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Four athletes and one coach will be inducted Nov. 7 into the Mt. Diablo High School Sports Hall of Fame as the Class of 2015. They were elected from a field of 25 nominees and will bring to 77 the number of athletes, coaches, staff and teams since the 2003 inaugural class. Co-chairs Lou Adamo and Al Hagerstrand announced the results of voting that picked Ron Walsh, Mike Connors and James “Buddy” King from the 1960s and Joe Nelms from the 80s as athletes and coach Bruce Iversen to comprise the 12th class of Sports Hall of Fame inductees for the area’s oldest school. Reflective of their eras, all four athletes were multi-sports performers with Connors “only” playing two sports while the others were threesport standouts.
MIKE CONNORS (CLASS OF 1967 FOOTBALL AND SWIMMING) A four-year varsity letter winner in swimming Connors capped his career as DVAL butterfly champion in 1967. He also played two years of varsity football. He went on to get all-Golden Gate Conference honors two years at Diablo Valley College including for the 1968 league football champions. This led to a scholarship at Weber State in 1969 where he played guard, tackle and tight end on the offensive line. He played in 1971 as a senior at Chico State for the Far West Conference champion Wildcats. He was honorable mention all-West Coast and played in the Camellia Bowl against Boise State.
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THE LEAGUE CHAMPION MT. DIABLO HIGH BASEBALL TEAM OF 1959 featured a star-studded team and coach Bruce Iversen. Both the team and head coach are now in the Mt. Diablo Sports Hall of Fame. The Red Devils included, front row from left, student manager Ron Churchman, Herb Denton, Paul Chaplick, Bill Stone, Bob Armstrong; middle row, Eddy Johnson, Ron Rose, Lee Grichuhin, Marty Piscovich, Dennis Treadway, Don Barfus; back row, Larry Leimone, Dan Barney, Bud Peebles, Jim Liggett, Ron Lichti, Dwain Adams, Tom Brown and coach Iversen.
Brown, Chuck Midland, Dennis Treadway, Bud Peebles, Bill Stone and Lee Grichuhin the Red Devils were undefeated in DVAL play and 11 players hit over .300 that season. The year before they were league cochamps with Las Lomas but went one step further in ’59. Mt. Diablo won 11 DVAL championships between 1956 and 1966. Iversen was just four years removed from his Stanford undergraduate days when he began coaching at MDHS. His 1959 team was put into the
school’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. Liggett, Piscovich, Adams and Brown are also previous MDHS Hall of Fame inductees.
BUDDY KING (1969 FOOTBALL, WRESTLING AND BASEBALL) Buddy King was DVAL lineman of the year as a senior after getting all-league recognition on offense and defense. King was named to both the Contra Costa-Alameda and North-South Shrine All-Star games. The Concord Transcript named him a member of the 1960s All Decade Team. He won the P. J. Kramer Award in 1969. He was a two-year varsity MDHS athlete in football, baseball and wrestling. King attended Clemson University in South Carolina on scholarship and played offensive guard from 1970-72 for Tigers football.
JOE NELMS (1983 FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL) BRUCE IVERSEN Nelms was a versatile three(1956-59 BASEBALL COACH) sport athlete for the Red DevLong-time high school ils who went on to Cal Berkesports observers remember the ley where he played three years late Bruce Iversen as the sucfor the Golden Bears, earning cessful Clayton Valley High basketball coach for several JOE NELMS (88) was a three- all-Pacific 10 football honors decades. Before CVHS even sport standout at Mt. Diablo as a senior in 1988. He was opened he was making his before graduating in 1983. drafted in the 11th round by the Chicago Bears and played mark at Mt. Diablo. His 1959 He played football for one in a pre-season NFL game. He baseball team is considered as year at DVC and then letperhaps the greatest in school tered three years for the Cal was a Red Devils three-year lethistory. With standouts such as Bears from 1886-88. Nelms terman in basketball and two Jim Liggett, Ron Lichti, Dwain was drafted by the Chicago years each in football and baseball. He was football defensive Adams, Marty Piscovich, Tom Bears of the NFL.
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Concord High School is looking for head varsity wrestling and boys tennis coaches. Athletic director Megan Coddington says the coaches receive a stipend. Candidates must fulfill MDUSD fingerprinting, have current TB test, be First Aid/CPR certified and complete NFHS or ASEP principles of coaching and NFHS concussion courses. Send resume to Coddington at coddingtonm@mdusd.org.
