OCVarsity Hot Shots: Signing Day celebrations in O.C. (4-13-16)

Santa Margarita's Brenden Peterson poses for a photo with his family during the National Signing Day at Santa Margarita on Wednesday. Peterson signed to play baseball at University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Laguna Hills' Gabe Barthelmass, who will play baseball at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, center, snaps a selfie with his parents, Mark and Colleen, during a National Signing Day event at Laguna Hills High School on Wednesday.

Santa Margarita's Kristina Fecarotta signed to swim at Boston College.

Santa Margarita's Rex Sample will play water polo at University of La Verne.

Santa Margarita's Tanner Kaplan signed to play water polo at Wagner College.

Santa Margarita's Jacquelyne Ghindia signed to play volleyball at Le Moyne College.

Santa Margarita's Johnny Carr signed to play baseball at Colorado Mesa University.

Santa Margarita's Austin Barrette signed to play football at Montana State University.

Santa Margarita's Austin Clark signed to play water polo at Loyola Marymount University.

Santa Margarita's Alec Telles signed to play baseball at University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Santa Margarita's Dakota Brady will play soccer at Point Loma Nazarene University.

Santa Margarita's Brenden Peterson signed to play baseball at University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Santa Margarita's Taylor Calaiacovo will swim at Chapman.

Santa Margarita water polo players Rex Sample, top, Tanner Kaplan, left, and Austin Clark pose for a photo during the National Signing Day event at Santa Margarita on Wednesday. Sample will play at University of La Verne, Kaplan will play at Wagner College, and Clark will play at Loyola Marymount University.

Friends of Corona del Mar athletes cheer as the student athletes announce their colleges during the commitment recognition ceremony on Wednesday.

Parents and family members of Santa Margarita athletes take photo of the group of signees during the National Signing Day at Santa Margarita on Wednesday.

Friends of Corona del Mar athletes cheer as the student athletes announce their colleges during the commitment recognition ceremony on Wednesday.

Lines of Corona del Mar parents and friends take photos of the athletes signing letters of intent and commitment papers during a ceremony on Wednesday.

Corona del Mar's Brendan Hack announces that he will play water polo at USC during the commitment recognition ceremony.

Corona del Mar's Madison Kernan, second from left, and Shannon Nelson, center, pose for a photo with their friends during the commitment recognition ceremony on Wednesday. Kernan will row at Northeastern, and Nelson will row at UCLA.

From top left, Corona del Mar's Matthew Ctvrtlik, Reid Rolfes, Shane Gooding, Brendan Hack, and Kelly Tam pose for a group photo during the commitment recognition ceremony on Wednesday. Ctvrtlik will play volleyball at Harvard, Rolfes will row at UC Berkeley, Gooding will play volleyball at Princeton, Hack will play water polo at USC, and Tam will play basketball at San Diego Christian College.

Santa Margarita athletes pose for a group photo during the National Signing Day event at Santa Margarita on Wednesday.

From left, Corona del Mar's Jessica Harris, Shane Gooding, Matthew Ctvrtlik, and Jason Simaan pose for a group photo during the commitment recognition ceremony. Harris and Gooding will play volleyball at Princeton, Ctvrtlik will play volleyball at Harvard, and Simaan will play lacrosse at Brown.

Corona del Mar's Katherine Hess, right, is congratulated during the ceremony as her and 14 other student athletes announce their commitments to play in colleges. Hess will play soccer at Harvard.

Santa Margarita's Sarah Hartmann, bottom, poses for a photo with her friends during the National Signing Day at Santa Margarita on Wednesday. Hartmann will play softball at Chapman.