Former Bobcat passes away

The Saddleback athletics department was saddened to hear the news on Wednesday that former football player Hiram deFries-Saronitman had passed away in Hawaii.  deFries-Saronitman was involved in a plane crash near the Honolulu airport on Tuesday.

deFries-Saronitman played linebacker for Saddleback in both 2021 and 2022.  He was an All-National Division Southern League Second Team selection following his sophomore season when he finished second on the team with 58 tackles and 2.5 tackles-for-loss.

deFries-Saronitman came to Saddleback from Punahou high School (HI) where he lettered in football and baseball before graduating in 2020.

deFries-Saronitman was 24 years old. 

No other details are available at this time.