A two-year starter at Irvine Valley, Chase Quezada has committed to NCAA Division II St. Edwards in Texas. The infielder out of Woodbridge High batted .263 as a freshman and played in 75 games over two years for the Lasers.
Irvine Valley sophomore goalkeeper Josh Simonton has committed to NCAA Division III La Verne University. The Chino Hills standout started 25 matches over two years for the Lasers, had three shutouts and recorded 102 saves.
The Irvine Valley women's volleyball squads have a brand new. Kari Hemmerling was recently named as the new director of volleyball and will coach indoor and beach. A full story on Hemmerling will be posted early next week.
Former Irvine Valley standout baseball player Gavin Grutzmacher had a great year at NCAA Division I Coppin State. The junior infielder started 46 games, batted .317, added 27 RBI and had a slugging percentage of .482 for the Eagles.
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has released its All-America honors and four Irvine Valley players were named to the list. And it was no surprise since IVC won 3C2A state titles for team, singles and doubles in Ojai.
Former Irvine Valley baseball standout Nick Madole had a solid year at NCAA Division II Biola University. He played in 46 games and started 45 in the infield for the Eagles. He was a star shortstop for the Lasers in 2022 and 2023.
Irvine Valley sophomore standout indoor and beach volleyball player Avery Bennett has committed to NCAA Division II Vanguard University. She helped lead IVC to conference titles in indoor in 2023 and beach in 2024.
Former Irvine Valley all-Orange Empire Conference women's basketball player Trasara Alexander finished her redshirt junior year at NAIA Hope International University and averaged 9.2 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Royals.
Former Irvine Valley standout men's basketball player David Ogunlade was a big part of the rotation at NAIA Hastings College in Nebraska this past season. Ogunlade played in 25 games and started 15 for the Broncos.
Irvine Valley first-team, all-Orange Empire Conference player Jesse Stines was key for NCAA Division I University of Alaska Anchorage this year. Stines played in 30 of 31 games and averaged 4.6 points and 3.2 rebounds overall.
Two-year all-Orange Empire Conference player Emily Freeman recently wrapped up her junior year at NCAA Division II University of Alaska Fairbanks. Freeman started 24 of 26 games and averaged 5.9 points per game.
OC Sports Zone creator and long-time Irvine and Orange County community writer Tim Burt stopped by the North/South OC All-Star practices at IVC and talked to Laser coach Kent Madole about the renovated facility.
Arthur Bellegy, a former Irvine Valley star and CCCAA State Champion in both singles and doubles, wrapped up his college tennis career with a solid season at the University of Arkansas. The team finished with a record of 18-14.
Irvine Valley standout sophomore pitcher Tyler Eastham has committed to NCAA Division II Chico State. The right-hander threw 68.2 innings for the Lasers this spring and was named second team all-Orange Empire Conference.
Former standout Irvine Valley baseball player Nolan Cusey was part of a special team at Johnson University this spring. The senior infielder batted .391 with 39 RBI and 48 runs as the Royals won a program record 36 games.
Former Irvine Valley standout men's basketball player Charlie Henderson finished up his college career at NCAA Division II Cal State San Bernardino. He averaged 10.0 points and 6.1 rebounds as the Coyotes went 23-12 overall.
Former Irvine Valley baseball player Noah Madole finished up his senior season at NCAA Division II Vanguard with a great season, starting all 50 games, batting .324 with a .695 sugging percentage, eight home runs and 36 RBI.
Irvine Valley finishes the year at No. 17 in the country by Women's College Flag Football. The Lasers, in their inaugural year under coach Sami Logan, had a record of 11-3 overall and defeated several four-year schools.
The first California Community College to start women's flag football finished a very successful opening year as Irvine Valley, led by head coach Sami Logan, and her star group of assistants, went 11-3 overall and enjoyed it all.
Irvine Valley had a number of its student-athletes walk and earn their AA degrees with honors and scholarships Thursday in a tremendous presentation. Congratulations to all of the athletes for their dedication to the program.