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Mike Schade retires as Sunny Hills’ boys soccer coach after 35 seasons

He coached the Lancers to 17 league championships, two CIF-SS titles.

Mike Schade is retiring as boys soccer coach at Sunny Hillss, where he led the Lancers for 35 seasons. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mike Schade is retiring as boys soccer coach at Sunny Hillss, where he led the Lancers for 35 seasons. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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  • Sunny Hills head coach Mike Schade gives instructions to his...

    Sunny Hills head coach Mike Schade gives instructions to his players in the halftime during a Freeway League match against Fullerton at Sunny Hills in Fullerton on Friday, January 20, 2023. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)

  • Sunny Hills head coach Mike Schade talks with his players...

    Sunny Hills head coach Mike Schade talks with his players during halftime of their 4-1 loss to La Habra in a Freeway League boys soccer game at La Habra High School in La Habra on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Sunny Hills head coach Mike Schade smiles after the team...

    Sunny Hills head coach Mike Schade smiles after the team defeated Fullerton in a Freeway League match at Sunny Hills in Fullerton on Friday, January 20, 2023. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)

  • Sunny Hills head coach Mike Schade talks with his players...

    Sunny Hills head coach Mike Schade talks with his players during halftime of their 4-1 loss to La Habra in a Freeway League boys soccer game at La Habra High School in La Habra on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Mike Schade is retiring as boys soccer coach at Sunny...

    Mike Schade is retiring as boys soccer coach at Sunny Hillss, where he led the Lancers for 35 seasons. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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Mike Schade is retiring as the boys soccer coach at Sunny Hills, the school announced Thursday.

Schade coached the Lancers for 35 years as head coach and three years as an assistant coach. During his tenure as head coach, Sunny Hills won 17 league championships and CIF Southern Section titles in 2016 and ’22.

This season the Lancers advanced to the CIF-SS finals for the sixth time under Schade. They lost to JSerra 2-0 in the Division 1 championship game. 

Schade was Orange County coach of the year in 2016 and was a CIF-SS coach of the year in 2016 and ’22.