1954-55: The Saints Get Some Glory
St. Augustine felt better about itself, assuaging some of the long-standing frustration from thwarted attempts to secure a league affiliation. The small, independent Catholic entity that opened its doors in North Park in 1922 enjoyed an in-your-face season and earned the first playoff berth in school history. The hard way. With a few community honchos […]
Read More2016-17: Saints Rise to No. 6 in Final Cal-Hi Sports’ Ratings
Another good season of San Diego Section basketball is in the books. St. Augustine finished sixth in the final, expanded Cal-Hi Sports listing of the top 40 teams in the state and the Mission Hills girls were seventh in rankings of the top 35. The Saints (28-5) were a preseason No. 21 in the newsletter’s top 25 […]
Read More1953-54: Spartans Footballers Get Basketball Legs
All coach Clarence Burton and the Chula Vista Spartans needed were some fresh legs, i.e., several football players from the CIF small schools championship team needed time to get in shape. The Spartans started slowly in December while Chet DeVore’s gridders were engaged in the postseason, which concluded with a 12-6 win over Brawley. With […]
Read More2017: Charles Sanford, Anchor of Cavers’ Great Relay Squad
Charles Sanford finished the perfect race. Etched in my memory: Edwards Stadium, Berkeley, 1963 state track meet, final event, 880-yard relay. San Diego High against the field at the end of the two-day program. Sanford and teammates Walter (Buddah) Blackledge, Gordon Baker, and Raymond Dixon, were considered one of the better entries coming into the meet with a […]
Read More1943-44: Ivan the Terrible, Not
An otherwise quiet campaign shortened by war was energized in the season’s last game. Ivan Robinson, the younger brother of 1941-42 San Diego star Ermer Robinson, scored 38 points, including 25 in the second half of a 70-23, season-ending victory over Kearny. News accounts reported that no prep in the area had ever rung up […]
Read More2016-17 State Championship: Singer has seen all of Helix’ Best
John Singer has seen the greatest Helix teams from the bench. He was an underclassman reserve on the 1969-70 squad led by Bill Walton that posted a 33-0 record and is regarded  as not only the best team to come out of the La Mesa foothills but the all-time No. 1 in San Diego County. Singer’s also […]
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