Foster was a sophomore starter on the Broncos’ 2010 Division IV state title team. He moved to Louisiana for his junior year, then back to Jefferson as a senior. He also played for the Dayton Nets AAU summer team. He’ll have two years of immediate eligibility with the Nittany Lions, 16-18 overall last season and 6-12 in the Big Ten.
“He’s a competitive kid who will bring a winning attitude to our program,” said Penn State coach Patrick Chambers in a statement.
Joining Foster on that Jefferson title team were Adreian Payne and Cody Latimer. Payne wrapped up his senior season this month at Michigan State losing to eventual national champion UConn in the Elite Eight.
Latimer is projected as a third-fourth round pick as a receiver in the upcoming NFL draft. He played football three seasons at Indiana, amassing 1,096 yards and 72 catches last fall.
- Yet another Jefferson basketball standout is headed to the next level. Nathaniel Sheppard will sign a national letter of intent at the school on Wednesday.
A 6-foot-4 senior, he’ll choose between Findlay, Wheeling (W.Va.) Jesuit, Charleston, Malone, Virginia State and Southeast Missouri. He averaged 21.9 points as a senior. He also owns a 3.3 GPA and is among among the top 10 seniors in his class academically.
- Earlier this year former Chaminade Julienne basketball standout Justin Bibbs was the first in the Class of 2014 to sign with Virginia Tech. Bibbs transferred to Montverde (Fla.) Academy for his final two seasons after playing two seasons at CJ.
He reportedly also had offers from Dayton, Cincinnati, Miami, Xavier and Cleveland State. Various national recruiting services had the 6-5 guard/forward as the nation’s 30-35th best prospect. Montverde was 28-0 this past season and was ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps.
- Minster native Katie Horstman will be part of the 32nd class to be inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame on July 2 at Boston.
She taught and coached at Minster for 25 years and led the Wildcats girls to eight track and field state team titles and another in cross country. She also coached softball, basketball and gymnastics at Minster.
If you’ve seen the start or end of the movie “A League of Their Own,” you’ve likely seen Horstman.
She’s one of the former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players seen admiring an exhibit that salutes the pioneering league at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at Cooperstown, N.Y. An all-around standout, she played four seasons with the Fort Wayne Daisies and was an All-Star third baseman in 1953.
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