CRAIG KNOWLES will become the new football coach at Cabrillo High, sources tell Lompoc Locker Room.
Knowles will step up from line coach to take over the top job replacing the departing DON CROSS.
It will be Knowles’ first head coaching assignment after graduating from Cabrillo and playing college ball. The Conquistadores went 2-8 each of the past two seasons after reaching the CIF semifinals in 2005.
Neither Knowles nor an official spokesperson for CHS could be immediately reached.
Cross, meanwhile confirmed that he will teach at Lompoc High instead of Cabrillo next fall, but denied reports that he has reached agreement to serve as an assistant coach with the Braves.
“Robin (Luken) has talked to me every year since I left,” Cross laughed Friday night. “I won’t deny it’s a possibility, but I’ve got to decide what’s best for my family.”
Cross said he had also been offered a job as defensive backs coach by Allan Hancock College coach Kris Dutra. “I’ve always wanted to coach at the college level,” Cross said. “I’m 40 years old so if not now then when?”
Luken, on his way to the CIF Masters track meet Friday, sounded like he had Cross already penciled in to a Braves coaching job. “I’m ecstatic,” said the veteran, entering his 18th year at LHS. “Donny will take the defense.”
Cross insisted nothing had been decided. “We’re going to talk when he gets back,” he said. “So far everything has been a telephone call here or there.”
Cross played for Luken in high school, then followed him from San Bernardino County. He served on the LHS staff before taking over at Cabrillo five years ago.
Luken will be out of town next week for the wedding of his son Bryce in Colorado Springs.
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DUFFY TO START TOMORROW
DANNY DUFFY will make his second starting assignment for the Burlington Bees on Saturday at Beloit, Wisconsin, his father, Dan, announced earlier today--
“As I write this Danny is on a bus on his way to Beloit Wisconsin for the upcoming series starting tonight vs. the Beloit Snappers. It appears that he is scheduled to start the first game of the doubleheader tomorrow (Sat 05/24). Game time appears to be 5:00 pm CST (add an hour for East Coast and subtract two hours for West Coast).
“I know many listened on the internet feed of his first start. He did great for 3 innings and ran into a couple of bumps in the 4th. For the stat freaks out there he threw first pitch strikes to 8 of the first 11 hitters he faced, not too shabby.
“If the weekend keeps you busy and are away from your computers there is an archive link available to listen to the game after the fact.
“Danny wanted to pass along his thanks for the emails and texts of support that many sent. Also his Bowman Baseball card is out and available. It is all over e-bay. Just type in “Danny Duffy” in the search bar and you can see pics of the card. Thanks again for all the support and prayers as he continues to chase his dream.”
CHURCH MISSES ANOTHER GAME
DENVER -- The Mets came into Colorado still reeling from a four-game sweep in Atlanta and eager to get RYAN CHURCH, their best hitter, back in the lineup. But Church was even more disoriented than the rest of the club upon arriving in the Mile High City, complaining of lingering dizzy spells after suffering a mild concussion on the final out of Tuesday's game against the Braves.
"I woke up this morning with a killer headache," Church said before Friday's series opener against the Rockies. "That's gone. My biggest concern is just getting rid of this dizziness. Once I do that, I'll be all right."
Church, not in the starting lineup for the third straight game, said the dizziness is worse than it had been on Thursday, when he was able to pinch-hit in the eighth inning, collecting a single off Tim Hudson. He said he first noticed his condition feeling worse when he woke up on the flight to Denver on Thursday night, and after having trouble sleeping at the hotel, the dizzy spells bothered him throughout the day Friday.
"It just comes and goes in little spurts," Church said. "I'm hanging. It just stinks, especially when we're struggling. I want to get in there."
After having Church absent from the starting lineup on Wednesday and Thursday, Mets manager Willie Randolph was as eager as anyone to have Church back in right field and in the heart of his order, but particularly given an earlier concussion Church suffered in Spring Training, Randolph wants to be cautious.
"We'll take him day-to-day," Randolph said. "When he feels like he can work out and bounce back the next day -- which is the key -- then we'll get him back in the lineup.
"We miss him, and we need him. But again, you don't want to mess around with anything to do with the head. We'll just give him a light workout again today, and hopefully he'll be ready for a pinch-hitting role tonight, and we'll see if he can play tomorrow."
Owen Perkins is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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