2018 August PASO Magazine

BEARCAT COUNTRY
Fall Sports Season Kicks Off at Local High Schools
Catching Up with the Bearcats and Eagles
By Meagan Friberg
For student-athletes, there is no such thing
as Summer Break. It takes dedication,
drive and lots of practice to stay in shape.
With the fall sports season just around the
corner, and non-conference games for some
teams kicking off in mid-August, athletes and
coaches are putting in their time on the fields,
courts and tracks across Northern San Luis
Obispo County.
Recently, I had the chance to chat with Paso
Robles High School’s Director of Athletics
Anthony Morales, and Templeton High School’s
Director of Athletics Lindsay Franklin to get
their take on the upcoming fall sports season.
It was nice to catch up with them, and learn
a bit about what we can look forward to with
the Bearcats and Eagles as the 2018-19 school
year begins.
Student-Athletes & Coaches
For fall, Paso Robles High
School athletes will participate
in Men and Women’s Cross
Country, Football, Women’s
Golf, Women’s Tennis, Women’s
Volleyball, Cheer, and Men
and Women’s Water Polo. At
Templeton High School, athletes
will participate in Football,
Cheer, Cross Country, Women’s
Tennis and Women’s Volleyball.
Head coaches for the Bearcats
include: Ivan Huff (Cross
Country, 35+ seasons), JR
Reynolds (Football, two years as interim, with
this being first official season as head coach),
Kevin LeClair (Women’s Golf, 1st season),
Laura Clowes (Women’s Tennis, 18th season),
Sophie Flemion (Women’s Volleyball, 1st season),
Duane McRoy (Men’s Water Polo, 20th
season) and Grant East (Women’s Water Polo,
third season).
For the Eagles, head coaches include: Tyler
Lane (Football, 3rd season), Erin Farley (Cheer,
1st season), Mary K Housinger (Women’s Tennis,
5th season), and Cameron Schaeffer (Women’s
Volleyball, fourth season). At press time, the
head coach position for THS Cross Country is
open – applications are being accepted.
Central Coast Athletic Association
Both PRHS and THS are part of the Central
Coast Athletic Association. The Bearcats will be
competing in the CCAA Mountain League for
all fall sports, according to Morales. The Eagles,
according to Franklin, will participate in the
CCAA Ocean League for Football, Cross Country
and Women’s Tennis, whereas the Women’s
Volleyball team will be competing
in the Mountain League.
Are any of the teams defending
championship titles from last year?
Glad you asked! The PRHS Men’s
Cross Country and Football teams
won PAC-8 League titles last fall.
Over at THS, the Women’s Volleyball
team won the Los Padres
League last fall. Over the next several
months, it will become clear
which teams will be in the running
to earn titles this season.
Community Support for Student-Athletes
When asked what they’d like our readers to
know about the student-athletes at their schools
and why it’s important to lend support to the
Bearcats and Eagles, Morales and Franklin were
both quick to respond.
“We encourage our entire community to
Anthony Morales
come out and support all athletic/co-curricular
programs,” Morales said. “PRJUSD offers
the BEST facilities for our community to enjoy
while supporting our youth. In addition, this is
a great way for our community to get together,
while observing PRJUSD’s finest from within
our entire PRJUSD student body. [We have] a
rich history and a strong track record of putting
student excellence first. We believe that we are
one team working towards the one dream of
ensuring our students success. Without a doubt,
[the Bearcats] always enjoy the moments when
members of our
community come
out and support
them.”
Franklin would
like everyone to
consider attending
the Eagles’ games,
support THS athletes
and be part of
the greater sense of
the local community.
“We call our
territory ‘Eagle
Lindsay Franklin
Country’ and our athletes and alumni are very
proud of the traditions we uphold,” Franklin
said. “Whether it’s football on Friday nights,
or girls’ volleyball or tennis on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, our athletes are very appreciative
of those who come out to support their sport.
Once you come out for a few games, our athletes
welcome you and make the extra effort to make
sure you are a part of the tight group known as
‘Eagle Country’!”
Find the complete fall schedule for individual
sports at MaxPreps.com or go to the Athletics
Page at the high school’s website…and support
your local student-athletes!
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