2022-23 Week 12: Perfect Seeds From Open to D-III in Semifinals
San Diego Section Open Division playoffs are down to four teams, with enticing contests tonight that match No. 4 seed San Ysidro (18-11) at 25-4 and No. 1 St. Augustine and No. 3 Montgomery (24-5) at No. 2 Carlsbad (24-5). San Ysidro, in and out all season after the high expectations of Mikey Williams’ return […]
Read More2022-23 Week 11D, Quarterfinals: Happy Trails, Two Top Seeds
Calexico Vincent Memorial and the Rock Academy, top seeds in Division IV and V, respectively, were among three ousted favorites in San Diego Section quarterfinals playoffs Friday night. San Pasqual (16-13) defeated Vincent (22-7) , 56-52, and Classical (15-9) outlasted Rock (21-7), 49-45, in overtime in a pair of upset victories by No. 8-ranked teams. […]
Read More2022-23 Week 11C: No. 2 seed Clairemont Clocked by No. 15 Brawley
Six favorites went down in Boys’ divisions I-V in the 38-game first round of the San Diego Section playoffs. Seedings are based on power ratings that essentially are a comparison of “who you played and how who you played did.” There were some stunners, three in D-IV and V. Brawley (8-18), a 15th-ranked struggler in […]
Read More2022-23 Week 11B: The Saints Are Ranked No. 1 and Playoff-seeded No. 1
Union-Tribune prep czar John Maffei announced that this week’s poll will be for the regular season, which has ended, and that a final poll will be released following the last time out, basket, or free throw, and final tick of the scoreboard clock in the playoffs. St. Augustine so far has run the table, amassing […]
Read More2022-23 Week 9: Saints Still Unanimous No. 1 After Loss
Despite an 84-72 loss to Sherman Oaks Notre Dame in the Nike Extravaganza in Santa Ana last week, St. Augustine remained a unanimous No. 1 in the San Diego Section poll this week and could take a 24-4 record into the playoffs. The Saints open the semifinal week of the regular season with two Western […]
Read More1959 Track: Tripp’s Great Day in Southern Section Finals
Arnold Tripp took charge early in the Southern Section championships at Long Beach Veterans’ Stadium when he upset hometown favorite Dee Andrews of Long Beach Poly in the broad jump, then followed with a second in the 100 to San Bernardino’s John Howard, and ran down Howard in the stretch of the 220-yard sprint, bettering […]
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