Senior Kayla Occhiline signs a letter of intent with PVCC. Submitted photo

Two Maricopa High School softball players signed letters of intent to play at the collegiate level, and a third is ready follow suit.

Infielder Kayla Occhiline signed with Paradise Valley Community College. Kielee Keys-Carillo, who plays second, third and outfield, signed with South Mountain Community College.

According to head coach Jason Crawford, Kiana Miller-Gomez is set to sign with PVCC next week as well. She plays third base and outfield.

Last season, Occhiline was Second Team All-Region, and Keys-Carillo and Miller-Gomez received honorable mention.

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.