Cajon-San Bernardino’s Kayla Washington committed to Washington State just before her senior season.
The Cougars play a fast, up-tempo pace, which fits right into what Washington has done at Cajon under longtime coach Mark Lehman.
Last year, she averaged 28.1 points and 16.1 rebounds, helping land the Cowgirls in the CIF-State regional semifinals, where they battled top-seeded Ventura in overtime, losing, 46-40.
Washington’s Cowgirls are expected to add significantly to a program that’s put together an 82-7 combined record over the past three seasons.
There are some nice recruiting stories that bear some reflection as prep stars commit to collegiate programs.
In softball, Redlands East Valley’s Riley Plogger, who has taken on Yucaipa’s Kelly Martinez for years, may get a chance to keep the competitive juices flowing. Plogger is headed for Utah State, located in the northern reaches of Logan – just a few miles from the Idaho border.
Martinez, last year’s Citrus Belt League Offensive MVP, has committed to Utah, about two hours away.
No, the schools aren’t on schedule to play each other this season. But Plogger and Martinez aren’t set to enter collegiate play until 2017.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Jordan Griffin, part of a Corona Centennial senior trio, have long since committed to Long Beach State. Griffin, a 6-foot-2 shooting guard, it seems, had around a dozen offers.
At one point, he was rated as a 3-star recruit by ESPN and a 2-star recruit by Rivals.
Griffin averaged double figures in scoring each of the last two years for the Huskies. Other offers came from nearby UC Riverside, Cal State Fullerton, plus and UC Santa Barbara, among others.
Griffin will join previous Centennial grads Mike Caffey and Deontae North at Long Beach.
Griffin became Centennial’s third current Centennial player to commit to an NCAA Div. 1 program.
Senior Ike Anigbogu, a center, and junior Jalen Hill, a forward, are both committed to UCLA.
TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Anything that bears Great Oak-Temecula is top-of-the-line, so Isaac Cortes, Spencer Dodds and Cole Spencer – teammates on the Wolfpack – are set to enter this weekend’s Southern Section Division 1 finals.
Cortes and Spencer will likely see each other aplenty in future years.
Cortes committed to Stanford and Spencer will head to the Cardinal’s Bay Area rival, Cal.
Dodds, meanwhile, has committed to Texas.
BASEBALL
Connor Cannon, Temecula Valley – Oregon
Cole Cardey, Arlington-Riverside – San Diego
Isaiah Davis, Carter-Rialto – Fresno State
Jordan Dosey, Yucaipa – Virginia
Christian Hammar, Woodcrest Christian-Riverside – Biola
Justin Henry, Redlands East Valley – Northwest Missouri
Chance Hroch, Vista Murrieta – New Mexico State
Cade Kirkemo, King-Riverside – Cal Poly Pomona
Ryan Knowles, Santiago-Corona – Cal Baptist
Christian Koss, North-Riverside – UC Irvine
Travis Kuhn, Norco – San Diego
Reggie Lawson, Victor Valley – Arizona State
Chris Lincoln, Rancho Verde-Moreno Valley – UC Santa Barbara
Daniel Martinez, Ramona-Riverside – UC Riverside
Shane Martinez, North-Riverside – Arizona
Jack Moberg, Vista Murrieta – UC Irvine
Johnny Morell, Murrieta Valley – Grand Canyon
Zach Noll, Great Oak-Temecula – Oregon
Bryce Pongs, Corona – Lewis-Clark State
Tyler Pritchard, Temescal Canyon-Lake Elsinore – USC
Chris Ritter, Arlington-Riverside – Army
Jack Saller, Centennial-Corona – Dixie State
Eric Sanchez, Great Oak-Temecula – Cal State San Marcos
Brandon Stewart, Great Oak-Temecula – UC San Diego
Samad Taylor, Corona – Arizona
Andy Thomas, Murrieta Mesa – Baylor
Brett Vansant, Redlands East Valley – Western Kentucky
Kevin West, King-Riverside – UC Riverside
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Ike Anigbogu, Centennial-Corona – UCLA
Jordan Griffin, Centennial-Corona – Long Beach State
Jordan Hill, Corona-Centennial – UCLA
Dikymbe Martin, North-Riverside – UC Riverside
Riley Schaefer, Temecula Valley – Cal Poly Pomona
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Jaelyn Brown, Vista Murrieta – Cal-Berkeley
Dalis Jones, Norco – Cal State Bakersfield
Brittney Reed, Vista Murrieta – Loyola Marymount
Nasrin Ulel, Vista Murrieta – Cal State Fullerton
Kayla Washington, Cajon-San Bernardino – Washington State
MEN’S GOLF
Haoyuan Lee, Great Oak-Temecula – Colorado
