CIF
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIP WINNER--SHANNON ROWBURY--
WHAT'S SHE UP TO NOW? |
There
was a great article on one of our alumni, Shannon Rowbury,
who competed for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Track Team. The
reason I’m passing it along to you is that she was the
recipient of the CCS Female Scholar-Athlete Award in
2002. I thought you’d like to see where some of
your awardees end up! In addition to her Olympic
aspirations, Shannon received both her BA and Masters at
Duke University where she went after graduating from SHC.
With many negative stories out there about high school
students, I thought I’d pass on a success story!
Jo Ann Momono, Director of Athletics, Sacred Heart
Cathedral Preparatory
click here to read
the article on Shannon
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/26/SPU411CMNS.DTL
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MBL MTAL TCAL SPORTSMANSHIP
AWARD |
Each of
three local high school leagues today announced their League
school sportsmanship award winner for the school year of
2007-2008:
Monterey Bay League Elgie Bellizio
Sportsmanship Award to:
Pajaro Valley High School Grizzlies
Mission Trail Athletic League Roger
Fernando Sportsmanship Award to:
Pacific Grove High School Breakers
Tri County Athletic League Richard
Chamberlin Sportsmanship Award to:
Alisal High School Trojans
These
awards are made annually by a vote of each league’s athletic
directors, who choose the league school that has best modeled
all of the attributes of good sportsmanship as set forth in the
Pursuing Victory With Honor sportsmanship program adopted by the
California Interscholastic Federation, the Central Coast
Section-CIF, and the leagues themselves.
Tim McCarthy, MTAL, MBL, TCAL Commissioner
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STEVE STEARNS AWARD PRESENTED TO
Taylor Johnson-SLV |
CCS
Assistant Commissioner, Duane
Morgan presents Taylor Johnson
from San Lorenzo Valley High
School the Steve Stearns
Sportsmanship Award.
Taylor was nominated by Scott
Chisum for her portrayal of
sportsmanship when she finished
her semi final race at the CCS
Meet. Taylor stayed around the
finish line encouraging and
congratulating the other runners
instead of darting for water and
cold towels. In the heat of the
day Taylor chose sportsmanship
and camaraderie over self.
Exemplifying the true spirit of
Pursuing Victory with Honor
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RESPECTING THE GAME OFFICIALS
posted 5/22 |
Mark:
(Officials Assignor)
On behalf
of my softball coaches, players
and athletic department, we
would like to compliment the
officiating crew from last
night’s CCS softball semi-final
game vs. Carlmont HS. The game
was handled well and the crew
kept the pace of the game
moving. There were a couple of
calls questioned on each side
and the crew was “extremely
professional and knowledgeable”
according to my staff! Please
extend our sentiments to the
crew from last night.
Respectfully, Tod Thatcher,
Athletic Director, San Benito
High School
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MAKING SPORTSMANSHIP A PRIORITY
OCEAN DIVISION OF THE
PAL (Peninsula Athletic League) SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAMS
posted 5/17/08 |
Dear Fellow
Coaches
First, many thanks to Francisco and
Sequoia for running a smooth PAL
Oceana Division Finals. Overall, it
seemed to be a tremendous success
and, speaking on behalf of the
Jefferson team, it was a wonderful
experience for the swimmers. In
particular, I’d like to thank
Francisco for requesting that the
swimmers shake hands prior to the
beginning of Finals. This
sportsmanship is something I believe
all of us can encourage in ourselves
and our teams for next season. Over
the last few years, the Jefferson
swimmers have developed a tradition
of thanking the opposing team(s) at
the end of the meet with a cheer of
“Good meet (insert team name)”. I
believe Terra Nova does the same
thing. On occasion, we have done
this cheer to an empty pool deck. I
understand the desire and need to
hustle back on to buses and get home
– but let’s keep sportsmanship and
mutual respect at the forefront of
our sport. Thanks, Francisco. It was
a classy move and one I hope we will
all repeat throughout our dual meets
next season. Thanks to all the
coaches for a very successful year.
Sincerely, Marcos Cortez, Head Swim
Coach, Jefferson High School
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CCS awards
Steve Stearns Medals and
Elgie
Bellizio Medallions for Great Displays of Sportsmanship during our
Playoffs. Steve Stearns Medals go to participants. Elgie
Bellizio Coins are awarded to spectators!
