more than half a century of tradition

At the initiative of Professor Víctor Migoni (RIP), the users of the Veteranos Amigos del Baloncesto and Óscar “Tigre” García Municipal Gym are about to complete what has been uninterrupted for 55 years since its inception.
At first the teachers used the site of the Secondary School “Jorge Salazar Ceballos” in Dirna No. 2 and the Secondary School No. 9, until its founders took the necessary steps to build a fabulous campus on Calle 9. They provided the Secondary School with cleaning materials, Paint and do repair work.
As a result of teacher casualties, new elements were incorporated, and today, in addition to another 20 students who have stopped attending, there are about 35 active players, all over the age of 60, with real role models to follow.
Even one of its members, Fernando Torero, the organization’s former president, floated the idea of ​​creating the Ensenada Veterans Basketball League, which would schedule games on Sundays.
To strengthen their friendship, the Board of Directors, now led by Jesús Méndez, Héctor Vega, Aldo Díaz and Carlos Solórzano, has undertaken the task of calling a meeting to honor its members.
The first was Víctor Migoni in October 2019, a date I will never forget because it was two days after my mother died.
People pay tribute to Marcos Gomez Sanchez in November 2021, Hector Rosas Valenzuela in July 2022, November 2022 after the end of the Covid-19 pandemic Month pays tribute to Juan Manuel Calderón Villalobos.
This year 2023, it was again decided to hold two events, one in September and the next month in November.
Last Saturday at the Tanino restaurant it was the turn of Jose Miguel Castillo Romero, nicknamed “Diablo”, a teacher by profession who, in his 69 years of life, 64 years dedicated to the “La Falgar Movement”.
A man who likes to tell a lot of anecdotes, he is a follower of the NBA and MLB Los Angeles Lakers and Dodgers respectively, although his idol is the iconic Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan.
Castillo served with the Secati 198 team at Guadalupe Victoria in the Mexicali Valley before moving to Ensenada as director of the Secati 83 team after participating in a sports exchange in the state of Sonora , participated in the hometown Toneo de los Barrios competition and won the championship in 1969. in his student days.
Since then, he has continued to achieve success with the different quintets he has played for, including the Ensenada Municipal League’s Jurassic team.
The names of the winners include Carlos Solórzano, Héctor Vega, Jesús Méndez, Aldo Díaz, óScar López, Tonatiuh López, Rosalío Ochoa, Ricardo Green, José Mendoza, ángel Enrique Gar Cía, Javier Lobato, Jaime Sandoval, Alberto Camorlinga, Charles Evans.
In addition to Roberto Davies, Arturo Alvarado, Ramon Aguilar, Luis Eduardo Martinez Velázquez, David Osuna, Hector Rosas, David Espinosa, Victor Bedola, Alejandro Murillo, Daniel Guillen and Marcos Gomez.
Congratulations to every member of the group for their daily efforts not to let the tradition die, especially the protagonists of Saturday 2nd September.

“Never say never. Because limitation, like fear, is usually just an illusion.”
Michael Jordan