Quarterback Moherman Commits to Ohio State

Ohio State convinced another top Orange County prep quarterback to leave home. The latest to commit to the Buckeyes is Austin Moherman of Capistrano Valley.

“I used to live [in Ohio] and all my family is there, and as far as a school goes it can’t get much better than Ohio State,” Moherman said Tuesday. “The tradition of the program, 90,000 fans at the games, all the players they’ve put in the NFL. I just like everything about it.”

Brethren Christian quarterback David Priestley committed to Ohio State last week. Moherman, who said he made an unofficial recruiting trip to Columbus two weeks ago with his father, looks forward to the competition.

“We’ll just have to see what happens when we get there,” Moherman said. “I’m ready.”

The 6-foot-5, 195-pound Moherman played in six games last season after transferring from Los Angeles Wilson. Moherman, who passed for 1,350 yards and six touchdowns as a junior, passed for 149 yards and two touchdowns in a season-opening victory for the Cougars.

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Three former Orange County prep athletes have been selected charter members of the California High School Sports Hall of Fame.

Mary Decker Slaney (Orange High, 1977), Elaina Oden (Irvine, ‘85) and Cynthia Woodhead (Mission Viejo, ‘82) were among 100 athletes chosen for the hall of fame by Student Sports Magazine and Cal-Hi Sports. A site for the hall of fame has not been selected.

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A two-day Special Olympics softball tournament is scheduled Saturday and Sunday at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center in Fountain Valley.

The opening ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday and an award presentation and closing ceremony is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunday. For more information, contact Nancy Ward: (310) 451-1162. Ext. 103.

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Applications for a 10-week flag football passing league are being accepted through Sunday. The league is open to people 18 or older. More information: (714) 963-9499.

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The boys’ and girls’ prep lacrosse state championships are scheduled May 17 and 18 in Orange County, although a site has not yet been determined, the Orange County Chapter of the National Lacrosse Foundation announced.