Rosary’s Fulton Picks Miami of Ohio

Rosary’s Laura Fulton has made an oral commitment to attend Miami of Ohio to play softball, her coach, Tom Tice, said.

Fulton was recruited as an outfielder, though she spent much of last season playing shortstop because of injuries on the team. She batted leadoff for the Royals, hitting .352, scoring 14 runs and stealing 18 bases.

A two-time All-Golden West League player, she will join her twin sister, Leslie, at Miami; Leslie signed a letter of intent in November.

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Desiree Talley, a forward on the Newport Harbor girls’ basketball team, has orally committed to attend Chapman, her coach, Bob Dukus, said. Talley averaged 9.4 points, 4.8 assists and 5.8 rebounds.

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Kendra Browne, a goalie on the Mater Dei boys’ water polo team, has accepted a scholarship to play on the women’s team at USC, Coach Guy Souza said. Browne recorded 201 saves for Mater Dei, which finished the season 6-12.

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Dave Berutich, linebacker at Laguna Hills, has agreed to attend Humboldt State, Coach Steve Bresnahan said.

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The UC Irvine women’s soccer team has signed Kristie Nakamura, a midfielder from Thousand Oaks High, and Tammy Rosen, a sweeper from Agoura High, the university announced.

Nakamura was a first-team All-CIF player last season, and Rosen was an All-Marymount League selection. Both are members of the Olympic Development Program state team.

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Mollie Flint, a Corona del Mar High graduate, has been selected to the women’s all-academic basketball team in the West Coast Conference. Flint, a senior majoring in accounting at St. Mary’s, has a 3.95 grade-point average.