Briefs: Fisher out at Estancia

Estancia High girls’ tennis coach Kendra Fisher has resigned after one season, she confirmed in a text message.

Fisher said she had fun coaching her alma mater but earned a promotion with her job at Lululemon and could not continue with the Eagles.

“I wanted to stay with the girls and do both, but it didn’t make sense for my future,” Fisher said in the text message. “I have nothing but positive things to say about the girls, school and program. I truly wish I could make both work.”

The Eagles went 14-6 in Fisher’s only year at the helm, finishing second in the Orange Coast League with an 8-2 mark. They lost at San Juan Hills in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs.

Former Estancia Coach Rachel de los Santos, who still teaches science at the school, is trying to help the Estancia girls find a new head coach for this fall. Interested applicants can email a resume to Athletic Director Nate Goellrich at [email protected].

— Matt Szabo

— Matt Szabo

Two Lions All-Americans

Vanguard University seniors Jose Rojas and Sean Isaac have been named first-team NAIA All-Americans in baseball.

Rojas, a shortstop and the Golden State Athletic Conference Player of the Year, hit .361 with 12 home runs and 57 runs batted in. He also scored 52 runs and slugged .673, as 35 of his 73 hits went for extra bases. He also drew 30 walks and was named to the GSAC Gold Glove team. He also had 16 stolen bases in 18 attempts.

In two seasons at Vanguard, Rojas amassed 24 home runs and 114 RBIs after transferring from Fullerton Community College.

Isaac, the GSAC Pitcher of the Year, shared the NAIA lead in wins and finished 14-3 with a 2.33 earned-run average in 18 starts. He struck out 147 in 127 2/3 innings, while allowing 104 hits. Opponents hit .233 against him.

Isaac won 24 games in two seasons with the Lions after transferring from El Camino Community College.

The dynamic duo helped Vanguard finish 40-17-1 and come within one victory of their second straight trip to the NAIA World Series. The Lions were 22-8 in conference play capture second place, the program’s best conference finish since 1993.

Vanguard was ranked No. 19 in the final NAIA poll.

— From staff reports

— From staff reports

UCI adds assistant

Newly named assistant coach Ebony Haliburton rounds out UC Irvine women’s basketball coach Tamara Inoue’s coaching staff, the school announced.

Haliburton comes to UCI after three seasons as the director of basketball operations for the Utah State women’s program.

She was a 2008 graduate of Oral Roberts University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and advertising.

Haliburton served as the director of women’s basketball operations and sports account manager for College Coaches Network from 2008-2011.

While graduating from Oral Roberts, she also played collegiately at Kansas and Cowley County Community College.

Haliburton was featured in the award-winning documentary CityBall.

“Ebony’s knowledge and willingness to be great is something I absolutely welcome into our staff,” Inoue said. “She is a tireless worker and is always about the team. She is a great role model and I’m excited to have her on board.”

— From staff reports

— From staff reports

Three Lions lauded

Vanguard University softball standouts Alexandra Olvera, Taylor Wilson and Kaitlin Estes are second-team NAIA All-Region honorees.

Olvera, a senior pitcher, led the Golden State Athletic Conference in wins this season and helped the Lions post the conference’s best earned-run average.

Olvera was 17-8 with a 1.91 ERA in 165 1/3 innings. The All-GSAC honoree pitched two shutouts and had 14 complete games.

Estes, a sophomore who started all 56 games at shortstop for the Lions (34-22), hit .355 with four home runs and 31 runs batted in. The All-GSAC performer had 12 doubles and 10 stolen bases and led her team with a .529 slugging percentage.

Estes was also named to the Academic All-District 4 team.

Wilson, a junior left fielder and leadoff hitter, batted .388 with a team-best 69 hits. She had 20 RBIs and stole 14 bases in 15 attempts. Her 69 hits and 45 runs also led the Lions en route to All-GSAC honors.

— From staff reports

— From staff reports

Pang, partner win

Robert Pang, a golf professional at Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach, paired with amateur Taylor Wood to win the 2016 Southern California Professional Golf Assn. Professional-Scratch Championship, held May 16 at Annandale Golf Club in Pasadena.

Pang shot four-under-par 66 and Wood a six-under 64 to post a four-ball score of nine-under 61 to win the event by one shot.

— From staff reports

— From staff reports

Goodenbour shifts jobs

Former UC Irvine women’s basketball coach Molly Goodenbour was named coach at Cal State Hayward Bay on Thursday.

Goodenbour, who guided the Anteaters for four seasons from 2008 through 2012, coached the last four seasons at Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Goodenbour, whose 2010-11 UCI squad won 15 games, the most for the Anteaters since the 2002-03 team won 17, led Cal State Dominguez Hills to three straight California Collegiate Athletic Assn. titles and three consecutive trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament.

— From staff reports

— From staff reports