DAY IN SPORTS: LOYOLA COACH GRADY RETIRES.Byline: Daily News Loyola High of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. football coach Steve Grady, one of the most successful coaches in state history, has retired after 29 seasons. Grady's 269-77-6 career record is tied with Benny Pierce of Saratoga High (1961-94) for seventh place on the all-time state coaching victories list. Grady was third among active coaches, behind St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery of Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. Springs' Marijon Ancich Marijon Ancich is the winningest high school football coach in California history with a record of 344-123-4. College Years Ancich attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and was a four-year letterman in football and a two-year letterman in track. (339-122-10) and Bob Ladouceur Bob Ladouceur is an American football coach. He began coaching the De La Salle High School in Concord, California in 1979, when he was twenty-five years old. He took over a team that had never enjoyed a winning season since the school's founding in 1965 and turned it into a of Concord De La Salle De La Salle is the name of several educational institutions affiliated with the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the Lasallian Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by French priest Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle: ``It just seemed like the right time,'' said Grady, 60, the 2003 State Coach of the Year. ``Toward the end of last season, it got to be a little harder on me. It was a tough decision, but I just felt like I needed a little more time to do things I haven't been able to do while I was coaching.'' Loyola (9-3) won the Serra League championship last season, the 16th league title in Grady's career, but lost to Lakewood in the second round of the playoffs. In 2003, the Lions made an improbable run to the Division I championship, upsetting heavily favored teams like Los Alamitos along the way. ``That was a magical run,'' said Grady, who also won a title in 1990. According to sources, Loyola is likely to hire an in-house candidate. Grady said he will stay on as a teacher at the school. - Ramona Shelburne GOLF Nonleague --Flintridge Prep 215, Cathedral 262: Brett Kanda shot 4-under-par 32 at Griffith Park Harding GC for his second medalist effort in two days for Flintridge Prep (2-1). SOFTBALL Nonleague --El Camino Real 1, Agoura 0 (8 inn.): Megan Miller tossed a no-hitter with six strikeouts to lead host El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
--Sylmar 1, Birmingham 0:In her first high school game, freshman Crystal Hernandez threw a one-hitter through eight innings and had five strikeouts for host Sylmar (1-1). |
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