Ross Appoints Two Assistant Coaches

New Charger Coach Bobby Ross officially appointed his first two staff members Monday, a pair he had indicated Thursday would follow him to San Diego from Georgia Tech.

Chuck Priefer is the Chargers’ new special teams coach, and John Misciagna will be in charge of quality control.

Priefer, 50, spent the past five seasons as defensive backs coach at Georgia Tech. He was the special teams coach for the Green Bay Packers in 1984-85 and also assisted with linebackers.

Misciagna, 36, will break down video of both the Chargers and their opponents and supply computer analysis for game preparation. Misciagna was Georgia Tech’s director of football operations last season after serving as recruiting director and as a volunteer assistant coach in 1989-90.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

After a close first half, UC San Diego defeated Trinity, 78-53, outscoring the Tigers in the final 20 minutes, 46-28, in La Jolla.

Of the 14 Tritons who played in the nonconference game, 13 scored led by Chris Moore with 10 points. Kareem Matthews and Andy Swindall added nine points apiece. UCSD (8-4) led, 32-25, at halftime. Trinity fell to 3-3.

MEN’S TENNIS

San Diego County players went eight for eight in the opening round of the men’s 65 singles competition at the San Diego Super Senior Heart Tournament at Rancho Bernardo Inn. The winners, who did not lose a set among them, were: San Diego’s Stan Potts and Charles Splitgerber, La Jolla’s Oscar Harper and Maurice Smith, Vista’s Raul Arredondo, Coronado’s Jim Riley, Del Mar’s Bob Seymour and Jamul’s Earl McAdams.

In the men’s 70 singles, Art Farrington of Escondido and Dick Parry of Fallbrook won two of the six matches, both in straight sets.