OCC great dies in crash

Craig Zaltosky, a two-time Junior College All-American free safety at

Orange Coast College, died Monday night in an automobile accident in

Kona, Hawaii, where he lived.

Zaltosky, 52, set several school records while at Coast for the

1970 and ’71 seasons before playing two years at Stanford University.

The Huntington Beach High graduate holds school records for

interceptions in a season (11), game (six) and two-year career (17),

punt returns (59) and punt returns for touchdowns (four).

“[Zaltosky] was probably the most spectacular defensive back we’ve

ever had at [OCC],” said Dick Tucker, his former coach who guided the

Pirates for 24 years. “People would come to our games just to watch

him play.”

The Pirates went 13-5-1 during Zaltosky’s two seasons, which

included a South Coast Conference title.

Zaltosky, nicknamed “Zeek” by his OCC teammates, moved to Kona

several years ago to start his own business.

Services are pending in Kona and a memorial scholarship will be

established at Coast in Zaltosky’s honor.

UCI doubles duo falls

* TENNIS: The UC Irvine men’s doubles team of junior Brian Morton

and senior Jonathan Endrikat lost to Simon Rea and Damien Spizzo from

the University of Tennessee, 6-4, 6-3, in the opening round of the

NCAA championships at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa,

Okla., Thursday.

Morton, a former Corona del Mar High standout, and Endrikat, end

the season 11-6 and have compiled a 52-26 record in three seasons.

The duo entered the match ranked 22nd while Rea and Spizzo came in

ninth in the nation.