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  • Santa Margarita's Mackenna Lamphere committed to compte in fencing at...

    Santa Margarita's Mackenna Lamphere committed to compte in fencing at Sacred Heart University during an NCAA National Letter of Intent Signing Day ceremony at the school April 15.

  • Tesoro’s Nick Pallas signed a National Letter of Intent to...

    Tesoro’s Nick Pallas signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at the University of Texas, Arlington.

  • Trabuco Hills senior Bailee Margolis smiles before signing her letter...

    Trabuco Hills senior Bailee Margolis smiles before signing her letter of intent to play run cross country for MIT during a ceremony at the school April 15. Her coach Liam Clemons applauds in the background.

  • Santa Margarita's Spencer Lupin committed to play water polo at...

    Santa Margarita's Spencer Lupin committed to play water polo at Pepperdine during an NCAA National Letter of Intent Signing Day ceremony at the school April 15.

  • Trabuco Hills senior Ashly Bradshaw, center, smiles before signing her...

    Trabuco Hills senior Ashly Bradshaw, center, smiles before signing her letter of intent to play soccer at Vanguard during a ceremony at the school April 15.

  • Trabuco Hills senior Emily Hall smiles before signing her letter...

    Trabuco Hills senior Emily Hall smiles before signing her letter of intent to play softball for Vanguard during a ceremony at the school April 15.

  • Santa Margarita's Stash Rowley committed to play football at the...

    Santa Margarita's Stash Rowley committed to play football at the University of Chicago during an NCAA National Letter of Intent Signing Day ceremony at the school April 15.

  • Trabuco Hills senior Anna Batcheller smiles before signing her letter...

    Trabuco Hills senior Anna Batcheller smiles before signing her letter of intent to play water polo for Azusa Pacific during a ceremony at the school April 15.

  • Santa Margarita's Rick Ellison committed to play football at the...

    Santa Margarita's Rick Ellison committed to play football at the University of New Hampshire for during an NCAA National Letter of Intent Signing Day ceremony at the school April 15.

  • Trabuco Hills senior Ashly Bradshaw smiles before signing her letter...

    Trabuco Hills senior Ashly Bradshaw smiles before signing her letter of intent to play soccer for Vanguard University during a ceremony at the school April 15.

  • Santa Margarita's Rick Ellison committed to play football at the...

    Santa Margarita's Rick Ellison committed to play football at the University of New Hampshire during an NCAA National Letter of Intent Signing Day ceremony at the school April 15.

  • Trabuco Hills senior Lindsay Riggs smiles before signing her letter...

    Trabuco Hills senior Lindsay Riggs smiles before signing her letter of intent to compete in gymnastics for SUNY Cortland during a ceremony at the school April 15.

  • Santa Margarita student-athletes on April 15, clockwise from front center:...

    Santa Margarita student-athletes on April 15, clockwise from front center: Mackenna Lamphere, Connor Hilburn, Stash Rowley, Ryan Melosini, Catharine Roddy, Spencer Lupin, Ryan Dugan and Rick Ellison.

  • Trabuco Hills senior Jake Breeland smiles before signing his letter...

    Trabuco Hills senior Jake Breeland smiles before signing his letter of intent to play football at Oregon during a ceremony at the school April 15.

  • Santa Margarita's Mackenna Lamphere committed to compete in fencing at...

    Santa Margarita's Mackenna Lamphere committed to compete in fencing at Sacred Heart University during an NCAA National Letter of Intent Signing Day ceremony at the school April 15.

  • Trabuco Hills senior Jolie Nelson smiles before signing her letter...

    Trabuco Hills senior Jolie Nelson smiles before signing her letter of intent to play run cross country for BYU Hawaii during a ceremony at the school April 15.

  • Santa Margarita's Ryan Dugan is all smiles as he signed...

    Santa Margarita's Ryan Dugan is all smiles as he signed to play tennis at the University of California, Santa Cruz, April 15, during a Signing Day ceremony at the school.

