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Sunday, February 10, 2008
Van Halanger recruited by ACC, Big East and SEC programs
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Prince Avenue junior Matt Van Halanger turns his attention to baseball on Monday, when practice for the spring sport gets underway.
A first baseman, Van Halanger’s long-term future in sports is likely in football.
The son of Georgia strength and conditioning director Dave Van Halanger, the 6-foot-4, 265-pound offensive tackle is being recruited mainly as a center or guard by programs such as Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia and West Virginia.
He is scheduled to attend football camps at Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia and Notre Dame beginning in June.
“I think Matt is just in the beginning stages of everything,” Dave Van Halanger said. “He’s only going to get better. He has a passion for this.”
Matt Van Halanger, who is still waiting on his first scholarship offer, often gets a close view of his father’s work.
“I work out at school, and then after school I go work out with my dad when it’s not baseball season,” he said.
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North Gwinnett’s Tamburo to visit Central Florida
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North Gwinnett junior Mike Tamburo plans to visit Central Florida on Friday.
Tamburo was scheduled to journey to Tuscaloosa, Ala. last weekend to attend Alabama’s junior day. But the 6-foot-1, 180-pound quarterback had a change of heart at the last moment and visited Columbia, S.C. instead.
“I ended up changing my about Alabama and went to South Carolina because a few of my teammates went,” Tamburo said. “I was over there with Kenny Barnes, Tyler Jarry, Cordero Dixon and Austin Shepherd.”
Tamburo, who believes he is close to receiving his first scholarship offer, was impressed the Gamecocks.
“I got to talk to coach [Steve] Spurrier and my recruiting coordinator, Shane Beamer,” Tamburo said. “I’d love to play in the SEC.
“South Carolina’s stadium is awesome and their facility is real nice. While I was there, I got to talk to their tight end Jared Cook, who went to North Gwinnett.”
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