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Philadelphia Eagles Coach Andy Reid shook up his staff on Tuesday with the firing of defensive coordinator Juan Castillo following his team's 23-20 home loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, in which the Eagles squandered a 20-6 lead in the fourth quarter. Castillo was replaced with secondary coach Todd Bowles. “I want to make it clear that I have nothing but the ultimate respect for Juan Castillo as a coach and as a person,” Reid, who played for Glendale Community College, said in a press conference on Tuesday announcing the change.

    Before the Marshall High football team could even settle into Saturday night's game against St. Genevieve, it was down by two scores.   The Valiants went up by two touchdowns less than two minutes into the game, which was played at Sun Valley Poly High , and it only got worse as the Eagles fell, 49-6.   “It took all 11 guys on every side of the ball to lose this one,” Marshall Coach James Zall said.

GLENDALE — The following are updates on local athletes at the collegiate level. Danny Casey (Glendale Community College, 2009) Concordia baseball senior : Casey and the Cinderella Concordia squad culminated the greatest season in program history with a 9-3 victory over Lubbock Christian on Friday night in Lewiston, Ida. in the championship game of the NAIA World Series in front of reported 3,075 fans. "Everybody thought we couldn't do this," said Casey of his Eagles squad, the only team in Idaho that was never ranked in the NAIA Top 25. "We beat every team.

TEMPLE CITY — In the 10th contest of the season, the Crescenta Valley High boys' basketball team seemingly put together a complete game. It's something Crescenta Valley Coach Shawn Zargarian had hoped to see before the start of Pacific League competition next month. He was encouraged after what he saw Monday night. "I liked everything about our team," Zargarian said after Crescenta Valley coasted to a 75-34 victory against Gabrielino in an opening-round game of the La Salle/Temple City Holiday Basketball Classic at Temple City High.

LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE - With the St. Francis High basketball team assured to finish in sixth place in the ultra-competitive Mission League, co-Coach Ray O'Brien said he still likes the Golden Knights' chances to be a part of the CIF Southern Section Division III-A playoffs next week. Though the Golden Knights will not grab one of the four automatic playoffs spots from arguably one of the most difficult leagues in Southern California, O'Brien said he will petition to the CIF office in the next several days and make a case that the Knights belong in the 32-team playoff bracket.

Estancia High junior Bridget Gleason shot 1-under-par 34 over nine holes to lead the host Eagles to a 213-340 Golden West League girls golf victory over Westminster Monday at Costa Mesa Golf & Country Club. Gleason had eight pars and one birdie to earn medalist honors for the Eagles (12-2, 4-0 in league). Lina You (40), Lauren Cushing (44), Taylor West (47) and Lauren Donner (48) also scored for Estancia. UCI Midnight Magic BASKETBALL: The UC Irvine men's and women's basketball teams will be previewed Saturday night at 9 p.m. during "2005 Midnight Magic in the O.C."

The Estancia High girls volleyball team hadn't beaten Costa Mesa High since Jim Huffman took over as the Eagle head coach three years ago, going 0 for 4. The current group of Estancia players had never tasted victory against Mesa. The Eagles put an end to both streaks Wednesday night with a 25-21, 25-23, 25-20 victory at Estancia High in the Golden West League opener for both schools. "It feels awesome because they are our rival school and we've always wanted to beat Mesa," junior outside hitter Jaye Hellmich said.

GLENDALE — It's quite possible that Brett Kanda once had two eagles during the same round. He couldn't recall. Now, he won't have to wonder anymore. Kanda posted eagles on the 10th and 15th holes during the second of two rounds of stroke play Friday in the 108th annual Southern California Golf Assn. Amateur Championship at the Victoria Club in Riverside. "I don't think I'd ever had two eagles in the same round before," said Kanda, who birdied those two holes during the first round and is the lone local resident to compete in the event.

First-year Estancia High coach Brian Barnes, and many of his players, learned much from their varsity football debut last week. But they will have to learn about tonight's opponent, Huntington Park from the CIF Los Angeles City Section, as the game unfolds. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Orange Coast College. "I haven't heard anything about them," Barnes said of the Spartans, who are opening their season after a 9-2 campaign in 2004 that included an Eastern League championship.

Coach Brian Barnes said his Estancia High football players are tired of waiting for their first victory of the season. Apparently, Buena Park, which plays host to the nonleague clash with the Eagles Friday at 7, reached that point last week. The Coyotes ended their 15-game losing streak with a 7-6 double-overtime triumph over Century in their opener Friday night. Though the Estancia losing streak spans only the first two games of this season, Barnes believes it needs to be brought to a halt.

