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Several breaking updates on CA prospects visiting for Oregon's 'Scavenger Hunt' weekend.

Lots of twists and turns (and some status quo) in the recruitment status of DE Richard Wesley (Sierra Canyon), LB Tristan Phillips (Ventura), EDGE Prince Tavison (San Diego Lincoln), LB Isaiah Phelps (Oxnard Pacifica), DE Troy Bowens (Sutter), DT Sione Felila, (Oak Hills), IOL Lex Mailangi (Mater Dei), and QB Ayden Edwards (Tustin).

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Some coaching changes

Bryan Bartley is the new boys’ basketball coach at West Ranch. He has coached on the East Coast and helped out as a scout last season for Heritage Christian.

Josh Beaty is leaving Fountain Valley to become the boys’ basketball coach at Edison.

Greg Fontenette is the new boys’ basketball coach at Valencia, replacing Bill Bedgood, who has retired. Fontenette was an assistant coach.
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Lots of changes in the coaching ranks, thread 3

Tommy Leach has resigned as football coach at Jurupa Valley. He will be replaced by Cade Sparks, a former quarterback at Summit.

Carson Palmer is returning to high school to be the head football coach at Santa Margarita. He was a volunteer freshman quarterback coach for the Eagles last season when his son played quarterback for the team.

In another big coaching announcement, Malcolm Manuel has resigned after four years as football coach at Narbonne, which won the City Section Open Division championship but was also placed on probation and made ineligible for next season’s playoffs after seven ineligible players were discovered.

Stephen Barbee has resigned after seven years as football coach at Long Beach Poly. That opens one of the top public school coaching positions in the Southland.

Dave Ramos, the football coach at Schurr for 10 years, has resigned.

Garfield has named former quarterback Patrick Vargas as its replacement for Lorenzo Hernandez. Vargas served as the Bulldogs’ offensive coordinator, is a teacher on campus and has lots of support. He’s 33 and is getting his dream job after years of training under Hernandez.

DE Richard Wesley "committed" to Oregon, but did he really?

Here's an update from Rivals National Recruiting Director Adam Gorney:

To announce his commitment to Oregon on Saturday, five-star defensive end Richard Wesley coordinated jumping into a pool during his trip to Eugene with Ducks coach Dan Lanning.

There was only one problem: The Chatsworth (Calif.) Sierra Canyon standout did not inform anyone back home that he was going to make his pledge.

Oregon has been a frontrunner in Wesley’s recruitment but his announcement is being couched as an “impulsive decision” from a 16-year-old by those close to him. Other visits are still being planned.

“We don’t have anything set in stone with Oregon as far as the full package,” his father, Jonathan Wesley, said.
“As far as we’re concerned, we like Oregon a lot. But there is still some fine-tuning that we need to do.”

Last weekend at the Under Armour Camp in Los Angeles, Wesley talked about a full schedule of official visits to Oregon, Ohio State, Texas, Texas A&M, Tennessee and USC before making a pledge prior to his senior season.

But five-star teammate Havon Finney Jr. committed to LSU over USC and many others in recent days and those close to Wesley believe that the five-star made a snap decision on another great visit to Eugene, Wesley’s first to Oregon unaccompanied by his father or anyone else close to him.

After announcing his commitment, Wesley talked with his father Saturday night and said he still wants to go on some other official visits. Texas was one school mentioned.

Whether the visits will encompass the entire suite of programs discussed at the Under Armour Camp is yet to be determined but his recruitment is not shut down for good.

“It was kind of like a shock,” Jonathan Wesley said. “We had a plan set in stone but I guess the over-excitement. … This whole process is a lot on a kid, it’s a lot on us as adults. Ultimately, when I talked to him he didn’t tell me to shut the recruiting down and he’s still very much open and interested in other places. This definitely isn’t a final decision because there’s a lot to be finalized.”

Still, this could end up being a massive win for Oregon.

Wesley is the top-rated defensive end in the 2026 class and the ninth-best player overall. At 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds, the five-star is the same weight and more than an inch taller than Penn State’s Abdul Carter, the third overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

He’s a slightly lighter version of Georgia’s Mykel Williams and about the same height and weight as Tennessee’s James Pearce, two other first-round selections.

The Chatsworth Sierra Canyon star defensive end has talked highly of the Ducks, the development there and the history of Lanning and defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi, the success of Matayo Uiagalelei, a potential first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, and so much more.

This Oregon commitment could definitely stick. But there was a great deal of surprise in Wesley’s decision on Saturday from even the most important people in Wesley’s life.

Lanning’s job now is to make sure Saturday’s cannonball into the pool doesn’t turn into a belly flop.

San Diego Sports Highlights for 5-9 and 10-25

St. Louis Cardinals 4 Washington Nationals 2 Rancho Bernardo alum Trevor Williams suffers the loss for the Nats.

Miami Marlins 3 Chicago White Sox 1 Christian alum Kyle Stowers homered for the Marlins.