MT. DIABLO WORLD CUP UNDERWAY FOR 43 TEAMS
The seventh annual Mt. Diablo World Cup tournament for under 10, 12 and 14 boys and girls MDSA divisions concludes pool play this weekend with quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals next weekend, Oct. 31-Nov. 1. The Cup culminates the AYSO fall soccer season with berths in the Area 2C tournament in November at stake for the top finishers. For details on the World Cup visit mdsoccer.org.
DIABLO FC OFFERING FREE SOCCER CLINICS IN DECEMBER
Diablo FC is offering free soccer clinics for ages 5-12 this December. Each clinic will be run by the Diablo FC professional coaching staff. All levels of players are encouraged to come to improve skills while having fun. Visit diablofc.org for dates, times and to register online.
HALLOWEEN KICK OR TREAT CLASSIC THIS WEEKEND
Over 70 teams will be playing in the 17th annual Halloween Kick or Treat Classic hosted by Diablo FC this weekend, Oct. 24-25, in Concord. Boys and girls under 9, 10 and 11 premier, gold, silver and bronze teams will be playing soccer for two days and also participating in the annual Halloween Costume Contest which brings out some very creative, humorous and scary looks. For more information visit diablofc.org.
PICKLEBALL DROP-IN PROGRAM COMING TO CONCORD
Pickleball is a racket sport that combines elements of tennis, table tennis and badminton. It’s played with two to four players on a court about half the size of a tennis court with wooden paddles and a plastic whiffle ball. One of the fastest growing
player of the week and captain of the basketball team his senior year. He garnered all-league honors in all three sports. He was also drafted twice by the Kansas City Royals baseball team.
RON WALSH (1966 FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL) The team captain and catcher for the 1966 DVAL championship baseball team under coach Steve Bordi, Walsh was a three-year letter winner in baseball and two each in football and basketball. He was selected to play on the Contra Costa All-Star football team and was all-DVAL in baseball as a senior. He won the P.J. Kramer Award in 1966. He went on to play for the Hall of Fame 1966 Diablo Valley College football team which lost only once, to City College of San Francisco led by O.J. Simpson. His DVC football career was interrupted by service in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam. The honorees will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Zio Fraedo’s in Pleasant Hill. Tickets at $50 for the dinner are on sale by calling Adamo at (925) 212-9332 or mailing payment to MDHSSHOF c/o Larry Prosper, 3718 Hillsborough Dr., Concord 94520. Proceeds from the event help fund the girls and boys sports programs at Mt. Diablo.
sports among adults of all ages, pickleball is especially popular with young adults and adults nearing or in their retirement years. To receive information on pickleball drop-in programs five days a week (including some evenings and Saturday) at Willow Pass Park tennis courts in Concord visit teamsideline.com/concord or call 671-3423.
CHEERLEADING BEING ADDED AS HIGH SCHOOL SPORT IN 2017-18
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that will classify cheerleading as a competitive CIF sport beginning in 2017-18. The state organization will come up with the rules, policies and standards to allow schools to compete. A season for cheerleading will be decided and students will be subject to the same eligibility and transfer rules as other sports. “One of the major goals in this process will be to develop guidelines for competitive cheer programs that our member schools can implement, meet the standards and be compliant with Title IX,” said CIF Executive Director Roger Blake in a statement.
DE LA SALLE PLAYER PICKED FOR ARMY ALL-AMERICAN BOWL
Senior tight end Devin Asiasi of De La Salle has been selected for the prestigious 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Jan. 9 in the San Antonio Alamodome. The game’s website says, “A big and physical presence, Asiasi has been one of the premier players at the tight end position, regardless of class, for the last two seasons. He is the consensus best tight end on the West Coast. He possesses a premier combination of size, athleticism and blocking and catching ability; he is as complete a tight end to come from the West in some time.” The game will be telecast live on NBC. Kahlil McKenzie from Clayton Valley Charter played in the 2015 Bowl. He was Asiasi’s teammate in 2013 at De La Salle.
WINTER PROGRAMS OPEN AT ALL OUT SPORTS LEAGUES
Winter programs are now open for signups in Clayton offered by All Out Sports Leagues. Youth basketball signups are taking place with the league starting Jan. 9. Thanksgiving and Christmas break basketball clinics for boys and girls in first through 10th grades are also accepting signups. Blaze competitive team tryouts for baseball, basketball and girls volleyball are upcoming later this year. For complete information on All Out Sports programs, visit alloutsportsleague.com.