11 LAHS Athletes sign Letters of Intent to play College Sports

Amidst cheers, applause and other hoopla from the drumline, cheerleaders and parents, 11 scholar-athletes from Los Alamitos High School signed their letters of intent to play sports for the colleges that recruited them.

At the first of three signing day ceremonies of the year, four rowers, four water polo players, and one from softball, volleyball, and soccer, athletes heard Principal Gregg Stone praise them for their hard work and perseverance but also laud their parents for the support and encouragement that enabled their success.

These are the committed students, their sports and their colleges:

• Tara DeBrabander, Women’s Water Polo, Loyola Marymount
• Lily Weiser, Women’s Water Polo, Brown
• Katie Dvonch,Women’s Water Polo, Brown
• Eva Browning, Women’s Water Polo, Cal Berkley
• Sarah Ladd, Softball, Michigan State
• Jake Maffett, Men’s Volleyball, Loyola of Chicago
• Analisa Gjonovich, Women’s Soccer, Concordia
• Skylar Fletcher, Rowing, San Diego State
• Sofia Papini, Rowing, UCLA
• Alexandra Manchanda, Rowing, Univ. of San Diego
• Korynna Anderson, Rowing, UNC-Chapel Hill

This article was written by Robert Ostmann, Los Alamitos Unified School District.