1959 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 […]
Read More1958 Baseball: Cavemen Exit Playoffs in Quarterfinals
Another great San Diego High team? Or a very good San Diego team that had punished mostly mediocre opponents? The Cavemen, 23-1 and one of the favorites for a Southern Section championship, were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the playoffs at Long Beach Poly, a team with a 20-3 record but had not participated in […]
Read More1959 Baseball: Cassie’s Great Run Ends in Disappointment
Another outstanding San Diego High team was eliminated in the Southern California playoffs and followed a trend of other Cavers teams generally also coming up short in football and basketball. Coach Les Cassie, who guided the 1952 team to an astounding 35-2 record and its lone Southern California title in the decade, retired after this […]
Read More2022-23 Week 7: St. Augustine Wins National Game in Massachusetts
Trailing, 30-23, St. Augustine took charge in the second half and defeated East Catholic of Manchester, Connecticut, 67-57, last week in the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass. San Ysidro was beaten in the same event by Florida’s Miami Columbus, 74-67. Locally, most impressive was Montgomery, which zipped past Mater Dei, 77-58, and replaced the Crusaders […]
Read More2022-23 Week 8: Saints’ Busy Week Ends With Nike Event
St. Augustine, priming for what it hopes will be a deep run in the postseason playoffs, has a pair of Western League games this week and a final, tough intersectional test against Sherman Oaks Notre Dame Saturday in the Nike Extravaganza at Santa Ana Mater Dei. The Saints have a home game Wednesday against Hoover […]
Read More2022 Week 17:Â Robinson Leads, Plus Annual Scoring Leaders/2022 Leading Individual Performances
Roderick Robinson, already enrolled at the University of Georgia, became the third Lincoln athlete to win Cal-Hi Sports’ Mr. Football award after leading the Hornets to the state Division I championship and the San Diego Section in scoring. Robinson had the academic credits and graduated early from high school not long after the Hornets’ 33-28 […]
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