{"id":355474,"date":"2026-06-11T00:17:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/355474\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T00:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:17:19","slug":"daytons-conti-chooses-sjsu-carson-citys-trusted-news-source-since-1865","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/355474\/","title":{"rendered":"Dayton&#8217;s Conti chooses SJSU | Carson City\u2019s Trusted News Source Since 1865"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <a href=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"story_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DaytonSigning-1_t670.jpeg\" alt=\"Dayton High\u2019s LaSade Conti smiles during the Dust Devils\u2019 signing day last Thursday. Conti will continue playing softball at San Jose State next season.\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">\n        Dayton High\u2019s LaSade Conti smiles during the Dust Devils\u2019 signing day last Thursday. Conti will continue playing softball at San Jose State next season.<br \/>Courtesy<\/p>\n<p>Dayton High\u2019s LaSade Conti spent four years mowing down competition on the softball diamond.<\/p>\n<p>Last Thursday, she \u2014 along with a few classmates \u2014 was recognized for her efforts as she will head off to San Jose State in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>A chance to continue playing softball, especially at the Division I level has been surreal for the outgoing senior.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSoftball has been with me my whole life. It\u2019s more than a game to me. I think of it like my best friend,\u201d said Conti. \u201cBeing able to make it to the next level is a dream come true, especially at Division I. It really is just an amazing journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the Dust Devils, Conti recorded 554 strikeouts in 324 innings in the circle. In the same span, she allowed just 97 walks.<\/p>\n<p>She said she thinks she\u2019s going to start as a pitcher only, but Conti did plenty of damage with the bat, too.<\/p>\n<p>Over four years she pieced together a .538 batting average with 39 doubles, 10 triples and nine home runs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor right now I think I am going to start out as a P.O., but as time goes on I think I will hit,\u201d said Conti.<\/p>\n<p>She said once the recruiting calls came in and she went on an official visit, everything was lining up blue and yellow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was pretty easy for me to pick the Spartans. \u2026 They are very real. They don\u2019t try to put on an act and that\u2019s what I love about them,\u201d said Conti.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of high school softball, Conti played travel ball through the Nevada Hotshots under coach Joe Gooch.<\/p>\n<p>She felt that the friends she\u2019s made along the way has been the best part about the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe girls I have been able to surround myself with. Just being able to create relationships with that I wouldn\u2019t have gotten an opportunity with not playing softball,\u201d said Conti.<\/p>\n<p>Conti is planning on majoring in criminal justice.<\/p>\n<p>COLLEGE-LEVEL DUST DEVILS \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dayton also celebrated the signing of five other student-athletes Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Dust Devils will have a pair of basketball players going on to compete in college, as Talan Brown will head to Lassen College and Isaac Powell will continue his hoops career at Yuba College.<\/p>\n<p>Emma Hopkins is headed to Ottawa University to continue cheering while Alyssa Gallagher will attend Dakota State to keep playing volleyball.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Dust Devil volleyball player Madison Cleland will head to Central Maine Community College.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DaytonSigning-2.JPEG\" style=\"width: 416px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(A group of six Dayton High student-athletes are celebrated at the school\u2019s signing day. Pictured, from left: Talan Brown (Lassen College), Issac Powell (Yuba College), LaSade Conti (San Jose State), Emma Hopkins (Ottawa University), Alyssa Gallagher (Dakota State University) and Madison Cleland (Central Maine CC). \/ Courtesy)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dayton High\u2019s LaSade Conti smiles during the Dust Devils\u2019 signing day last Thursday. 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