Blanchet Catholic alum and current Detroit Lions offensive lineman Ben Bartch is planning a return home.
Bartch, a 2016 graduate of Blanchet Catholic School, will host a youth summer football camp June 13 at Blanchet.
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The camp will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and participants will compete in drills, mini games and more fundamental football techniques. Participation is open for kids enrolled in grades 3 through 8.
Bartch’s free camp will be capped at 300 participants due to limited space, and any family hoping to watch will be able to do so for free with no registration.
Participants must register online prior to the camp. Check in begins at 10 a.m. the day of the camp. Additional registration information is available on Eventbrite.
Awards and lunch will be provided at the end of the camp.
Bartch left Oregon upon high school graduation and played football at Saint John’s University in Minnesota. The Division III all-American was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft and has since played for the Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers and now Lions.
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Landon Bartlett covers high school sports and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at LBartlett@statesmanjournal.com or on X, TikTok or Instagram @bartlelo.
This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Detroit Lions’ Ben Bartch to host youth camp at Salem alma mater
