SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Twelve more South Tahoe High seniors celebrated their commitment to playing their respective sports after next week’s graduation. Nine will be playing baseball, basketball, soccer, and volleyball at community colleges across the state while another three are playing hockey at the next level.
A group of family and friends gathered at the campus to cheer on the following students (alphabetical with sport, school and focus of education):
Noah Dahlen – Hockey with the Pueblo Bulls of Western States Hockey League
Layne Hembree – Volleyball at San Diego Mesa College (Criminal Justice, Law or Marine Biology)
Kevin Lehmann – Baseball at American River College (Physical Education)
Kaitlyn Janese – Basketball at American River College (Emergency Medical Services)
Cameron Johnson – Baseball at Yuba College (Undecided)
Aaron Johnson – Baseball at Cabrillo College (Kinesiology/Sports Medicine)
Tyler Kitchen – Hockey with the Pueblo Bulls of Western States Hockey League
Lillie McGuire – Soccer at Lake Tahoe Community College (Business)
Hailey Naccarato – Volleyball at Cabrillo College (Undecided)
Holt Schwarm – New England Wolves of the Eastern Hockey League
Quinn Simpson – Soccer at Santa Barbara City College (Kinesiology)
Andrea Vasquez – Soccer at Lake Tahoe Community College (Pediatrics/Translation)
Everett Goldberg, head of the school’s Strength and Conditioning Program, told the student-athletes that playing sports at the community college level is a great step toward Division 1 schools if they continue to learn and grow. He played at the community college level before moving on. Coach Louis Franklin echoed Goldberg and told them, “Don’t let this be your final destination.”