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CCS ANNOUNCES THE WINTER SCHOLASTIC TEAM AWARDS:

A team certificate and individual certificates of commendation will be presented to each school of each individual sport.

THE TOP FIVE 2013 CCS WINTER SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS ARE:

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EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY AND IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Respect, CAring, Fairness, Citizenship and Responsibility.

I am writing to compliment Coach Kendra Hyatt and her Basketball team who played against us last night at Mercy High School here in San Francisco.

Their sportsmanship was simply wonderful and something I have not observed in a long time.

When one of our girls fell, one of her girls reached out her hand and helped her back up.

When one of our girls made a basket they did not show any negativity.

When our supporters got loud they stayed focus.

When one of her girls tripped one of our girls, she apologized immediately.

At the end of the game they made sure to shake hands with all our team, wish them well and smile. These are just a few of my many observations.

At the end of the game I made a point to meet and compliment Coach Hyatt, the girls and another gentleman by the name of Jeffrey. They were very gracious and an example to all of us of what sportsmanship is all about.

Can you please relay this information to them.

With gratitude
Sister Lilly Fitzpatrick, O.P.
Corporate Work Study Program Coordinator, Immaculate Conception Academy
A Cristo Rey School in the Dominican Tradition

For Immediate Release
February 12, 2013

CIF HONORS 2012-13 MODEL COACH AWARD WINNERS

 CONGRATULATIONS TO CCS MODEL COACHES: Josh Davenport, Mike Janda, Matt Sandora

SACRAMENTO – The CIF State Office today announced the 2012-13 Model Coach Award winners. Now in its 12th year, the CIF Model Coach Award program is designed to recognize coaches who have served as positive role models in their schools and communities, and who have exhibited the traits apparent in the 16 principles of Pursuing Victory with Honorsm.
      The 14 winners, nominated through their local CIF Section office, will receive an award and be honored at their sport’s State Championship or at an event of the recipient’s choosing.
      A model coach demonstrates and teaches the six core ethical values:  trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and good citizenship (the “Six Pillars of Character”). The CIF believes that the highest potential of sports is achieved when teachers/coaches consciously Teach, Enforce, Advocate and Model (T.E.A.M.) these values and are committed to the ideal of Pursuing Victory with Honorsm.
     “In education based athletics there is more to participating than just winning and losing. We honor and
recognize those coaches who teach student-athletes not only the skills needed to excel, but also those who are dedicated to teaching them the values of Pursuing Victory with Honor and the Six Pillars of Character," said CIF Executive Director Roger L. Blake.

Josh Davenport (Notre Dame HS) Basketball
Davenport has been on the Notre Dame coaching staff for the past 20 years. He teaches his players lifelong lessons and he has instilled in his athletes that hard work and dedication will help you to attain your goals in life. He constantly coaches his team with enthusiasm and praise and it never matters what the scoreboard says. He works tirelessly to make his teams successful on and off the court while keeping sportsmanship in perspective.  Davenport has made an outstanding contribution not only to basketball, but the overall development of every athlete that has played for him.

Mike Janda (Bellarmine College Prep) Football
In addition to his 28 years as head coach of the Bellarmine Football Team, Janda also teaches Chemistry. As a role model, to athletes and coaches alike, he displays the best qualities of humility, respect and graciousness. He teaches his players that football is something far more important than a win-loss record. Instead they are taught to respect their opponent for all that they will bring to the field of competition, to be gracious in defeat and demonstrate humility in victory.  Always it is about the whole person being developed, not just working on athletic skills. Janda has been a champion for insuring a great experience for each and every athlete in his program.

Matt Sandora (Andrew P. Hill HS) Volleyball
Sandora has been the Andrew P. Hill High School Girls Volleyball Coach for the past 10 years. He leads by example and sets a standard that encourages student involvement. He constantly emphasizes team play over winning and he makes it a priority for all players to play in each game whenever possible. Students learn how commitment, the setting of personnel goals, learning to work with others, and how assessing your own performance will guide you in a positive direction in developing your own philosophy and the standards by which you wish to be judged. Sandora is a man of personal integrity, honesty and compassion.  Student-athletes want to be a part of his program.

Notre Dame Salinas and Salinas High School
Girls Basketball--Respect, Responsibility, Caring Citizenship

During a very intense basketball game recently, a serious injury occurred for one of the Salinas High School Cowboys and an ambulance was necessary to transport her and attend to her injury. . As the teams waited to see how the young lady was doing, the girls from both teams on their own and in order to show their concern for the injured Cowboy, gathered on the court together to pray for her. The SHS player injured is recovered now from her injuries so that is always good news, , but this spontaneous show of caring at a very emotional and scarey time is what high school sports is all about.

Terri (Notre Dame Salinas Athletic Director),

Attached is a picture sent to me by one of my parents.  I think the compassion and support my girls received from your team represents Pursuing Victory with Honor in a truly magnificent way. As I looked at both teams while waiting for medical personnel to arrive, it was obvious there was great concern and fear for my player.  The most important goal at the beginning of that night was to compete in a basketball game.  That goal took a back seat to the serious injury and deep concern for my athlete.  The fact that Notre Dame and Salinas were able to put aside an intense basketball rivalry for something more important shows our youth’s character and compassion. 

In four short weeks, we will lace them up again and battle in another game, but no lesson learned in that basketball game will ever be more important than the lesson we witnessed that night.  In 18 years of coaching, I have not seen something so kind, emotional and compassionate.  Although, I don’t think it was recognition your team was seeking that night, I truly believe they saw another athlete injured and an opponent team hurting and they reached out to let my team know everything was going to be alright.  At that moment, they were no longer two teams in an intense battle, but one team of athletes coming together for the concern of another.   I think recognition of the girls’ actions that night, through CCS, sends an awesome message to others.  Thank you for everything.

Ken Anderson, SHS Girls Basketball Coach            

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