Wednesday was National Letter of Intent signing day for football, soccer, boys’ water polo, track, and cross country and local student athletes at various schools were honored as they committed to the colleges of their choice.
Friends, family, teammates and coaches all showed up for the events to support the student athletes. Many of the signing seniors wore shirts and sweaters from their soon-to-be universities, as they signed and agreed to attend the institution full-time for one academic year while the institution provides financial aid.
From Newport Harbor High School, those who signed included: Three from the boys’ water polo team, Curtis Fink is heading to Princeton University, Andrew Silvers to University of Southern California, and Dan Stevens to Harvard University; and Paige Tennison for cross country at University of California, Los Angeles.
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There were three from Corona del Mar High School: Both for girls’ soccer, Maddie O’Connor is planning to attend University of California, Santa Barbara, and Annie Alvarado to UCLA; and Kyle Trush signed for boys’ water polo at University of California, Irvine.
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At Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, four Newport Beach kids were honored for their achievements: Maddie Bauer for girls’ soccer at Stanford University; JC Genova for football at Portland State University; Tommy Padia for boys’ soccer at University of California, Berkley; and Jon Walters for boys’ water polo at USC.
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