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Totino-Grace head football coach receives Semper Fidelis award

Recruiting Station Twin Cities Commanding Officer Maj. Kenneth Gawronski presented Jeff Ferguson with the Semper Fidelis Coach Award at the Minneapolis Glazier Football Clinic Feb. 16. The head football coach for Totino-Grace High School accepted the award in front of hundreds of his peers attending this year’s clinic. “This is a great honor for me

Recruiter's sister enlists, follows in family's footsteps

Last year Allison Kruse felt she had hit a dead end. College wasn't hard, but it wasn't for her. When it came time to make a change, she chose the Marine Corps. "I lost my ambition," said Kruse, a 20-year-old Huron, S.D., native. "I only declared a new major twice, but I thought about changing it a lot more. I had no idea what I wanted to be."A few

Buffalo recruiter's canine competes in dog show, brings home 'the bacon'

Sgt. David Verdoorn's Cannon blasted judges out of their seats at the American Belgian Malinois Club Dog Show in Randolph, Minn., this weekend.The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, panted his way to first place in the Preferred Category, prancing one paw closer toward a Jumpers and Weavers title."He did well the second day, but I didn't think he

Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl athletes bring in New Year with bowling

More than 100 All-Americans traded touchdowns and field goals for spares and strikes Monday to celebrate the New Year at the Concourse Bowling Center.Marines and both Semper Fidelis Bowl teams spent the remaining hours of 2012 setting aside their rivalries to build life-long friendships. "It's impossible not to have fun with these guys," said

San Diego, Miami football players receive Marine Corps leadership award

Major Gen. Joseph L. Osterman presented two All-Americans with an Excellence in Leadership award during the Semper Fidelis Bowl banquet Jan. 3.Coaches nominated players from each team who demonstrated leadership in their daily lives and embodied the Corps' values of honor, courage and commitment. This year, Marine officials selected San Diego

Marines welcome All-American athletes for Semper Fidelis Bowl

More than 100 of the country's premier football players landed in California Sunday to prepare for the second annual Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl.Western Recruiting Region commanding general Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo and former Super Bowl champion Heath Evans greeted athletes following registration, stressing the "one team, one fight"

Semper Fidelis All-American West seeks repeat performance

In 2012 a 30-yard field goal helped Semper Fidelis All-American West secure a victory in their inaugural bowl game at Chase Field. This year, coaches are looking for a repeat performance at The Home Depot Center to bring their record to 2-0."The team that's going to win is the one that makes the least amount of mistakes," said Matt Taylor, head