load of honors and advanced placement classes. He’s also in Beta Club and plays on the varsity baseball team in the spring.
“Logan Staib is one of the best people I’ve ever met in my life,” Daniels said. “I’ve been coaching for over 35 years and he’s one of the finest young men I’ve worked with. He’s genuine, very personable, very humble … He’s just a good human being.” According to Daniels, the question is not if Staib will play college football, but where. Parsons calls him a serious Division I-AA or Ivy League candidate and says he’s gotten looks from Virginia Military Institute and Columbia University, but no serious offers so far. Still, the coaches say, it’s just a matter of time. “If somebody doesn’t take Logan Staib to play in college, every college coach out there is an idiot,” Daniels said. So it’s fair to say that all current and former Chiefs will have another college team to route for next season.
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