Jesus “Sue” Valverde (1921-1959) 2018 Memorial Award Football, Basketball, Baseball Jesus earned 11 varsity letters from 1926 to 1930 for sports competition in his four years at St. Mary’s High School. Jesus has been called “one of the ten best athletes of his era at St. Mary’s High School and maybe even Stockton.” He...Read More
Delta College Mustangs Baseball Team “Team of the Year” 1st row left to right: Bubba Dentoni, Zack Mathis, Anthony Galindo, Bryan Rosario, Jacob Jordan, Dominick Pisano, Cameron Schubert. Row 2: Thomas Greely, Joey Spears, Clayton Westrope, Jack Walsh, Zach McHone, Anthony Lucchetti, Myles Harris. Row 3: Beau Philip, Kevin Kyle, Trent North, Zach Tresemer, Nick...Read More
LAURENCE HELD BASKETBALL Laurence Held attended Annunciation Elementary School in Stockton and played all sports, including C.Y.O. league basketball. Laurence then attended St. Mary’s High School from 1975-1979. His remarkable performance as a member of the St. Mary’s basketball team earned him many awards. He was named to First Team All valley...Read More
RANDY WASHINGTON BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL Randy was an outstanding athlete in the 1970’s and early 80’s. He was a three-sport standout at Stagg HS. He was strong, fast, elusive, quick, and intelligent on the playing fields. He spent ten seasons in the Cleveland Indians’ minor league system after graduating from Stagg in...Read More
JOE AGUILAR (September 18, 1939 May 10, 2015) 2017 MEMORIAL AWARD It has been said that no one loved baseball more than Joe Aguilar. His family knew this well. Joe was not only a coach but also a player, a manager, and a commissioner of the Cal-Mex League. Joe often said, “Baseball taught...Read More
ROBERT “BOBBY” * STEVENS 2016 MEMORIAL AWARD Robert “Bobby” Stevens was born in Stockton, attended Jackson Elementary, Edison High School, and Stockton Junior College. At Edison High School, Bobby played football, basketball, and baseball. He was the quarterback on the football team, but excelled in basketball, leading the team in scoring, and in baseball,...Read More
VON HAYES BASEBALL Von Hayes was born August 31, 1958 in Stockton, California. He attended St. Luke’s Elementary/Middle School, St. Mary’s High School, and went on to attend St. Mary’s College. As a youth, he participated in CYO Basketball, Little League and Babe Ruth Baseball. Von was a small kid and not very big in...Read More
PAUL LOVOTTI BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, COACHING Paul was born and raised in Stockton and played in the local youth leagues while growing up. He attended Lotte Grunsky Elementary, Stockton Jr. High, and Franklin High Schools. While at Franklin, Paul played football and baseball, being named All-League in both sports. After graduating from Franklin, he attended San...Read More
JOE PINA BASEBALL Joe Pina was raised in east Stockton in the Stribley Park area and in migrant labor camps until he was eleven years old. At that point, Joe became interested in sports, which became a passion for him. He worked hard to catch up with his peers, who had started playing sports...Read More
HARRY MOMI SPECIAL HONOREE Born in Stockton in 1924, Harry Momi has been a lifelong resident of Stockton and has distinguished himself as an athlete in baseball and softball for the past 72 plus years. Harry attended Roosevelt Elementary School and Stockton High School, where he was an outstanding basketball and baseball player. Upon graduation...Read More