Cincinnati Reds 13 Houston Astros 9 Newly acquired San Diego native Connor Joe made his debut for the Reds as he recorded 2 singles 1 run and 1 rbi.

Miami Marlins 3 Chicago White Sox 1 Christian alum Kyle Stowers homered for the Marlins.

Memphis Redbirds 8 Charlotte Knights 4 CHAR: Cathedral Catholic alum Nick Nastrini came in relief for the Knights and pitched 3 innings gave up 3 hits 1 run 1 earned with 4 strikeouts

Greensboro Grasshoppers 9 Hub City Spartanburgers 5 GREE: Point Loma alum Duce Gourson 2 rbi's 3 walks.

San Diego Sports Update for 5-8-25

Arizona Diamondbacks 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 El Capitan alum Kevin Ginkel records his first save for the D Backs.

Detroit Tigers 10 Colorado Rockies 2 LCC alum Mickey Moniak 1 single for the Rockies.

Detroit Tigers 11 Colorado Rockies 1 CO: LCC alum Mickey Moniak 1 run 2 singles.

Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 3 Worcester Red Sox 1 2 local San Diego Athletes played for their teams Worcester Red Sox Eastlake alum Marcelo Mayer 1 single and for the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs Torrey Pines alum Garrett Stubbs 1 single 1 double 2 rbi's.

Greensboro Grasshoppers 5 Hub City Spartanburgers 2 GREE: Point Loma alum Duce Gourson 1 single.

HS Baseball

Rancho Buena Vista 1 Mission Vista 0 RBV: Delshawn Barrow scored the only run.

El Camino 5 Mission Hills 4 EC: Zane Nordquist, Isaiah Saldivar, Jonathan Mount, Tyson Rodriguez, R'zahiah Nauta each scored 1 run.

Girls Softball

El Camino 9 Canyon Crest 3 EC: Makayla Boone 1 double 1 triple and 1 run scored.

Carlsbad 5 LaCosta Canyon 4 CBAD: Autumn Muro 2 home runs and 1 double. Grace Lehman 1 double.

Sage Creek 6 Mission Vista 2 SC: Lola Carson 2 doubles and 2 runs scored.

Classical Academy 18 Orange Glen 1 CA: Kalia Gonzalez and Sydney Bishoff 1 triple each. Sophia Miller and Sofie Subka 1 double each.

Oceanside 15 Vista 4 Oside: Dres Larson 2 double 1 run scored.

Tri City Christian 24 Francis Parker 1 TCC: Abby Lisak 1 double 1 triple and 1 home run with 3 runs scored. Katelyn Ybarra 2 doubles and 2 triples.

San Diego Sports Wrap for 5-6-25

MLB

Philadelphia Phillies 8 Tampa Bay Rays 4 TB: Ramona alum Cole Sulser came in relief for the Rays as he pitched 1 inning gave up 3 runs 3 earned

Atlanta Braves 2 Cincinnati Reds 1 CIN: Poway alum Austin Wynns 1 single 1 double

Arizona Diamondbacks 5 New York Mets 1 AZ: El Capitan alum Kevin Ginkel came in relief for the D Backs as he pitched 1 inning and struck out 1 batter.

Washington Nationals 10 Cleveland Guardians 9 CLE: El Cajon Valley alum Dan Schneeman 1 walk 1 run scored.

Cleveland Guardians 9 Washington Nationals 1 El Cajon Valley alum Dan Schneeman 1 home run.

Worcester Red Sox 6 Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 4 WOR: Eastlake alum Marcelo Mayer 1 single 1 run scored. LV: Torrey Pines alum Garrett Stubbs 2 singles 1 rbi and 1 run scored.

College Baseball

UC Santa Barbara 3 USC 2 Torrey Pines alum Bryce Grudzielak 1 single 1 rbi.

High School Baseball

Tri City Christian 4 Pacific Ridge 1 TCC: Preston Chang 1 double 1 single 2 rbi's and 1 run scored.

High Tech North County 5 High Tech Mesa 4 HTNC: Aiden Butler 1 double 1 single 1 rbi and 2 runs scored.

Mission Vista 3 RBV 2 MV: Tristan Tibares, Jonathan Low, Raymond Ochylski each scored 1 run for the Timber Wolves.

Valley Center 4 Escondido 3 ESC: Makiah Gonzales 1 triple. Ace Sanchez Jake Fleming scored 1 run each.

Sage Creek 3 Mount Carmel 1 SC: Elijah Stephens 1 home run and 2 runs scored. Foster Rovin 1 double 1 single.

Fallbrook 5 Vista 0 FB: Teague Lucy 1 double 1 single 2 runs scored 1 rbi.

High School Softball

LaCosta Canyon 10 Mission Vista 0 LCC: Abby Brown 1 double 1 triple 2 runs scored.

Escondido Charter 3 Santa Fe Christian 0 Haley Gesino 1 triple Zaliyah Jones 1 triple 1 run scored. Amber Rossback 1 double 2 rbi's

Oceanside 11 Canyon Crest 5 O Side- Nayeli Adame 1 double 4 singles.

