For updates on Doniak's condition from her family or to donate to a fund that has been created for her, click here. Doniak was the leading scorer on the Texas soccer team in 2009 and 2010 before playing her final season this year. Her older sister Alyssa played soccer at UC Santa Barbara. Her younger sister Makenzy, a senior at Ayala, is the reigning Inland Valley Player of the Year and will play at Virginia next season.
Nicholas Colunga, 22, was arrested on one count of intoxication assault and two counts of failure to stop and render aid. He was chased down by Sisto Perez, 47, who followed on a motorcycle until Colunga crashed, exited his vehicle and was tied up with a belt until police arrived.
]]>"After the interviews, we'll see," Marcos said. "We opened (the job) up to the district and if we're not satisfied after the interviews, we'll open it up to the outside."
]]>The Colony High School boys basketball team didn't secure its seventh consecutive league championship until the regular season finale Thursday night but the Titans played like they had been there before, pulling away in the fourth quarter for a 69-55 victory over Montclair.
Junior Kennieth Barnes led the Titans (19-8, 11-1) with 19 points and 15 rebounds, but it was the seniors who took over down the stretch. Senior guard Miles Poullard scored five of his 12 points during a 17-3 fourth-quarter run, including a 3-pointer to give Colony a 62-53 lead with 2:43 to play. Senior small forward Marcus Magett scored four of his seven points during the decisive run that began with Colony trailing by two nearly two minutes into the final quarter.
]]> Perhaps it was an appropriate way for the Titans to claim the league crown, seeing as this was the only of those seven seasons during which Colony spent time in second place. The Titans have lost just two league games in seven years, one of which was a two-point loss at Don Lugo Jan. 6."I think this one is sweeter because this is the first time we've had to chase it," Colony head coach Jerry De Fabiis said. "I knew it was going to be a close game but it was our senior leadership down the stretch. That's what it takes to make a playoff run and that's what it takes to win a league title."
Montclair's Devyn Sampson scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half and his put-back with 6:30 to play put the Cavaliers (21-3, 9-3) ahead, 51-49.
Colony's Everett Turner, who had 14 points and eight rebounds, began the 17-3 run the next trip down the court. Montclair employed a triangle-and-two defense in an attempt to shut off Turner and Poullard, frustrating Poullard into two first-quarter fouls. Both players, however, played a large role in the fourth quarter.
"To be honest their defense was working early on," Poullard said. "But you could see their legs go out from under them. No team in Southern California can run with us for 48 minutes."
Second-place Don Lugo split the season series with Colony but a forfeit to Montclair, due to ineligible players participating in a Jan. 9 game, cost the Conquistadores a share of the league championship. Montclair began the season with 12 consecutive wins and was in first place in league before Colony handed it a 31-point loss in their first meeting.
]]>Four players from Southern California were selected for the girls McDonalds All-American team, including Candice Agee of Silverado High School, who will play at Penn State. Jordan Adams and Nirra Fields of Santa Ana Mater Dei High and Imani Stafford of Los Angeles Windward are the other three.
]]>Top performers
Malcolm Drumwright, Rancho Cucamonga
Totaled 26 points and eight rebounds as the Cougars upset Upland 74-59 in a Baseline League contest Friday.
Adriel Perry, Ontario Christian
Scored all eight of his points in the second half, including the game-winning 3-pointer with two seconds left, in a 50-49 win over Cerritos Valley Christian on Saturday.
Game of the week
Ontario Christian at Aquinas, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Tied for first place with one game remaining in the regular season, the Falcons and Knights will play for an outright league championship.
Top performers
Taylor Brown, Chino
Had 30 points and six assists as Chino dethroned Colony with a 60-43 win on Friday that clinched the Mt. Baldy League title.
Brianna Kennedy, Bonita
Game of the week
Riverside Patriot at Summit, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Summit already has clinched the league title, but this battle is between the top two teams in the Sunkist League.
Top performers
Briana Echevaria, Chino
Had four goals and three assists in an 8-5 win over Colony a week as Chino got sole possession of first place in Mt. Baldy League.
Kailin Ririe, Ayala
Scored three goals in Tuesday's 12-5 win over Claremont as Ayala moved one step closer to the playoffs.
