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Football: Warriors' Bello Commits to Western Michigan
The senior linebacker is the first Warrior football player to commit to a Division I-A (FBS) school.
Defensive leader BJ Bello of 's football team is now the first Warrior to commit to a Division I-A college.
According to the Chicago Tribune, Bello, a senior outside linebacker, orally committed last week to Western Michigan University.
Western Michigan is in the Mid-American Conference. Last year, the Warriors' first senior class sent eight athletes on to play college football.
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Three went to the Division I-AA Missouri Valley Conference (Illinois State and Western Illinois), one went to Division II McKendree College and four went to Division III Carroll College.
READ "" for a full list of last year's local student-athlete signings.
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