CdM names new softball coach

Roger Carlson

CORONA DEL MAR - Yogi Johnson, a late-season volunteer assistant

coach for Corona del Mar High’s softball team last spring, has been named

to replace Terry Cristiano as the Sea Kings’ new head coach, according to

CdM Athletic Director Jerry Jelnick.

A Laguna Beach resident with an extensive, and successful, background

in the sport, she acknowledges the time factor (first day of practice is

Feb. 12), but said, “I’m excited about being at Corona del Mar. This is

going to be a fun year.”

Johnson, a Patrick Henry High standout in softball in the San Diego

Section as a prep who went on to Oregon State (1976-79) and Oregon

(80-81), was a first baseman with clout, setting home run records and

gathering personal honors throughout her career, from the “Bobby Sox”

level to the Italian National Team, where she played and coached.