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Redlands earned a well deserved point on the road Wednesday night
Redlands-area standouts recognized for excellence in athletics, academics and community service at the Ken Hubbs Foundation’s annual awards program
For 62 years, the Ken Hubbs Foundation has been honoring the area’s top high school seniors who excelled in athletics as well as academics and community service. Fifty seniors, 25 boys and 25 girls, from 25 area high schools were recognized at the foundation’s annual gathering in May at Indian Springs High School.
Among the honorees were two graduating seniors from Redlands High, Redlands East Valley High, Citrus Valley High and Arrowhead Christian Academy as well as nearby Yucaipa High School.
Hubbs himself was an outstanding high school athlete. The 1959 graduate of Colton High School was a four-sport letterman in football, basketball, baseball and track. Earning prep All-America honors in football and basketball, he earned all-CIF Southern Section honors and served as student body president. He maintained an “A” average in academics. His character traits were loyalty, faithfulness, kindness, honor and citizenship.
Drafted and signed by the Chicago Cubs, he made his way to the major leagues, earning National League Rookie of the Year in 1962 while setting two major league records for fielding by a second baseman — 78 games and 418 chances without an error. He was killed in a private airplane crash in February 1964.
The Hubbs family founded the foundation the same year. Only four high schools participated in the first year of the awards. Twenty-five area high schools are now participating. Since 2011, the program has honored both girls and boys.
The 5-foot-6-inch Reyes capped a four-year career as the team’s libero by earning Citrus Belt League co-most valuable player honors, helping the Terriers win their fourth straight CBL title, reach the CIF Southern Section quarterfinals and earn the program’s first berth in the state playoffs since 1995.
She finished the fall 2025 season with 504 digs (4.3 per set), 65 service aces and 462 serve receptions. For her four-year career she set school records with 1,197 digs and 1,539 serve receptions. She also had 232 assists and played in 372 sets. Reyes played club volleyball with Rancho Valley Club in San Bernardino.
Freimuth concluded his RHS wrestling career with a third-place finish in the CIF Southern Section Northern Regional and advanced to the Masters/State Qualifying Tournament. His dream of making the state championship tournament was not realized, but he finished 2026 with a 30-7 record that included 11 pins, 10 technical falls and four major decisions.
Vitella capped his prep career at quarterback with a sensational season, leading the Wildcats to a 6-5 overall record and a 3-2 mark in the Citrus Belt League, good for third place. He was named to the CIF Southern Section first team in Division 10.
He completed 140 passes for 2,103 yards and rushed for 1,080 yards for a total of 3,102 yards of offense and 20 touchdowns. His combined offensive output for his career at REV was 1,394 yards rushing and 4,790 yards of total offense with 50 touchdowns. He has signed a letter of intent to play football at the University of Redlands.
Robinson helped the Wildcats to a 19-9 record and a 3-2 finish in the Citrus Belt League during the fall of 2025, along with a berth in the CIF Southern Section playoffs. Although REV lost its playoff opener, Robinson was a major contributor at receiver, catching 61 passes for 563 yards and 12 touchdowns.
She also averaged 11 yards per game rushing and finished with three rushing touchdowns for a total of 15. Robinson also performed with the REV cheer and spirit team at games and special cheer tournaments. She has signed with the University of Redlands.
In football, Mayorga handled kickoffs, averaging 59.8 yards per kick with 20 touchbacks in 32 kickoffs. He also kicked 38 points after touchdown. In track and field, he competed in the 100, 200 and 400 meters and participated on the Blackhawks’ 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams.
Not only was Matute selected to represent her school for the Ken Hubbs Award, she also received the Ken Hubbs Female Athlete of the Year Award, one of the top three honors presented at the 2026 event.
In her three-year career at CVHS, Matute played in 55 games, batting .459 with 68 hits, 47 runs scored, 16 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 48 RBIs. In 10 games of her senior season in which statistics were posted, Matute hit .643 with 18 hits in 28 at-bats, two doubles, one triple, five home runs and 19 RBIs. Her slugging percentage was 1.321 and her on-base percentage was .676. She played four years of club softball with Athletics Mercado and has signed to play softball at UCLA.
Hout helped the Eagles’ indoor volleyball team reach the CIF Southern Section Division 6 championship match, where ACA lost 3-1 to Wiseburn Da Vinci of El Segundo. ACA then lost 3-0 to Our Lady of Peace of San Diego in the state playoffs.
Hout led the team with 189 kills and 36 service aces, while her sophomore sister Sophia had 183 kills. The sisters later played on ACA’s beach volleyball team, helping the Eagles post a 21-7 record and a 6-2 mark in the Ambassador League. Eva and Sophia were named Ambassador League Pair of the Year after taking second in league competition and third in the Southern Section Pairs Tournament.
Slagter was the Eagles’ top runner at 400, 800 and 1,600 meters during the 2026 season. He was the top-ranked runner in the Ambassador League in the 800 and 1,600.
He finished third in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 800 meters in a personal-best 1:58.46. His best efforts in the 400 meters (52.03) and 1,600 meters (4:54.82) were complemented by running on the team’s 4x400 relay. Slagter plans to attend California Baptist University and major in exercise science.
Harp led the Thunderbirds’ water polo team to a successful season in 2026, earning all-CIF Southern Section Division 3 first-team honors as well as Inland Empire second-team recognition. She also made the all-Citrus Belt League first team.
She scored 103 goals with 71 steals and won 62 sprints. She also drew 71 exclusion fouls. Harp plans to attend Crafton Hills College and play water polo before transferring to UC Santa Barbara.
Minkler led the Thunderbirds to a 24-6 record and a perfect 7-0 mark in the Citrus Belt League. He earned first-team All-Inland Area honors and was the CBL co-most valuable player along with teammate Tate Hudson.
As a junior in 2024-25, he was the Inland Empire Water Polo Player of the Year and CBL MVP for a team that reached the CIF Southern Section semifinals. With a 3.5 GPA, he has drawn interest from California Baptist, Biola and UC Santa Barbara.
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