Melanie Pearson

Woodbridge, Senior

Basketball/Forward

Pearson has always been known as a strong defender and prolific scorer, but until this season, Woodbridge Coach Pat Quinn said, she wasn’t a great rebounder. She averaged about nine this season, but last week outdid herself. Thursday, she had 17 rebounds, 22 points, six assists and four blocks in an 81-52 victory over Santee Santana. “She went after the ball like a Dennis Rodman, like that’s what she does for a living,” Quinn said. She also had 14 rebounds--and 23 points--in a 53-45 victory over Brea Olinda in the Division II regional final.

Basketball

Melody Peterson

* Mater Dei, senior. Had 19 points and five steals in a 48-40 victory over Ventura Buena in a regional final.

Softball

Dawn Lopez

* Century. Went five for five and pitched a one-hitter in a 13-0 victory over Newport Harbor in the title game of the Costa Mesa tournament.

Marissa Young

* Mater Dei, freshman. Pitched a three-hitter with 15 strikeouts in 1-0 victory over Kennedy in Cypress tournament. Had three RBIs, pitched 2 1/3 shutout innings in a 10-4 victory over Westminster.

Track and Field

Kelly O’Connor

* Esperanza, senior. Won the long and triple jumps at the Eagle Rock Relays. She went 18 feet 8 1/2 in the long jump and 40-5 1/2 in the triple jump, an inch short of the county record she set last year.