Division-Leading Waves Take On El Paso Tonight
The Waves, who recorded their fourth shutout of the season on Wednesday with a 2-0 victory over the Vancouver 86ers, host the El Paso Patriots in an A-League soccer game at 7 tonight in Santa Ana Stadium.
The Waves (6-4) are in first place in the Pacific Division, eight points ahead of San Diego. El Paso is 2-2.
Tonight’s game features the return of Jason Boyce, who has been out since April 29 serving a three-game red-card suspension. Boyce has two goals and a league-high four assists in seven games. Steve Patterson, the Waves’ second-leading scorer with three goals and one assist in five games, is questionable as he is recovering from an Achilles’ tendon and ankle strain.
The Waves’ home game May 31 against Vancouver has been moved to Hemet West Valley High. Santa Ana Stadium is being used for a graduation ceremony that evening.
BASEBALL
Edison High’s Tom Duggan has resigned as varsity baseball coach to take a job as vice principal at Aliso Viejo Christian School.
Duggan, who coached the Chargers for five seasons, compiled a 72-60-1 record and reached the second round of the Division II playoffs in 1998 and ’99. This year’s team finished 14-11-1 and in fourth place in the Sunset League.
“The opportunity came for me to give back to the Lord and the church and my family,” said Duggan, a 1981 Edison graduate. “It happened suddenly, but it’s going to be a very positive move and something I felt I needed to do.”
Duggan’s daughter, Kylie, will attend the Aliso Viejo school (grades K-8) next year and his son, Brooks, will attend the following year.
Said Edison Athletic Director Bruce Belcher: “[Duggan] is a true Charger. He was a player here, a student here, and he brought a lot of vitality to the baseball program and the teaching staff. We’re going to miss that a lot.”
* Ken Ostrowski, who took over as interim coach of Huntington Beach’s baseball program after Mike Dodd left to coach football at Marina midway through the season, said he will not return as head coach next season. He did not rule out staying on as an assistant coach.
* The Southern Section has moved its Division I-IV baseball championship games on June 3 to Dodger Stadium from Blair Field in Long Beach. A concert originally planned that day for Dodger Stadium has been canceled, according to a section spokesman.
The Division V and VI championship games will be held June 2 at Blair Field.
* Mater Dei’s game against Bell Gardens at 3:15 today in the first round of the Southern Section Division I baseball playoffs has been moved to East Los Angeles College. Bell Gardens is the host team.
FOOTBALL
Several roster changes have been made for the Orange County North-South All-Star football game July 14 at Orange Coast College.
On the North roster, linebacker Bobby Davis (Valencia) replaces Jake Dixon (Brea Olinda).
On the South roster, linebackers Tyler Cruse (Mater Dei) and Ao Sualua (Los Amigos), wide receiver Juan Ramirez (Santa Ana) and defensive backs Marshall Hendricks (Estancia), Shaun Shuck (Huntington Beach) and Zach Bell (Tustin) have been dropped.
They are replaced by linebacker Akeem Greenfield (Tustin), wide receiver Shaun Ferryman (Costa Mesa), running backs Matt Grootegoed (Mater Dei) and Jimmy Herzog (Santa Margarita), offensive lineman Noah Pouono and defensive backs Elliot Powell (Santa Ana) and Brian Byrne (Trabuco Hills).
The name of Andre Stewart, the Newport Harbor running back killed in a car accident Sunday, will remain on the South roster. He will be honored in a pregame ceremony.
ADMINISTRATION
Doug Mirich, who has coached baseball, track, wrestling and football for the last 25 years at Tustin High, will take over as athletic director in the fall.
Mirich, Tustin’s activities director from 1996-99, replaces Al Rosmino, who recently announced his retirement after 19 years in the job.