Junior infielder Kaitlin Fitzgerald of Rosary committed to St. John’s, Royals softball coach Tom Tice announced.
Fitzgerald, a two-time All-Trinity selection, has been a starter since her freshman year, anchoring first base in 2010 and third base in 2011.
Sophomore goalie Jessica Hermosillo, left, made 19 saves and Noelle Herrera scored four goals as Rosary’s girls water polo team handled visiting Montebello, 7-4, in a nonleague match Tuesday between Division 2 contenders.
The Royals, ranked ninth in the division, led Montebello, ranked sixth in the division, by a 7-2 margin after three periods.
Rosary also avenged a 12-8 loss against Montebello at the early-season Villa Park Classic. The Royals have now won nine of its past 11 games since the Holiday Cup, and the two losses were both a goal in overtime.
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Rosary’s Darby Sanchez, a senior left fielder, accepted an athletic scholarship from Simpson University in Redding, Rosary softball coach Tom Tice announced.
Sanchez played every game of her junior season, batting .279 with 10 RBI and 8 runs scored. She was named All-Trinity League Honorable Mention. During her all-league sophomore season, she hit the game-winning home run in Rosary’s CIF upset of Santiago of Corona, the state’s top-ranked team.
A trio of Trinity League water polo teams along with Dana Hills advanced Friday to the quarterfinals of the America’s Finest City KAP 7 Women’s Invitational in San Diego.
Rosary reached the quarterfinals by rallying for a 9-8 victory against Mira Costa at Coronado Community Aquatics Center.
Nine teams ranked in the CIF Division 2 girls water polo Top 10 along with an improved Rosary squad will be in action at Santa Margarita on Saturday in a Division 2 showcase. Here are the matchups and the teams’ CIF ranking from Dec. 12, date of the last poll):
3 p.m. — No. 8 Santa Margarita vs. No. 3 Agoura
4:10 p.m. — No. 7 Long Beach Wilson vs. No. 4 Montebello
Rosary water polo center Noelle Herrera has committed to Sonoma State, Royals girls coach Mustafa Hassan reports.
Herrera has 14 goals in eight matches for a solid Rosary team (4-4).
A few other county girls have also committed to Sonoma State: Edison’s Jessica Becker and San Clemente’s Danielle Orras and Taylor Smith.
Please send recruiting notes on water polo to Dan Albano at dalbano@ocregister.com
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Rosary senior midfielder Chelsea Patterson will stay close to home, as she has signed her national letter of intent to Cal State Fullerton.
Patterson is currently third in the county in assists this season with 13.
Find all of today’s Signing Day news at OCVarsity’s
Signing Day Central.
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Rosary softball coach Nicola Huerta resigned, the school announced today.
Huerta recently gave birth to her second child. She coached the Royals for eight years at her alma mater.
Rosary is accepting applications for a new softball coach.
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