Game of the week
St. Lucy's at Upland, Friday, 4:15 p.m.
Two local powers take each other on in a playoff tune-up when the Sierra League champions visit Upland.
Top performers
Iffy Onumonu, Los Osos
Scored three goals in a 4-0 victory on Monday that kept the Grizzlies undefeated.
Rebecca Flores, Don Lugo
Collected seven saves in a 2-0 shutout of Chaffey Monday to complete the team's first undefeated run through the Mt. Baldy League.
Game of the week
Diamond Bar at Los Altos, Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
A win gives the Brahmas a season split with Los Altos and a share of the Hacienda League title.
Top performers
Andreas Solorzano, Upland
Scored two goals in a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Glendora on Monday that left Upland one game from a Baseline League title.
Eduardo Rivera, Ontario
Scored twice as Ontario erased a two-goal deficit in a 4-2 win over Montclair Friday that helped it close in on an eventual Mt. Baldy League championship.
Game of the week
Claremont at West Covina South Hills, Thursday, 5:30 p.m.
The Wolfpack attempts to complete an undefeated run through league.
Mathis has seven scholarship offers, according to rivals.com: Colorado, Indiana, Oregon State, San Diego State, UCLA, Washington and Washington State. Mathis committed to Washington on Oct. 25, but de-committed in early January.
]]>After the Claremont girls soccer team's 2-0 victory over Ayala on Tuesday broke a tie for first place between the two, the Wolfpack needs to defeat West Covina South Hills tonight to secure an outright Sierra League championship.
The Ontario Christian boys basketball team will face Aquinas in a de facto Ambassador League championship game tonight in San Bernardino a year after the Knights broke a first-place tie with Aquinas with a win in the penultimate game of last year's regular season.
The Hacienda League girls soccer race took a turn on Tuesday when Diamond Bar's win over Bonita pulled the Brahmas into a first-place tie. Bonita needs a win over a struggling Rowland team to earn its share of the league title while Diamond Bar's road to at least a share of the league championship requires it to defeat a Los Altos team that won their first meeting, 3-2, on Jan. 23.
]]>Hawkins, an all-CIF cornerback last season, has offers from Nebraska, Stanford, UCLA, Boise State, Cal, San Diego State, Northwestern, Washington and Washington State. Goodman, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound safety, has offers from Nebraska, Boise State, South Florida, UCLA, Cal, San Diego State and Washington State.
Hawkins, a 6-0, 170-pound cornerback, had two interceptions and 32 tackles while Goodman had 45 tackles for a defense that allowed 16.3 points per game, the lowest in a Baseline League that advanced two teams to the CIF-SS Inland Division semifinals.
]]>With Damien High School center Chris Reyes commanding much of the attention, the youthful duo controlled significant portions of the Spartans' 48-38 win over Chino Hills Friday night. Hemsley scored a game-high 11 points and McCullough chipped in seven points while helping the 6-foot-7 Reyes control the paint for the top-ranked team in CIF-SS Division 3AAA.
With two games remaining in the regular season, Damien (22-2, 8-0) assured itself at least a share of the Sierra League championship while ending the title hopes of Chino Hills (15-9, 5-3), the No. 5 team in Division 1A.
]]> The Huskies, who gave up 24 points to the St. Mary's-bound Reyes in a 63-55 loss Jan. 20, regularly sent double-teams at him in limiting his production to 10 points, eight rebounds and five blocks. The 6-1 Hemsley in particular took advantage of the attention commanded by his talented teammate."If (Reyes) is single-covered, he's going to score at an incredible rate," Chino Hills coach Steve Baik said. "There's always going to be a mismatch somewhere on the court when you're dealing with a player like Reyes. But I don't want to take anything away from Hemsley because he's a great player off the dribble."
Chino Hills took its only lead of the game early in the second quarter, but Hemsley led the resurgence by driving the lane to score Damien's next eight points. A put-back with two seconds remaining in the first half by Jon Prater, who had seven points, gave the Spartans a 25-21 lead.
It was McCullough's turn in the third quarter when the freshman led the decisive 13-4 run with five points, including a reverse lay-up to begin the charge and a put-back that gave Damien a 40-30 lead with 5:19 left in the game.
