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LOS ALAMITOS – From Lubbock, Texas, to Los Alamitos, California, elder catcher Diamond Sefe is considered a standout softball player.
Sefe volition soon beryllium moving much than 1,100 miles distant from location aft signing a missive of intent to play assemblage softball astatine Texas Tech University.
“It’s truly a alteration of civilization but I’m truly looking guardant to that,” said Sefe, who is going to large successful Marketing. “It’s a slower gait of life… I get the afloat assemblage experience.”
Los Alamitos elder catcher Diamond Sefe explains wherefore she is excited to determination 1,100 miles distant to play softball astatine Texas Tech University. Sefe was 1 of 19 @LosAlamitosHigh student-athletes who signed letters of intent to play assemblage sports. @BeachVarsity #LongBeachVarsityReport pic.twitter.com/R2JrtVfOPq
— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) November 11, 2021
Sefe’s recruiting travel to Lubbock is based connected tight-knit relationships. Los Alamitos manager Rob Weil’s girl Brittany Miller is an adjunct softball manager astatine Texas Tech.
“I truly had a adjacent enslaved with her and I truly felt much astatine home, and erstwhile I met the caput coaches, I felt similar that was the champion spot for maine and our narration already clicked,” Sefe continued.
Los Alamitos Senior Athletes motion a National Letter of Intent successful beforehand of household and friends successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Friends and Family ticker arsenic Los Alamitos Senior Athletes motion a National Letter of Intent successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos softball subordinate Diamond Sefe signs her missive of intent to Texas Tech successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos shot subordinate Ryan Grace signs her missive of intent to Cal Poly Pomona successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos shot subordinate Michael Pirrello signs his missive of intent to UC Irvine successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos softball subordinate Taylor Johnson signs her Letter of Intent to USD successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos shot subordinate Aurora Schuck signs her missive of intent to Washington State successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos Senior Athletes motion a National Letter of Intent successful beforehand of household and friends successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos Jazzy Santos signs her missive of intent to UCSB for softball successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos shot subordinate Summer Allen signs her missive of intent to Cal Baptist University successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos softball subordinate Ally Robbins signs her missive of intent for Cal Poly SLO successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos shot subordinate Teryn Newkirk signs her missive of intent to Boise State successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos softball subordinate Emma Haygood signs her missive of intent to Utah Valley successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos shot subordinate Olivia Villalba signs her missive of intent to St. Marys University successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos h2o polo subordinate Lindsey Harris signs her missive of intent to UC Berkley successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos athletes work speeches to their friends and household arsenic they get acceptable to motion their letters of intent successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos Diamond Sefe reads a code to her household and friends arsenic she gets acceptable to motion her missive of intent successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos Lindsey Harris reads her code for household and friends successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos h2o polo subordinate Sydney Munatones signs her missive of intent to UCSD successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos softball subordinate Sydney Saldana signs her Letter of Intent to Utah State successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos volleyball subordinate Aiden Schulten signs his missive of intent to UC Irvine successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos golfer Kylee Gregory signs her missive of intent to Eastern Washington University successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos Aurora Schuck reads a code to household and friends earlier signing her missive of intent successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos Teryn Newkirk reads a code to her household and friends arsenic she gets acceptable to motion her missive of intent successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos volleyball subordinate Noah Roberts signs his missive of intent to USC successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos h2o polo subordinate Sofia Munatones signs her missive of intent to UCSD successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos Senior Athletes motion a National Letter of Intent successful beforehand of household and friends successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos Softball subordinate Carly Limosnero signs her Letter of Intent to CA Baptist University successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Friends and household congratulate Los Alamitos Senior Athletes connected signing their National Letters of Intent successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos Senior Athletes motion a National Letter of Intent successful beforehand of household and friends successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Los Alamitos Summer Allen takes photos with friends aft signing her National Letter of Intent successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Friends and household congratulate Los Alamitos Senior Athletes connected signing their National Letters of Intent successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Friends of Los Alamitos Noah Roberts instrumentality photos connected their phones arsenic helium is interviewed aft signing his National Letter of Intent successful Los Alamitos, CA, connected Wednesday, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Sefe was 1 of 19 Los Alamitos High School student-athletes who signed nationalist letters of intent connected Wednesday, Nov. 10 wrong the school’s gymnasium.
“Most schools don’t person arsenic galore (students signing) arsenic we do, truthful it’s a blessing to person everyone on my broadside signing with me,” Sefe said.
19 student-athletes from Los Alamitos High School signed nationalist letters of intent to play sports astatine the collegiate level connected autumn signing day. @LosAlamitosHigh @LosAlAthletics @presstelegram @BeachVarsity #LongBeachVarsityReport pic.twitter.com/POrELb2xq3
— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) November 11, 2021
Another 1 of Los Alamitos’ standout athletes is 6-foot-7 elder extracurricular hitter Noah Roberts, who signed a nationalist missive of intent to play men’s volleyball astatine USC.
“I didn’t truly expect to spell to USC,” said Roberts, who is going to survey Business Administration. “As soon arsenic I got an connection from them, I knew that was the spot to go.”
The full recruiting process was surreal for Roberts. At first, helium didn’t adjacent process what was happening connected a caller Zoom telephone erstwhile USC offered him a scholarship.
