SoCal Sportscasters Honors Sportexe High School COTY

February 6th, 2007

Los Angeles. Feb. 6, 2007 - Westlake Village Oaks Christian head football coach and Sportexe National High School Coach of the Year winner Bill Redell was honored on Monday, Feb. 5 with a lifetime achievement award during the 16th Annual Southern California Sports Broadcasters Awards.

Redell is the first preps coach to receive this honor.

Under Redell, Oaks Christian (15-0) became the first team to win the state championship since Kern County Union High, now Bakersfield High, won in 1927, and only the second team in state history to finish the season 15-0. The Lions also produced the second-highest point total (797) in state history, trailing Bloomington’s 880 points in 14 games in 1994.

Former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley was also presented a lifetime achievement award.

Vin Scully was a double winner at the annual awards luncheon at Lakeside Golf Club in Toluca Lake. Scully won awards for best play-by-play announcer on radio and television. Scully was introduced by O’Malley.

It was the eighth time Scully, the voice of the Dodgers, has won both awards in the 16 years the group has honored local sportscasters.

Share This

Entry Filed under: General, More Headlines, Coach of the Year