Congratulations to our student athletes at Banning HS for being honored last night by the National Football Foundation.

All-Channel League selections for girls basketball, boys basketball, girls soccer, boys soccer, and girls water polo.

There's some well-known athletes on the list, from Rio Mesa quarterback JJ Bittner to Thousand Oaks linebacker Cory McEnroe. Others are North Hollywood running back Omar Muhammad and Calabasas ...

and Gerardo Garcia and J.J. Bittner of Rio Mesa. Tatiana Padilla of Buena was chosen as the Offensive MVP and Janelle Franco of Oxnard was named the Defensive MVP. Selected to the first team were ...

Beachwood: Colin Elwell, Jr. (200 free), Derek Fan, Jr. (100 fly and 100 breast), Benjamin Keyerleber, Jr. (500 free), Kevin Zhang, Sr. (100 fly), 200 medley relay ...

NOTE: The following are state qualifiers from News-Herald coverage area schools only. The names listed for relays are the quartets that swam in district competition. BOYS DIVISION I Mayfield: Leo ...