A private service for local high school football coach and teacher Jeff Hesselmeyer is scheduled this weekend at Santa Barbara Cemetary.A public memorial service is planned in the next two weeks, said San Marcos athletic director Abe Jahadhmy. Details are still be worked out.Hesselmeyer, 59, was found dead in his home on July 23.Hesselmeyer was entering his third year as head football coach at San Marcos. He spent 25 years as an assistant and head coach at Dos Pueblos.Jadhadhmy … [Read more...]
Hesselmeyer service will be private; public memorial being planned
Thursday, July 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
San Marcos football coach Hesselmeyer dies suddenly
Saturday, July 23, 2011 By 14 Comments
San Marcos football coach Jeff Hesselmeyer passed away suddenly late Friday night or early Saturday at his home, the school reported.The cause of death is believed to be a heart attack, but it hasn't been confirmed.“It’s a real shock,” said athletic director Abe Jahadhmy, who received the news while on vacation in Washington D.C.Jahadhmy said he last saw Hesselmeyer before he left on his trip on Tuesday night.“I was told he was at work on Friday,” Jahadhmy … [Read more...]
San Marcos breaks ground on Warkentin Stadium field
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
Although the earth movers beat them to it, members of the San Marcos Field of Champions committee and major donors John and Mardi Warkentin dug up some old grass with their blue and red shovels during a ceremonial ground-breaking for a new synthetic field surface at the renamed Warkentin Stadium on Tuesday.With the Warkentin’s incredibly generous $500,000 donation, the project to install a state-of-the-art turf field and a new all-weather track is well on its way to being … [Read more...]
Winecki takes over boys soccer program at San Marcos
Thursday, June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
San Marcos has named Matt Winecki as its new boys varsity soccer coach.Winecki takes over for Scott Holt, who recently got married and moved to Arizona, said San Marcos Athletic Director Abe Jahadhmy.Winecki was an assistant coach at Santa Barbara City College and is a member of the coaching staff at ONE Soccer Schools. He’s played professionally in France, Costa Rica and the Czech Republic. He holds a USSF Class D coaching license.Winecki will be assisted by Paul Hart, said … [Read more...]
Vanetti is out as baseball coach at San Marcos
Thursday, June 9, 2011 By
Tony Vanetti has been let go as the baseball coach at San Marcos High, Presidiosports has learned.Vanetti told Presidiosports in an email on Wednesday that he was "fired for reasons not really known.”San Marcos Athletic Director Abe Jahadhmy said Vanetti was offered another position in the San Marcos baseball program but he declined to accept it."We asked if he was willing to stay within program," Jahadhmy said. "We have lot of respect for Tony. He is a good man and a good … [Read more...]
Athletic Directors working to avoid the crunch
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 By 2 Comments
Running a high school athletic program these days is like being a yoga master, an artist and a bean counter. You need to be flexible, creative and able to stretch a dollar.As school districts are forced to slash budgets in this tough economy, the athletic directors at South Coast area high schools are scrambling to make sure their athletes and sports teams aren’t shortchanged on equipment, games and quality coaching.It’s a challenging job that gets more challenging each year, especially … [Read more...]
