May 2009 Archives

Chaffey College basketball standout Nickalas Turner (Chino Hills HS) is headed to Minot State University in North Dakota. 

Minot State University is a member of the Dakota Athletic Conference. The Beavers won the Conference in 2005 and 2008.

Turner was a two time 1^st team Foothill Conference performer who led Chaffey College to a 27- 7 record and a place in the Southern California Regional Finals in 2009. Nick was one of our team captains and averaged 16.4 ppg/4.4 Rebs/ and a team leading 142 three pointers for the "CHP" in his career.

  He had a high game of 28 points in a winning effort his freshman year vs Mt. San Jacinto College.

 Chaffey Head Coach Jeff Klein says, "Nick is a very competitive person. He is a fearless three point shooter and when pressured he can take it to the rack hard. Defensively, Nick gets after it and will battle on the boards. "

Four women's basketball standouts from Chaffey College have made decisions on their next step.

Forward Zipporah Brown (Rancho Cucamonga HS) is headed to Cal State San Bernardino while frontcourt mate Aundria Anderson (Miller HS) is headed to the Coyotes CCAA rival Cal State Dominguez Hills.

The guard duo of Keisha Mackall (Miller HS) and Tamesha Jackson (Upland HS) is headed to NAIA Bacone College in Okla.

The quartet led the Panthers (22-10, 9-5) to a fifth-place finish in the tough Foothill Conference which advanced its top five teams to the playoffs.

Citrus College sophomore Shateah West became the first Lady Owl from the 08-09 sophomore class to sign a scholarship offer this past week. West will continue her career at NAIA member Missouri Valley College.

"I like Missouri Valley a lot. They have a lot of diversity on campus, and the coaching staff seems really nice," said West. "Coming out of high school I didn't really expect to get a scholarship to play basketball. The Citrus team and coaching staff did a good job of putting us out there, and putting us in a position to get recruited."

During her two year stint at Citrus, West helped lead the Lady Owls to a 42-23 record in two seasons and a Southern California playoff appearance in 2009. During the 08-09 season, West averaged 12.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.

"Shateah has been given a great opportunity to further her academic and athletic career. I am extremely happy for her and her Mom," said Citrus College Women's Basketball Head Coach Eric Anderson. "With an unwavering amount of dedication and hard work I believe that Shateah West will have great success."

West will bring some winning experience to a Missouri Valley team that struggled last season, going 5-27.