1971 Track: Clairemont’s Dale Fleet Sets State Record in Two-Mile Run
San Diego Section entries totaled only a combined 10 points in the state meet, but they set one individual state meet record and provided some excellence not seen on the scoreboard. Clairemont’s Dale Fleet set a state meet record of 8:53.8 in the two-mile run and broke Tim Danielson’s County record of 8:55.7. Helix’ Ed […]
Read More1971 Baseball: Down and Up Kearny Overcame Setbacks
A stunning Eastern League wipeout saw Crawford, Patrick Henry, and St. Augustine knocked out of the playoffs by the quarterfinals round. No team from the that circuit had failed to advance to the semifinals in the San Diego Section’s first 10 seasons, 1961-70, and had won 8 of 10 championships. Kearny, from the Western League, […]
Read More1939 Track: Hilltoppers’ Heredia Barely Missed State Championship
San Diego High’s defending state championship team had the splendid miler, Al Heredia, but it was a quiet season overall in the militarily vital Coastal zone. The young men of the area undoubtedly were aware of the war clouds in Europe that would lead to World War II. 3/16/39 Oceanside won the 880-yard relay in […]
Read More1939 Baseball: Another Title for Mike Morrow and Hilltoppers
San Diego’s 11th CIF Southern section championship and Coach Dewey (Mike) Morrow’s sixth came at the end of a turbulent decade and on the eve of World War II. The Great Depression that started in 1929 raged through the ‘thirties and playoffs would be affected as the CIF moved forward. San Diego did not participate […]
Read More1970: Culp Cleared 7 feet Three Times, Won State Title
Jerry Culp starred on a vanishing stage. The Oceanside High senior became the eighth prep high jumper to clear seven feet, scaling the height three times and winning the state championship with a leap of 7 feet, ¼ inch. But since an Oregon State high jumper had perfected a new, drastically event-changing style and won […]
Read More1970 Baseball: Colts’ Sandback Leaves Outstanding Legacy
Bill Sandback, who coached Crawford to four San Diego Section championships in nine seasons, was moving on, succeeding retiring Ed Sanclemente at Mesa College. Sandback, an erstwhile hockey player from Minnesota, coached teams that posted an overall record of 164-60, a .732 winning percentage. His 1964 squad (22-4) was declared the top team in the […]
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