Lansdell lands Calvary Chapel football post

Lyle Lansdell, an assistant varsity football coach at Corona del

Mar High for eight seasons from 1994 to 2001, was hired as the head

coach at Calvary Chapel Tuesday, he said.

Lansdell, who left CdM to become the quarterbacks coach last year

at Aliso Niguel, where his son was a junior receiver, said he looks

forward to the challenge of leading the Santa Ana-based parochial

school.

Calvary finished 4-6 last season under Jay Johnson, including a

2-3 mark in its inaugural season in the Pacific Coast League.

Lansdell’s new role will include coaching against CdM, also a

member of the PCL. He was the Sea Kings’ offensive coordinator his

final seven seasons with the program.

CdM defeated the Eagles, 50-8, last fall.

“I’m going in with no expectations,” Lansdell said. “I plan to

bring a focus on blocking and tackling and try to give our kids every

advantage in order to compete.”

-- by Barry Faulkner