The Tribune will have a small mention in the next day or two that Cottonwood High volleyball star Kaili Aiono, the 2006 4-A Most Valuable Player, has committed to play volleyball for No. 1-ranked Salt Lake Community College.

That's not necessarily huge news.

There's an interesting little behind-the-scenes story about it, however, that reaches into the top level of college football recruiting. Heck, it might even help the Utes or Cougars land a five-star recruit, although that's a bit of a stretch.

Cottonwood linebacker Lynn Katoa, the blue-chip recruit who has been offfered by almost 100 schools in the country, including Texas, Oklahoma, LSU, USC, Colorado and the like -- happens to be Aiono's boyfriend.

According to several recruiting insiders, Katoa has asked several of those schools about the possibility of taking the couple as a package deal -- giving him a football scholarship and Aiono a volleyball scholarship.

Apparently, Aiono's commitment to the Bruins ends those requests.

But who knows? Katoa is still uncommitted to a school, and there are a couple of decent football programs -- although certainly not the caliber of the aforementioned -- within an hour's drive of SLCC.

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Aiono isn't the only Colt who has made her college intentions known recently. Cottonwood outside hitter Melissa Fifita has orally committed to play for Utah Valley State College. She helped the Colts take the 4-A state championship last year and a fifth-place finish at state this year.