HILLSBORO, Kan. - Lakin High School senior Zach Reed (Lakin, Kan.) has signed a letter of intent to play football next season for the Bluejays.

Reed, a 6-1, 200-pound linebacker, will help provide depth and help bring a physical presence to the Bluejays defense next season.

HILLSBORO, Kan. - Meade High School senior Jordan Moshier (Meade, Kan.) has signed a letter of intent to play football next season for the Tabor College Bluejays.

Moshier, a 6-0, 186-pound linebacker and team captain, was a Class 2A Honorable Mention All-State selection while also earning First Team All-League and First Team All-Area honors.

HILLSBORO, Kan. - Walsh High School senior Hagen Turner (Walsh, Colo.) has signed a letter of intent to play football next season for the Bluejays.

Turner, a 6-0, 160-pound running back and defensive back, earned First Team Arkansas Valley League All-Conference honors, All-State Honorable mention honors and was named to the 6-man 8-man All-State Team.

HILLSBORO, Kan. - Tabor College Head Football Coach Mike Gardner has selected Billy Hickman, a standout former player and senior team captain, to help rebuild the Bluejays' football program.

Hickman, 25, will serve as Offensive Coordinator and hit the recruiting trail immediately to help Gardner attract outstanding student athletes to the program. For the past two seasons, Hickman was an assistant coach at Colorado School of Mines, in Golden, Colo., which utilized a spread-offense style of attack.

HILLSBORO, Kan. - Mike Gardner, who earned KCAC Coach of the Year honors while leading the Tabor College football team to back-to-back conference titles in 2004 and 2005, is returning to coach the Bluejays.

After serving as the head coach at Malone University (Canton, Ohio) for the past four seasons, Gardner said accepting the offer to return to his native Kansas and to Hillsboro, "felt like the right thing to do."