CIF-SS BULLETIN VOL. 67, NO. 1 FALL 2004 For Full CIF-SS Spring Playoff Results See pages 12-15, 17-21. See MARKETING UPDATE, page 3 Serving High School Athletics Since 1913 Page 2 CIF-SS BULLETIN -- Fall 2004 CIF-SS COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES PRESIDENT'S April 29, 2004 MESSAGE The April meeting of the CIF Southern Section School was called to order by President Paul Breit at E. Mickey McNamee – San Marino High 9:01 a.m. at The Grand in Long Beach, CA. All School leagues were present with the exception of At- F. Mike Wunderley – Valley Christian High WHO Large Debbie Tate, At-Large Dr. Carol Osbrink, School ARE At-Large Dr. Tracy Brennan, Coast Valley, STATE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Freedom, Horizon, International, Valley and A. Bob McGuire – La Mirada High School "WE"? Victory. B. Hal Harkness – Retired Commissioner 1. ADOPT AGENDA – It was moved, seconded LAUSD and State Track Rules Interpreter and passed to adopt the agenda. 4. CIF STATE FEDERATED COUNCIL MAY 2. MINUTES – It was moved, seconded and ACTION ITEMS – John Dahlem, President- By Dr. John Dahlem, President passed to approve the minutes of the CIF-SS Elect, presented the following agenda items for CIF-SS Executive Committee Council meeting of March 11, 2004. the May CIF State Federated Council Meeting in The CIF Southern Section is the largest of 3. SPECIAL PRESENTATION – Jim Staunton, order to give Southern Section delegates voting Commissioner, introduced those receiving the direction: ten sections in the state of California, which Distinguished Service, Hall of Fame and State A. Administrative Regulations for the CIF range in size from six member schools in CIF Distinguished Service awards: Statewide Marketing Plan - vote to send the Oakland Section to 553 schools in the DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: delegates uninstructed. CIF-SS. We are also the largest athletic A. Espiridon “Speed” Castillo – Area Liaison/ B. Revision of By-Law 204 - A proposal to organization in the United States that oper- Official revise language of By-Law 204 “Waiver of the ates under the governance of the National B. Donn Clickard – Atascadero High School charge of a semester of attendance” - vote to Federation of State High School Associa- & Executive Committee member support. tions (NFHS). We all can be proud of our size C. Dr. Liza Scruggs – Executive Committee C. Revision of By-Law 223 - Intra- member interdistrict Transfers/Open Enrollment - vote to and organization that serves close to D. Dave Walesiak – Glendora High School support. 300,000 student-athletes. We have 83 HALL OF FAME: D. Revision of By-Law 600 - A proposal to leagues in locations from Lee Vining in the A. Tom Danley – Anahein Union High School revise By-Law 600 in order to provide more North, Avalon to the South, Morro Bay to the District clarity - vote to support. West and Twentynine Palms in the East. B. Richard Emard – Temecula Valley High 5. OFFICIALS’ FEES COMMITTEE PROPOSAL There are 10 counties in the CIF-SS, 171,200 School – Ralph Trigstead, Chairperson, reviewed the square miles and 230 cities. Our schools C. Susan Hall – Kennedy High School proposed 2004-07 Officials’ Fee Committee (See COUNCIL MINUTES page 22) range in size from almost 5,000 to under 15 D. Dr. Tebb Kusserow – Santa Monica High students. Some of our schools are located within a few street blocks of each other while California Interscholastic Federation some have to travel over 360 miles for a Southern Section league game. The favorite school colors 10932 Pine Street are blue and gold and the most popular Los Alamitos, CA 90720 mascot...the Eagles. We have a school with an Earwig as a mascot and one with colors (562) 493-9500 * FAX (562) 493-6266 of salmon and teal. The CIF-SS member- ship also includes special education OFFICERS schools, a school for the deaf, schools for Dr. John Dahlem, Principal the arts, American Indian schools, and Loara High School, President schools with incarcerated students. Sixty percent of the schools are public and forty Earl Haugen, Director of Pupil Services percent are private or parochial. There are Downey USD, President-Elect 20 all boys schools and 25 all girls schools along with 19 boarding schools. We have 8,000 coaches and 6,000 officials to cover Paul Breit, Principal on Assignment 23 sports for boys and girls with an esti- Pomona USD, Past-President mated half million athletic contests. The CIF office awards over 95,000 certificates, tro- Susana Arce, Assistant Principal phies, patches and medals for champion- Nordhoff High School ship events. Treasurer All of this is done with the main CIF-SS James Staunton, Ed.D., Commissioner of Athletics mission in mind of preparing student-ath- letes to practice ethical behavior including fair play, integrity and obedience to rules. BULLETIN EDITOR Thom Simmons, Sports Information Director THE CIF-SS IS "YOU", THE DEDICATED STUDENT-ATHLETE, COACH, EDITORIAL ASSISTANT VOLUNTEER, OFFICIAL, PARENT, Sharon