10 more senior athletes sign their college commitments for fall 2025 -

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (Feb. 27, 2025) — Ten seniors from Clayton Valley Charter, De La Salle and Northgate high schools made their college commitments for the fall at on-campus ceremonies this month, bringing the total to 41 members of the Class of 2025 from local schools who have inked National Letters of Intent. The final NLI day for this senior class is April 16 when more seniors will commit to the college of their choice.

Northgate seniors headed to college to continue their academic and athletic journey are, from left, Sarah Burkes (Soccer, George Fox University), Camille Panuwat (Equestrian, University of Tennessee, Martin), Makenna Choi (Softball, Oregon State) and Addison Baxter (Softball, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs).(Jay Bedecarré photos)

Clayton Valley Charter senior football players, from left, Chase Duarte (San Diego State) Tony Keck (Lafayette University) and Logan Knapp (Oregon State) were introduced by football coach Nick Tisa at their NLI signing.

*De La Salle football coach Justin Alumbaugh celebrated with his senior signees, from left, Dominic Kelley (Nevada Reno), Ace Robinson (UNLV) and Niko Baumgartner (Fresno State).*

Jay Bedecarré

Sports and Schools Editor at The Concord Clayton Pioneer | sports@pioneerpublishers.com | Website

Jay Bedecarré is a long-time resident and writer in Concord and Clayton. He began his newspaper writing career while still a senior at Mt. Diablo High School and he has been part of The Pioneer since its inception in 2003. Jay also operates Bay Area Festivals, presenting events around the San Francisco Bay Area including Bay Area KidFest annually in Downtown Concord.

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