Retired coach Cvijanovich dies
Lou Cvijanovich, who retired in 1999 from Oxnard Santa Clara as the state’s winningest high school basketball coach with 829 wins, has died, family friend Pat Frank said Saturday. He was 92.
Frank, the basketball coach at Ventura St. Bonaventure, said Cvijanovich died at his home on Saturday in Oxnard, which he shared with his wife, Martha.
Cvijanovich is member of the California High School Sports Hall of Fame and National High School Hall of Fame. He accomplished the rare feat of coaching Southern Section championship teams in football, basketball and baseball.
Basketball, though, is where he was most visible, guiding Santa Clara to three state titles, 15 Southern Section championships and 30 league championships from 1958 to 1999. Funeral arrangements are pending. — Eric Sondheimer
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