Foothills Sentry January 2022

Page 15 Foothills Sentry January 2022 Family. Friends. Community. We’re all in this together. State Farm, Bloomington, IL 1801073 Ron Esparza, Agent Insurance Lic#: 0C79663 827 S. Tustin Ave Orange, CA 92866 Bus: 714-505-3400 ron@ronesparza.com SCC athletes named to All- OEC Soccer Teams Santiago Canyon athletes were named to the All-Orange Empire Conference Women’s Soccer Team. They include, on the First Team: Kylee Medlin, fr, (Canyon HS); Jacky Alba-Diaz, so; Paige Winters, fr. The Second Team: Alyssa Rubio, fr; Cassie Lewis, fr, (ElMo); and Zaydee Solis, fr. Athletes named to the All-OEC Men’s Soccer Team include Luis Claride, so, goalkeeper to the First Team. Second Team ath- letes are Luis Sanchez-Diaz, fr, midfielder; and Bryce Allen, fr, midfielder. COMMUNITY SPORTS BY CLIFF ROBBINS AND CHAD CLINE Steve Harrington, former El Modena softball coach, dies Steve Harrington, 53, former head coach at El Modena High (2001-2015) died of an apparent heart attack. Harrington was en route to a club softball game in Riverside when he fell ill. Harrington drove himself to the hospital, where he crashed his car. Harrington coached at Chami- nade High School before taking the ElMo head coaching job. At El Modena, Harrington was named the Orange County Coach of the Year in 2011. His team cap- tured the CIF-SS Div. 2 title in 2008 and was runner-up in 2002. Harrington moved on and went to La Habra High School where he coached for two years, landed at Beckman, was the hitting coach at the University of Santa Clara, bounced around before taking over the head coaching position at the University of Apple Valley. Harrington coached for two sea- sons before resigning. Harrington and former Mater Dei head coach Doug Meyers were named Na- tional Coaches of the Year when he was coaching the Batbusters, a girls softball team. He recently was coaching the Firecrackers softball team. Harrington was a master at scouting and preparing for a game, giving fits to his oppo- nents. One of his favorite "weap- ons" was to swap jerseys at game time. The CIF-SS commissioner said it was within the rules and guidelines, just a little deceptive. Preston Sims, the 6’5” sophomore from Santiago Canyon College, keeps the men’s basketball team flying high, going 11-1 preseason. Century Conference All-League football teams named in Crestview and North Hills Leagues North Hills League named Canyon’s Fox Haugen, a junior, as Co-Offensive Player of the Year. Canyon athletes named to the First Team include: Kyle Krause, jr; Christian Lundsberg, jr; Troy Mills, jr; Luke Oliva, sr; and Armando Medrano, jr. Named to the Second Team are: Noah Eckenode, jr; Sean Edmiston, sr; Zaki Dostzada, sr; and Sean Art- ist, jr. In the Crestview League, Aus- tin Overn, a senior from Foothill, Santiago heads into league play Santiago Canyon College men’s basketball picked up right where it left off in 2020, advanc- ing to 11-1 going into Orange Empire Conference (OEC) play. Four teams in the OEC are ranked in the state’s top 20. Fullerton comes in at No. 1 as the top team in the state, and Santiago Canyon is ranked No. 6. Always a sharp team, with a strong inside and outside game, the Hawk's lone loss came in mid- November against MiraCosta College in a tight one, 78-75. So far this season, SCC has beaten three top-30 teams in No. 29 Mt. San Antonio, No. 16 Citrus, and No. 12 L.A. Harbor. The team is leading the OEC in scoring (83.1 ppg) and in rebounding (42.1 rpg). Sophomore guard Preston Sims leads the Hawks in scoring at 13.8 ppg, while averaging 6.3 rebounds per game. David Agba, a sophomore guard, follows with 13.5 ppg and leads the team in rebounds at 7.3 per game. Sharp- shooting freshman guard Erik Howlin is averaging 13.3 ppg. and is a danger beyond the arc. Freshman guard Aaron Wad- man is another one to watch, with 11.2 ppg. and 5.5 rpg. Santiago Canyon will look to finish what it started prior to the COVID-19 lockdown, by making a run in the state tournament and achieving a state title. SCC's Matt Williams (10), former Canyon High athlete, is making his plays known when coming off the bench. Williams gets inside on Or- ange Coast College’s Thomas Hanna. Williams scored 4 points in the 93-45 win over Orange Coast. Two Orange High School defenders take the ball away from Sam Ru- bin (21) from El Modena. El Modena won the crosstown game, 49-35. Noah Rowe, a senior on Foot- hills’ boys water polo team, was named Player of the Year for the Century Conference, Crestview League. Named to the All-League First Team were Jack Matos, sr; Riley Clansen, jr, goalkeeper; and Reef Lippa, sr. Named to the Second Team from Foothill were Crestview League names water polo standouts Bryce Karger, sr; Gavin Nelson, sr. Chad Harris, sr, from Villa Park High, was named to the second team. El Modena placed Nolan Wyser to the First Team All- North Hills League in water polo. Jon Alverez was selected to the Second Team All-League. was named a Player of the Year. A Defensive Player of the Year was Roman Marchetti, a senior from Foothill. Jackson Christie, a Villa Park senior, was named Offensive Player of the Year. First Team athletes include, from Foothill High: Paddy Hawkins, sr; Brady Schrank, sr; Brody Jones, sr; Dean Pistone, sr; and Ethan Charpentier, jr. First Team athletes from Villa Park are: Nate Kornely, sr; Diego Sanchez, sr; Arthur Orta, sr; and Owen Duckworth, sr. El Modena High First Team athletes are Es- teban Choucair, jr; Dylan Con- ner, sr; and Mayson Hitches, jr. Named to the Crestview League Second Team were, from Foothill High: Jason Woods, sr; Casey Copeland, sr; and Easton Jellerson, sr. From Villa Park, the Second Team athletes include: Devon Goosby, sr; Kaden Bap- tista, sr; Benjie Lewis, sr; and Cole Cassara, sr. Named to the Second Team were El Modena athletes Sam Astor, jr; and Owen Smith, jr.