Blevins, Alderete Named Heritage High Athletes of Month

Paloma Valley High athlete Alexandra Blevins is presented her Athlete of the Month award by Cynthia Nemelka of RE/MAX Diamond Realty.

Senior softball pitcher Alexandra Blevins and sophomore golfer J'men Alderete were named Menifee 24/7 Athletes of the Month for Heritage High School.

The athletes received a certificate and gift card presented by Cynthia Nemelka of RE/MAX Diamond Realty, sponsor of the awards program.

Blevins completed a stellar four-year career at Heritage by posting a 2.78 ERA for the Patriots, who finished second in the Sunbelt League and compiled a 19-12 record on the way to the CIF quarterfinals.

This fall, she is headed for the University of Tulsa on a softball scholarship.

"I'm sad that it's over, but at the same time, I have such a bright future ahead of me," she said. "I completely enjoyed all my years playing softball here and the coaching has been great with coach (Angela) Ramiro; it's been awesome.

"I'm playing travel ball again this summer. For me, softball is a year-round thing. I just want to make sure I keep my speed and more movement on my pitches as I get ready for college."

Alderete (left) this spring became the first Heritage High golfer ever to qualify for the CIF postseason tournament. A former baseball player who suffered a knee injury, Alderete has a personal best score of 37 for nine holes and 76 for 18 holes.

This was the final Athlete of the Month award presented by Menifee 24/7 and RE/MAX Diamond Realty for the current school year.

Heritage High Spring Sports Standouts Are Athletes of Week

From left: Jena Chilson, Chris Nile, Justin Brady, J'men Aldrete.

Four outstanding spring sports athletes were honored recently as the Menifee 24/7 Athletes of the Week from Heritage High School for the week of May 12.

Senior softball player Jena Chilson is hitting .436 this season for the Patriots softball team, which is headed for the CIF playoffs this week. The first baseman has two home runs and nine RBIs. The team is 17-10 overall after going 12-3 in league play.

Chilson has excelled for Heritage since moving here from Colorado. She plans to play for Mt. San Antonio College next season.

Chris Nile has had a standout senior season for the boys track team. He broke the school record in the long jump with a leap of 21-9 in the recent Sunbelt League finals. He has competed in the 4x100-meter relay, 200, 400 and high jump in the past but focused on the long jump this season.

Also a football player, Nile plans to play both sports at MSJC.

Senior Justin Brady was another standout for the boys track team this season. His personal best in the high jump is 6-2 and he placed high enough in the league finals to advance to the CIF prelims. Last year, he advanced in both the long jump and high jump.

Brady plans to attend either Riverside City College or Mt. San Jacinto College next year. He wants to study criminal justice.

Sophomore J'men Alderete became the first Heritage High golfer ever to qualify for the CIF postseason tournament. A former baseball player who suffered a knee injury, Alderete has a personal best score of 37 for nine holes and 76 for 18 holes.