Coaches in every sport would come and go, but in girls’ basketball, Mount Miguel and Robbie Sandoval were synonymous.
His record certainly did not enter into the equation. He went 568-167 during which time the Matadors were 184-4 in league play. This year, Sandoval was forced to compete with just seven players, five of whom played a huge majority of minutes while compiling a 24-8 overall record and an 8-0 Grossmont Hills mark. His club made the Open Division playoffs as the No. 2 seed but lost in the quarterfinals to Del Norte, 57-56.
The school suspended him. That Del Norte game would be his last at Mount Miguel. He did not coach the team in the Southern California Regionals, where the Matadors went 2-1.“I just said, ‘OK,’” said Sandoval, who admits he was stunned and said he appreciates the support he received from former players and parents when word got out.