While Mother Nature won Signing Day in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference — wiping out most ceremonies, except in places where there was little snow, or where snowmobiles sit in the driveway — Grand Valley has won almost everything else of late. Wednesday's early announcements were no different, as the Lakers brought in 23 recruits — including a pair of local skill-position players. The remainder of the league's teams will announce their classes either Thursday or Friday.


GRAND VALLEY

Dondre Adams, RB, 5-9, 175, Plainfield (Ill.) South

Mitch Bredberg, PK, 5-9, 150, Grand Rapids West Catholic

Coty Brown, OL, 6-6, 271, Elkhart (Ind.) Concord

Aaron Cox, TE, 6-4, 236, Utica Ford

Derek Deluca, DL/LS, 6-4, 212, Allen Park

Ninlo Diarrassouba, DL, 6-1, 220, East Kentwood

Marquez Gollman, LB, 5-10, 174, Ypsilanti

Conner Gould, OL, 6-4, 240, Battle Creek Harper Creek

Darius Hardin, DB, 6-1, 181, South Bend (Ind.) Washington

Josh Harris, QB, 6-1, 200, Birmingham Detroit Country Day

Deondre Hogan, LB, 6-1, 235, Livonia Clarenceville

Brad Horling, DB, 6-2, 205, Zeeland East

Dan Hummel, WR, 6-4, 177, Valparaiso, Ind.

Montae Jackson, DL, 6-1, 216, Muskegon Orchard View

Brett Johnson, DB, 6-2, 179, Grand Ledge 

Andrew Klompstra, OL, 6-5, 250, Cedar Springs 

Kyle Matthewson, LB, 6-1, 205, Churbusco, Ind.

Jeff O’Brien, QB, 6-0, 215, Stockbridge 

Jamie Potts, TE, 6-2, 205, Muskegon Oakridge

Brandon Revenberg, DL, 6-3, 259, Essex, Ont.

Thomas Sellers, WR, 6-4, 183, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 

Robert Shelby, WR, 6-1, 176, Stevensville Lakeshore

Jim Walsh, OL, 6-5, 282, Howell

MICHIGAN TECH
Tanner Agen, DL, 6-3, 250, Kaukauna (Wis.)
Matt Bautch, PK, 6-0, 200, Wausau (Wis.) West
Jake Bednard, DL, 6-1, 220, Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley
Chris Berndt, OL, 6-4, 245, Kingsford
Quinten Boddie, DL, 6-1, 220, Detroit Renaissance
Andrew Clark, WR, 6-3, 190, Green Bay (Wis.) Ashwaubenon
Conor Cocking, DL, 6-1, 240, Elk Rapids
Brandon Cowie, QB, 6-3, 185, West Bend (Wis.) West
Ethan Deshetsky, DL, 6-1, 240, North Branch
Derek Ferris, QB, 6-3, 210, Cheboygan
Spencer Firlik, OL, Gilbert (Ariz.) Perry
Johnny Foss, LB, 6-0, 190, Muskegon Reeths Puffer
Brett Gervais, DB, 5-11, 165, Lake Linden
Drew Janer, WR, 6-2, 165, Bay City All Saints
Brandon Kuc, DL, 6-2, 215, Northville
Paul Kuoppala, LB, 6-2, 220, Iron Mountain
Tyler Lendzion, QB, 6-0, 190, Birmingham Brother Rice
Matt Mateer, OL, 6-2, 230, Mt. Pleasant
Phil Morrow, OL, 6-2, 270, East Kentwood
Bradley Plec, WR, 6-1, 175, Sterling Heights Stevenson
James Roath, DL, 6-2, 230, Lansing Waverly
Anthony Root, WR, 5-10, 160, Montague
Kyle Schober, OL, 6-1, 275, Mequon (Wis.) Homestead
Eric Schwenk, DB, 5-9, 170, Midland Dow
Brian Steinbrink, TE, 6-5, 220, Pleasant Prairie (Wis.) Kenosha Tremper
Sonny Sullivan, DB, 5-9, 180, Mt. Pleasant
Ben Tauchen, LB, 6-2, 205, Bonduel (Wis.)
Nick Vieau, OL, 6-2, 270, Midland
Andrew Viviano, OL, 6-3, 270, Warren Cousino
Frank Vruwink, OL, 6-3, 250, Wisconsin Rapids (Wis.) Lincoln
Ian Weinke, TE, 6-5, 230, Kingsford

WAYNE STATE
Jon Alandt, WR, 6-1, 185, Northville
Zak Bielecki, S, 5-11, 185, Macomb Lutheran North
Christian Burks, RB, 5-8, 175, Detroit Cass Tech
Raafat El Hage, DT, 6-1, 312, Dearborn Edsel Ford
Ryan Hankins, DT, 6-1, 265, Davison
Jamel Hicks, WR, 5-9, 170, East Cleveland (Ohio) Shaw
Taven Howell, LB, 6-0, 220, Columbus (Ohio) Westerville South
Brandon McKay-Lee, CB, 6-0, 180, Detroit Southeastern
Carl Roscoe, QB, 6-3, 230, Wyoming Kelloggsville
Mike Sawchuck, S, 6-2, 190, Lapeer East
Mike Smith, LB, 6-2, 230, Holt
Nate Theaker, OT, 6-5, 285, Lakeland
Ethan Walsh, TE, 6-3, 250, Canton Salem
Will Wheat, WR, 6-1, 170, Grand Blanc
Jamil Williams, CB, 5-11, 175, Lima (Ohio) Shawnee

Farmington Hills native Jeff Petry apparently is well liked by a LOT of people.

Named Wednesday to the All-CCHA Second Team by a vote of the league's coaches — along with two of his Michigan State teammates — the Orchard Lake St. Mary's graduate is far better appreciated by the fans. The son of former Detroit Tigers pitcher Dan Petry, the junior defenseman was among the leaders in the first phase of fan voting for the Hobey Baker Award, which closed on Sunday.

Through the end of February, Petry had ranked third with 7,539 votes, behind only Union forward Mario-Valery Trabucco and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute defenseman Dan Ringwald, but the MSU product was not among the top five vote-getters announced Monday. Results from the initial phase of fan voting will be combined with ballots from college hockey's coaches to determine the top 10 finalists for college hockey's version of the Heisman Trophy. That list, due out March 18, will kick off the second phase of fan voting, helping narrow the field down to a hat trick of the final three candidates.

The Hobey Baker winner will be announced April 9 at the Frozen Four tournament, which will be held at Ford Field in Detroit this year.

Petry has appeared in every game the Spartans have played in his three-year career, earning All-CCHA Freshman Team honors, then preseason All-CCHA Second Team honors last year. MSU junior forward Corey Tropp, the league's top power-play producer, and sophomore goalie Drew Palmisano, who was third in CCHA play in goals-against average (2.21), were also honored on the Second Team.

Ferris State defenseman Zach Redmond, who tied for the league lead in goals scored by a defenseman, also made the Second Team, while Northern Michigan juniors Mark Olver and Erik Gustafsson were among those who earned First Team honors.