2024 Summer: Football is Coming! Hornets and Dons Line Up Impressive Schedules
Lincoln and Cathedral, traditional big shots in the Western League and San Diego Section, appear to be trying to outdo each other. The Hornets of coach David Dunn, 24-2 over the last two seasons, are signed to play road games at Long Beach Poly, Sacramento Grant, and Coronado High of Henderson, Nevada, plus home games […]
Read More1930 Baseball: Socking Sada Led San Diego High Sluggers
San Diego High won its third consecutive CIF championship under fifth-year coach Mike Morrow and posted a 19-3 record, according to Don King’s Caver Conquest. The Great Depression was raging, unemployment was high, young men had time on their hands, and many played baseball. Possibly without budget for travel beyond obligatory Coast League games, Morrow’s […]
Read More2024 Week 9: Section Athletes End Great Track Season
I’ve seen at least 40 state meets since my first in 1957 at Edwards Field in Berkeley and they evolve each year, becoming arguably one of the best high school events in the country. Buchanan High in Clovis has been the venue since 2009 and the site of some of the San Diego Section’s finest […]
Read More2024 Week 8 Girls Track: San Diego Section’s Top 25 in California
There were three competitors, hurdlers Anisa Bowen-Fontenot and Morgan Herbst, and distancer Jaelyn Williams, with No. 1 rankings, and 15 performances that ranked in the top five, as compiled by Athletic.net. EVENT MARK NAME, SCHOOL STATE OTHER NAME SCHOOL 100 :11.50w Shaheed, Madison 4th :11.38w Wright Temecula Chaparral :11.64w Gilhooly, Coronado 14th :11.83 Smith, La […]
Read More2024 Boys Track Week 8: Arrington, Jr.’s Two Firsts Lead Section’s State Top 25
Twice No. 1-ranked Brandon Arrington, Jr., of Mount Miguel was a double winner in the 100 and 200 at the 104th State meet and seven other performances by San Diego Section thinclads made the California top 25 as compiled by Athletic.net. Those not in first 25 below are indicated by asterisk: EVENT MARK NAME, SCHOOL […]
Read More2024 Track Week 7: 10 Victories, 4 Section Records by Boys and Girls
104th STATE TRACK FINALS CLOVIS BUCHANAN HIGH San Diego Section medal winners in bold. BOYS 4×100 Relay—Pittsburg, :40.77. 1600—Dybdahl (Santa Barbara), 4:08.23. 110HH—McFarland (Elk Grove Consumness Oaks), :13.6. Wind 3.1. 3. Tseko-Biffle (El Capitan), :13.99w. 4. Martin (Helix), :14.07w. 400—Ricks (L.B. Poly), :46.79. 100—Arrington, Jr. (Mount Miguel), :10.33.  Wind 1.3. Section No. 3 all-time. 800—Evans (Carlsbad), 1:50.21. […]
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