KATIE
CARLS SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT TO ATTEND
ST. FRANCIS
For Immediate Release
March 21, 2006
Katie
Carls, the all-time leader in points,
assists and steals at St. Bede Academy
in Peru, Ill., has signed a national letter
of intent to attend the University of
St. Francis and play basketball for the
Lady Saints.
Carls,
a 5-6 point guard, earned third team all-state
recognition from the Illinois Basketball
Coaches Association each of the last two
years and garnered honorable mention all-state
accolades from both the Associated Press
and the Champaign News Gazette. Her career
marks at St. Bede include 1,471 points
(16.2 average per game), 427 assists (4.7
per game) and 420 steals (4.0 per game).
She was a two-time St. Bede Most Valuable
Player and, despte playing point guard,
led her team in rebounding as a junior.
"We
are very happy to have a player of Katie’s
caliber choosing to play for the University
of St. Francis," said USF head coach
Frank Kaminsky, who just completed
his third season with the Saints. "The
addition of Katie to last year’s
freshmen class and our returning upperclassmen
will put us in a position to compete both
within our conference (Chicagoland Collegiate
Athletic Conference) and at a national
level."
Carls
is scheduled to play in the Illinois Basketball
Coaches Association All Star Game June
17 at Illinois Wesleyan University in
Bloomington.
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