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Steve Stearns Sportsmanship Award:
We are pleased to award the Steve
Stearns Award for Sportsmanship to
Mr. Samut Ramakrishnan for his
observable behavior during the CCS Boys
Team Tennis finals. Samut’s honesty and
integrity by making the right calls
during the finals match against Sacred
Heart Prep. The Central Coast Section
is very proud to of Samut for displaying
this act of sportsmanship during a very
tense and dramatic finals series
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SCCAL-APTOS HS
RESPECTING THE GAME OFFICIALS
POSTED 5/6/08 |
Hi Greg, (Greg
Lathrop, Officials Coordinator for SCCAL
Softball)
I just wanted to take
a minute to compliment
a job well done by the umpiring crew
this season thus far.
I've been coaching 9 years and this is
by far the best performance I've seen
from everyone involved.
There was less commotion this year
regarding equipment check, uniform check
etc.. In the past, this seemed to really
impact the mood of the girls before the
game started.
There were far less controversial ruling
calls made. We got back to watching the
girls play the game.
It seemed the umpires also were better
prepared and took pride in their role.
Last year I had requested an umpire to
receive more training before coming up
to the varsity. Clearly, she has had
more training and worked at becoming a
better umpire. Although she didn't
umpire any of our games, I watched her
do an admirable job this season in other
games.
In closing I'd like to say, I saw major
improvement and I would like to thank
all the umpires for a job well done.
Without you, we don't have a game.
Sincerely, Frank
DeBernardo,
Aptos High, Softball League rep
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NFHS SPIRIT OF
SPORT AWARD WINNERS
You'll be glad you took a few minutes to
read the
attached Press Release that reflects all the
good about high school students
participating in high school sports
activities!
Congratulations to Evergreen High School in
Colorado for making us all proud to be part
of the NFHS and high school athletics!
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NORTH SALINAS AND SEASIDE
SWIMMING AND DIVING
RESPECTING YOUR OPPONENTS!
Posted 4/8/08 |
Dear
Principal Caresani:
I just wanted to take a moment to tell you how impressed I was with your
high school swim team!
I am a supporter of
Seaside High School's swim team and SHS
hosted NSHS this afternoon (3/21).
Your high school swimmers demonstrated a
level of sportsmanship that I rarely see.
The swimmers AND coaches for NSHS cheered
for ALL swimmers from BOTH teams throughout
the meet. Both of my children, who are
year round swimmers, were in attendance (4th
grade and 8th grade) and even they noticed
the sportsmanship.
Honestly I don't know
who won the meet and I don't care!
Each one of those kids were winners to me!
Renee Corbishley
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St. Francis
(Mtn. View)
and
Harker
Boys VolleyballHONORING
THE GAME!
POSTED 3/26/08 |
I
wanted to acknowledge an honorable act of
sportsmanship displayed by a St. Francis boy’s
volleyball player this past Saturday. St. Francis
was up one game to none in the championship match
when a Harker player hit a ball out of bounds on
match point for St. Francis. The ball however
seemed to be touched by a St. Francis player which
was not witnessed by any official. In an act of
pure sportsmanship,
senior Max Guilluame
(eventual
tournament MVP)
called a self-touch and the game
continued. Harker, given a 2nd chance,
eventually won the grueling game 32-30 to force the
third and decisive game. St. Francis won that game,
and the championship 15-10. What was remembered
most about the day was not only the phenomenal play
by both teams, but that truly selfless act Max
displayed at a crucial moment in the match. I’ve
never seen such an admirable act. Max Guilluame,
and St. Francis volleyball should be commended for
the lessons they taught everyone in the gym that
day.
Regards, Dan Moli The Harker School
Upper School AD,
Head Boys Volleyball Coach
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2008 CCS WINTER
PLAYOFFS
Steve Stearns Award Recipients:
Los Gatos Wrestling,
Pajaro Valley Boys Soccer:
Kevin Green, Sacred Heart Cathedral boys basketball team;
Overfelt Goalie Edgar Campos:
Santa Teresa Girls Basketball Coach Sean
Peterson
Elgie Bellizio Award Recipients:
Rene Kellog SLV Wrestling; Ron Perrigo Scotts Valley
Wrestling; Gracious Fan of SHCP basketball in the big
Green Irish hat who went over and congratulated the
Riordan rooters on their win; Loud, Positive
Supportive Fan (mother of a player?) of Sacred Heart
Cathedral boys basketball team. |
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PURSUING VICTORY WITH HONOR
Serra and Bellarmine,
Boys Volleyball
posted 3/5/08 |
I just wanted to ask you
to pass along some kind words to Serra’s
Athletic Director about Serra’s Volleyball
Coaching Staff, particularly the Head
Varsity Coach. We had a bit of a fiasco
with the jerseys yesterday. There was a
real possibility of the JV’s only being
allowed to play 6 people for the whole match
and a slim possibility of the JV’s having to
forfeit.
