Saint Thomas More

It has happend an actual investigation is being done into the recruiting that STM does... An article in the Rapid City Journal states alot... According to the article written by Kevin Woster all this started when Saint Elizabeth Setan (STM's grade and middle school) was not allowed to compete in a track meet, parents threw a fit and then all of this started.

My opinion on STM is that there is a reason they are good, they recruit plain and simple, but until Stevens or Central has a decent sports team I'm not going to blame them for doing it.... The problem with STM is how they act. I know members of that school as in I burned 8 of there 8th graders a copy of 300.... Most of the kids are sons of doctors, lawyers, or successful buisnessmen and Most of them say that yes recruiting does go on, is it big and bad as people make it out to be no, but they do say this if your not an athlete they don't do the whole college walk through like they do with there athletes, and though the school might not give you a scholarship directly there is ways around that (other parents, past graduates, boosters)... sounds like college to me.... STM will have 2 former members of Centrals basketball team playing for the Cavaliers next season..

Also I had heard that STM has sold there school to the Hospital and will be relocating to the old nun sanctuary. I don't know exacually where this is located and don't know how this will effect recruiting...

As far as not allowing a junior high team to compete isn't right if they were already invited but is understandable you don't want STM getting a good look at your young athletes...

Now by saying all of this I don't want to be attacking students of STM though i am attacking coaches and administration, first of all coach Hollenbek does nothing but coach a basketball team... How many of those are left in the state of south dakota? second of all how many schools drive 5 hours to recruit 1 basketball team and take 5 players and 3 assistant coaches with? However I have family that attends STM I guided my cousin and his friend out here at Black Hills State University durring History Day and helped them with some questions.... one group made it to nationals!!! (Rapid City Flood)