Kendel Hodges, Great Oak-Temecula – Cal Baptist
WOMEN’S GOLF
Alli Kim, Vista Murrieta – Nevada-Las Vegas
Emily Keeler, Centennial-Corona – UC Riverside
Holland Shourds, Riverside Poly – Long Beach State
Adam Utter, Great Oak-Temecula – Florida Southern
Jacob Yordy, Great Oak-Temecula – Jacksonville
Tyler Palmer, Great Oak-Temecula – Colorado-Mesa
SOFTBALL
Kaitlin Anders, Centennial-Corona – Midland University
Gabby Alvarez, King-Riverside – Ole Miss
Alexandra Amos, Norco – Lawrence Tech
Pamala Baber, Carter-Rialto – Texas El Paso
Hailey Bennett, Norco – Colorado State-Pueblo
Jocelyn Betancourt, Grand Terrace – Cal State Bakersfield
Amber Bishop, Murrieta Valley – Liberty
Autumn Bishop, Murrieta Valley – Liberty
Emma Bordenkecher, Temescal Canyon – Arizona
Schuylar Broussard, Valley View-Moreno Valley – Fresno State
Alyssa Carter, Norco – Hastings College
Mallorie Cross, Yucaipa – Texas El Paso
Tristen Edwards, Vista Murrieta – Nebraska
Haley Finn, Riverside Poly – N.C. State
Brittany Galvez, Centennial-Corona – Cal Baptist
Lulu Gargicevich-Almeida, King-Riverside – UC Davis
Alison Green, King-Riverside – UNC-Charlotte
Kacie Gresenz, Santiago-Corona – San Jose State
Hannah Howell, Santiago-Corona – Arizona State
Marissa Jauregui, Grand Terrace – UC Davis
Erica Johnson, Canyon Springs-Moreno Valley – Fairleigh Dickinson
Mallory Kassinger, Riverside Poly – Charleston Southern
Courtney Klosinksi, King-Riverside – Maryville University
Me’Lani Kendle, Canyon Springs-Moreno Valley – St. Thomas Aquinas
Lindsay Kuss, Murrieta Valley – Yale
Erica Limon, Riverside Poly – South Dakota
Kayla Martin, Yucaipa – Kansas Wesleyan
Kelly Martinez, Yucaipa – Utah
Macey Nelson, Vista Murrieta – Nebraska-Kearney
Jordan Olivarez, King-Riverside – Villanova
Melanie Olmos, Grand Terrace – Oklahoma
Morgan Orchard, Norco – San Jose State
Samantha Pico, Vista Murrieta – Western Michigan
Riley Plogger, Redlands East Valley – Utah State
Emma Ramelot, King-Riverside – Arizona State
Zoe Richard, Citrus Valley-Redlands – Cal State Fullerton
Danielle Rico, Grand Terrace – Eastern Michigan
Stephanie Ruelas, Redlands East Valley – Concordia
Yvonne Siordia, Vista Murrieta – Bethune-Cookman
Stephanie Soriano, Valley View-Moreno Valley – UCLA
Dylin Stancil, Great Oak-Temecula – Ole Miss
Alison Stark, King-Riverside – Ole Miss
Autumn Storms, Great Oak-Temecula – Arkansas
Marissa Varrati, Santiago-Corona – Ole Miss
Kerisa Viramontes, Norco – BYU
Hayleigh Weissenbach, King-Riverside – UT-Chattanooga
Breana Wheeler, Vista Murrieta – Mercy College
Kailee Williamson, Norco – Marshall
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Jovanna Kuljinan, Murrieta Valley – Boise State
MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Isaac Cortes, Great Oak-Temecula – Stanford
Spencer Dodds, Great Oak-Temecula – Texas
Tyler Janes, King-Riverside – UCLA
Michael Norman, Vista Murrieta – USC
Ryan Laudermilk, King-Riverside – Brown
Cole Spencer, Great Oak-Temecula – Cal-Berkeley
WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Alisha Edwards, Redlands – UCLA
Amanda Van Buren, Vista Murrieta – Oklahoma
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
Claire Fisch, King-Riverside – Arizona State
Emily Longfellow, Redlands East Valley – Houston
Emily Moore, Great Oak-Temecula – Wagner
Melissa Pepper, Redlands – West Virginia
Nicola Procter, Redlands – UC Santa Barbara
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Bri Doehrmann, Vista Murrieta – Utah
Savannah Hilde, Murrieta Valley – Biola
Bailee Huizenga, Great Oak-Temecula – Arizona State
Rowan Jack, Riverside Poly – Notre Dame de Namur
Regan Lough, King-Riverside – Villanova
Cindy Marina, Great Oak-Temecula – Duke
McKenna Miller, Murrieta Valley – BYU
Hannah Pauling, Murrieta Valley – Long Beach State
Jessie Prichard, Santiago-Corona – Loyola Marymount
Liz Pulver, Chaparral-Temecula – Stony Brook
Samantha Rice, Great Oak – Vanguard
Morgan Salone, Roosevelt-Eastvale – Cal State Northridge
Emerson Sluis, Chaparral-Temecula – George Mason
Amy Underdown, Great Oak-Temecula – Northeastern
Janell Walley, Yucaipa – Boise State
Rachel Woody, Vista Murrieta – Eastern Kentucky
Makayla Wolfe, Santiago – UC Irvine
WOMEN’S WATER POLO
Lauren Bywater, Riverside Poly – Stanford
Tara Prentice, Murrieta Valley – UCLA
