Sartoris stepped in and examined the current state of community college sports in California. Sartoris, who went 111-63-1 at Glendale college and served as the college’s men’s athletic director for a number of years, is in his second year as commissioner of the Southern California Football Assn.
Sartoris wanted to remain a part of junior college athletics.
“I retired as athletic director in 2006, but I wanted to stay active in athletics and at Glendale Community College,” said Sartoris, who played football at the University of Washington. “There are 107 community colleges in the state, and 100 participate in athletics.
“We have the opportunity to help the student-athletes develop and give them an opportunity to move on. The community college is a tremendous vehicle to get an education and put them in an environment where they have an opportunity to show what they can do.”
Sartoris, who coached Bob Gagliano, Andy Reid, Bill Stokes and others while at Glendale college, cited several examples of players who took advantage of playing or coaching at the junior college level. Among those included are George Brett, Duke Snider, Jackie Robinson, John Madden, Tom Flores, Joe Gibbs and Bill Walsh.
“One of the things I look for is being able to be a good example to the younger people,” said Sartoris, who has the most wins in the program’s history. “It’s about sportsmanship, integrity and athletics.”
EBERHART, NITROS STILL RELISHING FIRST WIN
Things couldn’t have looked better for Glendale High’s team during halftime of a nonleague home game against South Pasadena on Thursday. The Nitros raced to the locker room with a 21-7 halftime lead and appeared in complete control.
