This year Golden Valley had 3 student-athletes sign
scholarships. Zachary Bygum, a baseball player, signed with Dartmouth College
an Ivy League school in New Hampshire. Vincent Hill, a baseball player signed
with Midland University in Nebraska. Golden Valley’s lone football player that
signed a scholarship was Nash Soliman, who will be attending Northern Montana
State University.
Zachary
Bygum is second year Varsity pitcher for The Grizzlies. Zachary is a hard throwing
right hander standing at a towering 6 ft. 6 inches with a fastball that can
reach up to 88 mph. Dartmouth is a highly touted Ivy League school and
Zachary’s 4.1 overall grade point average and talented pitching abilities is
what convinced the Dartmouth staff to pursue Zach.
Vincent
Hill also in his second year as a Varsity pitcher, has a wide variety of
pitches that cause miss-matches for opposing batters. With a devastating curveball and newly
acquired slider that just breaks off the plate, Vincent has the perfect size
for a pitcher trying to succeed at the next level. Standing in at 6 ft. 4 inches he definitely
has a pitchers frame and has plenty of room to fill out in order to be successful as
a college pitcher. Midland University is an NAIA school located just outside of
Omaha. After visiting the school Vincent
decided that it was the right fit for him and his family, “I discussed it over
with my friends and family, and agreed that it gave me the best opportunity to
play at the next level.”
Nash
Soliman had a solid season for The Grizzlies who had a rough time finding
bright spots this season. With 25 catches for 400 yards averaging 16 yards a
catch Nash wasn’t a standout but a solid player for first year coach Dan
Kelley. Nash isn’t going to kill you with size standing in at 5’7 and 150
pounds, but runs excellent routes and has great knowledge of the game. Northern
Montana State University has found what people call a diamond in the
rough. A tough kid with very promising skill
set this is the perfect fit for Nash. “I
talked to the coaches and they liked my abilities as a football player. I wanted to continue to play at the next
level and this is a great situation for me.”
by Andrew Sabedra
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