San Marcos 3 San Pasqual 1 SM: Lily Barstad 1 double 1 single 1 run scored 1 rbi.

Carlsbad 6 Torrey Pines 4 Cbad: Chloe Hernandez 1 double 1 home run.

Sage Creek 2 Rancho Buena Vista 1 SC: Tori Ramirez and Lola Carson scored the runs

Tri City Christian 4 Bishop's School 1 TCC: Esperanza Villa 1 home run.

Athlete Carson Su'esu'e commits to Oklahoma State

Su'esu'e is from the class of 2024 and had been committed to BYU before serving a mission for a year and he never actually enrolled at BYU. He played quarterback at De La Salle HS as a junior and at Granger (UT) as a senior but BYU recruited him as a linebacker. Oklahoma State plans to use him at another position. Here's more from the Rivals' Oklahoma staff:

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Local North County San Diego Athletes in Baseball 5-3-25

Washington Nationals 11 Cincinnati Reds 6 Rancho Bernardo alum Trevor Williams improves his record to 2-0.

Omaha Storm Chasers 5 Indianapolis Indians 1 I: Rancho Bernardo alum Alika Williams 1 single and 1 run scored

Norfolk Tides 11 Charlotte Knights 1 CH: Cathedral Catholic alum Nick Nastrini came in relief for the Knights as he pitched 5 innings gave up 5 hits 6 runs 6 earned 4 walks and 3 strikeouts.

USC 7 UCLA 5 USC: Torrey Pines alum Bryce Grudzielak 1 double 1 run scored for USC.

Boston College 6 Stanford 2 ST: Canyon Crest JJ Moran 2 singles 1 run scored 1 rbi.

Arizona State 4 Baylor 1 ASU: Point Loma alum Kien Vu 1 run scored.

Brown 7 Penn 6 BR: Sage Creek alum Nate Brashear 1 single 1 rbi.

UNLV 5 San Jose State 3: San Marcos alum Alex Fernandes 1 single for SJSU.

New Mexico 9 San Diego State 8 SDSU: Madison alums Nevin Noonan 2 singles 1 home run 1 rbi 2 runs scored. Jake Jackson 1 single 1 run scored.

San Diego Toreros 4 University of San Francisco 2 USD: Eastlake alum Isaiah Lane 1 single 1 run scored. Eastlake alum NIco :Libed 1 single 1 run scored. Carlsbad alum Porter Rovin started but didn't register the win.

San Diego Baseball and Softball News for 5-1-25

Colorado Rockies 2 Atlanta Braves 1 COL: Cathedral Cathlic alum Sean Bouchard 1 rbi for the Rockies.

Los Angeles Dodgers 12 MIami Marlins 7 Christian HIgh alum Kyle Stowers 2 home run for the Marlins.

Arizona Diamondbacks 4 New York Mets 3 AZ: El Capitan alum Kevin Ginkel after an injury came back and made his debut in relief as he pitched 0.1 innings gave up 1 walk and struck out 1 batter.

Somerset Patriots 10 Richmond Flying Squirrels 8 Som: LaCosta Canyon alum Spencer Jones 1 double 1 rbi 2 runs scored.

Toledo Mud Hens 2 Worcester Red Sox 1 WOO SOX: Eastlake alum Marcelo Mayer 1 single.

College Baseball

San Jose State 14 California 5 SJSU: San Marcos alum Alex Fernandez 3 singles 2 runs scored 1 rbi.

Arizona State 17 Long Beach State 6 ASU: Point Loma alum Kien Vu 2 singles 1 double 3 runs scored 4 rbi's

High Tech North County 7 HIgh Tech Mesa 1 HTNC: Desmond McDonald 1 triple 2 singles 2 rbi's and 3 runs scored.

Rancho Bernardo 9 San Marcos 6 RB: Junior Gonzales 1 home run. Owen Glick 1 double 2 rbi's 1 run scored. Hugo Gonzales 1 double 2 singles 1 run scored and 1 rbi's

Carlsbad 6 Poway 4 C BAD: Lucas Johnson 1 home run. Jett Kenady 1 double 1 run scored. Brody Benson 1 double 2 rbi's. Will Millett 1 double 1 single 1 rbi 1 run scored.

Classical Academy 4 Bishop's School 1 Weston Michels 1 home run. Carter Correll 1 double.

Softball

Coastal Academy 14 Tri City Christian 13 Marissa Chronic 1 double 2 singles 3 runs scored. Abby Lisak 2 doubles 1 single 2 runs scored. Lily Halverson 1 double 2 singles 3 rbi's.

Ramona 9 Fallbrook 7 FB: Alicia Sorden 1 double 3 rbi's 2 runs scored. Hana Winton 1 triple 1 rbi 1 run scored.

Mission Hills 9 San Marcos 1 MH: Home runs by Kennedy Dimmick and Oloa Motas.
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