San Gabriel HC Jude Oliva
Welcome to Awards Season.
In 2010 Oliva proved he could make the hard calls. Disciplining players and changing key parts of his staff mid-season to guide the Matadors to a 5-5 record and only four combined points away from an undefeated Almont League season.
In 2011 a 1-4 start had bloggers questioning him and the young staff he put in place, but a funny thing happened to all the doubters; they disappeared.
Going 5-0 and winning league has a tendency to shut people up. An eight game winning streak has a way of keeping them quiet. A 29-28 victory in the semifinals against a team that had beaten them 59-6 at home and a spot in the Mid-Valley Division finals makes everyone your friend.
Guess who’s a genius suddenly? We’ll let time decide whether or not Coach O is a genius, but a 9-5 record with a CIF title appearance does make you the Mid Valley Sports, Mid Valley Division Coach of the Year.
(Mid-Valley Division Offensive Assistant of the Year: Arroyo’s Chris MacMillan)
(Southeast Division Offensive Assistant of the Year: Pasadena’s Mike McKay)
(Mid-Valley Division Defensive Assistant of the Year: Monrovia’s Craig Schuster)
(Southeast Division Defensive Assistant of the Year: West Covina’s Jason Heilman)
(Mid-Valley Division Newcomer of the Year: El Monte’s Brandon Martinez)
(Southeast Division Newcomer of the Year: La Serna’s Frankie Palmer)
(Tuesday Southeast Division Coach of the Year)
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