The Serra Head Varsity
Coach graciously offered us a set of 30
clean-numbered plain t-shirts that he had in
his car to use not only so that we could
start on time and not push the varsity game
later, but also so that everyone on our team
would have chance to play. He certainly did
not have to do that and, by doing so,
definitely went above and beyond the call of
duty for a host team. So, please do pass on
to the Serra how thankful we are for the
generosity of the Serra Volleyball Coaching
Staff.
Katie, (a Bellarmine
parent)
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PURSUING VICTORY WITH HONOR
San Lorenzo Valley-St. Francis CCC
Swim Meet
posted 2/27 |
Hello Coach Conger,
My name is Tom. My son Taylor is a swimmer on
the St. Francis Sharks. I’m writing to tell you
how much I enjoyed the swim meet yesterday. It
was my first swim meet ever attended; and I
thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.
Your
facility and parents were very welcoming. Your
athletes put sportsmanship first in front of
competition. I know some of the Shark swimmers
were worried they would be laughed at because
some are slower swimmers. I was very
impressed at your team and their encouraging
sportsmanship. Even when an SLV swimmer would
finish far ahead of a St. Francis swimmer, they
would stay in the pool until all swimmers
finished; and made a point to congratulate them.
Seeing this behavior in high school students was
very inspiring. I am glad I spent the
afternoon away from work to experience
yesterday’s event. It was very well organized,
a great snack area and fantastic swimmers to
watch!
I just wanted
to make a point of writing and letting you know.
Your coaching
and your team definitely sets a great standard
of excellence for all to follow.
Regards and thank you again,
Tom J. St. Francis CCC HS
Parent
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PURSUING VICTORY WITH HONOR
GONZALES HS
exhibits all the 6 pillars of character especially FAIRNESS!
2/14/08 |
A challenging MTAL Soccer League Championship determination
resulted in the following exchange:
There is definitely
a split of opinion. As I indicated, that would
lead me to stick with the 2-0-1 system as we did
2 years ago. HOWEVER, I must share with you that
this decision was made easierby the reaction of
Gonzales HS in this matter:though
it is to their detriment, Gonzales HS took the
position that, given that this is the ruling
they benefited from 2 years ago, the 2-0-1
system should be used this time as well, to be
fixed for future years. Kudos to Alicia
Estigoy and Joe Pacheco at Gonzales HS
as well as to their entire staff. What a
wonderful sportsmanlike stance to take and to
model for their students. Tim
McCarthy, MTAL Commissioner
Thank you to all for chiming in and especially
to Commissioner McCarthy for making the effort
to follow up on this ambiguity. More
importantly, I couldn't agree more with you Tim
for commending GHS for taking the road that they
did. The whole school and it's leadership
should be commended for taking the position of
doing what is right vs. who is right. That is
nothing short of showing a class act and we are
honored to mentioned in the same breath with
Gonzales High School, the defending CCS
champions, as co-representatives of the MTAL.
Roberto
Núñez, Principal, Soledad HS
I
would like to give Joe and Gonzales coaches
kudosfor the entire winter sports season. I was
impressed with the altruistic nature of the
coaches during the Anzar v. Gonzales matches I
watched this winter. I witnessed coaches
demanding that their players assist fallen Anzar
players. Super job. Doesn't surprise me that
Gonzales would take this stance in this matter.
Chris Wardlaw, Anzar AD
Thank you Joe for forwarding these
messages to me - I am very proud of you and
the coaching staff. It is nice to see that
the spirit of sportsmanship is alive and
well in the MTAL and that Gonzales High
School Athletics is being recognized for the
fair stance taken in this decision regarding
this decision. Thank you Tim for your
comments and leadership! Congratulations to
Soledad and good luck to all - see you on
the field!
