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The school winners for the annual Ken Hubbs Award, named after the late Colton graduate and 1962 Rookie of the Year for the Chicago Cubs, will be honored tonight at the 66ers' game with the Quakes today at Arrowhead Credit Union Park.

They are listed below. The overall winner will be announced Monday at the Ken Hubbs Banquet at the Elks Club in San Bernardino.

Alex Saunders - soccer and cross country - Aquinas
William Quanstrom - volleyball and basketball - Arrowhead Christian
Damon Ogburn - football and track & field - Arroyo Valley
Jake Murie - cross country and track - Big Bear
Richard Marquez - soccer and football - Bloomington
Tanner Clark - baseball and wrestling - Cajon
Ryan Coleman - football - Carter
Derrick Malone - football and track & field - Colton
Alex Varner - basketball - Eisenhower
Hugo Cardoza - soccer and water polo - Fontana
Joshua Shirley - football and wrestling - Kaiser
Trevor Pascoe - football - Miller
Canon John Castro - water polo, wrestling, soccer, swimming, golf - Pacific
Joe Barich - water polo, volleyball and soccer - Redlands
Andrew Hudson - football, wrestling and track & field - Redlands East Valley
Giordan Porter - wrestling and football - Rialto
Dustin Fay - cross country and track & field - Rim of the World
Devonte Chattman - basketball - San Bernardino
Greg Valdivia - cross country and track & field - San Gorgonio
Corey Jennings - soccer and cross country - Summit
Wyatt Padgett - baseball and football - Yucaipa

Sitting in the Redlands East Valley gym right now after attending the Wildcats' National Signing Day ceremony, which saw DE Andrew Hudson sign with Washington, QB Tyler Shreve ink with Utah, OL David Peterson sign with San Jose State and RB A.J. Fernandez and LB Dillon Curley sign with Northwestern College out of the NAIA.

Been working the phones a bit this morning and got information on a few signing-day press conferences. Redlands East Valley will be holding its press conference at the crack of dawn Wednesday, with a 7 a.m. signing with DE Andrew Hudson (Washington), QB Tyler Shreve (Utah) and OL David Peterson (San Jose State) set to be in REV's football office.

Serrano will be holding its signing at 10:30 a.m. in the performing arts room on campus. Set to sign are DE Everett Beed (San Diego State) and RB Dionza Bradford (UNLV), along with a few soccer players according to athletic director Ray Maholchic.

Kaiser linebacker Josh Shirley will be at the FOX studios in Los Angeles for his announcement Wednesday. While the exact time of the announcement hasn't been set yet, Shirley was told to be at the studios at 11 a.m. according to a text he sent me. Shirley is deciding between USC, Miami (Fla), Washington and Arizona.

Lost in the hubbub last night was the fact that Redlands East Valley defensive end Andrew Hudson committed to the University of Washington Friday afternoon. Hudson, a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com, chose the Huskies over a final three that included Arizona and Oregon State.

"I'm just happy to have this over," Hudson said after REV's 28-20 win over Miller last night. "I know where I'm going to college and it's a great feeling."

Hudson joins a virtual army of REV players that have made the trip up to Seattle, as he joins sophomore quarterback Ronnie Fouch, sophomore defensive back Marquis Persley and redshirt freshman running back Chris Polk on the Huskies. I'm at the Rose Bowl right now to work on a story on Polk and Fouch (Persley didn't make the trip) so this adds another possible angle.

Redlands East Valley quarterback Tyler Shreve verbally committed to Colorado State earlier this week according to REV coach Kurt Bruich.

Shreve's commitment came after an official visit to Colorado State this weekend, as Bruich said Shreve enjoyed his experience in Fort Collins, Colo.

"Tyler had a great time up there," Bruich said. "He really liked the campus and they sold him on having an opportunity to play early. Colorado State seems like its up and coming."

REV defensive end Andrew Hudson's recruitment also seems to be coming into focus, as Bruich indicated that Hudson has narrowed his focus to three schools -- Arizona, Washington and Oregon State. Hudson is taking official visits the next three weekends, starting with Arizona, before deciding.

If there's one thing that you can say about the Redlands East Valley football team, its that it's consistent. Since Kurt Bruich fully implemented his program earlier this decade, the Wildcats have been near or at the top of the Citrus Belt League and a constant contender for the Inland Division championship.

This year isn't any different at REV. After losing three games in the past two seasons, grabbing a CBL title in 2007 and finishing behind Miller last season, the Wildcats are expected to be among the elite teams in the Inland Empire again in 2009. Esteemed colleague J.P. Hoornstra assisted in the compliation of the below info.

Redlands East Valley defensive end Andrew Hudson, a first-team all-CIF and second-team all-County selection as a junior last season, has picked up an offer from Fresno State according to an article released today by Rivals.com. That article can be accessed here, with a Rivals. subscription likely being needed.

Hudson, who will be competing at 215 pounds at the CIF-SS Southern Division Individual Wrestling Tournament at Temecula Chaparral, had 70 tackles, nine sacks and a fumble recovery for the Wildcats last season. Along with the Fresno State offer, the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Hudson is getting quite a bit of Pac-10 love from schools such as UCLA, USC, Oregon, Oregon State and Washington.

Hudson is one of two potentially elite senior recruits that REV will have next season, joining dual-threat quarterback Tyler Shreve.