CHATTER: SAN DIEGO NABS O.P.'S NELSON.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer Blake Nelson's goal was to play baseball in the West Coast Conference, which features college powers such as Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount. Now the Oak Park High standout will get his chance. Nelson, a four-year starter with the Eagles, has committed to play next year at the University of San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . San Diego is coached by former Cal Lutheran coach Rich Hill. ``I always wanted to play in the West Coast Conference, and (San Diego) is the perfect fit both academically and athletically,'' Nelson said. Nelson is batting .440 with six home runs for the Eagles, who are tied for first place in the Tri-Valley League. He has been named to the All-Tri Valley team three times and is a two-time All-Ventura County selection. ... Three former high school softball standouts from the region are among the 25 finalists for the Amateur Softball Association College Player of the Year. Stanford's Jessica Mendoza Jessica Mendoza (born 11 November 1980) is an American softball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She was a four-time first team All-American at Stanford University from 1999-2002. Mendoza was named Softball player of the year in 2006. (Camarillo High), BYU's Oli Keohohou (Newbury Park) and Oklahoma's Christina Enea (El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
UCLA's Stacey Nuveman Stacey Annette ("Nuvey") Nuveman (born 26 April 1978 in California) is a softball player at the catcher position. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and holds the NCAA Division I softball career record for most home runs with 91. , Keira Goerl, Amanda Freed Amanda Louise Freed (born December 26, 1979 in Fountain Valley, California) is an American softball player. She attended UCLA where she played softball. The Bruins have one of the best softball traditions in the nation, having won 10 of 24 championships. and Natasha Watley Natasha Watley (born November 27, 1981) is an American professional softball player currently with the USA Softball Women’s National Team.[1] She plays the position of shortstop and first base, and helped her team to win the gold medal for softball at the 2004 also are finalists. The list will be reduced to 10 players Friday. The winner will be announced June 7. ... The Northridge Knights club basketball signups are Saturday at Granada Hills High from 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. A $60 registration fee is required. Children in grades 6-8 are welcomed. Coaches can bring a whole team into the organization regardless of age. ... The second annual Slam Jam Small Schools Senior All-Star games are May 11 at Moorpark College. The Division V boys' game is at 6 p.m., followed by the Division IV game at 8. The coaches include Joshua Kendrick from Hillcrest Christian of Granada Hills, Larry Sulham from Santa Clarita Christian and former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX player Shon Tarver of Kilpatrick in Malibu. |
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