Whiteley Resigns as Westminster Coach

By Ben Bolch

Sept. 6, 2001 12 AM PT

Westminster High baseball Coach Bill Whiteley, whose Ryan Klesko-led Lions reached the Southern Section Division I semifinals in 1986, has resigned because of health reasons.

Whiteley’s Westminster teams won two Golden West League titles during his six seasons. He coached the last three years and from 1984-86. He also coached at Garden Grove Pacifica and has a career record of 111-59.

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

Whiteley Resigns as Westminster Coach

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