Paulson recognized as all-CIF field hockey player

The selection of the all-CIF field hockey teams resulted in Fallbrook High School senior April Paulson being placed on the all-CIF second team for 2016.

"It was really cool," Paulson said. "It was rewarding to be noticed again for the work I've put in for the sport."

The all-CIF teams consisted of 11 first-team players and 11 second-team athletes. Teams which participated in the Open Division of the CIF playoffs accounted for 21 of those 22 players. Fallbrook was in the Division I playoffs, and Paulson was the only all-CIF player who was not on an Open Division team.

"She really deserves this...