1981: Population=New Leagues+New Names+More Games
The CIF board of managers passed a resolution at the end of the 1980-81 school year that resulted in the dividing of three leagues and the board-approved addition of a 10th regular-season game. Cause and effect was County population, which had grown to 1.8 million in the 1980 census, with almost 1 million in the city. […]
Read More2020: Winningest Active Coaches, Through 2019
Will there be a season? Even a truncated season with no playoffs and play restricted to league games will be cause for rejoicing, it says here. The state CIF is scheduled to make a decision July 20 on whether there will be games in the fall. Meanwhile, coaches and players wait. Active top 10 in […]
Read More2020: Veteran Coaches Move On, Others Move Up
Address changes and new names represent most of the news-making activity these days in the San Diego Section as it pushes on to a critical date and still looking for light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. The state CIF is scheduled to make a decision later in July on the 2020 future of […]
Read More1951 Baseball & Track: Two Sports, Almost Two Champions
Grossmont was the champion in baseball. San Diego High was the champion in track and field…for three days. San Diego lost a title after a review of film from the 440-yard race in the Southern Section finals revealed that Hal Espy had finished fifth and not fourth, taking away a point from the Cavemen and […]
Read More1915-2020: Boys State Track and Field Champions
They didn’t necessarily post the all-time San Diego County best in their event, or even their best, but 62 individuals have won 80 state track championships since the first meet in 1915. Pole Vaulter Bill Miller of San Diego, jumper Dokie Wiliams of El Camino, and weight specialist Darius Savage of Morse stand out as […]
Read More1974-2020:Â Girls State Track and Field Champions
It’s the time of year that University City’s Katrina Wright, Poway’s Ashley Callahan, and members of Scripps Ranch’s 4×100 relay squad should be preparing to defend their San Diego Section championships Saturday and move on to the 102nd state track meet at Clovis next week. Like the prom and traditional graduation, they sadly won’t have […]
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