Alta Loma baseball coach Joe Zarate has announced he's stepping down from his position. Zarate is giving the usual reasons, with a twist. Second, I'm going back to school to get my Masters' degree in education. The third reason is the parents at Alta Loma High School. The parents seem to value the sports more than they value the education.
Some parents think baseball is more important than their studies.
Zarate said he has never had a problem in the classroom at Alta Loma and he plans to continue teaching there unless another coaching opportunity comes up. He said there were several good memories during his time and valued the time he spent working with many of the players in the program. Zarate compiled a 33-34 record in three years at Alta Loma, making the playoffs in each of his first two seasons. But it won't happen, at least not this year. Sources have confirmed that DeFabiis will not be Claremont's new coach because of problems with his teaching credential.