"They're both good players but I think what I'm most proud of is that the freshmen continue to get better and now they're more comfortable now with what we're doing," Damien coach Matt Dunn said. "I think they had the best matchups tonight for us."
Michael Navar, who was assigned the duty of defending Reyes, led Chino Hills with 10 points. His pair of free throws to begin the second-half scoring pulled the Huskies within two but that's as close as they would get. Damien held Chino Hills to six points in the third quarter, including just one field goal on a pretty spin move to the basket by Deion Page for two of his eight points.
Chino Hills has now lost three of its last four games, including two league losses to the two teams ahead of it in the standings. In order to fall into a tie for the league title with second-place Ayala, Damien would have to drop its Tuesday game to last-place West Covina Charter Oak the regular season finale to Ayala.
]]>Hurst took over for Chris' father Laing Stevens, who coached the Knights for two seasons following the end of his son's tenure in 2008 due to the birth of Chris' triplets. Hurst's departure was a mutual decision, according to Ontario Christian athletic director David Parkes, in part due to the great distance Hurst had to travel from his home to Ontario Christian. Stevens, who was the Knights' offensive coordinator the last two seasons, wasn't expecting the move but is happy to be back as the head coach.
]]> "I'm a little shocked because I thought coach Hurst was going to be back," Stevens said. "But it just didn't work out because there were some philosophical differences and some financial issues that the school couldn't meet. To be honest there's been some confusion amongst the staff and the players the last few days."But I didn't have to have a long conversation with my wife after they asked me to take the job. I knew I wanted to be a head coach again and I'm just really happy it's at Ontario Christian."
Stevens coached the Knights to their last league championship when the team went 9-3 in 2006. His father took the team to a CIF-SS East Valley championship game appearance in 2009 before stepping down following the 2010 season. Now that his triplets are approaching 3-years-old, Chris Stevens feels confident he can devote the time required to be a head coach.
"His response before I could get the words out of my mouth was 'I'm ready,'" Parkes said. "We're thrilled. We feel good about the direction of the program and we're grateful for coach Hurst and the year he gave us. Chris coming back lessens that blow of him leaving."
]]>BASEBALL
Bryan Conant, Alta Loma, Cal State Fullerton
Cortland Cox, Alta Loma, Cal Baptist
Daniel Robertson, Upland, UCLA
Tyler Rowe, Los Osos, University of New Mexico
BASKETBALL
Jillian Alleyne, Summit, Oregon
Sophie Bhasin, Cajon, Long Island University
SOCCER
Edward Arrieta, Cajon, UC Riverside, Cajon
Noel Baham, Redlands, Santa Clara
Brittany Bravo, Summit, Southwest Minnesota State
Ally Brown, Rim of the World, Pepperdine
Jessica Carrasco, Alta Loma, Cal State Monterey Bay
Addison Carroll, Redlands, Hawaii
Miranda Corneliussen, Cajon, Cal State San Bernardino
Heather Ditty, Cajon, Cal State San Bernardino
Katie Gagner, Cajon, Cal State San Bernardino
Jenna Grande, Arroyo Valley, UC Davis
Erica McMullen, Alta Loma, Humboldt State
Kalene Needham, Rim of the World, UC Irvine
Kelsey Nicassio, Los Osos, Boise State
Ifeoma Onumonu, Los Osos, Cal
Jessie Stienstra, Ontario Christian, Grace College
Tara Struiksma, Ontario Christian, Master's College
SOFTBALL
Hannah Peterson, Los Osos, University of Hawaii at Hilo
TRACK
Kyle Merkley, Los Osos, BYU
VOLLEYBALL
Alex Brehaut, Los Osos, Biola University
Malika O'Brien, Alta Loma, Cal Baptist
Jenna Siddiqui, Los Osos, Jackson State University
WATER POLO
Francesea Libutti, Upland, San Diego State
Deborah Tickenoff, Los Osos, UC Santa Barbara
If there are any players not included on this list, please feel free to leave their name, school and sport in a blog comment or e-mail the information to clay.fowler@inlandnewspapers.com
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