After 33 seasons at the high school level, Mack Haines stepped down Monday as coach of the boys water polo team at Live Oak High School, ending a storied 26-year run in crafting one of the top programs in the Central Coast Section.
As the cart bounced along a path between the postcard-ready sixth and 15th holes of Coyote Creek Golf Club’s Valley Course, Cameron Moeller chewed over the frustrating round he had just finished along with his junior season at Live Oak.
The Live Oak Acorns are 0-3 in their first year in the Santa Teresa Division, a step down from the A league level they played at for more than a decade, and first-year manager C.J. Goularte couldn’t be more relaxed.