Oceanside High School boys’ basketball Coach Don...

Oceanside High School boys’ basketball Coach Don Montamble has resigned for the second time in three years, citing a need to spend time with his family.

Montamble and his wife, Denise, are expecting their first child.

Montamble guided Oceanside to its last San Diego Section title in 1987, his first season, but resigned after the 1988-89 season to devote time to his new marriage. After a year’s absence, he was encouraged by his wife to replace departing Coach Steve Kinder. In the past two years under Montamble, Oceanside went 18-31, including 11-13 this year.

Pat Kimbrel, Oceanside’s athletic director, said Montamble handed in his resignation April 28, but the school did not officially accept it until May 1.

“That leaves a pretty big hole to fill,” Kimbrel said. “It’s going to be real difficult to replace Don. He’s a gifted basketball coach and a good educator, and the whole program was highly regarded in the Avocado League and in the county. He has such a commitment to excellence, there aren’t a whole lot of guys out there like that.”

Kimbrel said Thursday the position would not be advertised until next week and that, as far as he knew, it was being offered as a coaching position only. However, he admitted there has been some interest expressed by on-campus instructors about the vacancy.

MEN’S TENNIS

Point Loma Nazarene leads after the first two rounds of the NAIA District 3 men’s tennis championships in Point Loma. The tournament continues today and the finals are Saturday.

The Crusaders have 12 points, followed by Cal Baptist (10), Azusa Pacific (8), Westmont (4) and Southern California College (2).

PLNC’s Mattias Rendefors and Victor Vernis each won two matches and Enrique Guajardo, who received a first-round bye, won one.

In second-round matches, Rendefors defeated Ed Amstutz of Westmont, 6-2, 7-5; Vernis downed Brady Bowles of Westmont, 6-4, 6-1; and Guajardo routed Bobby Troup of Azusa Pacific, 6-1, 6-0.

In doubles, Rendefors/John Norton and Guajardo/Sean Willette also won two matches.

SOFTBALL

San Diego State won an opening round game in the Western Athletic Conference Playoffs, but the Aztecs dropped a second-round game later in the day.

SDSU beat Southern Utah, 8-0, in the first round, then was shut out by New Mexico, 2-0. The double-elimination tournament is being played at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

In the Aztecs’ first game, Julie Clancy went three for four and drove in four runs, Shanon Pouelsen was two for three with two RBIs, and Tracey Andrews pitched a four-hitter.

SDSU got six hits in the second game but could not score off New Mexico’s De Mullins. Jennifer Hambly was two for two for SDSU.

TRACK AND FIELD

Point Loma Nazarene will host the NAIA District 3 Track and Field Championships today and Saturday.

Davidson Ezinwa of Azusa Pacific will be the featured performer. He has run the fastest 100 meters in the world this year at 9.91 seconds. Ezinwa also has run 20.29 in the 200, second-fastest in the world. His twin brother Osmund has run a 10.09 100 meters, which is tied for the fourth-fastest time.