Three Bishop Diego student athletes signed college letters of intent during a ceremony in the Brick House Gym on Wednesday.
Adrian Soracco signed a football scholarship with Northern Arizona University, Adam Luckhurst is headed to Davidson University for soccer and Hamilton Finefrock will continue his baseball career at Claremont McKenna College.
Soracco, a two-time All-CIF selection who had back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons as a running back for the Bishop Diego football team, said the NAU coaches plan to play him at outside linebacker.
He said NAU was his preferred choice because he wants to be a fire fighter and the school has strong programs in forestry and fire science.
An attacking midfielder for the Cardinals, Luckhurst said Davidson coach Mike Babst, the soccer facilities at the school and the fact the Wildcats’ schedule includes many of the top programs in the country every year convinced him to sign with the Division 1 school located 19 miles out of Charlotte, N.C.
Two things convinced Finefrock that Claremont McKenna was the right choice: the baseball program of Bob Walkenbach and the college’s economics department is regarded as one of the best in the country.
Finefrock is the ace of the Bishop pitching staff and also plays shortstop. He carries a 4.45 grade point average and plans to major in economics.
— Noozhawk sports editor Barry Punzal can be reached at bpunzal@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk Sports on Twitter: @NoozhawkSports. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.
