LOCAL NOTES

Rod Hormell, a former Marina High, Golden West and UCLA water polo player, has been hired to coach the Chapman team, the university announced Monday.

Hormell, a 1974 graduate of Marina, was an All-American water polo player and swimmer for the Bruins and was a member of the 1980 Olympic water polo team.

Hormell replaces Jon Pendleton, who resigned at the end of the school year.

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Greg Marshall, men’s basketball coach at Concordia University (formerly Christ College Irvine), has announced the signing of Craig Martin, a 6-foot-3 guard from Santa Monica College, to a letter of intent.

Martin, a graduate of Santa Monica St. Monica’s High, averaged 18 points for Santa Monica.

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Brian Barajas of Mater Dei has been added to the South roster for the Orange County All-Star football game, which is scheduled July 9 at Orange Coast College. Barajas, a wide receiver/defensive back, replaces Corona del Mar’s Tom Hess.

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Marc Kallick, a former Marina and UC Irvine track standout, will compete in the World Maccabiah Games starting July 5 in Israel.

Kallick will be competing in the 110 high hurdles, long jump, high jump and 400 meter relay.

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La Habra’s Dani Ortega got the final two outs with the bases loaded to preserve the Orange County Athletics’ 1-0 victory over the Milan Ripco Stars from Rock Island, Ill., in the finals of an 18-and-under softball qualifying tournament in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., on Sunday.