Two Yucca Valley High School coaches are being credited with helping to save the life of a student athlete who collapsed during a soccer game Friday, January 24. According to a report from School District Superintendent Tom Baumgarten, the 10th grade junior varsity student traveled to Cathedral City High School for a regularly scheduled match. During the match, the student suddenly collapsed on the field and was unresponsive. Yucca Valley High School Coaches Jolene Pessa and Dawn Boatman, along with a Cathedral City High School trainer and the game official, administered CPR to the student until medics arrived. The student was taken by ambulance to an area hospital. The student survived and is reportedly on her way to making a full recovery.
