Position: Outside hitter Height: 5’8″ Class: 2010 School: USC commit

Natalie Hagglund is a standout outside hitter for the No. 2 ranked La Costa Canyon Mavericks. Hagglund played a huge part in the team’s defeat of No. 1 ranked Torrey Pines this week. All hopes for redemption by Torrey Pines were quickly dashed as the Mavericks, lead by Hagglund were defeated in 3 matches. Hagglund had a team high 10 kills for the La Costa Canyon.

The Mavericks are the six time defending section champions, and have defeated Torrey Pines in ten consecutive meetings, but with Torrey Pines ranked No. 1 this year, it was though this may be their year to reverse that. Hagglund and the Mavericks thought different, “I think we’re better than they thought,” said Hagglund told the NC Times. “That first game took all their momentum away in an instant. They’ve been waiting almost a year to get us again in their gym.”

Natalie Hagglund was also the sole nominee from La Costa Canyon to the All Tournament Team at the California Challenge, where the Mavericks finished in 5^th place.

Learn more about Natatlie at her SportsForce profile.

Full match write up at North County Times

Ricky Seale continues to dominate the opposition. The 5’10” 190lb senior running back out of Escondido rushed 25 times for 162 yards, including a 60-yard TD run, in a 21-21 tie with Torrey Pines last week. Seale, who now has 5,600 career rushing yards, is looking to become the all time rushing leader in San Diego-CIF Section history. He needs only 50 yards against #2 ranked La Costa Canyon to break the all-time rushing mark set by Demetrius Sumier of Cathedral Catholic. PAC-10 powerhouses including, USC, UCLA, Stanford, Cal, and Washington are heavily recruiting Seale for next years college football season.

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Katie Dutchman is a senior outside hitter for Torrey Pines. She was named to the California Challenge all-tournament team after getting six kills in a 25-15, 25-22, 25-21 loss to Goleta Dos Pueblos in the finals of the tournament.

Torrey Pines who hosted the annual California Challenge Girls Volleyball tournament advanced to the final match of the 16th annual tournament for the first time since 2001, wasn’t about to hang its head after failing to keep the championship trophy in the Falcons’ own awards case.

“We hoped we could win, be in the finals,” said senior outside hitter Katie Dutchman. “It was amazing that we actually got there.”

Harrah was especially pleased with the effort of Dutchman, who stepped into the role of outside hitter at the start of the year. Not only has she adapted, but it has allowed for 6-2 middle hitter Katelyn Cuff to find a home in the starting lineup, too.

To view Katie’s highlight video and online profile visit – http://www.sportsforceonline.com/athletes/kdutchman

Sam Hoekstra is an explosive running back/ defensive back out of Santa Fe Christian High School in California. Sam was simply unstoppable when his Santa Fe Christian Eagles took on the Coronado Islanders last week. Sam scored 2 touchdowns while amassing 226 rushing yards on only 13 carries, including an impressive 75 yard punt return touchdown. Sam now has 865 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns in only 6 games this season while averaging a staggering 16.32 yards per carry. Sam and his 6-0 Eagles look to extend their unbeaten streak when they faceoff this week against their conference rival, the 5-2 Christian Patriots.

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Kendall Polan is an exceptional setter with a dominant serve out of La Costa Canyon High School (Carlsbad, CA). Kendall is a natural leader with soft hands, great ball handling skills, and fires a devastating topspin jump serve. Already committed to Yale University, Kendall has already led her team to two CIF Division I titles and a California state championship.

Polan has won several individual awards including: Durango Tournament MVP, CIF State Championship Match MVP, All-Avocado League First team and San Diego Union-Tribune All-San Diego Section first team. Currently ranked the number one on the ESPN RISE FAB 50 national volleyball rankings, Kendall and her teammates hope to carry this season’s success into another state title.

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Ian Autman is a sophomore running back out of Olympian High School in Chula Vista, CA. Ian Autman had a breakout game vs. San Ysidro which included 10 carries for 110 yards with 3 TD’s. Ian is a compact runner with explosive speed and agility. Built in the model of other undersized running backs, like Maurice Jones-Drew or Darren Sproles, his quick footwork and low center of gravity make him elusive and difficult to tackle. He is the leading rusher averaging almost 7 yards per carry for the undefeated 5 – 0 Olympian Eagles.

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Lauren Birks is the XX1090 Student Athlete of the Week and a stand out outside hitter for the La Jolla Country Day Girls Volleyball team. Head Coach Peter Ogle had nothing but praise for the 6’0” class of 2011 powerhouse.

Coach Peter Ogle says, “Lauren is a very special talent, explosive and quick. She is currently getting recruited by many of the larger college programs around the country.”

“Off the court Lauren is a very good student and has a great sense of humor and likes to have fun.”

Off the court La Jolla Country Day faculty has commented that “Lauren is such a mature young lady and very nice to be around.”

La Jolla Country Day is enjoying an undefeated season so far with Lauren leading the team in kills and aces and is being actively recruited by numerous top college programs around the country. She was also recently named Scripps Ranch High School Tournament MVP.

Charly is a running back and line backer for Central Union High School in El Centro, California and the XX1090 Student Athlete of the Week. This season he has has rushed for 392 yards and 10 touchdowns on 57 carries. He scored a school-record five touchdowns while rushing for 157 yards on 24 carries as the Spartans topped Santana (Santee, CA) 37-29. Moreno scored on runs of 1, 1, 4, 6 and 1 yard.

According to Central Union Head Football Coach, Kevin Bird, Charly is a ““total team player that encourages other players, plays unselfishly and is the vocal leader on the team. Charly has great attitude and his work ethic is beyond question. He has set weight room records each year and currently holds almost all of Central’s weight room records.”

Coach Bird added that, “Charly is versatile back that can punish his opponents with his power and also has good hands so J.T. can throw to him out of the backfield. Moreno versatility reflects our team’s style of play as we feel we have the ability to run or pass depending on what the other team gives us.”

Dillon Baxter is an extremely talented running back out of Mission Bay High School in San Diego, CA. A standout of the class of 2010 Dillon has a verbal commitment to USC and has immense talent and promise for his future in football.

According to XX1090 Dillion is “built like an every-down back that can take continual punishment. He runs excellent routes and has soft hands which will give him more opportunities in the open field. He’s got the hands of an all-purpose back, could play receiver, but can also take the pounding that the traditional back goes through on a daily basis.”

Kenny Stills of La Costa Canyon is the XX1090 Athlete of the Week. Kenny is a wide reciever for the Mavericks and part of the class of 2010, one of the strongest classes La Costa Canyon has seen in years. Kenny maintains a 3.2 GPA and some impressive stats as listed on the XX 1090 website “…as a junior, he helped lead La Costa Canyon High School to the CIF-San Diego Section D-I championship, leading all of San Diego in receiving yards with 1,274 on 64 receptions and scored 16 touchdowns. He was named First Team All-State Underclassman by GoldenStatePreps.com.”