Hodge, CIF-SS Secretary ADMINSTRATOR, COMMUNITY MEMBER AND DEDICATED OFFICE Bulletin published three times yearly by CIF Southern Section STAFF THAT MAKE ATHLETIC COMPETITION POSSIBLE. CIF-SS BULLETIN -- Fall 2004 Page 3 SOUTHERN SECTION MARKETING UPDATE REMEMBER TO DO YOUR PART: COMMISSIONER'S SUPPORT BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM CORNER As we begin another year of strong support from our Business Partners, we’d like to remind our athletic director’s and event manager’s of the important methods our schools can use to support the nearly $500,000 in revenue producing relationships. Champions Here are a few ways you can support our efforts: for Character 1. TOYOTA Championship Banner: Required at all post-season football and basketball games hosted by your school, you are asked to display the banner the entire football season and then throughout the rest of the school year in your gymnasium. Many of you have multiple banners from the first three years of our partnership with Toyota and an By James Staunton, Ed.D. additional banner will be distributed on Football Pairings Day in November. CIF-SS Commissioner of Athletics 2. Sponsor logo slick: Once again provided on the forms disk in your fall package, please Just four short years ago Southern Section include this one page “thank you” to our sponsors in your football, basketball and other joined the State Office and the Josephson programs. Institute to create Pursuing Victory with 3. Playoff PA Announcements: Required at ALL post-season events hosted by your Honor. Since it was introduced, school school, this is a very valuable tool that helps justify our sponsorships. Please ensure Boards have adopted its principles, they are read in entirety at each playoff event. leagues have recognized athletes who 4. Gatorade jugs at post-season games: Only Gatorade jugs or jugs with no advertising are exemplary in their sportsmanship, may be utilized at CIF Southern Section playoff events. Your assistance with compliance officials have embraced it and we have to this requirement is appreciated and needed. seen fewer ejection reports in the office. 5. Business Opportunities: When you are seeking quotes or new relationships, please Most importantly, principles of keep our business partners – Sport Chalet/Bassco Team Sales, Gatorade beverages, sportsmanship, ethical behavior and Neff Patches and Banners – in mind and give them a shot to earn your business. And honesty are back where they belong in remember to say why you thought to give them a call! high school athletics. Thanks once again for your assistance. This year we once again have twelve returning We still have a long way to go. Making business partners, including five renewals to previous agreements. Your support works cultural change is difficult and takes time. as we continue to generate revenues three-times greater than the annual school dues The market forces at work in the athletic raise. world still seduce parents and athletes into questionable behavior. While referee BASSCO becomes division of SPORT CHALET reports are down, we still have work to do in teaching athletes how to behave on our Sport Chalet, the official sporting good dealer of the Southern Section, announced on fields and in our gyms. August 2nd that they had acquired long-time regional team sporting goods provider Bassco. The Van Nuys based team dealer will allow Sport Chalet to greatly enhance their Your Ethics in Sports Committee realized team sales service by adding Bassco’s one-location production and distribution strength that talking about sportsmanship was only to their efforts. Sport Chalet’s regional team sales force will continue to service the half of the process. The Section needed to Southern Section team needs but with a greatly enhance service ability. recognize those athletes who, day in and day out did their best to play within the rules Welcome aboard to Bassco, the teams sales division of Sport Chalet. and treat each other with respect. As a result of considerable work, more than a OFFICIAL BALLS FOR 2005 few donations and more time than we could log, we proudly announce Remember the following balls are required for use in all post-season games. The NFHS “Champions for Character” a celebration stamp is required in all sports except golf and tennis. of what is best in high school sport. On the occasion of our first Council meeting this Official Ball per sport: October, we will host a luncheon • Baseball: Rawlings CIF-SS Must be this specific ball model. celebration honoring people we admire • Boys Basketball: Spalding TF1000 Wide Channel NFHS for their commitment to Pursuing Victory Spalding TF1000 Infusion Wide Channel NFHS with Honor. Eighteen athletes, 10 officials, • Girls Basketball: Spalding TF1000 28.5 NFHS 9 administrators and a member of the Spalding TF1000 Infusion 28.5 NFHS media will be recognized in front of their • Football (2): Spalding TF-100 NFHS, Spalding J5V NFHS friends, peers and school leaders.