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Esperanza names Nick Heinle as interim football coach

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By Dan Albano Verified
| The Sacramento Bee Verified
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Esperanza has selected Nick Heinle as its interim football coach, Aztecs principal Kelly Molina announced to players and families. Heinle served as defensive coordinator under Esperanza coach JP Presley, who submitted his resignation after four seasons. Heinle played football at Fountain Valley and Chapman University.
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Flag football standout Ava Irwin of JSerra transfers to Sierra Canyon Original

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By Dan Albano Verified
| The Orange County Register Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now A second Orange County girls flag football standout has transferred to Sierra Canyon. JSerra’s Ava Irwin, who earned The Register’s Orange County player of the year as a freshman in 2025, has enrolled at Sierra Canyon, Trailblazers athletic director Jon Ellinghouse confirmed Thursday.
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Galen Diaz, Jay Mericle celebrated for coaching run with Esperanza aquatics Original

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By Dan Albano Verified
| The Orange County Register Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now ANAHEIM — One of the most enduring and respected coaching tandems in Orange County aquatics has retired at Esperanza. Boys water polo and boys swimming coach Galen Diaz, and his longtime assistant coach Jay Mericle, completed their final meet for the Aztecs last month at the CIF-SS swimming championships at Mt. SAC.
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