Academic All-Star Awards Set for April 28

High school athletic teams and individual student-athletes will be honored at the ninth CIF-Southern Section Academic Awards ceremonies before the Angels-Baltimore Orioles game April 28 at Anaheim Stadium.

Ocean View’s badminton team, with a 3.63 grade-point average, and Calvary Chapel’s wrestling team (3.53 GPA) will be among 23 academic teams honored by the program, which is sponsored by the Angels, the Ford Motor Company and the Murdy Foundation.

To be considered, teams must have accomplished a minimum 3.0 average (on a 4.0 scale) in college-prep courses for the first semester of the 1993-94 school year. The highest GPA in each sport determined the champions.

Also honored will be one boy and one girl “Student-Athlete of the Year” winner nominated from each school. Recipients must be seniors who have maintained a minimum 3.5 GPA in college-prep courses for the past three years, in addition to earning at least one varsity letter and participating in additional extracurricular activities.

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Bill Atkinson of Woodbridge High has signed a letter of intent to play football at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, his father, Bill Atkinson Sr., said Tuesday.

Atkinson, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound running back/linebacker, was a three-year starter for the Warriors. He gained 854 yards rushing last season.

He also plays baseball and competes in track and field.