It hasn’t gotten the best of reviews but watching the De La Salle of Concord-based movie “When The Game Stands Tall” this weekend was an enjoyable experience and should be for anyone who has been following California high school football for many years.
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Multi-Sport State Coaching Leaders
For the first time, we present an anchor home for instant access to the Cal-Hi Sports state record lists for coaching wins in football, boys basketball, girls basketball, baseball and softball. All records have now been updated through the 2022 football season. Go inside for all the details.
DLS Hall of Fame to induct five
De La Salle High of Concord has announced its inductees to the Spartan Athletic Hall of Fame, which includes two teams, five individual student-athletes and one long-time supporter.
Girls BB: Carondelet’s Gartner honored
Careful researching of the career record of Carondelet (Concord) head coach Margaret Gartner shows she had 10 more career wins than she thought she had entering the 2013-2014 season
FB: Halloween at De La Scary
The beat goes on at De La Salle and the Spartans look so good it’s scary As Shakespeare once wrote in Hamlet Act I. “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” With respect to the football program at state top-ranked Concord De La Salle, that’s part of the gospel. Anyone that doubts […]
FB: DLS RB Tautalatasi Questionable
Injury may sideline Spartans star in ESPNU match-up Friday with St. Mary’s of Stockton It hasn’t been made official, but it looks like Arizona State-committed De La Salle (Concord) star running back Dasmond Tautalatasi may not suit up up for the ESPNU nationally-televised game in Stockton on Friday night against St. Mary’s. Tautalatasi, a preseason […]
FB: Preseason rankings follow-up
Now that our preseason state football rankings have been released, it’s time to sulk it all in and dig a bit deeper for what it all means. For the most part, preseason positioning in a combination of recent success, returning personnel, and early games on the docket.
Ladouceur hangs up head coaching whistle after 34 seasons
It becomes official at Friday press conference in the theater on De La Salle’s campus. He’ll be replaced by offensive assistant Justin Alumbaugh, one of his former players.By Mark Tennis.
First article on Ladouceur was revealing
Our founder, the late Nelson Tennis, loved to look over a copy of Contra Costa Times page from Feb. 11, 1979 that introduced 24-year-old Bob Ladouceur as the new head coach at De La Salle. His quotes at the time are surprising given what he accomplished over the next 34 seasons in a head coaching […]
