Former locals getting accolades

Tony Altobelli

Now with the CIF “Fall Sports World Tour 2000” now behind me, it’s

time for me to attempt to catch up on some locals playing elsewhere.

Corona del Mar High grad and girls volleyball standout Dimitra

Havriluk is now a freshman at West Virginia University.

Havriluk was named WVU’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Oct. 24.

In her strongest week of the season, Havriluk posted 42 kills, 18

assists, 76 digs and six blocks in three matches, including an 18-kill,

45-dig performance against Marshall.

For the season, Havriluk slammed down 109 kills and accumulated 201

digs in 55 games.

On the gridiron, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo junior safety Brett Baker

(Newport Harbor) set the school’s single-season record for tackles with

115, surpassing the old mark of 113 set by Gary Swanson in 1983.

The good news is that Baker set the record, while the bad news for

Mustangs’ fans is that a safety is setting that record.

The only safety in the top five, Baker was one of the lone bright

spots in Cal Poly’s 3-8 season. He also had three interceptions and four

forced fumbles.

Baker also was the Mustangs’ punt returner as well, with 18 attempts

for 170 yards.

UC Irvine sophomore Janelle Doyle (Newport Harbor), a midfielder for

the women’s soccer team, was a first-team All-Big West Conference

selection.

Doyle led the Anteaters in scoring with 15 points on four goals and

seven assists this season. Two of her goals were game-winners for UCI,

which finished 10-7-2, 5-3 in the Big West.

Sophomore Jennifer Carey (Newport Harbor) is not only a team leader

for the University of Hawaii on the court, but she’s a leader in the

classroom as well.

Carey, who helped lead the Sailors to the CIF Southern Section and

state Division I titles her senior season, has posted a 3.61 grade point

average as a pre-business major for the Rainbows.

The Rainbow Wahines are 27-0 and are ranked second in the country with

the NCAA Division I playoffs beginning Friday.

When Hawaii dropped a game against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Friday,

it was the first time such an event had occurred in 36 games, dating back

to Oct. 14.

Carey has helped pace the offense with 963 assists (12.67 assists per

game).

For those interested in submitting information on out-of-town locals,

call me at (949) 574-4222, or fax the information at (949) 650-0170.