Vigilantes Sell About 500 Season Tickets

The Mission Viejo Vigilantes minor league baseball team, which moved from Long Beach in January, has sold about 500 season seats, General Manager Paula Pyers said Wednesday.

Single-game seats won’t go on sale until season-ticket sales reach 2,000, said Pyers, adding, “We’ll let the demand continue.”

As part of the deal to move to Mission Viejo, the Western Baseball League team will play at Saddleback College’s refurbished field, which has a seating capacity of 3,400. General admission seating on the grass pushes capacity to 5,500.

Pyers said she expects the field, with temporary lighting and seating, to be ready for the team’s May 23 opener. The Vigilantes will start spring training in early May, and Pyers is still searching for a site.

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John Hefty, a defensive back at Aliso Niguel, has signed to play at Montana next season, Aliso Niguel officials said.

Hefty was a first-team All-Orange County selection last season. He intercepted eight passes and had 63 tackles, 25 of which were solo.

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Brenton Junge of Trabuco Hills High has signed with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to play soccer. Junge, who has played football and basketball at Trabuco Hills, competes in soccer for the Mission Viejo Padadores club team.

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Cathy Cook, a middle blocker at Irvine High, and Katherine Lamb, an outside hitter at Capistrano Valley, have signed with Portland to play volleyball. Cook earned first-team All-Sea View League honors in 1996, and Lamb was a first-team All-South Coast League selection last season.

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Jason Smallwood, a sweeper at Mater Dei, orally committed to play men’s soccer at South Carolina.