“My parents were like, you conscionable got an offer, it didn’t adjacent registry for me,” Roberts continued. “I was beauteous shocked and I freaked retired and I told each my friends. I inactive can’t judge it.”
Los Alamitos elder extracurricular hitter Noah Roberts said adjacent aft signing his missive of intent, helium inactive can’t judge he’s going to play volleyball astatine USC. He instantly knew USC was the close schoolhouse for him. @LosAlAthletics @BeachVarsity @presstelegram #LongBeachVarsityReport pic.twitter.com/WBRApKeoUu
— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) November 11, 2021
However, adjacent schoolhouse twelvemonth volition beryllium the archetypal clip since Roberts was 12 years aged that helium volition not beryllium playing with his champion person and Los Alamitos teammate, 6-5 elder other hitter Aidan Schulten, who signed to play DI men’s volleyball astatine UC Irvine.
“It wasn’t a schoolhouse I was initially looking at, but aft going to 1 practice, it was the location for me,” Schulten shared. “Really hoping that we tin triumph (a CIF-SS championship) this year, it volition beryllium hard but I’m truly looking guardant to it.”
Los Alamitos elder Aidan Schulten talks astir wherefore helium signed a missive of intent to play Men’s Volleyball astatine UC Irvine. Schulten said helium knew it was the close acceptable aft watching 1 practice. @BeachVarsity @presstelegram @LosAlAthletics @LosAlamitosHigh #LongBeachVarsityReport pic.twitter.com/AtV8XwTRf5
— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) November 11, 2021
Wilson’s Olympic hopeful
Long Beach Wilson elder Gray Carson signed his National Letter of Intent to play men’s h2o polo astatine UCLA. Carson is considered 1 of the champion precocious schoolhouse h2o polo players successful the country.
The UCLA signee already has his eyes acceptable connected continuing Wilson’s storied contented due to the fact that Carson is besides an Olympic hopeful. He wouldn’t beryllium the archetypal Wilson High School alum to vie successful the Olympics. In fact, astatine slightest 1 erstwhile Bruin has represented the United States successful each Summer Olympics since the 1952 games successful Helsinki, Finland.
Carson is excited to survey Mechanical Engineering and make arsenic an jock to gain a spot connected the U.S. Olympic h2o polo squad roster for the 2028 Summer Olympics successful Los Angeles.
“I felt (UCLA) was my champion prime and champion accidental to scope my goals of going to the Olympics and playing nonrecreational h2o polo,” Carson said. “It’s evidently a large bequest to effort and marque it to the Olympics from Long Beach. It’s specified a immense civilization here.”
Water polo astatine LA 2028 Olympics volition beryllium played astatine a impermanent venue on the Long Beach waterfront. That would beryllium rather the homecoming for Carson.
Meet Gray Carson. He’s a elder astatine Long Beach Wilson and 1 of the champion precocious schoolhouse Water Polo players successful the country. Carson explained wherefore helium signed with UCLA to prosecute his imagination of participating successful #LA2028 Summer Olympics. @BeachVarsity @presstelegram #LongBeachVarsityReport pic.twitter.com/mleKqR9utj
— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) November 11, 2021
Below is simply a database of Press-Telegram country student-athletes who signed Wednesday, oregon volition beryllium signing soon, a National Letter of Intent:
Lakewood High School
Anthony Eyanson, baseball, UCSD
Brianna Weekes, softball, UC Davis
Laura Williams, volleyball, Oregon State
Los Alamitos High School
Summer Allen, soccer, Cal Baptist University
Ryan Grace, soccer, Cal Poly Pomona
Kylee Gregory, golf, Eastern Washington University
Lindsey Harris, h2o polo, Cal
Emma Haygood, softball, Utah State
Taylor Johnson, softball, University of San Diego
Carly Limosnero, softball, Cal Baptist University
Sofia Munatones, h2o polo, UCSD
Sydney Munatones, h2o polo, UCSD
Teryn Newkirk, soccer, Boise State
Michael Pirrello, baseball, UC Irvine
Ally Robbins, softball, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Noah Roberts, volleyball, USC
Sydney Saldana, softball, Utah State
Jazzy Santos, softball, UC Santa Barbara
Aurora Schuck, soccer, Washington State
Aidan Schulten, volleyball, UC Irvine
Diamond Sefe, softball, Texas Tech
Olivia Villalba, shot St. Mary’s University-San Antonio
Long Beach Poly High School
Adonia Faumuina, volleyball, USC
Rylie McGinest, volleyball, USC
Long Beach Wilson High School
Gray Carson, h2o polo, UCLA
Camryn Cruz, soccer, St. Mary’s College
Jaqueline Cade Mendoza, soccer, University of San Francisco
Emiko Sverduk, golf, Washington State
Hank Rivers, swimming, Cal
Charlie Royle, baseball, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Meet Hank Rivers, Charlie Royle, Camryn Cruz, Gray Carson, Emiko Sverduk and Jacqueline Cade Mendoza from Long Beach Wilson. These six @WilsonBruins student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent connected Wednesday, Nov. 10. @presstelegram @BeachVarsity #LongBeachVarsityReport pic.twitter.com/iXWeWVOyKv
— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) November 11, 2021
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