Board Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 14th at 6:30PM @ the
San Marcos Civic Center.
REMEMBERING OUR OWN
The Vince Ballardo Invitational was on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at Mission Hills High School
We'll continue this tradition. Honoring a great man and friend of SMPW. Thank you to all who helped make this a great event.
San Marcos Pop Warner Morns the Loss of Vince Ballardo- a dear friend to us all.
Vince, You really made sure we were all so well dressed on the field. We Thank You.
"These kids did not know that they were helping me more than I was helping them." Vince Ballardo, on coaching his son, Blake's teams.
Vince Ballardo, the owner of Coach & Play in San Marcos passed away on Saturday August 22nd in his home in Vista. Vince was a wonderful man and a dear friend to San Marcos Pop Warner. He will be greatly missed. Our deepest condolences go out to Vince's wife Christy, son Blake and the entire Ballardo Family . In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Blake Ballardo College Fund at Wells Fargo Bank. The account number for the savings account is 3317500027.
E-mail Visit Guest Book Vince Frank Ballardo, 53 SAN MARCOS -- Vince Frank Ballardo passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of Saturday, August 22, 2009 in his home located in San Marcos. Vince "The Italian Stallion" Ballardo, was born April 24, 1956 in Glendale, California. Vince has been a survivor of a rare form of leukemia that made him live with another person's blood inside of him for the last 18 joyful years. Over the past seven years, he has owned and operated a small sporting goods store in San Marcos that has served youth leagues across the county. He is survived by his beloved wife, Christy Ballardo; his only son, Blake; parents, Vince and Maryann Ballardo; and his sisters, Jeanne Leeper, Lori Portier, Debbie Morales, and Patty Jongbloets. There will a memorial service held at 3 p.m., Friday, August 28th at Calvary Chapel Church in Vista, California. The family has requested in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Blake Ballardo College Fund at Wells Fargo Bank. The account number for the savings account is 3317500027. From one of the many things that Vince has taught and lived by over these past years is to never give up and keep on moving forward in life with no regrets or complaints.http://www.lilliancox.com/files/Vince_Ballardo_083108_C.pdf
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October 12, 2006 Ariath Morales Remembered
Four San Marcos Pop Warner teams and their fans paused between games at Mission Hills High School on Saturday, October 7, to remember their fallen teammate Ariath Morales. "Ari" passed away unexpectedly on April 11, 2006. Ari's coach from last season, Don Hall, returned to make the presentation. The tribute took place at 2:50 pm, between the San Marcos Barons-Penasquitos Bandits and San Marcos Lords-Rancho Bernardo Broncos games. The four teams and their fans gathered to pay their respects, bowed their heads for a moment of silence, and presented Ari's family with a mounted and framed 2006-season #17 jersey bearing the black memorial patch worn this season. For the 2006 season, all San Marcos Pop Warner football players and cheerleaders displayed a black patch with the number 17 in memory of Ari. Football players wore the patch on their game jerseys; cheerleaders displayed it on their equipment bags. In addition, no player on any San Marcos Pop Warner team wore the number 17 this season. 2005 was Ari's first season of Pop Warner football. As a ten-year-old new to Pop Warner, Ariath played for the Junior Pee Wee Division 1 Cavaliers. The highlight of Ariath's season came at San Dieguito when, late in the game, Ari was placed at middle linebacker. A goal line situation developed, and when a hole opened up between the guards, Ari rushed forward and made a resoundingly perfect form tackle; stuffing the runner. Ari's debut on the tackle chart was most convincing! Ari is remembered fondly by his coaches for his bright disposition and constant determination; Ari clearly loved to play football. He never missed a practice, and was eager to participate and learn. Ariath's teammates showed their love for him and support for his family by attending his April memorial service in their game jerseys. |