Elizabeth A. Modena,
Superintendent, Gonzales Unified School
District
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PURSUING VICTORY WITH HONOR
GONZALES HS
exhibits all the 6 pillars of character especially FAIRNESS!
2/14/08 |
A challenging the
MTAL Soccer League Championship determination
resulted in the following exchange:
There is definitely
a split of opinion. As I indicated, that would
lead me to stick with the 2-0-1 system as we did
2 years ago. HOWEVER, I must share with you that
this decision was made easierby the reaction of
Gonzales HS in this matter:though
it is to their detriment, Gonzales HS took the
position that, given that this is the ruling
they benefited from 2 years ago, the 2-0-1
system should be used this time as well, to be
fixed for future years. Kudos to Alicia
Estigoy and Joe Pacheco at Gonzales HS
as well as to their entire staff. What a
wonderful sportsmanlike stance to take and to
model for their students. Tim
McCarthy, MTAL Commissioner
Thank you to all for chiming in and especially
to Commissioner McCarthy for making the effort
to follow up on this ambiguity. More
importantly, I couldn't agree more with you Tim
for commending GHS for taking the road that they
did. The whole school and it's leadership
should be commended for taking the position of
doing what is right vs. who is right. That is
nothing short of showing a class act and we are
honored to mentioned in the same breath with
Gonzales High School, the defending CCS
champions, as co-representatives of the MTAL.
Roberto
Núñez, Principal, Soledad HS
I
would like to give Joe and Gonzales coaches
kudosfor the entire winter sports season. I was
impressed with the altruistic nature of the
coaches during the Anzar v. Gonzales matches I
watched this winter. I witnessed coaches
demanding that their players assist fallen Anzar
players. Super job. Doesn't surprise me that
Gonzales would take this stance in this matter.
Chris Wardlaw, Anzar AD
Thank you Joe for forwarding these
messages to me - I am very proud of you and
the coaching staff. It is nice to see that
the spirit of sportsmanship is alive and
well in the MTAL and that Gonzales High
School Athletics is being recognized for the
fair stance taken in this decision regarding
this decision. Thank you Tim for your
comments and leadership! Congratulations to
Soledad and good luck to all - see you on
the field!
Elizabeth A. Modena,
Superintendent, Gonzales Unified School
District
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PURSUING VICTORY WITH HONOR
CONGRATULATIONS can be forwarded
to Tim, click below
TIM McCARTHY
posted 2/5/08 |
Tim McCarthy is the
Commissioner of three of our CCS leagues, the
MTAL, MBL and the TCAL. He is also on our
sportsmanship committee and is chairman of our
League Commissioner's Committee. Tim works
tirelessly on behalf of the staffs and
student-athletes at the schools which he serves.
We are pleased that the Salinas Valley Chamber
of Commerce recognizes these and so many of his
other community contributions! Tim is one of our
most vocal leaders in the Pursuit of Victory
with Honor by all our student-athletes, coaches
and officials.
Tim McCarthy named
"Citizen of the Year"
by the Salinas Valley Chamber of
Commerce.
He will be honored on Wednesday, February 13 at
Sherwood Hall from 11 am until 1 pm at the 87th
Annual Awards Luncheon
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PURSUING VICTORY WITH HONOR:
respecting your opponents
MARIA CARRILLO
AND
AMERICAN
HIGH SCHOOLS'
GIRLS BASKETBALL
POSTED 1/23 |
WESTMOOR
GIRL'S BASKETBALL HOSTS DECEMBER TOURNAMENT:
After watching American
of Fremont play Maria Carrillo of
Santa Rosa on Friday the 30th of
November, I was very impressed with the continued
sportsmanship that occurred after the game. The
game between the two teams was very close. #5 from
American got hit hard in the 3rd quarter
and went down for a couple of minutes. After the
game was over, both teams shook hands as usual; but,
what ensued after the game was what caught my eye.
#11 (A. Johnson) from Maria Carrillo was sitting in
the stands watching the next game when she saw #5
walking out of the gym. Ms. Johnson got up from
her seat and caught #5 before she left the gym to
ask her how she was doing; they both gave each other
a hug and wished each other good luck the rest of
the season. This sportsmanship was truly remarkable
considering how today’s athletes act in their sport.
This was one of our best
tournaments we have held, with all the great
sportsmanship shown from all the schools and their
supporters.
