Castaneda to play softball at Bushnell

The Beacons have 10 returning players listed on their 2025 roster. They were part of the 2024 Beacon team, which finished 15-31 overall and 8-19 in Cascade Collegiate Conference games.

Castaneda was a three-sport athlete at HRV, excelling in volleyball, basketball and softball. She was a first team all-league basketball player, scoring more than 1,000 points in her career. She also received all-league mention in volleyball. She was selected as HRV’s co-athlete of the year for 2023-24.

Castaneda played shortstop her freshman and sophomore years for the Eagles but moved to third base this season for Coach Madelynn Vallejo’s team. The Eagles were ranked as high as fifth in the state this past season in Class 5A before finishing 14-16 overall and 6-8 in the Northwest Oregon Conference. Castaneda was voted first team all-NWOC by a vote of the league’s coaches.