Congratulations to Tom Jaeger

West's own girls soccer coach - Tom Jaeger - has been named the 2009 US Youth Soccer Coach of the Year for Region IV.

With this very prestigious award, USYSA is honoring Tom as one of the top four girls' coaches in the nation! Tom is also a finalist for US Youth Soccer's NATIONAL Coach of the Year to be announced at the end of next month.

US Youth Soccer is the governing body for soccer in the United States, with over 3 million youth soccer players registered. It is divided into four regions: East, Midwest, South and Far West. This award names Tom as the top girls' coach of USYSA's Far West Region IV made up of 13 states, including Alaska, Arizona, Northern California, Southern California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Tom was selected for his outstanding contributions to youth soccer in the areas of player development, personal coaching development, sportsmanship, program success, dedication to the game, longevity to the program, and community involvement.

Congratulations Tom!

All-State Football

Congratulations to the following football players. Being named all-state in any fashion puts you in an elite club.

1st Team

Sal Herrera - Running Back

2nd Team

Trent Gallegos - Offensive Tackle
Cole Pittman - Wide Receiver
Phil Tolley - Defensive Back

Honorable Mention

Scott Kryskalla
Conner Kryskalla
Shane Kuenzie

All very deserving. We're proud of all of you.

Congratulations: Volleyball

Congratulations to all-region volleyball selection Meredith Coba. Meredith was selected as the all-region setter.

Great job Meredith.

Congratulations: All-Region Football

Congratulations to the following all-region football players:

Offensive Linemen: Trent Gallegos and Connor Kyrskalla.
Running Back: Sal Herrera
Defensive Lineman: Lochlin Deeks
Linebacker: Shane Kuenzi
Cornerback: Phil Tolley

Great job guys. Great season.

Congratulations: All-region soccer

Congratulations to midfielder Malia Kawamura and defender Marina Watson who were selected to the all-region girls soccer team.

On the boys side, all-region honors go to forward Marcos Cuellar and defender Nicholas Vrontakis.

Congratulations to Malia, Marina, Marcos, and Nicholas.

CVC Invitational Swim Meet Canceled

The CVC Invitational Swim meet scheduled for the Kroc Center on 12/12/09 has been canceled.

Winter Postponements

Postponing things during the winter is always tough. In order our concerns are:

1. safety
2. safety
3. safety
4. chances of postponement once we get to our destination and the lost class time incurred with no contest taking place
5. chances of postponement once we get to our destination and the cost incurred as a result