New inductions into the Southern Section Hall of Fame

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Dave Demarest, Ty Pagone, Kim Willeman, Bob Witham and Ernie Johnson have been inducted into the Southern Section Hall of Fame.

Demarest coached baseball for 34 years at La Quinta, winning 753 games, 22 league titles and three Southern Section titles. Pagone was the long-time football coach at Baldwin Park, winning eight consecutive league titles at one point, including a 13-0 season.

Willeman coached girls’ volleyball for 19 years at Torrance Bishop Montgomery, winning three state titles. Witham coached wrestling at Paramount, winning eight Southern Section titles. Johnson coached football at El Rancho in the 1950s and ‘60s, compiling a record of 108-31-5.

-- Eric Sondheimer