All through a brand new 45-minute documentary displaying the historical past of the CIF Southern Part, the face and voice of its voluntary historian, John Dahlem, lets everybody learn about his dedication and dedication to protect, discover and uncover invaluable tidbits of a corporation that started in 1913.
A forty five-minute documentary on the historical past of the CIF Southern Part will get its first public airing on Saturday after the Santa Margarita-De La Salle soccer sport on Spectrum.
(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Instances)
From the very first sport packages produced by excessive faculties to revealing the bizarre sports activities that was once performed, this documentary affords informative and intriguing particulars and can be a lot appreciated by anybody who has participated in California highschool sports activities, whether or not as a coach, participant, mother or father or previous participant.
There are such a lot of historic objects Dahlem discovered earlier than his dying final yr. From outdated video to outdated trophies to outdated medallions, it’s a glance again and a glance ahead on how highschool sports activities has modified, together with the actual fact women weren’t welcome to compete in playoffs till 1974.
Nothing was extra intriguing than Dahlem displaying there was once a hand grenade competitors, with a scholar from Huntington Park successful the primary competitors. Sure, it was about arm power, so baseball gamers have been good throwing hand grenades.
The movie will obtain its first displaying on tv on Saturday night time on Spectrum on the conclusion of the Santa Margarita-De La Salle state soccer championship sport. Then it can transfer to the Southern Part’s YouTube web site.
Former Southern Part commissioner Rob Wigod serves as narrator within the venture wherein Taylor Martinez was the manager producer.