Mary Ann
Paul, Westmoor High School, Athletic Director
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POSITIVE SPORTSMANSHIP
Santa Teresa's
Ayana Simmons!
posted 12/13/07 |
This
year as Girls Tennis Coach at Santa Teresa High School I
had the pleasure of coaching one girl that always
displayed excellent sportsmanship. Her name is Ayana
Simmons. All season long Ayana showed excellent
sportsmanship but there are two instances that stand
out.
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The
first one was at the Mt. Hamilton doubles playoffs.
Ayana and her partner were playing against a doubles
team from Leigh High School. Before the match
started one of the Leigh players told her partner
that her grip was falling apart and holding the
racket was hurting her hand. Ayana immediately went
to her tennis bag and pulled out an over grip and
gave it to her opponent. The Girl said no she
couldn’t take it. Then Ayana said something to the
affect at this match is important and you want to
play well so please take it, and she did.
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The
other example was in the first round CCS doubles
playoffs. Ayana and her sister played a team from
Pinewood. Ayana was playing at net and hit a winning
shot but her racket touched the net, which I did not
hear or see, and she immediately gave the opponents
the point.
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Then
later in that same match she said that she thought
that the ball was out but she could not be sure so
she gave her opponents that point.
At the
end of the match, which Ayana and Marjani won, the
Pinewood coach came over to me and complimented my
player’s sportsmanship. He then turned to Ayana and said
“you were right about that ball being out but thank you
for being honest”. Patricia Dion ST. Coach
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POSITIVE SPORTSMANSHIP
Caring, Good Citizenship, Responsibility
and Trustworthiness
Santa Catalina vs
San Benito Girls soccer
posted 12/3 |
Last Friday (12/1)
the Santa Catalina girl's Soccer team traveled to San
Benito for a soccer match. Towards the end of a hard
fought game, one of our players was overcome by asthma
and was unable to breath. One of the San Benito parents,
who is an M.D., came to the sidelines to help. The match
was stopped and the player was transported by ambulance
to the local hospital. The player in question is a
sophomore and was far from her Santa Catalina home and
as a resident student, even farther from her family home
in Sacramento. You can imagine how this all compounded
the asthma attack.
Luckily, San Benito Assistant Principal Jennifer Logue
was in attendance and accompanied the player to the
local hospital and helped take care of her until her
parents were informed as well as the Santa Catalina
residential community. A heartfelt thank you to San
Benito High and Assistant Principal Jennifer Logue.
Mark Zalin, Director of Athletics, Santa Catalina School
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POSITIVE SPORTSMANSHIP
St. Ignatius recognizes Santa Catalina
girls water polo
posted 11/28 |
St. Ignatius
girls' water polo team traveled to Monterey to play
Santa Catalina in the CCS playoffs on November 7th.
When we arrived, we were greeted by posters welcoming
the SI team.
Prior to the game, the announcer introduced and gave
special recognition to the seniors on both teams, and
each senior received a flower, including the seniors on
the St. Ignatius team.
After the game, the Santa Catalina team families hosted
the St. Ignatius team families at dinner. We at SI were
all very impressed and very grateful for the wonderful
sportsmanship and hospitality shown to us by the Santa
Catalina community. Bob Vergara, St. Ignatius Athletic
Director
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POSITIVE SPORTSMANSHIP
St. Francis Mtn. View
vs
Presentation
CCS Volleyball playoffs
posted 11/19 |
Our Middle Blocker
Sarah Schatzman rolled her ankle during a play last
night and fell to the floor. The play continued and we
were unable to get the ball back over as Sarah was on
the ground and the ball was on top of her. The referee
gave St. Francis the point, as it was our error, and St.
Francis should have won the point.
When I argued that we
should get a replay due to the injury and that the play
should have stopped due to the safety of Sarah, the St.
Francis captain was in agreement, and talked with the
referee to grant a replay. They easily could have
gotten a free point, but they were gracious enough to
allow a replay and clapped for Sarah as she came off the
court.
It was a wonderful
display of sportsmanship. The St. Francis girls
represented their school well last night.
Congratulations to St. Francis and good luck to them in
the CCS Finals.
Ryan Cooling, Athletic
Director and Volleyball Coach, Presentation High School
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POSITIVE SPORTSMANSHIP
San Lorenzo Valley vs St.
Francis Central Coast Catholic Football
posted 11/16 |
Saturday at our
football game, St. Francis @ SLV, I think we had something
happen that is an example of "Pursuing Victory with Honor."
