The following local high school seniors have signed a letter of intent or made a verbal commitment to the following college programs.
West Valley Preps will update the list online if notified through the summer, and the Independent will update monthly in its publications.
Athletic directors, students and parents are invited to email rsmith@newszap.com with updates and pictures of student athletes signing from Cactus, Centennial, Deer Valley, Dysart, Estrella Foothills Glendale Prep, Ironwood, Kellis, Liberty, Millennium, Mountain Ridge, Northwest Christian, Paradise Honors, Peoria, Shadow Ridge, Sunrise Mountain, Valley Vista and Willow Canyon high schools.
Also, please email Richard Smith if any athlete is listed incorrectly or has changed the school he/she signed with. Or send updates or corrections to Richard via Twitter, his handle is @RsmithYWV.
FOOTBALL
Player Pos. High School College
Dyelan Miller WR Centennial Arizona
Frank Thompson OG Liberty Arizona State
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Player Pos. High School College
Reannan Bihlmeier L Sunrise Mountain James Madison (Va.)
Amberly Blowers MB Millennium Glendale CC
Brooklyn Casey RS Liberty Chaminade (Hawaii)
Zoe Dalessandri MB NW Christian Abeline Christian
Jaelynn Elgert L Liberty The Citadel
Annabelle Gregory S Shadow Ridge Glendale CC
Makayla Hurles MB Estrella Foothills South Mountain CC
Jordan Kress OH Mountain Ridge Fairfield (Conn.)
Ashley Lifgren OH Centennial Grand Canyon
Kaylee LoPresto RS Millennium East Stroudsburg (Penn.)
Nyjha Marcelin RS Centennial Central Conencticut St.
Phoenix Morales S Ironwood Phoenix College
Gracie Newbern MB Liberty Glendale CC
Ashlyn Nevrla MB NW Christian Cal Baptist
Shauna Rath S Sunrise Mountain Cal State-Fullerton
Kimber Roberts OH Sunrise Mountain Eastern New Mexico
Hannah Waters S Millennium Lamar (Texas)
Kylie Waters DS Millennium Seattle
Trinity Weidinger RS Centennial Glendale CC
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Player Pos. High School College
Teryn Demaree G Sunrise Mountain Dakota Wesleyan
Sophia Martinez G Valley Vista Arizona Christian
Tarissa Moore F Liberty Arizona Christian
Jasmine Singleton G Millennium UNLV
Ali Zelaya F Millennium North Carolina
BASEBALL
Player Pos. High School College
Tyler Davis P Sunrise Mountain Yavapai College
Ryan Ellis C Mountain Ridge St. Mary’s (Calif.)
Kyle Lewis C Liberty South Mountain CC
Garrett Moltz P Sunrise Mountain Paradise Valley CC
Brock Peery P Mountain Ridge Arizona State
David Rodriguez 3B Kellis Phoenix College
Zach Rogers P Mountain Ridge Grand Canyon
Keegan Stancato IF Mountain Ridge Portland
Kyler Stancato P Mountain Ridge Washington State
Jacob Stockton IF Sunrise Mountain Paradise Valley CC
Seth Sweet-Chick IF Estrella Foothills Kansas
SOFTBALL
Player Pos. High School College
Sydney Bickel SS Sunrise Mountain Nebraska
Tori Britton C Shadow Ridge CSU-Pueblo
Marley Burd 1B Centennial Wisconsin-Superior
Aris Carroll 1B Shadow Ridge Arizona
Sophia Carroll SS Shadow Ridge Arizona
Aubrey Chavez 3B Cactus Arizona Christian
Emari Evans P Shadow Ridge Howard
Kaytlin Leyvas C Cactus Grand Canyon
Kylee Messmer P Sunrise Mountain Biola (Calif.)
Josette Orion 1B Valley Vista Phoenix College
Andraya Romero 3B Peoria Central Arizona
Chloe Theriault 1B Cactus Wellesley (Mass.)
GIRLS SOCCER
Player Pos. High School College
Autem Johnston MF Mountain Ridge Park U-Gilbert
Hannah Lewis MF NW Christian Arizona Christian
Madison Marr D Mountain Ridge Nevada
Gabby Sangillo MF Millennium North Dakota State
BOYS SOCCER
Player Pos. High School College
Thaib Abidi D Sunrise Mountain Ithaca College
Logan Guertin D Sunrise Mountain Grand Canyon
GIRLS GOLF
Player High School College
Kendal Gutierrez Sunrise Mountain Fort Lewis (Colo.)
Madeline Laux Millennium UNLV
Ashley Menne Xavier Prep (Surprise resident) Arizona State
Mikayla Sgrillo Millennium Ottawa Arizona
BOYS GOLF
Player High School College
Ben Lorenz Sunrise Mountain Oklahoma
Kobe Valociek Liberty Virginia Tech
SWIMMING/DIVING
Player Events High School College
Kara Church Distance Mountain Ridge Kansas
Daniel Muller Diving Centennial Wisconsin