Del Campo Commits to Run for UCLA

Brandon Del Campo of Thousand Oaks High, the 1993 Southern Section Division I champion in cross-country, has made a verbal commitment to attend UCLA.

“The program that they have there for student-athletes is very complete and I like that,” Del Campo said. “They’re not going to let you slide.”

Del Campo followed his victory in the Southern Section championships with a fourth-place finish in the state Division I championships and 13th-place effort in the Foot Locker West regional.

Basketball

Canyon High boys’ basketball Coach Greg Hayes apparently is delivering on the promise he made to his players last week after the Foothill League decided to cancel one-third of its league games. Hayes said he would find some nonleague games to make up for the four-game loss and here’s what he has scheduled:

* A nonleague game at Foothill League rival Burbank on Tuesday.

* A nonleague game at home against L.A. Baptist on Thursday.

* A nonleague game at league rival Burroughs next Tuesday.

Canyon also plays host to a league game Saturday against Burroughs.

Saugus and Hart are scheduled to play a Foothill League game Friday at The Master’s College. Burroughs and Burbank scheduled a nonleague game Feb. 10.

Girls’ Volleyball

Thousand Oaks High volleyball player Janette Penfield plans to sign a national letter of intent today to play for Colorado State.

Penfield’s identical 6-foot-2 twin, Carolyn, orally committed to Arizona last week and also plans to sign today. Janette said that being separated from her sister will be difficult but was not a factor in their college choices.

The coaches from each school promised the Penfields they would schedule nonconference matches against each other, Janette said.

Softball

The Cal State Northridge softball team received a No. 6 ranking in an NCAA Division I preseason poll released Tuesday.

Arizona is ranked No. 1.