Scottsdale Saguaro Excessive College is resuming its seek for a head soccer coach, after not too long ago employed Jason Ronquillo backed out.
Ronquillo moved to Arizona final yr and served as an assistant soccer coach at Gilbert through the 2025 season.
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He resigned as head coach at Yelm Excessive in Washington simply earlier than the beginning of spring soccer in Could 2025. He had led Yelm to a Washington state 3A soccer championship in 2022, increase a program that had struggled.
Stories in Washington known as Ronquillo’s resignation sudden with no rationalization from Ronquillo.
The Scottsdale Unified College District introduced Ronquillo’s hiring final month after a prolonged search.
On Friday, March 6, Saguaro interim Principal Lisa Hirsch despatched a letter to the Saguaro soccer neighborhood.
A Saguaro area objective is nice within the third quarter of a house recreation in opposition to the Chaparral Firebirds on Sept. 5, 2025, in Scottsdale.
“We remorse to tell you that Coach Jason Ronquillo won’t be becoming a member of us right here at Saguaro,” the letter says.  “We respect the time and curiosity he invested within the Saguaro Excessive College soccer program through the choice course of. We respect his choice to step away and need him and his household the easiest. “Saguaro has a proud soccer custom and a robust neighborhood of student-athletes, households, and supporters. Our focus stays on the scholars in this system and guaranteeing they’ve the management and help they deserve. “We stay up for persevering with the seek for the following nice chief of the Sabercat soccer program and are assured within the vivid future forward.”
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The letter stated college officers deliberate to satisfy with the crew on Monday.
Ronquillo didn’t return a message from The Arizona Republic.
That is one other setback for a program that has tailspinned since profitable the 6A championship in Zak Hill’s solely season as head coach in 2023.
Hill, the previous Arizona State offensive coordinator, adopted a legacy left by Jason Mohns, who led the Sabercats to seven state championships throughout his 11-year run. Mohns left to affix Kenny Dillingham’s workers at ASU, after main the Sabercats to the Open Division state last in 2022.
Darius Kelly adopted Hill. He was let go final yr after two shedding seasons. Kelly got here in at a time when greater than 20 gamers left this system, a lot of these starters. He additionally needed to rebuild the teaching workers.
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