Newport Harbor’s Vasquez to Wisconsin
Athena Vasquez, a senior at Newport Harbor High, has signed a
letter of intent with the University of Wisconsin to play softball
there next year.
Vasquez earned first-team All-Sea View League honors last year for
the Sailors as a shortstop, and she also received second-team laurels
in her freshman and sophomore seasons.
Vasquez, a starting guard on the Newport girls basketball team
this season, visited the home of the Badgers in late September and
made her decision just before the early signing period. She was
sought after by Louisville, Sacramento State, Arizona State and
Princeton.
“I loved (Wisconsin),” Vasquez said of her recent visit. “It was
everything I wanted in a college so I decided to go there.”
-- Steve Virgen
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