1936 Track: Hilltoppers’ Pole Vaulter Saves Area From State Meet Shutout
It almost was all quiet on the San Diego County track and field front. Pole vaulter Bob Henderson of San Diego high tied for second in the state meet at 12 feet, 9 inches, and was the only local entry to score. Henderson had a career best of 13 feet and teammate Ben Sohn was […]
Read More2023 Week 16: Red Devils Play Red Hawks for State Division VI-A Championship
After five defeats in the Southern California regionals, including a couple jaw-droppers, Del Norte, 30-28 to Lake Balboa Birmingham, and St. Augustine, 21-20 to Ventura St. Bonaventure, the San Diego Section is down to one team. Would you believe 8-6 Sweetwater? The same Red Devils, 0-4 at the start of the season and 8-43 from […]
Read More1936 Baseball: Ted Williams and Jackie Robinson Made for a Memorable Season
Two of baseball’s all-time greatest players were playing with hundreds of so-called mortals. Hoover’s Ted Williams and Pasadena Muir Tech’s Jackie Robinson trod on the diamonds and little Escondido High knocked down some giants and went all the way to the Southern California finals. 3/31/36 A total of 31 teams and up to 600 players […]
Read More2023 Week 15: San Diego Section Teams Challenged in State Regional Playoffs
This is the curious time of the season. The San Diego Section rounds of championship games, concluding with Division I, II III, and IV last week, now centers on the Southern California Regional playoffs. And many of us are curious about these strangers suddenly looming on the postseason schedule. How good are San Diego Section […]
Read More2023 Week 14: Eagles Tough as Granite in Open Thriller with Lincoln
This is the year of living dangerously for Granite Hills. The Eagles beat Lincoln, 27-26, for the San Diego Section Open Division championship Saturday night in Snapdragon Stadium in the third of a series of cliffhangers and barnburners in the last four weeks. The east El Cajon club, 93-47 under coach Kellan Cobbs since 2013, […]
Read More1990 Girls Track: 17th State Meet
Sophomores Alison Dring of Mt. Carmel and Erin Blunt of San Pasqual gave promise but only four of the original 45 qualifiers from the San Diego Section finished in the top five in finals at the state meet. 6/1/90 17TH GIRLS STATE TRACK TRIALS, @CERRITOS COLLEGE, NORWALK EVENT NAME SCHOOL MARK PLACE 100 Kimmey University […]
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