2018: Oscar Foster, 69, San Diego High’s Big O
Oscar Foster never won an individual scoring championship at San Diego High, but Foster finished his legendary prep career with the San Diego Section record for most points. Consistent, often brilliant, Foster’s record was testimony to the popular, team player that he was. Foster passed away recently in Los Angeles at age 69, a victim […]
Read More2018: San Diego Girls Lead State in 1600, Vault, and High and Long jumps
San Diego Section girls turned in season highs in five events and the boys in two at last week’s Arcadia Invitational. The section can boast the best mark or tie for the best mark in the state in one boys and four girls events. Torrey Pines’ McKenna Brown, who took the state lead in the1600-meter […]
Read More1960-61: Laurel & Hardy Could Not Top This
Evening Tribune writer Roger Conlee said the Grossmont-Helix game was more a circus carnival (of errors), with everything but a pie-throwing contest. Conlee covered the Metropolitan League Southern Division contest that attracted about 1,200 persons to Grossmont’s “ancient, creaky arena.” Taking them one at a time: –The game started at 8:45 p.m. after a longer-than-usual […]
Read More2017-18 Week 17: Barry 3rd All-Time in Scoring; Bucs 17th in State; Clark All-Time No. 1.
West Hills’ Cameron Barry led the San Diego Section, was tied for second in the state, and 10th nationally in scoring average, and 22nd in total points, according to Max Preps. Barry scored 866 points in 26 games. His 33.3-point average is No. 3 all-time in San Diego County. Jc Canahuate of Army-Navy was second […]
Read More2018: Hickey, Christon, Jackson, Ward, Farmer, Lippert Put Stamp on Mt. Carmel Meet
The warm days of spring aren’t here, but San Diego Section girls and boys performed above the temperature last Saturday in the season’s first major meet, Dennis McClanahan’s Mt. Carmel Invitational. McClanahan, the 35-years-plus coach at Mt. Carmel and former Helix shot putter and discus twirler, has built his late-March event into one of the […]
Read More1961-62: Cardinals Challenged But Prevail
Hoover’s 25-2 record and second consecutive San Diego Section Class AA championship did not reflect a season-long struggle to stay ahead of the Eastern League posse. Back-to-back league losses for the first time since 1957-58 and top-to-bottom league challenges, including one from rising Crawford, tested the Cardinals’ mettle. Coach Charlie Hampton’s team showed its grit, […]
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