1967: Jerry Upholds Powell Legend
Jerry Powell’s performance was typical of one with literally the last name in San Diego prep athletics. Powell was the youngest of four brothers whose achievements resonated here and in professional ranks over three decades, beginning after World War II, when Charlie Powell first set foot on the San Diego High campus. Charlie (football, basketball, […]
Read More2015, Week 1: It’s Helix and Mission Hills
Helix received 19 first-place votes and Mission Hills 3Â in the first, 2015 Â Union-Tribune football poll. The Highlanders open their season at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cathedral against Arizona’s Scottsdale Chaparral in one of the annual “Comrade in Arms” games, while Mission Hills takes on visiting Los Angeles Crenshaw Friday at 7. Game of the week […]
Read More2015: Lots of Coaching Changes
Seeking  head job?  Apply here. At least 18 football vacancies have been filled in the San Diego Section as 96 schools await the first week of action Aug. 28-29. The 18th newcomer will be Darryel Neal of Salton City West Shores, which is back in the Citrus League, in which it was a member from 1998-2007 before […]
Read More1966: Deep Thinker Needed to Explain Shallow Playoff Pool
San Diego Section bosses, unlike their successors 40 years later, were determined to keep the playoffs short and sweet and the season’s length to their liking. The administrators came up with a format that was surprisingly agreed to by St. Augustine and the 11 city schools and created an odd regular-season conclusion this year. The […]
Read More2015: Yetta, Ray Brokaw, Early Western League Standouts
Winston Yetta, who led Point Loma to a Southern California basketball championship in 1959-60, and Ray Brokaw, a member of Birt Slater’s first two teams at Kearny, have passed away. Yetta, a three-sport performer—football, basketball, and baseball—was the catalyst in the Pointers’ surprising, five-game title run in the CIF Southern Section AA division. Point guard […]
Read More2015: Hamamoto Lone Active 200-game Winner
Ten active coaches are among the 41 who have won at least 100 games in the San Diego Section as teams  begin practice this week in advance of opening games Aug. 28. Ron Hamamoto, 201-127-4 in 30 years at University, Rancho Bernardo, Lincoln, and Monte Vista, ranks eighth on the all-time list, 12 victories ahead of Rob […]
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