Ayala Returns to St. Bonaventure

Adrian Ayala, a 6-foot-5, 310-pound offensive lineman who transferred from St. Bonaventure High to Newbury Park last semester, has decided to return to St. Bonaventure.

Ayala is considered one of the region’s top offensive linemen. Arizona State has already offered him a scholarship for 2000.

“I think he decided he wanted to return with his friends,” said Coach Jon Mack of St. Bonaventure.

Ayala left St. Bonaventure after another Seraph player, quarterback Chris Lombardo, transferred to Newbury Park.

* Westlake and Newbury Park will meet in their annual Marmonte League showdown Oct. 14 at Moorpark High. The game will be televised live by Fox Sports West 2.

TENNIS

Travis Rettenmaier of Camarillo and Phillip Sheng of Thousand Oaks advanced in the boys’ 18 draw of the USTA Southern California junior sectional tournament at Los Caballeros Sports Village in La Quinta.

Maureen Diaz of Glendale and Bernadette Bayani of Simi Valley advanced in the girls’ 18 draw.

Brooke Borisoff of Agoura and Georgette Wright of Burbank advanced in the girls’ 16 draw, while Ryan Heinberg of Agoura advanced in the boys’ 16 draw.

BASEBALL

* Pitcher Jamie Shields of Hart has been selected the state junior player of the year by Cal-Hi Sports.

Shields was joined on the all-state team by pitchers Mike Kunes of Chatsworth and Jordan Olson of Crescenta Valley, infielder Kevin Howard of Westlake and outfielders Michael Falco of Agoura and Chris Testa of Palmdale.

Pitcher Chris Cordeiro of Thousand Oaks and infielders Matt Fisher of Chatsworth and John Santor of Highland chosen to the all-state non-senior team.

* Catcher Michael Nickeas of Westlake has been selected to play for the USA Youth National team. He is playing for the Westlake Senators, a 16-and-under team that is unbeaten in the U.S. Junior Olympics in Tucson.

SOFTALL

* Leticia Carranza has been selected coach at Valley College.

She replaces Jennifer Parker, who resigned after one season to pursue a master’s degree. The Monarchs finished 8-28 in 1999, including a 7-13 mark in Western State Conference play.

Carranza, 29, was coach at Mt. San Antonio College the last three seasons after serving as an assistant for two years.

Carranza, who attended North Hollywood High, played basketball and softball for Valley.

* Pitchers Maureen LeCocq of Chaminade High and Jodie Cox of Quartz Hill and infielder Cara Blumfield of El Camino Real have been chosen to the all-state team by Cal-Hi Sports.

Selected to the all-state non-senior team were catchers Ashlie D’Errico of Highland and Christina Enea of El Camino Real, pitcher Meredith Cervenka of Crescenta Valley and infielder Oli Keohohou of Newbury Park.

TRACK AND FIELD

* Brandi Prieto of Cal State Northridge, the three-time women’s triple jump champion in the Big Sky Conference, will compete in the USA Track & Field championships at Oregon today.

Prieto, who placed a disappointing 18th in the NCAA championships, will be one of 10 athletes in the meet who have ties to Northridge.

The others are Garrett Noel in the men’s javelin, Nancy James in the women’s 800, Darcy Lange in the women’s 1,500, Michelle Ishio in the women’s 3,000 steeplechase, Vanitta Kinard in the women’s triple jump, Cheree Hicks in the women’s shotput and discus, Christina Tolson in the women’s shotput and hammer throw, Kristin Dunn in the women’s javelin and Shelia Burrell in the heptathlon.

The meet, which began Thursday and ends Sunday, will determine most of the individuals who will represent the United States in the World Championships in Seville, Spain, from Aug. 21-29.

BASKETBALL

* The Ventura County Basketball Coaches Assn. is sponsoring a 16-team boys’ tournament today and Saturday at Agoura High.

Westlake, Channel Islands, Newbury Park, Chatsworth, Kennedy and Grant are among the teams entered. Games begin at 1 p.m.

SOCCER

* Gina Farias, Alysha Hoven and Allison Bernstein each scored to help the Valley United Stars defeat Hawaii, 3-0, in a under-13 girls’ quarterfinal at the USYSA Far West Regional in San Bernardino.

MISCELLANY

* Brian Swanson, assistant athletic director at Cal State Northridge the last five years, has been hired as associate athletic director at Cal State Los Angeles effective July 28.

* Alemany High Coach Melissa Hearlihy and the Valley Sports Foundation will run girls’ basketball camps July 7-9 for 13- to 18-year-olds and July 14-16 for 8- to 13-year-olds at Cleveland High.

Registration: $100. Information: (888) 211-9646.