Current coaches Dean Honma of Cupertino and Rodney Carlson of Prospect and retired coaches Gary Brinck of Westmont and Lynn Dyche of Oak Grove were among those recognized by the Central Coast Section (CCS) at the end of the fall sports season.

Honma, a girls field hockey coach for the Pioneers, and Carlson, a girls volleyball coach for the Panthers, were among the winners of the 2002 CCS Fall Sports Honor Coaches Awards. Other honor coaches included Carlos Saldivar, James Lick cross country coach; Dan Navarro, Mountain View football coach; Ben Neveras, Yerba Buena girls tennis coach; and Deke Rowell, Los Altos boys water polo coach.

Brinck and Dyche joined Terri Sonniksen of Notre Dame­Salinas as winners of CCS Distinguished Service Awards.

Brinck, a Los Gatos resident, recently retired from his teaching position at Westmont. He had been a teacher and coach at the school since 1963 and was the Westmont athletic director for 32 years. He led his Westmont basketball teams to seven league titles and two CCS championships while running up 403 victories over 38 years of coaching.


Scholarships

TeamUSA/Youth is accepting nominations from soccer coaches for its youth soccer scholarship program. Scholarships, ranging from $400 to $2,000, provide young players the opportunity to play internationally.

To nominate players, coaches should visit www.uss
port.us/scholarship. Eligible players must have been born between 1984 and 1990. Nominated players must complete an essay to be considered.

For more information on TeamUSA/Youth, visit www.teamusayouth.org.


All-comer meets

Los Gatos will host all-comer track and field meets each Saturday through March 1 at the high school track. Field events begin at 12:30 p.m., and running events start at 1 p.m. The fee is $3 per athlete for unlimited events and $2 for spectators. The divisions include women/girls, high school boys, open men and masters men (over 40). For more information, call Willie Harmatz at 408.354.7365 or 408.206.9973.


Contacting sports

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