1936 Baseball: Ted Williams and Jackie Robinson Made for a Memorable Season
Two of baseball’s all-time greatest players were playing with hundreds of so-called mortals. Hoover’s Ted Williams and Pasadena Muir Tech’s Jackie Robinson trod on the diamonds and little Escondido High knocked down some giants and went all the way to the Southern California finals. 3/31/36 A total of 31 teams and up to 600 players […]
Read More1990 Baseball: It’s season of Foothillers, Marauders, and Eagles
Grossmont became the eighth different team since 1980 to win the San Diego Section 2-A championship. Forgotten by many, the title also was the Foothillers’ first since they claimed a larger bauble. They won the Southern Section major division crown, 5-0, over Compton in 1951. The Foothillers also won a Southern Section minor division title […]
Read More1940 Baseball: Hilltoppers to CIF: Thanks, But No Thanks
San Diego High gave Southern Section commissioner Seth Van Patten the figurative middle-finger salute when the Hillers were denied permission to play Delano High of the Central Section for a mythical state championship. After being told San Diego would meet Long Beach Wilson in a one-game Southern Section playoff, San Diego players voted not to […]
Read More1971 Baseball: Down and Up Kearny Overcame Setbacks
A stunning Eastern League wipeout saw Crawford, Patrick Henry, and St. Augustine knocked out of the playoffs by the quarterfinals round. No team from the that circuit had failed to advance to the semifinals in the San Diego Section’s first 10 seasons, 1961-70, and had won 8 of 10 championships. Kearny, from the Western League, […]
Read More1939 Baseball: Another Title for Mike Morrow and Hilltoppers
San Diego’s 11th CIF Southern section championship and Coach Dewey (Mike) Morrow’s sixth came at the end of a turbulent decade and on the eve of World War II. The Great Depression that started in 1929 raged through the ‘thirties and playoffs would be affected as the CIF moved forward. San Diego did not participate […]
Read More1970 Baseball: Colts’ Sandback Leaves Outstanding Legacy
Bill Sandback, who coached Crawford to four San Diego Section championships in nine seasons, was moving on, succeeding retiring Ed Sanclemente at Mesa College. Sandback, an erstwhile hockey player from Minnesota, coached teams that posted an overall record of 164-60, a .732 winning percentage. His 1964 squad (22-4) was declared the top team in the […]
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