SYLMAR - Just two days removed from a gritty win at Bakersfield, a fatigued Glendale Community College baseball squad had its six-game winning streak snapped in another Western State Conference South Division road game against LA Mission College. The Vaqueros held a three-run lead in the sixth inning before giving up seven runs in the frame and 11 unanswered to eventually lose to the Eagles, 14-6, Saturday afternoon at El Cariso Park in Sylmar. “We were a little tired,” Vaqueros Coach Chris Cicuto said.

A 44-year-old man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he sexually abused his ex-girlfriend's daughter for years in their Glendale home, police said. Jose Ricardo Yanez of Eagle Rock was charged with four felony counts of lewd acts on a child, aggravated sexual assault of a child, attempted sodomy by force and oral copulation on a child, according to a Los Angeles County Superior Court criminal complaint. The U.S. Marshal's Task Force conducted surveillance on Yanez, who was arrested Tuesday in the 2600 block of Saxon Drive in connection with the charges, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.

Andy Reid is apparently a hot commodity when it comes to open jobs in the NFL. Only days after being fired by the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday, the former Glendale Community College player is rumored to be in the running for two new coaching positions. Just Tuesday, Reid was thought to be heading to Arizona to take over the struggling Cardinals organization. Media outlets are reporting that Reid has an interview with Cardinals management Thursday. ESPN even reported that there was a “95%” chance Reid would be the Cardinals next head coach, but the broadcasting giant has recently backpedaled from that statement.

After 14 seasons as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, which included a trip to the Super Bowl, Andy Reid's tenure ended Monday when he was fired. Reid, a former Glendale Community College football player from 1976-77, was let go by Philadelphia owner Jeffrey Lurie after Philadelphia's season came to a close Sunday with a 42-7 road loss against the rival New York Giants. The Eagles finished a disappointing 4-12 after going 8-8 in 2011, when they were picked as a prohibitive favorite to win the franchise's first Super Bowl trophy after acquiring several high-priced players.

NORTHEAST GLENDALE - It could be argued that both the Marshall Fundamental and Flintridge Prep boys' soccer teams enjoyed small victories when the pair met in nonleague play. The visiting Eagles, who entered Tuesday evening's affair having scored 19 goals through three contests, were held well below their average and spent most of the evening in irritation, with part of that sensation due to the Rebels. Even so, Marshall's attack still proved potent enough in a 2-0 victory at the Glendale Sports Complex.

NORTHEAST GLENDALE - Without a top player and down its head coach, circumstances weren't exactly in favor of the Flintridge Prep girls' soccer team in the Rebels' season opener Friday afternoon at the Glendale Sports Complex. Then again, the Rebels had the benefit of playing visiting Marshall Fundamental, which was down four starters, and took advantage with dominant midfield play in a 4-0 nonleague victory. “We said before the game, during the game and at halftime that we had to look for touches and control the ball,” said Rebels assistant Sean Beattie, who was filling in for head coach Esteban Chavez, who is at the NCAA Men's Soccer Final Four.

Philadelphia Eagles Coach Andy Reid shook up his staff on Tuesday with the firing of defensive coordinator Juan Castillo following his team's 23-20 home loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, in which the Eagles squandered a 20-6 lead in the fourth quarter. Castillo was replaced with secondary coach Todd Bowles. “I want to make it clear that I have nothing but the ultimate respect for Juan Castillo as a coach and as a person,” Reid, who played for Glendale Community College, said in a press conference on Tuesday announcing the change.

Falling behind 34 points at halftime, the Marshall Fundamental football team knew it was in for a tough Saturday evening. The Eagles, though, showed some defensive resilience in the second half in only allowing two touchdowns before falling, 48-0, to host Windward School in Alpha League play at Palisades High. With the defeat, Marshall's second in a row, the Eagles fell to 3-5 overall and 0-4 in league. "We didn't give up and that's what I appreciate about the guys. They kept fighting," Marshall first-year Coach Jim Arellanes said.

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE - Things have begun to take shape for the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy volleyball team after a slow beginning. Should the Tologs qualify for the playoffs, or at least make a push for the postseason, they might look back on the two Mission League matches that they won this week as a turning point in their season. “We feel like this might be a turnaround week for us in league,” Flintridge Sacred Heart first-year Coach Ernest Banaag said after the host Tologs posted a 25-21, 25-18, 25-18 league win Thursday night.

The following are odds and ends from the local sports scene. LATE GAFFE HELPS EAGLES BEAT GIANTS There were a few local story lines involving Sunday night's contest between the New York Giants and host Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. The contest provided its share of drama, all the way to the game's final minute, when New York place kicker Lawrence Tynes missed a 54-yard field goal attempt with 15 seconds left. For Philadelphia Coach Andy Reid , a former Glendale Community College football player, his team improved to 3-1 with a 19-17 victory.