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EDINBURG — The Edinburg CISD School Board unanimously voted to approve the hiring of Oscar Salinas as the district’s next athletic director during a special called board meeting on Thursday.
Salinas was the first head football coach and athletic coordinator at Edinburg Economedes from 2000-2010 before becoming the head football coach and athletic director at La Feria for the last 13 years. Salinas is an Edinburg High and Texas-Pan American alumnus with more than 30 years of coaching experience.
“Going through the interview process, based on experience, based on track record of success in their field, the committee chose Oscar Salinas,” ECISD superintendent Mario Salinas said during the school board meeting. “This is an important job and it impacts a lot of students and athletic programs in the district, so we wanted to make the decision in a timely manner.”
Current ECISD athletic director Roy Garza announced his retirement earlier this month and will officially retire at the end of January 2024. Garza served as head football coach at Edinburg North from 2005-2013 before becoming ECISD’s athletic director for the last 10 years.
Salinas spent the last 13 seasons leading La Feria’s athletic programs and coached the football team to an 83-48 record and six district championships. The Lions qualified for the playoffs in 11 consecutive seasons under Salinas.
