I’m just very excited for where I’m at now and want to thank all the coaches and teachers for helping me get to where I’m at. It’s going to be an exciting time.”

Chase Sturm

Stanley-Boyd senior Chase Sturm is headed to South Dakota—at Aberdeen, to be more precise.
The Stanley-Boyd senior signed a letter of intent to play football with Northern State University Thursday Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. The event held in the high school gym was attended by family, friends, coaches, and teachers.
Chiming in first for the accolades were family, including grandma, grandpa, and mom, and dad.
“I really love Chase,” his grandma said. “He’s an awesome guy.” Added grandpa: “He makes us so proud.” Mom Erica, meanwhile, expressed excitement on where God would lead Chase next.
“You’ve worked hard to develop the strong body that God gave you.” she said, with Chase’s dad Nick (also a coach) sharing some thoughts of his own.
“It’s been really fun working with Chase the last four years,” he said.
From family, remarks at the signing event moved to coaching staff, with Jeff Koenig, Robert Allen and Travis Schindler all sharing comments on their time with Sturm.
Koenig shared on Sturm’s athletic prowess, while Schindler chronicled the journey from freshman year—when Sturm was big and strong enough to play varsity—to senior year, with growth along the way, becoming team captain and a leader. Coach Allen praised the four-year starter on his consistency.
“One thing I want to praise you on is your consistency,” Allen said, with extra hours put in to develop skill and muscle for the sport. During his time at Stanley-Boyd, the six-foot 215-pound Sturm has scored 322 career tackles, along with 17.0 sacks. A three time All-Conference athlete, Sturm is also an All-Region, All-State, and Academic All-State honoree.
Among those speaking for Sturm as friends were Storm Tiry and Henry Hoel, along with another teammate who testified that “hitting Chase in practice was like hitting a brick wall.”
Speaking as to why he chose Northern State, Sturm said that, “I just knew when I went on my visit” with regard to the school’s equipment and potential it offered.
Now having signed the letter of intent to play football after high school, Sturm plans to seek a degree in business management, for the academic end of things.
“I’m just very excited for where I’m at now and want to thank all the coaches and teachers for helping me get to where I’m at,” he said Thursday while thanking those assembled. “It’s going to be an exciting time.”