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Two Mater Dei players selected to McDonald’s All-American team

February 9th, 2012, 5:37 pm by

Mater Dei girls basketball players Jordan Adams and Nirra Fields were selected to the McDonald’s All-American high school basketball team Thursday.

Adams, who has signed with USC, and Fields, who has signed with UCLA, were picked to play in the March 28 game in Chicago. They were among five Southern California players chosen for the boys and girls games.

Other Southern California players selected were: La Verne Lutheran’s Grant Jerrett (boys), Silverado of Victorville’s Candice Agee (girls) and Windward of Los Angeles’ Imani Stafford (girls).

 

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Water polo recruiting: Villa Park’s Churnside decides (update)

February 7th, 2012, 5:08 pm by

Get ready for the Bret Bonanni-BJ Churnside combination.

The All-County water polo player from Villa Park, pictured left, said in a text message Tuesday that he has signed with Stanford.

At The Farm, Churnside will team with two-time Register player of the year Bret Bonanni of Mater Dei, who signed with Stanford on National Signing Day.

“It just has the highest level of both academics and athletics,” Churnside said in a text message of his selection of Stanford. “And there are opportunities there that I wouldn’t be able to get anywhere else.”

Churnside is another great get for Stanford coach JohnVargas.

The senior will bring excellent defense, an offensive punch. and plenty of speed.

 

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Posted in: Boys Swimming • Boys Water Polo • Girls Swimming • Girls Water Polo • Recruiting • Signing Day • • • • • • |

Fryer’s top 10 vote

February 6th, 2012, 1:32 pm by

An interesting week for the vote … last week, Ocean View beat Mission Viejo; Orange Lutheran lost twice, yes, but to the top two teams in the state rankings (Mater Dei and Long Beach Poly) …

My vote, one of six that are used to compile the top 10, went like this today …

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Mater Dei digs deep in win over La Verne Lutheran (video)

February 5th, 2012, 2:22 am by

After playing their third game in four nights, Mater Dei found a way to defeat La Verne Lutheran 71-66. The Monarchs managed to hold Trojans star Grant Jerrett to only 7 points.

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No. 1 Windward defeats No. 2 Mater Dei in classic (video)

February 4th, 2012, 1:56 pm by

Windward of L.A. outlasted Mater Dei 65-62 in a game between the top two teams in the state. Texas-bound Imani Stafford had 9 pts and 12 reb, while Nirra Fields finished with a game-high 26 pts.

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Posted in: Girls Basketball • Video • • • |

Final: Windward 65, Mater Dei 62

February 3rd, 2012, 11:01 pm by

Windward of Los Angeles, the No. 1-ranked team in California, beat Mater Dei, the state’s No. 2 team, in an entertaining game in the Nike Extravaganza at Mater Dei.

Mater Dei took a 3-point shot in the corner that was blocked by Windward’s 6-foot-7 Imani Stafford. She is very good player, really moves extraordinarily well for a 6-7 girls basketball player. We don’t see many girls players of her size who move so fluidly. The rest of that Windward team is excellent, too.

Mater Dei’s Nirra Fields is a heck of a player, too. She has perfect shooting form on her jumper. MD’s Jordan Adams, well, she played tough and smart as always.

 

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Tickets still available for Nike Extravaganza

February 2nd, 2012, 1:25 pm by

Tickets, at $12 and $22 are available for the two-day event at Mater Dei. It begins Friday, highlighted by two good ones — Mater Dei boys vs. St. John Bosco at 7:30 p.m.; Windward girls, No. 1 in California, vs. No. 2 Mater Dei girls at 9 p.m.

Saturday has a bunch of good games, all boys games, including Orange Lutheran-Long Beach Poly (No. 2 in California) at 6 p.m.; Mater Dei (No. 1 in California)-La Verne Lutheran (featuring 6-foot-10 Grant Jerrett) at 7:30 p.m.; and Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas, starring national No. 1 prospect Shabazz Muhammad, vs. Whitney Young of Chicago at 9 p.m.

Parking is free on Friday, $5 on Saturday.

The full schedule:

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OCVarsity Hoops: Nike Extravaganza preview (video)

January 31st, 2012, 8:56 pm by


Steve Fryer and Carlos Arias travel to Mater Dei to preview the upcoming Nike Extravaganza. Can the Monarchs take down La Verne Lutheran? Do the Lady Monarchs have a shot against Windward of L.A.?

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Water polo: Mater Dei’s Bonanni commits to Stanford

January 31st, 2012, 11:16 am by

Mater Dei water polo standout Bret Bonanni — a two-time Register player of the year and one of the top recruits to come out of the Orange County in years — has committed to Stanford, the senior said in an exclusive interview Tuesday morning with OCVarsity.com pool side at Mater Dei.

Regarded as the top high school player in the nation, the U.S. junior national team attacker picked Coach John Vargas’ Stanford program over UCLA.

“I’m going to be playing at Stanford University,” Bonanni said. “I just felt overall that Stanford was just the best fit for me. I love UCLA. I love all the guys. I love everything about it but I just felt, overall, for what I want to do my in life and to accomplish my goals, that Stanford was the best fit for me.”

Tune back tonight around 10 p.m. for OCVarsity’s video interview with Bret Bonanni and Mater Dei coach Chris Segesman.

Bonanni is a huge get for Stanford and will form a lethal duo with Stanford sophomore center Alex Bowen. Bonanni is expected to sign his letter of intent on Wednesday morning – on National Signing Day.

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Posted in: Boys Swimming • Boys Water Polo • Girls Swimming • Girls Water Polo • Recruiting • Signing Day • • • • |

Boys basketball: Fryer’s top 10 vote

January 30th, 2012, 9:10 am by

How I voted this week on the Orange County boys basketball top 10. There are six voters on the panel. My vote is not the final top 10.

1. Mater Dei (19-2 overall, 6-0 league … better than last year? Looks that way)

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Mater Dei 3-point attack too much for St. John Bosco (video)

January 28th, 2012, 12:54 am by

Mater Dei hit seven 3-point shots in the 1st quarter, propelling them to an easy 86-71 victory over St. John Bosco.

The Monarchs Katin Reinhardt finished with 22 points in the game, hitting a number of NBA range treys in the 1st quarter, while teammate Xavier Johnson scored 23 points, despite both being ill throughout the week.

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Water polo recruiting: Mater Dei’s Bonanni visiting UCLA this weekend

January 27th, 2012, 8:24 pm by

Mater Dei water polo player Bret Bonanni, The Register’s two-time player of the year, is on a recruiting trip this weekend to UCLA, Monarchs coach Chris Segesman said Friday night.

Bonanni visited Stanford earlier this month. UCLA and Stanford are considered to be the finalists to land arguably the best high school player in the nation and one of the top recruits to come out of Orange County.

“He seems pretty comfortable,” Segesman said of Bonanni’s mood toward recruiting.

Bonanni’s father said Friday night that his son expects to announce his decision on National Signing Day on Wednesday. Mater Dei is hosting a signing day ceremony on Wednesday morning.

So, which school will Bonanni chose? Will be follow the footsteps of Olympian Tony Azevedo — a player he has been compared to — and head to The Farm to play for former Corona del Mar coach John Vargas or join a few of his former Mater Dei teammates and Southern California buds and pick UCLA?

Which school will Bret Bonanni pick?
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Photo courtesy of Leonard Ortiz, The Orange County Register

Posted in: Boys Swimming • Boys Water Polo • Girls Swimming • Girls Water Polo • • • |

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