CANYONS' DOYLE HAS CHOICES.

Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Community Sports

Erica Doyle, a two-year standout for College of the Canyons' women's basketball team, has not decided where she will continue college, but she said Utah and Cal State San Bernardino are among the universities interested.

Doyle, who played high school basketball at Canyon, took an unofficial visit Monday to Division II CSUSB after canceling a planned recruiting trip to Utah because of a schedule conflict.

``It looks like wherever I go, I might have to redshirt, because there will be too many returning players and blue-chip recruits,'' she said. ``I'm supposed to be going to Utah soon, but I'm not sure when.''

In other College of the Canyons recruiting news, softball standout Erica Duhart (Hart High) plans to walk on at San Diego State after leading Canyons in hitting this year.

--Now that the spring semester has ended, several top local athletes have planned their futures.

Saugus boys' basketball and volleyball player Cody Nikkel, a slam-dunk specialist considered one of the area's best jumpers, is going to Pierce College of Woodland Hills to play volleyball. Basketball teammate Shant Bicakci plans to play basketball at College of the Canyons.

Santa Clarita Christian softball pitcher Shayna Montgomery plans to walk on at Division III Palm Beach Atlantic in Florida.

Canyon football players Jeff Shalem, Jake Marshall and Kris Shirley also have plans. Shalem and Marshall intend to play football at Cal Lutheran - where they're scheduled to join former Canyon standouts Jeff Briscoe, Louis Montano and Sean Coen - and Shirley has signed a partial track scholarship to UC Santa Barbara.

--Three-year Burbank High starting quarterback Mike McDonald has accepted a UNLV scholarship, and the Bulldogs' football team is looking for a replacement.

Robert Linda and Jason Barbic are competing, and they have looked good during spring workouts, according to coach Greg Sobiech.

Linda, a junior, was the team's top receiver last year. Barbic, a senior, was McDonald's backup.

Burbank, which will play one more season in the Foothill League before joining the Pacific League, is expecting a big season from running back Marcus Hood, a sophomore who was forced play on the junior-varsity team last season because of transfer restrictions. Jason McNeill, the Bulldogs' top running back last year, returns, so there should be lively competition between them.

Defensively, Burbank's top returning player is Grant Valentine, a 6- foot-3, 230-pound end who runs a 4.7 40-yard dash.

``Grant is quick, and he's our most dominating player,'' Sobiech said.

Burbank begins the summer passing season Saturday at the 16-team Crescenta Valley tournament at the Glendale Sports Complex.

In other passing tournament action, most of the top schools from Santa Clarita and beyond compete Friday and Saturday in the annual Hart tournament at College of the Canyons. The top quarterbacks are Valencia's Michael Herrick, Hart's Tyler Lyon and Oaks Christian of Westlake Village's Jimmy Clausen.

--Canyon football receiver Danny Garcia had successful shoulder surgery Tuesday. He's hoping to return for the season opener in September.

--The men's basketball team at The Master's College is traveling to Hawaii for the Hoop N Surf Classic, and the good news is Aloha Vacations is offering special travel packages for those hoping to catch some basketball - and maybe a few waves. Information: [phone] or dharma(at)alohavacationshawaii.com.