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Royal standout pitcher Nancy Bowling will be signing with Arizona Wednesday.

El Camino Real outfielder Whitney West will be signing with Long Island University

Two time all-city pitcher Karyn Wright of El Camino Real has committed to Portland State following a weekend visit.

Wright, a right-hander, hopes to lead the Conquistadores to a City title this upcoming season after ECR lost to Carson in May in the championship game at Cal State Northridge.

Wright, who went 24-4 as a junior with a 0.84 ERA and 185 strikeouts in 174 innings, will sign a letter of intent next week during the fall early signing period.

Oak Park senior third baseman Christie Langlois has committed to Oregon State.

Langlois hit .523 with eight home runs last season.

Desiring to see more playing time at catcher, Maddy Jelenicki has left Valencia and will attend Saugus, Valencia softball coach Donna Lee confirmed Monday.

Jelenicki, who split time at catcher with Penn State-bound Karlie Habitz along with playing second base during her freshman season, will look to gain immediate eligibility to compete for the reigning Foothill League champion Centurions instead of having to sit out a year of varsity competition or playing at the junior varsity level.

Jelenicki verbally committed to UCLA before she played her first game at Valencia. She hit .500 with eight home runs, 23 runs and 32 RBIs for the Vikings, who reached the Southern Section Div. I quarterfinals.

Camarillo first baseman Kristie Dederick, who helped the Scorpions capture their first Southern Section softball title since 1991 with a 5-1 victory over La Mirada in the Div. II final, has signed to play at Providence and will attend the Rhode Island school this fall.

Dederick hit .372 with 31 runs, four home runs and 34 RBIs, in addition to playing outstanding defense, making one error in 152 total chances.

"I had some other offers, but I knew Providence was the right fit for me after I visited it and learned everything it had to offer academically and athletically," Dederick said.

All was not lost for the Antelope Valley 18-under softball all-star team Thursday night in its bid to reach an eighth consecutive Big League World Series in Kalamazoo, Mich.

But the District 51 all-stars did have their Western Regionals winning streak snapped at 23 following a 3-2 setback to Westchester Del Rey (6-0) at Monte Vista Little League Field in Lancaster.

Antelope Valley (2-1) hadn't suffered a regional loss since a 10-5 defeat against Mesa, Ariz., in the opening game of the 2007 best-of-three championship series.

Quartz Hill's Jessica Perez hit the first home run of the series, but Westchester Del Rey delivered a double in the bottom of the seventh to drive in the winning run.

Bishop's Kellie Tiner suffered the hard-luck loss for Antelope Valley, which received clutch defensive plays from Lancaster graduate Julie Nixon (now at College of the Canyons), Rosamond's Amanda Conroy and Quartz Hill's Erica Serfoss.

Prior to the game, Antelope Valley and Westchester Del Rey had already qualified for the championship series Saturday, with games scheduled for 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Jurupa American is the last 18-under team to win a Big League Western Regional title before Antelope Valley's impressive run, defeating the host team 2-1 in the 2003 if-necessary final.

Antelope Valley's 18-under softball all-star team defeated Oregon 12-2 in Wednesday's round-robin game of the Big League Western Regionals at Monte Vista Little League Field in Lancaster.

Antelope Valley (2-0) extended its regional winning streak to 23 in a row since 2007 entering today's game against Westchester Del Rey (5-0) -- which recorded a 16-0 victory Wednesday over Seattle, Wash. -- at 8 p.m. at Monte Vista Little League Field.

Antelope Valley and Westchester Del Rey have already qualified for the best-of-three championship series Saturday, with the first game scheduled for 10 a.m.

Crescenta Valley's run in the 14-under Southern California state softball tournament came to an end Wednesday with a 3-1 setback to Westchester Del Rey.

Despite a combined one-hitter from Adela Alatraca and Olivia Thayer, C.V. (8-2) couldn't protect a one-run lead, committing crucial errors to suffer its second setback to Westchester Del Rey (8-1) in a four-day span, following a 4-2 setback Sunday.

Paige Trestrail drove in Thayer for C.V.'s lone run in the second inning. It marked the second year in a row C.V. was eliminated in the Southern California state tournament.

Antelope Valley's 18-under softball all-star team opened the Big League Western Regionals with a 12-0 mercy-rule victory Tuesday over Seattle, Wash., at Monte Vista Little League Field in Lancaster.

Rosamond's McKenzie Draper and Bishop's Kellie Tiner led the way for Antelope Valley, which won its 22nd consecutive regional game since 2007.

Antelope Valley, seeking its eighth consecutive berth in the 18-under World Series in Kalamazoo, Mich., will play at 5 p.m. today against Oregon, which suffered a 15-0 setback Tuesday to Westchester Del Rey.

Crescenta Valley's 14-under softball all-star team avoided elimination with a 14-6 victory over South El Monte in the Southern California state tournament in Victorville.

Cailen Rodriguez had a two-run homer and Marissa Cornelius had two hits and four RBIs for Crescenta Valley (8-1), which plays Victorville American or Westchester Del Rey at 6 p.m. today in another elimination game.

Antelope Valley's 18-under all-star softball team plays host to Washington at 5 p.m. today in the opening round-robin game of the Big League Western Regionals in Lancaster.

The District 51 representative is seeking its eighth consecutive trip to the Big League World Series in Kalamazoo, Mich., in the four-team tournament that also includes Westchester Del Rey and Oregon.

Antelope Valley has won 21 consecutive regional games since a 10-5 loss in 2007 to Mesa, Ariz.

The best-of-three championship series is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.

Crescenta Valley's 14-under all-star softball team received a combined no-hitter from Olivia Thayer, Kellyn O'Leary and Adela Alatraca in a 5-1 victory Saturday over Riverside's Reid Park in the opening game of the Southern California state tournament in Victorville.

Reid Park (2-1) managed its only run in the fourth inning on an error, tying the score at 1-1.

Crescenta Valley (6-0) responded with a four-run fifth to put the game away.

Claire O'Connor, Cameron Rodriguez, Tiffany Briscoe and Thayer all had RBIs for C.V., which plays Westchester Del Rey at 9 a.m. Sunday.

C.V., which reached the 14-under Southern California state championship game last year, defeated Westchester Del Rey twice on its way to reaching the tournament final.