OCVarsity’s reporters see a lot of games, meet a lot of players, talk to a lot of coaches … and have a lot of opinions.
We’ve turned those opinions, that information and their analysis into a weekly set of lists.
Each week it’s a new topic, a new set of lists.
Here are this week’s lists:
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BASEBALL
Who are the pitchers you’d want on the mound if you needed one out to win the game?
Ryan Alsworth, Servite
Griffin Canning, Santa Margarita
Eddie Carranza, Garden Grove
Trevor Hall, Cypress
Garrett King, Orange Lutheran
Quentin Longrie, JSerra
Kyle Molnar, Aliso Nigue
Jacob Nix, Los Alamitos
Harrison Pyatt, Esperanza
Nick Sprengel, El Dorado
STEVE FRYER
Eddie Carranza, Garden Grove
Trevor Hall, Cypress
Garrett King, Orange Lutheran
Matt Majors, Trabuco Hills
Kyle Molnar, Aliso Niguel
Louis Raymond, Dana Hills
Matt Ruff, Valencia
Nick Sprengel, El Dorado
Charlie Vorsheck, Mater Dei
Grant Wilhelm, Laguna Beach
DAMIAN CALHOUN
Griffin Canning, Santa Margarita
Noah Davis, Huntington Beach
Quentin Longrie, JSerra
Kyle Molnar, Aliso Niguel
Jacob Nix, Los Alamitos
Dominic Potlongo, Esperanza
Louis Raymond, Dana Hills
Patrick Sandoval, Mission Viejo
Nick Sprengel, El Dorado
Stephen Young, Mission Viejo
ANTONIO MORALES
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GIRLS SWIMMING
The top preseason contenders for girls swimmer of the year:
Kaitlyn Albertoli, JSerra
Alexandra Caplan, Mission Viejo (diving)
Ella Eastin, Crean Lutheran
Lindsey Engel, Crean Lutheran
Daniela Georges, Woodbridge
Brooke Lorentzen, Capistrano Valley
Katie McLaughlin, Santa Margarita
Courtney Mykkanen, Foothill
Devin Newton, Edison
Stephanie Samudro, Corona del Mar
DAN ALBANO
BOYS SWIMMING
The top preseason contenders for boys swimmer of the year:
Brandon Boval, Tesoro
Matthew Chalcarz, Capistrano Valley
Ryan Kao, Kennedy
Liam Karas, Corona del Mar
Tyler Lin, Corona del Mar
Nick Norman, Capistrano Valley
Corey Okubo, University
Aidan Pastel, San Clemente
Grant Shoults, Santa Margarita
Thomas Smith, Edison
DAN ALBANO