San Benito High graduate Luis Espinoza, who previously coached
the Balers’ junior varsity football team and boys varsity
volleyball team, was named head coach of the Anzar High football
team last month, Superintendent Willard McCabe said.
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San Benito High graduate Luis Espinoza, who previously coached the Balers’ junior varsity football team and boys varsity volleyball team, was named head coach of the Anzar High football team last month, Superintendent Willard McCabe said.
Espinoza, who was an assistant coach for the varsity girls volleyball team at Anzar this past fall, is in his second year of teaching spanish at the San Juan Bautista high school, and represents the first head football coach in Anzar’s history.
The high school introduced football as a fall sport earlier this year.
The Hawks are set to compete in the West Bay Athletic League, which is expected to include a total of five teams, one being Gilroy’s Anchorpoint Christian. Anzar and its respective WBAL member schools will play eight-man football, which is generally played at smaller high schools.
Read more about this story in Friday’s edition of The Weekend Pinnacle.
Relay for Life, San Juan Oaks team up for benefit tournament
The Hollister Relay for Life is teaming with San Juan Oaks to organize a benefit golf tournament and dinner for Kelly Freitas, who last year passed away due to breast cancer.
Kelly’s husband is Manny Freitas, who is the Director of Golf for San Juan Oaks Golf Club.
The format will be a four-person scramble, and the tournament will have a “shotgun start” at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 15. A steak and chicken barbecue dinner buffet will be served to all golfers immediately following the tournament, and there will be a silent auction during dinner for a chance to bid on some fabulous items.
The cost for the golf tournament is $115 per player (fee includes green fees, cart, range balls, on course contests and dinner). The price of the dinner alone is $35 for adults, $15 for children 5-12.
All proceeds from the event will be donated to the American Cancer Society through the Hollister Relay For Life in Kelly’s Freitas name. Donations are tax deductible, and an IRS 501 (c)(3) number can be provided.
To help make this event a success, organizers are asking for players to play in the tournament and donations in the following areas:
-Donated items for the silent auction, including restaurant meals, hotel packages, golf-related items, etc.
-Tee and/or green sponsors at $100 each.
-Tee/green sponsors plus four dinner tickets at $200 each
The names of all donors and sponsors will be prominently displayed at the tournament and dinner.
If you are interested in signing up for the tournament, contact Manny Freitas at San Juan Oaks at 831-636-6113, ext. 15, or by e-mail at:
mf******@sa*********.com
For more information about the Kelly Freitas/Relay For Life Golf Tournament, contact Chuck Obeso-Bradley at 831-524-1331, or at:
ob**********@gm***.com
Gran Fondo Bella Cipresso set for Oct. 8
A tour of the best roads on the Central Coast is set for Oct. 8, 2011. The Gran Fondo Bella Cipresso invites cyclists to ride the 62-mile Road Bike route or the 20-mile Mountain Bike Route with fully supported rest stops and sample some of California’s most scenic landscapes.
The Gran Fondo routes are intended to be enjoyed with family and friends — whether they are old pals or friends newly made on this ride. Have fun in the company of others, surrounded by beautiful vistas of Monterey County, and take time for refreshment that awaits you at each rest stop.
For more information, call 800-218-8411, e-mail
in**@ci***************.com
, or visit their website at: www.CipressoGranFondo.com
Free Lance columnist to host backpacking class
Free Lance columnist Ron Erskine will be teaching a one-session class called “Backpacking for the Outdoor Enthusiast” through Gavilan Community Education on June 21.
Held at the Morgan Hill Community Center, this two and a half hour class will give you all the information you need to be comfortable and safe in the backcountry. The class will run from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on the Morgan Hill campus, adjacent to the Morgan Hill Community Center, in Room 10.
Cost is $35, plus $10 for material.
Register at www.GavilanCE.com (Click “courses,” then under “Leisure,” click “Outdoors.”) or call (408) 852-2801.
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