- 1939: Pointers Coach Has Scary Exit From Europe
War clouds across the Atlantic and a frightening moment on the high seas are what Charlie Wilson remembered most about 1939, when he was about to begin his second season as head coach at Point Loma.
Wilson toured Scandinavian countries with his wife and friends in the summer and sailed home from the port of Southampton, ...
- 1985: Is Vista The Best Ever?
Dick Haines would give you his opinion even if you didn’t ask for one.
So the veteran coach practically shouted his response to the obvious question after the Vista Panthers defeated Helix, 35-7, for the San Diego Section 3-A championship and a 13-0 season.
“Hell, yes, we’re the best team in the state!” Haines enthused. By far, ...
- 2012: Voters Choose Helix in North County Poll
Twenty-seven area media specialists selected Helix as the top team in the the North County Times’ first weekly San Diego Section football poll, according to Times writer John Maffei.
Helix received thirteen first place votes and 245 points overall, ahead of second-place Oceanside, which had 5 first-place votes and 229 points.
“The panel is comprised of prep ...
- 2012: History of the Metro Conference
Rick Smith recently wrote a guest article for the Metro Conference website.
“The Metro Conference governs the high schools in the Sweetwater Union High School District plus Mater Dei Catholic High School compete in 18 men’s, women’s and coed sports in the CIF San Diego Section in the cities of National City, Chula Vista, San Ysidro, ...
- 2010: Valley Center Knocks Down Giant
“Best game I’ve seen in ten years,” said veteran North County Times writer John Maffei.
Maffei was citing an unlikely but memorable matchup between Valley Center, a Division IV contender in the CIF San Diego Section, and Los Alamitos, a large, legendary figure and longtime seat of power in the Southern Section.
Los Al, sitting in northwest ...
- 1946: BMOCs and King Football
In the era following the World War II, the typical Big Man On Campus fit a profile:
Tall. Good looking. Athletic. Star in sports. Quarterback on the football team. Acted in senior play. Prom king.
San Diego High’s Gerald (Jerry) Dahms checked all boxes in this postwar, San Diego football era. And the era was about high ...