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• May 08, 2023

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” Marianne Williamson published these words in 1992 and in 2005, they were popularized in American mainstream culture by the film Coach Carter, in which the character Timo Cruz (Rick Gonzalez) recites them at the movie’s climax, delivering the narrative’s theme. That theme is simply this: Everyone in this world has something to offer, and that only by embracing our personalities and maximizing our talents — truly allowing ourselves to shine brightest — do we make the world a better place. It was a quote and a sentiment that Westcliff baseball head coach David Shermet returned to time and again in 2023.

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• April 01, 2023

It was good night for Eddies Friday at the Great Park where Eddies Rios and Rivero led the Westcliff baseball team to its ninth Cal Pac win in 10 tries, this time 8-0 over Saint Katherine.

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• March 04, 2023

Days of baseball don’t get much better than this. Saturday at Vanguard University, Westcliff played visitor to the visiting Sea Beggars from Pasadena, and came away with a doubleheader sweep, 19-0 and 23-0.