Shoemaker to Coach Basketball at El Toro

El Toro High has hired University of the Pacific assistant Dave Shoemaker as its varsity basketball coach, the school announced Wednesday.

Shoemaker, a 1981 graduate of Cal State Fullerton, had spent six seasons at Pacific with Coach Bob Thomason and three more before that with Thomason at Cal State Stanislaus. His first college coaching job was as an assistant at College of the Sequoias, which won the 1982 State community college championship.

Shoemaker replaces Tim Travers, who resigned April 1 after 14 seasons as the Charger coach. Travers had a 175-172 record at the school, including 22-6 in 1989-90 and 11-14 (3-10 in the South Coast League) last season.

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Woodbridge swimmer Andrew Lazenby has signed a letter of intent with Washington, according to his club coach, David Salo.

Lazenby, who swims for the Irvine Novaquatics, finished sixth in the 100 meters at the Southern Section Division I finals this season. He was also a part of the 200 freestyle, which finished first.

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Nicole Erickson of Brea-Olinda High School and Tony Gonzalez of Huntington Beach were named athletes of the year by the Orange County Athletic Directors Assn. Wednesday night at the Anaheim Stadium Club.

Each league in the county nominated a senior boy and girl athlete, and the winners were selected by members of OCADA and the media.

Erickson, who was nominated by the Orange League, led Brea-Olinda to a 33-0 record and its fourth consecutive State girls’ basketball title. In her four years on the varsity team, the Ladycats were 130-5 and won four Southern Section titles.

Erickson, who twice was named Times Orange County player of the year, will attend Purdue in the fall.

Gonzalez, who was nominated by the Sunset League, was Times Orange County lineman of the year in football and a first-team all-county basketball selection. As a tight end and linebacker, he led the Oilers to the Division II football championship game, the school’s first title game since 1935. Huntington Beach reached the quarterfinals of the Division II-AA basketball playoffs.

Gonzalez will attend California, where he will play both sports.

Each received a $500 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Prep Foundation.

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Trent Marcus has been hired as the boys’ soccer coach at Edison High, school officials announced.

Marcus, an Edison graduate, had a 64-3-4 record as the Charger junior varsity coach the last three seasons. He replaces Mike DiGiovanni, who resigned at the end of the season.

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La Habra linebacker Donny Cisneros has been added to the North roster for the Orange County all-star football game. He replaces Los Alamitos’ Marc Albert.