Savanna Names Girls’ Basketball Coach

John Mahler, who was an assistant boys’ basketball coach at South Gate High last season, was named girls’ basketball coach at Savanna, girls’ athletic director Sharon Iriye said Friday.

Mahler helped South Gate to the City 3-A championship game last season, where it lost to Los Angeles Fremont.

Mahler replaced Dean Cazett, who resigned Sept. 24 from Savanna to take over the girls’ basketball coaching position at Foothill.

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Capistrano Valley Christian’s Karen Benkovsky has made an oral commitment to play volleyball next season at Washington.

Benkovsky, a 5-foot-10 outside hitter, visited Washington, Oregon, Georgia Tech, Loyola Marymount and Notre Dame. She canceled a trip to Colorado after committing to Washington.