St. Francis is a new private school in our league and has
several underclassmen on their varsity football team of 18
players. The score of the game at the time was 49 - 0 and it
was late in the 4th quarter.
St. Francis ran a play
and scored from about 40 yards out. Their sideline and fans
were ecstatic with joy and pride for getting a score in the
game. There was a flag on the play against St. Francis which
would cancel out the touchdown and keep SLV's shutout in
tact.
Doug Morris, the head
varsity coach, declined the penalty and allowed the
touchdown to stand. Although St. Francis lost, they felt a
lot of pride by scoring that touchdown at the end of the
game. When Doug Morris was asked why he did that by the
newspaper report, Coach Morris said, "It was a great
football play and the penalty had nothing to do with the
outcome." So the final score was 49-6.
Marcus Allen Northcutt, San
Lorenzo Valley High School, Athletic Director/Ladies
Basketball Coach
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POSITIVE SPORTSMANSHIP
St. Francis Mtn. View and
Archbishop Riordan--showing character and caring!
posted 11/8/07 |
Good sportsmanship is
taught from the very beginning at St. Francis. A current
example was Saturday at Archbishop Riordan High School where
the St. Francis freshman team had a shut-out-lead with 4:59
remaining. They were on the Crusaders 4 yard line with a
first-and-goal. Frosh coach Len Christensen had his team
take a knee for four straight downs, giving the ball to
Riordan with 2:26 to play. Unfortunately for all concerned,
Riordan fumbled the ball back to the Lancers for another
score.
But the real ³score² seen
by everyone on both teams was a sharing of sportsmanship as
it should be. It all really began when the Lancers arrived
at Riordan and discovered one of the SF players had gotten
to the bus at the last second before departure and a
teammate said he would get his pads and helmet, but
didn't.Riordan Athletic Director Ron Isola had his equipment
man get a set of pads and helmet for the SF player so he
wouldn't have to sit out. As Coach Christensen sums it up:
"This is the kind of competition that is healthy and
positive". Submitted by Joe Schram
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POSITIVE SPORTSMANSHIP
Willow Glen Cross Country team
modeling good sportsmanship
posted 11/4/07 |
Dear Victor,
I just wanted to let you know how impressed I was with two
WG X-C runners Yonatan Seleshi & Daniel Mc Dermott at the
BVAL finals on Monday. After running their hearts out they
came through the shoot, past the shack and stood there
congratulating and high-fived almost every runner after
them. What a wonderful example they were to not only me but
to all the other competitors. This one small act truly
exemplified their ability to Honor the Game. I'm sure there
were several more who displayed the same virtue and wish to
thank you for the values you have instilled in these young
people.
Best regards, Colette M. Cluff, BVAL Commissioner
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POSITIVE SPORTSMANSHIP
MBL Volleyball teams model
respect
posted 11/1/07 |
In a battle for the
Monterey Bay League Volleyball Championships several
critical games were played at the end of the season when
teams were recognizing their own school's seniors.
After hosting Monterey HS at Monte Vista Christian and
recognizing not only the MVC Seniors but the seniors from
Monterey as well with a short bio on each and a bouquet of
flowers, MVC enjoyed the same show of respect and
sportsmanship last night at North Monterey County, where all
10 seniors on MVC's team received a balloon bouquet and a
Halloween goodie bag from the North Monterey County Team.
Showing respect for your opponents is one of the important
six pillars of character.
Good job Monte Vista Christian, Monterey and North Montery
County
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POSITIVE SPORTSMANSHIP
ALISAL VS NORTH SALINAS
FOOTBALL
POSTED 10/30/07 |
October 4, 2007 UNITY DINNER
For the third year in a row, the North Salinas High
School Leadership Class hosted a City rival in a Unity
Dinner the night before the two football teams met on the
gridiron. This year the Alisal Trojans were the visitors
for Margaret Noroian and her Leadership students. A variety
food from a salad bar, to pizza, to hamburgers, hot dogs,
burritos, baked potatoes and more was prepared for the
football teams, the cheerleaders, the leadership class and
the administration from Alisal High School. The Trojans and
Vikings sat down and enjoyed the sportsmanship, fellowship
and dinner in the North Salinas Gym. Also at the game on
Friday night the Alisal Trojans Senior Football Players,
Senior Cheerleaders, ASB Students and Administration
received a towel before the game, a gift from the Vikings
Submitted by Chuck Nororian, Alvarez Athletic Director
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POSITIVE SPORTSMANSHIP
ALVAREZ vs NOTRE DAME
SAN JOSE posted
10/23/07
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Once again the teams from Everett Alvarez and Notre Dame San
Jose met in their annual contest. This year it was Notre
Dame’s turn to host the game. All three teams from each
school played and after each contest the two teams sat down
and had lunch. Each year the host team BBQ’s hamburgers for
the teams. All three teams enjoy the game and the
sportsmanship that follows. This year the bus driver for
Everett Alvarez was late picking up the Eagles and the
Varsity coach and Athletic Director from Notre Dame stayed
with the Eagles until the bus driver arrived. Again a great
show of sportsmanship.
