Threes Are Aplenty for Mater Dei, Brea Olinda

For only the second time in 32 years, the Costa Mesa Downtown Kiwanis Club will allow three seniors from a team to participate in the Orange County All-Star Game.

This time, there are three groups of three. Brea Olinda’s Rochelle Anthony, Jennifer Saari and Marissa Bradley, and Mater Dei’s Tina Garcia, Lori Hurlbut and Charline Mendoza head the North team in the girls’ game at 5 p.m. April 19. Mater Dei’s Mike Vukovich, David Castleton and Tom Lippold will play for the North boys at 8 p.m.

The decision to allow the three players--rather than the typical two-senior limit from any one team--was made to provide for a more competitive game. However, only two players from a team can be on the court at the same time.

Here are the teams:

North girls--Rochelle Anthony, Brea; Marissa Bradley, Brea; Sarah Cody, Rosary; Tina Garcia, Mater Dei; Heather Green, Pacifica; Araceli Hernandez, Rancho Alamitos; Lori Hurlbut, Mater Dei; Charline Mendoza, Mater Dei; Jamie Nebeker, El Dorado; Marissa Perez, Rosary; Adrienne Ratajczak, Western; Jennifer Saari, Brea. Coach: Rich Yoon, Rosary.

South girls--Breanna Badorek, Newport Harbor, Krissy Duperron, Woodbridge; Tayyiba Haneef, Laguna Hills; Tami Higham, Mission Viejo; Tamara Inoue, Laguna Hills; Jenny Jennings, Capistrano Valley; Koo Kim, Costa Mesa; Phouangmaly Pravongviengkham, Huntington Beach; Shauna Steward, Edison; Jennifer Tuiolosega, Ocean View; Lindsay Warmington, Corona del Mar; Carlie Willard, Santa Margarita. Coach: Lynn Taylor, Laguna Hills.

North boys--Ryan Ayer, El Dorado; Wes Bunn, Cypress; David Castleton, Mater Dei; Ben Jones, Sonora; Brian Krauss, Orange; Jimmy Landry, Sonora; Tom Lippold, Mater Dei; Jason Skrifvars, Brea; Robert Smith, Valencia; Mike Vukovich, Mater Dei; Sean Wink, Brea; Dennis Wisco, Servite. Coach: Gene Lloyd, Brea.

South boys--Brandon Beeson, Woodbridge; Gabe Burt, Mission Viejo; Kevin Falconer, Calvary Chapel; Brad Gloger, Santa Margarita; Ray Hobbs, Tustin; Commander King, Mission Viejo; Chris Lopez, Century; Peter Martinelli, Woodbridge; Fabrizio Mendiola, El Toro; Austin Moherman, Capistrano Valley; Scott Ogilvie, La Quinta; Danny Pulido, Newport Harbor. Coach: Craig Falconer, Calvary Chapel.