High School Sports

Community shares praise for late Del Oro coach Mike Takayama

Bee Staff
Mike Takayama, who coached the Del Oro High School girls basketball team for nearly three decades, died of a heart attack on Monday, June 20, 2016, at age 56.
Mike Takayama, who coached the Del Oro High School girls basketball team for nearly three decades, died of a heart attack on Monday, June 20, 2016, at age 56. Manny Crisostomo mcrisostomo@sacbee.com

Fellow coaches, students, journalists and others share their thoughts about Mike Takayama, the Del Oro High School girls basketball and softball coach who died at age 56 on Monday, June 20, 2016.

This story was originally published June 22, 2016 at 11:02 AM with the headline "Community shares praise for late Del Oro coach Mike Takayama."

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