BACK ON THE FIELD? EX-CANYON HIGH COACH FRONT-RUNNER FOR JOB.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer CANYON COUNTRY - If one thing holds true about Harry Welch Welch , William Henry 1850-1934. American pathologist and bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes gas gangrene. , it's that he speaks his mind - except on Wednesday when he was mum about his bid to return as head football coach of his beloved Canyon High Cowboys. But bets were on the legendary Welch, who would say only that he waited with ``anxious optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op anticipation'' for Wednesday night's school board decision on the new Cowboy coach. Welch was one of three in the running, but the only one with experience as a head coach - an asset, in Welch's case, as well as a detriment Any loss or harm to a person or property; relinquishment of a legal right, benefit, or something of value. Detriment is most frequently applied to contract formation, since it is an essential element of consideration, which is a prerequisite of a legally enforceable contract. . People either love Welch or hate him, conceded con·cede v. con·ced·ed, con·ced·ing, con·cedes v.tr. 1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit. See Synonyms at acknowledge. 2. Vice Principal Bill Bolde, who coached baseball when Welch was football coach and Canyon was on top. ``I certainly see a lot of good things about him. Other people have a lot of bad things to say about him,'' Bolde said. ``There's no middle ground with Harry.'' Bolde caught himself a few times saying ``Harry will . . .'' when dodging the question of who Principal Vicki Engbrecht and a selection committee had tapped as coach, a decision that faced school board review. ``The one thing that's for sure about Harry is that he has a tremendous passion for Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
Still Canyon's switchboard has been busy since it became clear Welch was the front-runner. Also seeking the appointment were Valencia offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a football team in the National Football League or College football who is in charge of the offense. This position aids the head coach by designing and scripting plays, delegating work to offensive position coaches during Karl Zierhut and Canyon defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League or college football who is in charge of the defense. This position aids the head coach a great deal in many ways by delegating play calling to other coaches and allowing the head Ted Amorrosi. `'We've gotten a lot of phone calls,'' Bolde said. ``Some are very much in favor of Harry, and some people say, You guys, just wait. You'll see.'' Welch, 55, coached the Cowboys for 11 years from the 1980s to the early '90s, during Canyon's days as football powerhouse A fourth-generation language from Cognos that was introduced in the late 1970s for midrange computers. It supports both character-oriented, terminal-based applications as well as Windows clients. Applications developed under PowerHouse can be imported into Cognos' Axiant client/server environment. . He never had a losing season. Then he was accused of holding illegal practices in a case he ended up winning in court, and was accosted ac·cost tr.v. ac·cost·ed, ac·cost·ing, ac·costs 1. To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request. 2. To solicit for sex. by a player's father after a game. He retired in 1994, but tried unsuccessfully to get the job back when it opened two years ago. When he told students in his English classes - his trademarks are classes in Shakespeare and Bible as Literature - that he was interviewing for the head coach job, they cheered. ``I love these kids,'' Welch said. ``You know what's funny? They're saying one of the criticisms of me is that I'm not ready for third millennium students. But if you came to my classroom, these are the same kids that are on the football field. Welch's classes are vibrant - Shakespeare students put on a Renaissance Day; Bible as Lit students do a full Seder, complete with bitter herbs. He's passionate about his teaching and tries to bring the words on a page to life. ``I plan on spending the rest of my days here,'' he said. On or off the field. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Former Canyon High School football coach Harry Welch is a front-runner to return to the post he left in 1994. See Sports. David R. Crane/Staff Photographer |
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