Coaches Bio's

Ed Tunstall - Head SOFTBALL Coach

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19 years at the helm for EHS Softball, Mr. Ed Tunstall has been leading the EHS Softball team for the past 19 years, 15 as the varsity coach. Coach Tunstall has 7 league championships! (2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014) He also has an outstanding winning percentage at 248-138-3 (.556) Congratulations Coach!

Mark Hill - Head Basketball Coach

The 2016-17 season was Mark Hill’s 7th season back as the Aztecs Head Coach after a 15 year absence. It was an historic season last year for Esperanza which finished 30-3, ranked 3rd in the county the entire season, won back-to-back League Championships in the tough Crestview League, won the So Cal Regional State final and went on to Sacramento and claimed the Division II State title. Mark was honored as Coach of the Year by both the OC Register, the OC Optimists (which operates the OC All Star game) and also was named Division II State Coach of the Year.

In Coach Hill’s first head high school coaching job, he took a struggling Esperanza program (which had not been to the play-offs the previous 7 seasons) and turned it into one of the best programs in the county. During his tenure from1988/89-1995/96, he led the Aztecs to the play-offs 7 straight seasons, won 3 league championships in his last 5 years including his last team, which finished 25-4 and ranked third in Orange County. Coach Hill is the winningest coach at Esperanza with a career 267-155 record, was selected league coach of the year six times, and was honored by being selected the head coach of the North team in the 1995-96 Orange County All-Star game.

Mark was out of coaching for a year working and receiving his Master’s Degree from Azusa Pacific University, and then joined the staff at Orange Coast College in 1997/98. He was an assistant for 2 years, helping Coast qualify for the play-offs both years. Coach Hill was then selected as head coach at OCC in 1999/2000 and served in that capacity for two seasons. Again, Mark helped lead the Pirates to the play-offs both years.

Coach Hill then became the head coach at Laguna Beach HS from 2003-2005, where he took over a poor program that had only won 2 league games in the previous 4 seasons. In Mark’s two seasons he led them twice to third place finishes in league qualifying for the play-offs where they lost both years in the second round of the CIF play-offs. In fact his second season the team finished 17-11 which was the 7^th best season in the 50 year history of Laguna Beach.

Coach Hill has been a teacher at Esperanza his entire teaching career of 29 years where he currently teaches Physical Education.

Coach Kevin Claborn: Mens and Womens Varsity Golf

Orange League Indiv. Champ 1986 (Brea-Olinda H.S.) CIF Southern Section Individual Co-Champion 1989 Honorable Mention All-PAC 10 Selection @ ULCA 1993 and 1994 Have been coaching golf here since 2004.... varsity coach since 2010. Century League - North Hills - Champs (girls) 2016 and 2017 I am proud of the work ethic and dedication that these student-athletes have put in over the last few years. Our boosters and players are committed to excellence, and I'm fortunate to be a part of it.

Ashley Diaz - Head Women's Waterpolo Coach

Ashley Diaz is a high school and club water polo coach with over 10 years of playing experience. Ashley began her water polo career at the age of 5 and has since earned high honors from both her high school and collegiate experiences. She was born into aquatics with her father a head coach and national team athlete with 30 years of experience and strove to make a name for herself in the aquatics world.

Prior to her coaching career Ashley competed in swim and water polo at the varsity level for 4 years at Esperanza High School. She was a two time MVP, two time First Team All League Athlete, team captain, and top ten player in Orange County on for three years. Her team was the first to make it to a CIF Division 1 playoff in 6 years. As for her swim career, she was a part of the 2012 CIF Champions for Esperanza.

As she moved on to the college level, she chose to play at Long Beach City College for Olympic veteran Chris Oeding and time coach of the year at the high school level, Dave Kasa. There she was a two time team captain, earned First Team All Conference, earned All American Honors, and was nominated for Female State Scholar Athlete of the year in 2015. She led the Long Beach City College team to their first Conference Championship in five years. After completing her career in water polo, she went on to coach Frosh/Soph water polo at Esperanza High School and in 3 years took on the Head Coaching position at age 23. She has completed a Bachelor’s degree in Business Finance and is currently working on her teaching credential.