AVC LOSES LONGTIME COACH CARDER TO RETIRE AFTER 37-YEAR CAREER WITH FOOTBALL TEAM.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Special to the Daily News LANCASTER -- Arguably ar·gu·a·ble adj. 1. Open to argument: an arguable question, still unresolved. 2. That can be argued plausibly; defensible in argument: three arguable points of law. the most significant coaching career in Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley history is over. Longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. football coach Brent Carder last week announced his retirement from a job he held for parts of five decades. Carder, who concluded his 37-year career with a 189-185-5 record, is the nation's 11th all-time winningest coach and fifth all-time in California in career victories. ``I have always made decisions based on what is best for the student-athlete and the program. It was not different with this decision,'' Carder said in a prepared statement Wednesday. ``I sincerely appreciate the fact that the school and community has allowed me to coach and be the athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic over these years.'' Carder was the state's coach of the year in 1974 and 1975, when the Marauders won consecutive state titles. AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C has won seven conference titles and made 13 bowl appearances under Carder, and it has produced 30 All-American and 48 All-State selections. AVC has fallen on hard times since its last bowl appearance in 2001, however. Carder leaves a program that has lost its past 26 consecutive games, a streak that began in 2004, when the Marauders were 3-1 and ranked among the state's top 20 teams. Longtime assistant Joe Watts This article is about the NFL running back. For the Victoria Cross recipient, see Joseph Watt. Joseph Chessar Watt (born on June 18, 1919 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former NFL running back. was named interim coach. AVC President/Superintendent Jackie Fisher will recommend a timeline for the selection process at Monday's college board meeting. In addition to Watts, longtime Palmdale High coach Jeff Williams For the poker player, see . For the physician, see . For the astronaut, see . Jeff Williams (born June 6, 1972 in Canberra) is an Australian-born, left-handed pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. and Lancaster coach Jeff Cortez are rumored to be top potential candidates. Carder's area football ties go back more than half a century. He played for Antelope Valley High in the 1950s, graduating in 1958. He also played for AVC, and he was the team's most inspirational in·spi·ra·tion·al adj. 1. Of or relating to inspiration. 2. Providing or intended to convey inspiration. 3. Resulting from inspiration. player in 1958 and 1959. ``I don't think you can judge (Carder) just based on the last couple of years, and I certainly don't think his legacy can be judged by wins and losses alone,'' AVC athletic director Newton Chelette said. Despite the football program's recent struggles, Carder is widely credited with building the school's burgeoning athletics athletics or track and field also track-and-field games Variety of sport competitions held on a running track and on the adjacent field. It is the oldest form of organized sports, having been a part of the ancient Olympic Games from c. department. Carder served as athletic director and dean of the physical education department for 28 years, positions he resigned from in 2003. ``I think you have to look at the entire history of his accomplishments here, and the things he accomplished for the athletics department here are just tremendous,'' Chelette said. Under Carder, AVC produced more Pepsi/California Community College Scholar Athlete Awards than any other school. His legacy also includes implementation of mandatory drug testing, along with counseling for players who violated vi·o·late tr.v. vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing, vi·o·lates 1. To break or disregard (a law or promise, for example). 2. To assault (a person) sexually. 3. the school's substance abuse policy. ``Everything he did was always straight by the book,'' said Rosamond High School coach Lon Boyett, a Carder assistant for 10 years. ``He built character in his players, and he helped a lot of kids get their (college) degrees. I can't say enough about the guy.'' Chelette said Carder is ``the most influential'' coach in Antelope Valley history. ``No doubt about it,'' Chelette said. ``He's probably had more direct influence on coaches in this valley than anybody.'' Former AVC All-American Russ Gordon, who played for Carder in 1993 and 1994 and now coaches at Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
``He's a great guy who really cares about the kids,'' Gordon said. ``He was definitely a positive influence on my wanting to coach.'' Chelette, who succeeded Carder as athletic director in 2003, said he was surprised by the decision. The two met Wednesday in the same office where Carder interviewed Chelette for the men's basketball coaching position nearly 18 years ago. ``I told him I never thought this discussion would happen,'' Chelette said. ``It's sad, but it's just one of those things that happens, and now we have to move on.'' gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com 661-267-7802 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Brent Carder coached Antelope Valley College football for parts of five decades. |
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