Mater Dei High School was building a new campus parking structure, and asked its hometown, Santa Ana, for $1.8 million for related street improvements. I received nothing from anybody.” Asked about Mater Dei’s knowledge of USC’s walk-on system, a current spokesperson for the high school said it “is committed to upholding Catholic principles and social teaching,” and does “not condone …
The 15-year-old Santa Margarita Catholic High School student wasn’t sure what to expect when he heard loud cheering and banging sounds coming from the locker room that houses the varsity football team. “The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has not been contacted by anyone else from Santa Margarita Catholic High School — employees or students — who is claiming to be …
Mater Dei coach Bruce Rollinson coaches the game as the Monarchs beat San Mateo Serra 44-7 to win the 2021 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Games Open Division tournament at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Dec. 11, 2021. “I don’t have time to do that s—.” According to a sworn statement by former Mater Dei athletic director Amanda Waters, …
Plastered across one wall of the Mater Dei High School football locker room are the words, “Pride Poise Courage.” What is happening underneath that sign is shameful, brutal, and cowardly. “Mater Dei has a culture of winning at all costs, and a culture of cover-up at all costs,” said Michael Reck, one of the attorneys for Player One. When his …
