2024 Football Week 6: Hornets Roll in Sacto Intersectional, Stay No. 1 Here
No. 1 Lincoln is the only team in The San Diego Union’s Top 10 with two losses as action moves into the sixth week after many clubs took a mid-season bye. The Hornets’ schedule is one of the most difficult in California and there’s still a game with legendary Southern Section opponent Los Alamitos this […]
Read More2024 Football Week 5: Maffei Feels It, as do Max Preps, CalPreps, Cal-Hi
John Maffei’s The San Diego Union Week 5 poll: Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. *First-place votes. Previous ranking in (italics). Bold indicates latest. NR–Not ranked. Max Preps‘ and Cal-Hi Sports‘ are state rankings. RANK TEAM/RECORD POINTS MAXPREPS.COM CALPREPS.COM CAL-HI SPORTS 1. Lincoln (2-2) 21* 291 (1) 17 (16) 53.3 (51.4) 16 (16) 2. Cathedral (4-1) […]
Read More1977 Baseball: Granite Hills Stays Course, Wins First Title
Granite Hills shook off a tie with Monte Vista, one of the the poorest teams in the County. The deadlock had prevented the Eagles from a championship tie with Helix in the Grossmont League, but the Eagles went on to win their first San Diego Section title. 3/11/77 Granite Hills, a preseason No. 2-ranked in […]
Read More2024 Football Week 4: San Diego Section Teams, Stay Away From the Trinity League
The Trinity League forms a 30-mile stretch of Orange County, with side trips to State 55 and the area around I-605. Bellflower St. John Bosco, Anaheim Servite, Santa Ana Mater Dei, Orange Lutheran, Rancho Santa Margarita, and San Juan Capistrano JSerra comprise the far-flung circuit, where it is a 43-mile trip from Bosco to JSerra […]
Read More2024 Football Week 3: Hauser And Grizzlies Enter Elite Circle
Take a bow, Chris Hauser, and a doffing of the fedora to the Mission Hills coach, the 11th in San Diego County history to win at least 200 games. Hauser (200-87-2) last week coached the Grizzlies to a 28-14 victory over Oceanside 21 seasons after his first, 26-6 over Vista Murietta in 2004. That win […]
Read More2024 Football Week 2: A Rare Win Over the Jackrabbits
Long Beach Poly, since losing, 11-0, to San Diego High in 1910, has pretty much had its way with teams from San Diego. Lincoln’s 42-14 victory last week at Long Beach Veterans’ Memorial Stadium, was infrequent. Poly leads the series, 40-15-1. This once was a premier rivalry in Southern California, with the Jackrabbits and San […]
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