Foothills Sentry May 2023

Page 15 Foothills Sentry May 2023 COMMUNITY SPORTS BY CLIFF ROBBINS AND CHAD CLINE Canyon High School signs seven athletes Canyon High School held its spring signing, with seven ath- letes signing their NCAA Letters of Intent. They were Jessalyn Gallegos, softball, Colorado Mesa Uni- versity; Skye Limardo, softball, Felician University; Christian Lundsberb, football, Southern Utah University; Mia Mongan, girls lacrosse, Concordia Univer- sity Irvine; Steve Nguyen, tennis, United States Naval Academy; Keira Potter, cross country track, UC Santa Barbara; and Andrew Schuerger, boys lacrosse, Steven- son University. Mike West named new CIF-SS Commissioner The CIF Southern Section Ex- ecutive Committee has named Mike West, currently principal at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, as the organization’s 10th commissioner of athletics. West replaces retiring Commis- sioner Rob Wigod, and will begin his tenure July 5. “To be selected as the 10th Commissioner of the Ezekiel Vargas from Foothill High takes the high throw as Logan Honikel from ElMo slides in head first. ElMo shutout Foothill, 2-0. Eric Vazquez (7) from ElMo fights off a Laguna Hills defender. El Modena won the game, 15-5. ElMo goalkeeper Alex Lucero (24) stops a shot in midair against Laguna Hills. Chris Lemelin (left) from ElMo takes possession after the face off against Laguna Hills. Ben Astor (5) from ElMo blocks the goal attempt with goalkeeper Car- los Diaz in position. El Modena won the lacrosse game 15-5 over La- guna Hills. Mike West Jessalyn Gallegos Mia Mongan Christian Lundsberg Skye Limardo Andrew Schuerger Keira Potter Steve Nguyen CIF Southern Section on is both a personal and professional dream come true,” said West. “I would like to thank all members of the CIF Southern Section Executive Committee led by President Jim Perry for their belief in me to fill such an important role. "I also need to thank Commis- sioner Rob Wigod for his lead- ership, his mentorship, and his friendship over the last 20-plus years." The CIF-SS Executive Com- mittee tabbed CIF-SS Council President Jim Perry to lead the search for Wigod’s replacement. “The Executive Committee is extremely proud and happy to have chosen such an extraordi- nary educator and leader to guide the CIF-SS into the future,” Perry said. West has been involved in CIF- SS athletics for nearly 30 years, beginning his career in education as an Athletic Trainer at Ayala High School in 1994 where he also eventually taught world his- tory, PE, and ROP sports medi- cine. He has, for the past eight years, been principal at Martin Luther King.