Tom Caffrey has stepped down as football coach at Heritage Christian because of health reasons, but will remain at the school as athletic director and a history teacher.
Caffrey, 63, has diabetes and high blood pressure and said he has decided to quit coaching. He has been a football coach for 37 years, including a 24-year stint at Whittier Christian, where he guided the Heralds to four Southern Section titles. His overall record was 200-83.
He resigned as the Patriots' baseball coach at the end of the 1997 season. His son, Paul, graduates from Heritage Christian next month.
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El Modena boys' basketball Coach Joe Roussel will not return next season.
Vanguards' Athletic Director Don Mott said he and Roussel, a walk-on coach, came to a mutual agreement over Roussel's departure.
"We have decided we want a coach on campus and he could not do that," Mott said.
Roussel's five-year record was 54-52. The Vanguards were 12-14 last season, but finished tied for second in the Century League behind Villa Park.
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Leticia Oseguera and Sabrina Roberson, who played for UC Irvine women's basketball team, have been invited to the Los Angeles Sparks tryout camp this weekend at Loyola Marymount.
Oseguera, a 5-foot-11 forward, was a three-year starter and averaged 14.1 points last season. She is the school's career rebound leader and was second in career points.
Roberson, a 5-8 guard, was also a three-year starter and averaged 8.9 points last season. She was one of the Big West Conference's top defenders and had 113 career steals.
