COLLEGE SIGNINGS : Gardena’s Negrete to Play Basketball for UC Irvine

Gardena High’s Phil Negrete has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at UC Irvine.

Negrete, a 6-foot-5, 175-pound swingman, averaged 18 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals last season.

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Amber Wines of Santa Ana Valley has signed a letter of intent to attend UCLA on a swimming scholarship, her mother, Cheryl, said.

Wines was the 1994 and 1995 Division I section champion in the 100-yard breaststroke, setting a section record last year with a time of 1:03.20. Wines is ranked fourth in the nation, and will swim at the Olympic trials in March.

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Katie Lowes of El Toro has signed a letter of intent to swim for California, her father said.

Lowes finished second in the 100-meter freestyle and third in the 200 freestyle in last year’s Southern Section Division I meet.

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Huntington Beach’s Melissa Wendt, a 6-foot-2 outside hitter, orally committed to play volleyball at UCLA, Oiler Coach Rocky Ciarelli said.

Wendt, the Sunset League MVP, was a first-team all-county selection last season and was an All-Southern Section selection in her first three years.

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Cypress College sophomore shortstop Christa Saindon signed to play softball with Cal State Northridge. She was a member of the junior world team that won the gold medal last July.

Cypress sophomore Keith Ginter, an infielder/outfielder who batted .280 with 21 RBIs and 23 runs scored, will attend Texas Tech.