Video: Community pays tribute to Coach Hess

Family, friends, coaching colleagues, school administrators and prep football players past and present gathered at the San Marcos High Greek Theater … [Read more...]

Public service for Hess on Monday at San Marcos

A community remembrance for football coach and teacher Jeff Hesselmeyer is set for Monday, Aug. 8 at San Marcos High, the school announced. The … [Read more...]

Hesselmeyer service will be private; public memorial being planned

A private service for local high school football coach and teacher Jeff Hesselmeyer is scheduled this weekend at Santa Barbara Cemetary. A public … [Read more...]

A tribute to Jeff Hesselmeyer: He was all heart

If  it turns out that Jeff Hesselmeyer died of a heart attack, it is the  saddest of ironies. Few people I met in my 25 years as a sports writer at … [Read more...]

San Marcos football coach Hesselmeyer dies suddenly

San Marcos football coach Jeff Hesselmeyer passed away suddenly late Friday night or early Saturday at his home, the school reported. The cause of … [Read more...]

Superintendent Sarvis swings by Harry’s

The Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table was given a heap of kudos by a very influential person in the community on Monday, when Santa Barbara School … [Read more...]

Dons win defensive battle in “Big Game”

"The Big Game" is always big, but that doesn't mean it has to be pretty. Two second-quarter field goals by Matthew Medina provided the only points … [Read more...]

“Big Game” excitement already starting

It wasn't a pleasant weekend for some of our local football teams. Top-ranked Nordhoff handed San Marcos a 70-14 loss, Dos Pueblos was beaten at … [Read more...]