Saceda-Hurt signs with Simpson College<\/a>]<\/ins><\/p>\nEdmonds plays in the Northwest Athletic Conference, the home for over 30 community colleges in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and British Columbia. The Tritons last won the NWAC championship in 1980 and placed third in the conference in 2018.<\/p>\n
Jenkins Hayes said the proximity of Edmonds to her hometown was one of her motivations for signing there.<\/p>\n
“Once I saw that a school near Seattle was looking at me, I was like, ‘Wow, that’s really close (to Juneau),’” she said. “I’ve been to Seattle plenty of times.”<\/p>\n
She said she was impressed by Edmonds’ track record of getting players to bigger colleges and universities.<\/p>\n
“A lot of Edmonds players transfer to four-year schools like Western Washington and some go to University of Washington,” Jenkins Hayes said. “The plan is to play for two years at Edmonds and then get recruited by a four-year D-2 or D-1 school.”<\/p>\n
While not a full-ride scholarship, Edmonds offered the Juneauite a partial scholarship to cover tuition.<\/p>\n
The Alaska high school softball season begins on Feb. 27.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Contact sports reporter Nolin Ainsworth at 523-2272 or nainsworth@juneauempire.com. Follow Empire Sports on Twitter at @akempiresports.<\/b><\/p>\n
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