Players Select Schools

By Ben Bolch

Dec. 4, 2001 12 AM PT

Matt Cantu, a former Mission Viejo Capistrano Valley High defensive lineman, has committed to San Jose State, his father Bob said.

Cantu attended Saddleback College on a part-time basis this fall.

* Ashley Van Boxmeer, a utility softball infielder at Orange El Modena High, has committed to New Mexico, Vanguard Coach Steve Harrington said.

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

Players Select Schools

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