Biola Pitcher Rouwenhorst Named NAIA All-American

Jonathon Rouwenhorst, a sophomore pitcher at Biola from Brethren Christian High, was named an NAIA baseball first-team All-American.

Azusa Pacific junior outfielder Brian Griffin, formerly of Santa Margarita High and Saddleback College, earned honorable mention honors.

In softball, Southern California College’s Chrissy Vega, a senior outfielder, and freshman pitcher Gina Liegengood earned second-team All-America honors.

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Coaches have been named for the North-South All-Star softball game on June 9.

Sonora’s John Link will head the North, and he will be assisted by Jill Matyuch (El Dorado) and Lance Eddy (Canyon). Aliso Niguel’s Joe Miller will direct the South, with assistance from Margo Melendrez (Dana Hills) and Bill Everhart (San Clemente).

Coaches were selected by the Kiwanis Club of Anaheim Hills/Yorba Linda.

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Kim Rahm has been hired as the girls’ basketball coach at her alma mater, Whittier Christian, the school announced. Rahm graduated from Biola in 1995, and replaces Steve Randall, who will concentrate on the football program. Rahm will teach math and athletic classes.

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The second annual South Orange County Roundball Extravaganza of basketball is scheduled for June 6 at Laguna Hills High.

Boys’ events include a game between eighth-grade standouts, a game between high school underclassmen and a game for recently graduated high school players. A girls’ all-star game is also planned, as are three-point shooting and dunk contests.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for students and $3 for children. For information, call (949) 206-2441.

The list of county players for the three high school-age games:

Boys’ AAU Select, 8:30 p.m.: Josh Pierson (Laguna Hills), Spencer Gloger, Kelly Kramer and Ryan Stacey (Santa Margarita), Mike Stowell (Capistrano Valley), Ryan Moreau (Fountain Valley), Brandon Martin and Brennen Martin (Trabuco Hills), Cedric Bozeman, Steve Scoggin and Jamal Sampson (Mater Dei), Mitch Pierce (San Clemente) and Travis Hanour (Laguna Beach).

Girls’ AAU All-Stars, 7:30 p.m.: Christy Bloomgren, Venessa Ferragamo and Colleen O’Leary (Santa Margarita), Debby Caine, Marissa Ficklin and Colleen Turnbull (San Clemente), Jessica Hardy and Nicole Howard (Dana Hills), Anne Bubriski and Shannon Owens (Laguna Hills), Giuliana Mendiola and Amy Rikimaru (El Toro), Kyra Melville, Lindsay Pavlik and Maile Shimoda (Mater Dei), Lindsay Peloza (Capistrano Valley), Michelle Zylstra (Edison), Erica Castro (Aliso Niguel), Suzie Burrage (Mission Viejo) and Emily Deeley (Trabuco Hills). Alternates: Jody Carlson (Irvine), Shannon Simon (Santa Margarita), Bryn Riley (Woodbridge).

Boys’ AAU Underclassmen, 6:30 p.m.: Nic Homyak and Marshall Houser (Laguna Hills), Ashkan Nazeri, Chris Parrish and Ken Tanaka (El Toro), Ricky Porter, Mike Strawberry, Eric Soderbert and Lance Soderberg (Mater Dei), Dino Lamela (Aliso Niguel), Tom Newidouski and Andrew Spaulding (Dana Hills), Doug Koeller (Woodbridge), Matt Cole and Travis Niesen (Mission Viejo), Jeff Gloger, Brandon Rohe and R.J. Socci (Santa Margarita), Pete DeCasas and Matt Sweeney (Capistrano Valley). Alternates: Brandon Sievers (Aliso Niguel), Kevin Stacey (Santa Margarita).