Terry Espinosa: Going to the Mat for the Trojans
Few coaches have made more of an impact on Alisal High School sports than Terry Epinosa, who led the Trojan wrestling team to four league championships and the 1975 Central Coast Section Title before ...
28 Nov 202227min
Roberto Rodríguez: A Daily Inspiration for Alisal Youth
Born in Michoacán, México, Roberto Rodriguez-Flores came to Salinas at age 7, his father and grandfather part of the Bracero Program for temporary workers to labor in the fields. Following his graduat...
21 Nov 202223min
Willie Barcena: Laying Down the Truth on Stage
Willie Barcena is one of the sharpest minds in comedy, using universal material that appeals to a wide audience. His security guard, plumber, roofer and limo driver gigs gave him a background for his ...
14 Nov 202233min
Jason Ludwig: Helping Underprivileged Youth Through Basketball
Proving that great coaches do more than blow whistles and plan strategy, Jason Ludwig strives to make an even greater impact off the court. As an assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of ...
11 Nov 202227min
Art Hunsdorfer: For the Love of the Game
A high school administrator with a history of coaching and guiding kids for more than three decades, Art Hunsdorfer bleeds the purple and gold of Salinas High School. Over the course of 33 years at SH...
11 Nov 202223min
Jean Ashen: Giving it Her All for the Viking Spirit
Jean Ashen has seen many athletes come through North Salinas in her 30-plus years as athletic director, and has affected each and every one of them in at least some small way. Perhaps the most respect...
11 Nov 202227min
Brian Vasquez: Coming Home to Change a Culture
Former Everett Alvarez High School Eagle Brian Vazquez returned to the campus where he earned a Division I athletic scholarship in 2004 – becoming the new Athletic Director in 2017. Knowing he had one...
11 Nov 202220min
