Salesian
noun
Sa·le·sian
sə-ˈlē-zhən 
sā-
: a member of the Society of St. Francis de Sales founded by St. John Bosco in Turin, Italy in the 19th century and devoted chiefly to education
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Moises Delgado is the new soccer coach at Salesian. . .
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Against Salesian on Wednesday, Lieu’s bases-clearing triple in the fifth inning helped lead the Gauchos to a 6-1 victory in their league opener.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Caruthers won the Northern California Division 2 title, beating Richmond Sacred Heart Catholic (66-64), San Ramon California (64-41) and then Richmond Salesian College Prep (77-63) in the championship game.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Jasir Rencher, Archbishop Riordan basketball: Rencher led Riordan with 20 points as the Crusaders advanced to the NorCal Open title game with a 64-57 win over Salesian.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Against Salesian on Wednesday, Lieu’s bases-clearing triple in the fifth inning helped lead the Gauchos to a 6-1 victory in their league opener.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Caruthers won the Northern California Division 2 title, beating Richmond Sacred Heart Catholic (66-64), San Ramon California (64-41) and then Richmond Salesian College Prep (77-63) in the championship game.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Jasir Rencher, Archbishop Riordan basketball: Rencher led Riordan with 20 points as the Crusaders advanced to the NorCal Open title game with a 64-57 win over Salesian.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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