New Kings coach Peter Laviolette looks to build pillars for success

New Kings coach Peter Laviolette looks to build pillars for success

When Kings’ new head coach Peter Laviolette took a tour around the Los Angeles area, he thought he was only going to get a one-bedroom home with a view of the water. His children, though, piped in: “Make sure you get a four-bedroom,” Laviolette remembered his three children saying. During Laviolette’s time away from the … Read more

The Times’ baseball coaches of the year: Matt Mowry and Gus Rico of Birmingham

The Times’ baseball coaches of the year: Matt Mowry and Gus Rico of Birmingham

For the first time in 20 years under the coaching of Matt Mowry, Birmingham High‘s baseball team won the West Valley League title. Then the Patriots won the City Section Open Division championship, Mowry’s sixth City title. This was the first time Mowry handed over co-coaching duties to his pitching coach, Gus Rico. Together, they … Read more