Alumni News - Roger Grove Passes Away at 70

Former West Chester football player Roger Grove has passed away. He was 70. Grove played halfback for the the Golden Ram teams that went to the Tangerine Bowl in both 1966 and 1967. After graduating from West Chester, he went on to coach football for 27 years at Norristown Area High School, compiling a record of 209-98-6. He led the Eagles to the Class AAAA playoffs in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

Grove is a member of the Montgomery County Coaches Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and the Killinger Hall of Fame.

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philly.com - High school football coach Roger Grove dies at 70

The Times Herald - Former Norristown coach Grove released from hospital

Alumni News - Nice Dauphins Fall for First Time

The Nice Dauphins fell for the first time in 2016, dropping a 35-24 decision to the La Courneuve Flash.

Despite the loss, Nice remains in first place in the Elite D1 Standings. The league awards 3 points for a win, 2 points for a tie and 1 point for a loss. At 6-1, Nice has 19 points or 2.71 points per game. Although the Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône Cougars (6-2) have 20 points, they have played eight games, or 2.50 points per game.

With a playoff spot already secured, Nice concludes the regular season on May 29 when they visit Les Argonautes d'Aix-en-provence. Nice defeated the Argonautes by a score of 7-6 in the first week of the season.

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Event News - Spring Calendar

Even though the annual Spring Game is over, Golden Ram fans can still get their fill of foootball this spring and summer. Over the next few months, there are several high school all-star games featuring many West Chester recruits. Hope to see you there!!!

Day	Date	Time	Event	Location
Thur	May 26	7:00 pm	City High School All-Star Game	Northeast High School
Wed	June 1	7:15 pm	Valor Bowl	West Chester Rustin
Thur	June 2	7:30 pm	Hero Bowl	Cardinal O'Hara
Fri	June 3	7:30 pm	Bucks County All-Star Football Game	William Tennent
Wed	June 29	7:00 pm	Adam Taliaferro Blue-White All-Star Classic	Rowan University

Alumni News - Buccaneers Release Tim Brown

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have reportedly released former Golden Ram tight end Tim Brown. Brown was part of three players that were released to make room for the Bucs to sign three tryout players.

Buccaneers - Buccaneers Sign Three Tryout Players

Tampa Bay Times - Meet the Bucs rookies: West Chester TE Tim Brown

Alumni News - Shabazz in Steelers Minicamp

Former Golden Ram cornerback Al-Hajj Shabazz has opened rookie camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Shabazz spent last May as an undrafted free agent with the Indianapolis Colts and then spent August training camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where he registered a couple of solo tackles in a Monday night preseason game. He signed with the Steelers in February. Rookie minicamp continues through May 8 at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex.

Hajj patrolling the secondary in rookie camp (Photo Pittsburgh Steelers)

Steelers.com - Rookie minicamp roster announced

Steelers Depot - Steelers’ Futures Reports: CB Al-Hajj Shabazz

Alumni News - White Nabs Player of the Week Honors

For the third time this season, former Golden Ram running back Rondell White received offensive MVP recognition from the Fédération Française Football Américain Le Championnat Elite/Division I. This past week against the Thonon-les-Bains Black Panthers, White carried the ball 18 times for 343 yards and five touchdowns, including the game-winning one-yard leap with 92 seconds left in the contest. He leads the league in rushing and scoring with 1,284 yards on 165 carries for 12 touchdowns. One article noted that the only regret they have is that the Nice Dauphins "play only eight regular season games" this year. Nice was scheduled to play the defunct Pessac Kangourous twice this season.

Nice next plays the La Courneuve Flash on May 15. Nice has already clinched a spot in the four-team playoff which begins June 11 with the championship being held June 25.

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Alumni News - Dick Yoder Passes Away at 79

Former West Chester football player, coach and administrator Dick Yoder has passed away. He was 79. Yoder was a member of the football team from 1955-1959, then served as an assistant coach at West Chester for 17 years. He became Director of Athletics at West Chester State College in 1979 and served in that role for nine years. Yoder is a member of the Killinger Hall of Fame, was a founding charter member of the Golden Ram Football Club and just two weeks ago was inducted into the ECAC Hall of Fame.

Dick Yoder inducted into ECAC Hall of Fame by Dr. Kevin McGinniss
(Photo WCU Athletics)

WCU Athletics - Dick Yoder Passes Away

ECAC Sports - ECAC Mourns the Passing of Dick Yoder

Daily Local News - Former West Chester mayor Dick Yoder dies

Daily Local News - Yoder’s sudden death leaves hole in town he loved

Vista.Today - Former West Chester Mayor Richard “Dick” Yoder Dies at 79

Team News - 2016 Unofficial Recruiting Class

Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	School
Mike Alley	QB	6-4	230	Pennsbury
Cody Boozel	TE	6-4	225	Seneca Valley
Chris Carey	LB	6-2	230	St. Joseph (NJ)
Mike Devlin	WR	6-2	185	Archbishop Wood
Shawn Furlong	LB	6-1	205	Bishop Shanahan
Diquan Gilbert	LB	6-2	240	Communications Tech/Valley Forge Military College
Rasheem James	WR	5-10	180	Ben Franklin
Dylan Krans	OL/DL	6-5	300	Pennridge
Brandon Kuntz	WR	6-5	205	Trinity/Penn State
George Lambritsios	K	6-0	230	Marple Newtown
Steve Myers	OL	6-2	315	Owen J Roberts/Penn State
Nafeese Nasir	RB	5-8	175	Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Dan Neuhaus	WR	6-3	210	Bishop Shanahan
Omar Peterkin	DT	6-2	295	Archbishop Wood
Geoffrey Philippe	LB	6-0	210	Frankford/Valley Forge Military College
David Simmons	DE	6-3	225	Easton
Khalif Sinclair	WR	5-10	165	Norristown
Quintin Smith	S	6-0	195	Central Dauphin East/California
Mark Webb	DT	6-1	290	Bok/Southern/Valley Forge Military College
Simon Williams	TE	6-3	232	Abington Heights/Lackawanna College

Team News - Seniors Honored

Four senior football players were honored at the Rams Athletic Association's 23rd Annual Senior Awards Banquet held at the West Chester University Alumni and Foundation Center yesterday. Senior student-athletes in attendance from all sports were presented with a replica of the ram statue located in front of Old Library. Receiving their statue from Athletic Director Dr. Edward Matejkovic were running back Brandon Monk, tight end Tim Brown, defensive tackle Barry Lyons, and defensive end Andrew Cohen. Also, Cohen was recognized as a Horrocks Leadership Academy participant.

Head football coach Bill Zwaan took the opportunity to congratulate and thank each of those seniors individually as well as recognize their team accomplishments.

Alumni News - Nice, White Remain Undefeated

The Nice Dauphins were once again led by former Golden Ram running back Rondell White in a 40-34 victory over the Thonon-les-Bains Black Panthers. As a result, Nice now stands at 6-0 on the season. White scored five touchdowns, including the game-winning one-yard leap on fourth down with just 92 seconds left to play. His other scores came on runs of 75, 90, 1 and 30 yards. White totaled 343 yards on 18 carries in the game.

After another week off, Nice plays the La Courneuve Flash on May 15.

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