SAN ANTONIO \u2013 The Alamo City is filled with \u201cgreats,\u201d and for Hispanic Heritage Month, we\u2019ve highlighted several of them.<\/p>\n
On KSAT Sports Now, we brought you Monica Gonzales\u2019 story.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s the head volleyball coach at Harlan High School and was born and raised in San Antonio. She\u2019s held the position for about a decade, and Gonzales broke down where she gets her strength.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went to Jefferson High School, so I tell people I grew up inside 410,\u201d Gonzales said. \u201cI might live outside of 1604 now, but I grew up inside of 410. You know, we have a running joke. A lot of us that actually opened the school are from around that area. Went there, went to Incarnate Word. I\u2019ve never lived anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n
She attributes much of her success to her parents, especially her late father and the strength of her mother during his final moments.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had an agreement between my dad, me and God that if I got him home from hospice, I was going to go coach, and I knew that\u2019s where my dad wanted me to be. So I actually got my 300th win on that night,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Gonzales surpassed her 400th career win in September 2026.<\/p>\n
She couldn\u2019t have done it alone.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a lot of faith. You know, I truly believe I\u2019m where I\u2019m supposed to be. I\u2019m surrounded by the people I need to be around,\u201d Gonzales said. \u201cAnd now we\u2019re reaping the rewards of being surrounded by people we love.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gonzales has led the Harlan Hawks volleyball team to the playoffs and the state tournament many times. That\u2019s the standard at Harlan volleyball.<\/p>\n
The Hawks currently lead District 29-6A and remain undefeated in district play. They have seven more district games before the playoffs begin.<\/p>\n
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