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1937 Baseball: Morrow and Hilltoppers Win Another Championship
San Diego High defeated Excelsior Norwalk in the championship game of the Southern Section playoffs in what was almost becoming routine. The 16-8 victory at the Lane Field home ballpark of the Pacific Coast League San Diego Padres was the seventh since Mike Morrow became coach in 1927. Th Hilltoppers (20-4), also known as Hillers […]
Read More2024-25 Basketball Playoffs Week 4A: Rancho Bernardo, Mater Dei Fall Short
GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS DIVISION II SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2 P.M. 7 Rancho Bernardo 37 (26-8), vs. 1 Caruthers, Central 56 (26-6), @Sacramento Golden 1 Center. D-III FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2 P.M. 5 Mater Dei 38 (21-14), vs. 3 Kentfield Marin Catholic, North Coast 48 (26-11), @Sacramento Golden 1 Center. REGIONAL FINALS TUESDAY, MARCH 11 D-II […]
Read More1937 Track: Metropolitan League Athletes Outshine San Diego and Hoover
San Diego and Hoover were not factors in the Coast, Southern Section, and state meets, while Coronado sprinter-hurdler John Fawcett led a strong showing by athletes from the Metropolitan League. Fawcett set a County record in the 440-yard dash and La Jolla’s Jerry Soule and Jim Tripp and Oceanside’s Bill Huntales were among the best […]
Read More2024-25 Playoffs Weeks 3-4: Leave the Regionals to the Girls
Two San Diego Section girls teams are still standing: Number seven seed Rancho Bernardo and No. 5 Mater Dei. The Bronchos and Crusaders will take underdog status on the road again in the State CIF Southern Regional Division II and III finals Tuesday, March 11. R.B. (25-7), after a five-hour, 287-mile jaunt and 44-37 victory […]
Read More2024-25 Week 3A Boys and Girls Playoffs: Torrey Pines & St. Augustine Boys, Westview Girls Regionally Impressive
Highs and lows in the San Diego Section’s opening round foray into the state regional playoffs. The highs: Torrey Pines coach John Olive maintained a genial presence despite three straight losses in December to San Diego Section teams Mission Bay, San Marcos, and La Jolla Country Day. A 14-1 finish for a 23-6 record, with […]
Read More2024-25 Boys Playoffs Week 3: Section Champion Montgomery Draws Tough Seed
Coach Ed Martin thought he should get a home game for his San Diego Section champion Montgomery Aztecs (29-2) in the first round of the state regional Open Division playoffs Wednesday, March 5. The No. 6 Aztecs got a decidedly less attractive assignment, a road test at 3 seed and Cal-Hi Sports state second-ranked Sherman […]
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