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Poulson, Yorke Are Honored

Alleah Poulson of UCLA and Fresno State’s Robyn Yorke were named Monday to the District VIII softball GTE Academic All-America team as selected by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America.

Poulson, who graduated from Irvine High, is a junior sociology major with a 3.44 grade-point average. She helped the Bruins advance to the College World Series, which begins this week in Columbus, Ga., site of the Olympic softball games.

Yorke, from Marina High, is a junior majoring in liberal studies. She has a 3.37 GPA.

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Kim Yankowski, a former All-American at North Carolina State, has been named girls’ soccer coach at El Toro High, the school announced Monday.

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Yankowski, who helped North Carolina State to three NCAA semifinal appearances, has coached soccer at the college, club and high school level.

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