1987-88: A Couple Hornets Come Close in State Championships.
One San Diego County team, Lincoln, made it to a state championship final, but there were two Hornets at the Oakland Coliseum Arena. Lincoln’s were joined by the Hornets of Calipatria, 140 miles to the East in Imperial County and since 1980 members of the San Diego Section. Scores and some recollections from the longest-ever […]
Read More2019-20 Week 8: St. Augustine Separates, For Now
“We need a rest,” St. Augustine coach Mike Haupt was heard to utter after the Saints had played in three late November and mid-December tournaments and this was before the Torrey Pines Tipoff, one of the great events in the country. The Saints (15-3) reached the New Year with 18 games already under their belts, […]
Read More2020: San Diego Squad Part of No. 3 All-Time College Team
As the year ended last week USA Today listed its best 150 teams in the 150-year history of collegiate football. Standing third behind the 1943 and 1945 Army squads, was the University of California “Wonder Team” of 1920. No less than seven players from the national champion, 12-0 San Diego High Hilltoppers of 1916 played […]
Read More1986-87: Early Exit for All But Pointers Girls
BOYS PLAYOFFS 3-A Feb. 20, 1987. LEAGUE PLAYOFFS TO QUALIFY AND FOR SEEDINGS GROSSMONT Monte Vista 54, Mount Miguel 47. PALOMAR Torrey Pines 41, San Dieguito 40. FIRST ROUND Madison 82, Hilltop 58 (15-14.) San Dieguito 56, Patrick Henry 50 (11-12). Mira Mesa 67, Valhalla 54 (15-8). Mount Miguel 60, at Torrey Pines 53 (20-7). […]
Read More1986-87: Gatorade Has Sour Taste for Terri Mann
When it was all over, there was just one honor that eluded Terri Mann. She was runner-up in voting for the Gatorade U.S. high school player of the year. Go figure. Mann hadn’t been second in anything during her four brilliant years and four consecutive state championships at Point Loma. Mann was the Gatorade Circle […]
Read More2019-20 Weeks 5-6: Teams Throughout U.S. Flock to Torrey Pines
Basketball is in beast mode as the New Year beckons, with games every night and tournaments galore, including the big one, the Torrey Pines Tipoff this week directed by Falcons coach John Olive. There was an interesting matchup in a preliminary tipoff to Torrey Pines Monday night after John Maffei of The San Diego Union […]
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