Lacrosse

After Deperno finishes his last season with West Ranch, he will be accepting an offer from the Navy to continue his baseball career at the United States Naval Academy.

Playing collegiate baseball has been a dream that Deperno has had for a long time.

“I’ve been playing baseball for a long time now, and growing up I got better and better. I realized I had the ability to go play at the next level. It was always a goal of mine,” Deperno said.

At West Ranch, he will leave a legacy of on-field success. Deperno has compiled a .339 batting average over his four years, helping West Ranch see league-wide success.

It is difficult to see a longtime player go, but Deperno is ready to take on Annapolis as a part of the Navy team.

“I’m a little nervous, but it seems like a great environment,” Deperno explained. “All of the coaches were really cool, down to earth and they seem like they want me to be there, so I’m excited.”

Eunice Yi has had to make sacrifices in order to play golf at Pomona College next year.

“The biggest thing was being unable to spend time with my friends because I constantly had to practice, especially in the summer of my junior year. That time is really important for recruiting, so being distant was hard,” Yi said of the sacrifices she’s made.

However, the extra time spent on the green will be worth it, as she will now be able to play with a women’s team that just punched their ticket to the NCAA division three championships.

Her strong presence on West Ranch’s women’s golf team will be sorely missed, but Yi will be pursuing greater things at the next level.