All-County guard Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis of Mater Dei committed to UConn, and her teammate Alex Thomas committed to Cal State Fullerton, Mater Dei girls basketball assistant coach Christine Collins-Kiernan confirmed Monday.
All-County guard Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis of Mater Dei committed to UConn, and her teammate Alex Thomas committed to Cal State Fullerton, Mater Dei girls basketball assistant coach Christine Collins-Kiernan confirmed Monday.
San Clemente senior forward Cassie Harberts told OC Register reporter Mark Garcia that she has committed to Arizona State. Harberts was a second team Register all-county performer last season.
Villa Park guard Brianna Salvatore committed to UC Davis, Spartans girls basketball coach Kim Cram-Torres announced Tuesday.
Salvatore is a three-time All-Century League selection. Her teammate, Nicole Ballestero, also a three-time All-Century League pick, recently committed to the University of San Diego.
Villa Park guard Nicole Ballestero has committed to the University of San Diego, Spartan coach Kim Cram-Torres told OCVarsity.com's Carlos Arias.
Lots of stuff to read about in my new column, which you can find by clicking here or in Friday's Register ...
... a top Empire League football player has committed to a college, but he's still getting recruited heavily;
... an interesting hardship waiver effort;
... some news on a couple of excellent kickers;
... girls basketball summer stars;
San Clemente forward Cassie Harberts, among the nation's top recruits for the 2009-10 senior class, has narrowed her college choices to five schools: UConn, USC, Arizona State, Oklahoma and Cal.
San Clemente coach Mary Mulligan-Crapo e-mailed that the 6-foot-3 Harberts had a recruiting visit from UConn coach Geno Auriemma this past weekend, and has visits lined up this fall to those five faves.
It will be a one-day event -- like a showcase -- at Mater Dei on Jan. 18, with the name of it in honor of Matson, an outstanding coach at Orange Lutheran. Matson, 44, passed away this past spring.
An outstanding coach, sure, but those who knew Tony said he was an even better man.
Mater Dei will play Brea Olinda in the Matson event. Mater Dei-Brea Olinda was the game of the year in the regular season of 2008-09.
Tritons girls basketball coach Mary Mulligan-Crapo has had her share of success on the court.
Now, she's aiming for a big victory off of it. Mulligan-Crapo and the Tritons are hosting a fundraiser Thursday for the American Cancer Society.
Here are the details:
Matt Hauser is the new girls basketball coach at Santa Margarita High, officials announced last month.
Former Brea Olinda superstar Jeanette Pohlen was one of 12 players selected to represent the U.S. in the 2009 World University Games from July 1-11 in Belgrade, Serbia.
Pohlen, a three-time Girls Basketball Player of the Year from 2005-07 while at Brea Olinda, averaged 10.7 points and 3.8 assists per game during her sophomore season for Stanford. She was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshmen team as a freshman and made the All-Pac-10 second team this past season.
CIF TEAM CHAMPIONS: GIRLS BASKETBALL
Div. I-AA - Cajon
Div. I-A - Colony
Div. II-AA - Brea Olinda
Div. II-A - Mater Dei
Mater Dei girls basketball players Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Alexyz Vaioletama and Jordan Adams were selected to USA Basketball's under-16 women's national team, USA Basketball announced.
Thirty-four players participated in the trials at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., for a chance to travel to the inaugural FIBA Americas under-16 Championships.