Submitted by Chuck Noroian, Alvarez Athletic Director
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POSITIVE SPORTSMANSHIP
LOS ALTOS vs WILCOX FOOTBALL
posted 10/15/07 |
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Early in the 4th quarter of the Varsity Football
Game at Wilcox HS, a Los Altos player was seriously
injured. He took a blow to the head and suffered a
concussion. Wilcox emergency personnel and Administration
responded quickly to assist our Athletic Trainer and Staff.
The game was suspended and players from both teams gathered
in the middle of the field and took a knee while Paramedics
drove away with the athlete.
Wilcox
High School not only displayed sportsmanship but a
hospitality and compassion that goes beyond any game score
or homecoming outcome.
Los Altos appreciates the support that Wilcox High School
Administration, Staff and their student body demonstrated
during this unfortunate accident.
FYI – The athlete was released from the Hospital a couple of
days later and is doing fine now.
Submitted by: ,
Kim
Cave
Los
Altos
H.S. Athletic Director
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POSITIVE SPORTSMANSHIP
WILCOX FOOTBALL vs.
SAN BENITO AND
SANTA CLARA |
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San Benito football at Wilcox on September 13…we have
a loyal group of volunteers who do the chain gang at
football games. A play came toward the San Benito sideline
and one of our chain gang dads fell as he tried to get out
of the way of the play. The San Benito players came over
and helped him up and later checked up on him to make sure
he was still ok.
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Wilcox
football at Santa Clara on September 28…the
electronic marquee at Santa Clara High School, as well as a
hand-painted poster, welcomed Wilcox staff, students and
parents to the ballgame.
submitted by Tab Taber, Wilcox Principal
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POSITIVE SPORTSMANSHIP
PRESENTATION VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
PARTICIPANTS
9/28/07 |
I just wanted to let you know of a wonderful bit of sportsmanship
that I saw this past weekend at the Presentation Panther Challenge.
We had some issues with leaks in our gym roof due to the rain, and
it was creating a mess around the courts. We had parents from other
schools helping with the duties of keeping the surrounding area’s
dry, without even being asked. And when it came to having to move
venues, many of the athletes from the participating teams as well as
their parents, helped in the break down and set up of the courts.
It was a wonderful thing to see. There was not a complaint that
came from the teams, as they were very understanding of the
situation, and were helpful in the solutions.
Ryan Cooling, Athletic Director,
Presentation High School
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POSITIVE SPORTSMANSHIP
KING CITY &
NORTH SALINAS |
During the King City vs North Salinas
Volleyball match 4 total "touches"
were called by both teams! These "touch" calls off the block went
unnoticed by the officials, but each of the girls stepped up to the
stand and took RESPONSIBILITY for their touch.
Kudos to the Mustangs and the Vikings!
Jean Kinn Ashen, CMAA, Salinas Union High School District. Athletic
Administrator
9/07 |
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POSITIVE
SPORTSMANSHIP
ALISAL &
NO MONTEREY COUNTY
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We at Alisal High
School were faced with a very difficult
situation regarding our first home girls
volleyball match in August. Due to our gym
modernization project, we experienced a
last-minute, unexpected need for an alternate
gym for this contest. We had to quickly contact
our opponents No. Monterey County HS and make a
decision about where we could/would play that
contest. Thanks to the generosity of El Sausal
Middle School, we were able to move that game to
their site. This was a perfect example of what
high school sports in the CCS is all about;
"TEAMWORK." Thanks to ESMS, North Monterey
County and our PSI officials association, we
made this event happen for
our student athletes.
Jose Gil, Athletic Director,
Alisal HS
9/07 |
