LOCAL NOTES

By CHRIS FOSTER

March 24, 1998 12 AM PT

Marek Ondera, 6-foot-6 forward from MiraCosta College, said he has orally committed to play basketball at UC Irvine. Marek averaged 19.7 points and was the most valuable player in the Pacific Coast Conference in 1997-98 season. He played one season at Skyline College and has two years eligibility remaining.

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Chris Foster

Chris Foster is a former sports writer for the Los Angeles Times who covered UCLA football and basketball, USC basketball, the Kings and the Ducks. He grew up in San Clemente, arriving long before Richard Nixon came to town. As a teen, he surfed, played football and basketball, and fell in love with sports journalism. Foster died Dec. 13, 2023.

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