South Kitsap signings

• Drew Camacho (fastpitch, Shoreline Community College, Shoreline)

• Adri Jackson (women’s soccer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Ariz.)

• Hailey Parker (women’s soccer, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, Calif.)

• Shelby Reyes (fastpitch, Shoreline Community College, Shoreline)

Soccer long has dominated the headlines at South Kitsap’s National Letter-of-Intent Day signing celebration — and Wednesday was no different.

A pair of Wolves’ soccer players signed with out-of-state four-year colleges, while two South fastpitch players are headed to a Puget Sound-area community college.

For defender Adri Jackson and midfielder Hailey Parker, the party represented the culmination of decisions they made long ago. Jackson signed with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Ariz., while Parker is headed to Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Calif.

“It’s one of the scariest and most exciting moments of my life,” said Jackson, who maintains a 3.95 grade-point average and plans to study engineering.

Jackson visited the campus and met Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University coach Todd Poitras last spring. She committed during the summer.

“I knew that my coach wouldn’t take [the scholarship] away from me, but it was always on the back of my mind that it’s possible because I haven’t signed yet,” Jackson said.

Parker also expressed relief that signing day arrived.

“I’ve had the paper to sign for more than a year now, so it’s nice to get it over with and know I don’t have to stress about it anymore,” she said.

Her coach at South, Julie Cain, who played center-midfield from 1992-95 at Westmont, mentioned her alma mater as a possibility to Parker in the past.

“I thought it was a really good idea because it’s a small Christian school,” said Parker, who plans to study kinesiology and later become a physical therapist. “It’s where I wanted to go to and it had the right programs.”

Parker solidified her decision when she visited the campus with a friend and Cain.

“I tried out with their team and I had a lot of fun with the girls and the campus was beautiful,” she said.

Jackson and Parker follow several Wolves who have signed with four-year colleges in recent years. In 2013, Miranda Caballero (Middle Tennessee State) and Becca Schoales (Washington) signed with four-year programs, while Bri Smallidge (Seattle) did the same the previous year.

“It just makes me proud to be a part of the SK family and show there is excellent athletes here who move onto college,” Jackson said.

While Camacho and Reyes will begin their collegiate careers at Shoreline Community College, both expressed a desire to move onto four-year programs when they complete their associate’s degree.

“I’m excited to go there, experience the college life and softball at another level,” said Reyes, who expects to play outfield at Shoreline.

Camacho, a catcher, is happy to join her teammate at Shoreline, but there was another significant factor behind her signing with the school.

“I really like their program with marine biology and visual arts,” she said.