  • Trabuco Hills senior Chaney Getchell smiles before signing her letter...

    Trabuco Hills senior Chaney Getchell smiles before signing her letter of intent to compete in equestrian sports for the University of Georgia during a ceremony at the school April 15.

  • Mission Viejo’s Rachel White signed with Cal Poly San Luis...

    Mission Viejo’s Rachel White signed with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for diving April 15.

  • Santa Margarita's Ryan Dugan committed to play tennis at the...

    Santa Margarita's Ryan Dugan committed to play tennis at the University of California, Santa Cruz during an NCAA National Letter of Intent Signing Day ceremony at the school April 15.

  • Trabuco Hills senior Annie Estes poses for a photo during...

    Trabuco Hills senior Annie Estes poses for a photo during a Signing Day ceremony at the school April 15. Estes signed with Whitworth University to play basketball.

  • Mission Viejo’s Jessica Simonian signed with Cal State Fullerton to...

    Mission Viejo’s Jessica Simonian signed with Cal State Fullerton to play soccer April 15.

  • Santa Margarita student athletes who have committed to certain colleges...

    Santa Margarita student athletes who have committed to certain colleges are introduced as part of the NCAA National Letter of Intent Signing Day on Wednesday, April 15. (L to R) - Ryan Dugan (UC Santa Cruz for Tennis), Mackenna Lamphere (Sacred Heart University for Fencing), Rick Ellison (University of New Hampshire for Football), Stash Rowlely (University of Chicago for Football), Spencer Lupin (Pepperdine Universityfor Water Polo), Ryan Melosini (Princeton University for Water Polo), Connor Hilburn (Lakeland College for Baseball) and Catherine Roddy (Dartmouth College for Golf).

  • Ten Trabuco Hills seniors wait to sign their letters of...

    Ten Trabuco Hills seniors wait to sign their letters of intent to play sports at the collegiate level April 15.

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Mark Garcia. Print Team and Sports Reporter.

// MORE INFORMATION: Associate Mug Shot taken August 24, 2010 : by KATE LUCAS, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

The final signing period of the school year began April 15 when student-athletes around the Rancho Canyon area again had the opportunity to officially accept a college scholarship by signing a National Letter of Intent.

The spring, or regular, signing period allows athletes in all sports who did not sign last November their final opportunity of the school year to officially commit to a college program.

Trabuco Hills, which held off holding a ceremony for its senior athletes during the National Signing Day period that began Feb. 4, had 10 signees, followed by Santa Margarita with eight; Mission Viejo with two, and Tesoro had one.

Below is a school-by-school breakdown of who signed to what school and their sport. The list includes athletes who signed a mutual agreement of commitment with an Ivy League school or service academy:

SANTA MARGARITA

Ryan Dugan, tennis (UC Santa Cruz)

• Mackenna Lamphere, fencing (Sacred Heart)

• Rick Ellison, football (New Hampshire)

• Stash Rowley, football (Chicago)

• Spencer Lupin, water polo (Pepperdine)

• Ryan Melosini, water polo (Princeton)

• Connor Hilburn, baseball (Lakeland College)

• Catharine Roddy, golf (Dartmouth College)

TRABUCO HILLS

Lindsay Riggs, gymnastics (SUNY Cortland)

• Anna Batcheller, water polo (Azusa Pacific)

• Chaney Getchell, equestrian (Georgia)

• Emily Hall, softball (Vanguard)

• Jolie Nelson, cross country/track & field (BYU Hawaii)

• Bailee Margolis, cross country/track & field (M.I.T.)

• Jake Breeland, football (Oregon)

• Annie Estes, basketball (Whitworth)

• Ashly Bradshaw, soccer (Vanguard)

TESORO

• Nick Pallas, basketball (Texas-Arlington)

MISSION VIEJO

• Jessica Simonian, soccer (Cal State Fullerton)

• Rachel White, diving (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo)

Contact the writer: 714-425-1864 or magarcia@ocregister.com