Carney resigns post at Costa Mesa High
Roger Carlson
COSTA MESA - John Carney, a fixture with the coaching staff at
Costa Mesa for the past 33 years, resigned last week, citing staffing
decisions made in September as the “straw that broke the camel’s back.”
The staffing decision stemmed around an additional period in the
physical education department, as opposed to a “coaching period.”
Although the Mustangs have a new principal in Bob Evans, Carney said
he did not pursue the change. “I just decided to let it go,” he said.
The Mustangs are presently seeking to fill the void left in track and
field and Athletic Director Kirk Bauermeister said the opening has a
potential for a teaching opening.
Those interested should contact Bauermeister at (714) 424-8763.
“I just felt that if it wasn’t important to them, than it wasn’t
important to me,” said Carney, who resides in Huntington Beach with his
wife, Su, was the Mustangs’ head track coach for the past 22 seasons, and
had coached the girls for six years before that. He was also the head
cross country coach and was a longtime assistant football coach,
including two years when he co-coached the Mustangs’ varsity with Jim
Hagey.
His departure comes at a time when the girls program has never
appeared stronger, with junior Sharon Day and a bevy of talent around her
on the roster.
He said he hasn’t determined if and when he will conclude his teaching
capacity at Costa Mesa.
Nor was he able to define his role in the football program.
“Really, I don’t know what I’m going to do,” he said.
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