1946 Baseball: Morrow is Back and so are Hilltoppers
Dewey J. (Mike) Morrow, a University of California at Berkeley graduate from Montana, returned from the war to San Diego High and coached the Hilltoppers to his eighth CIF Southern Section championship in Morrow’s 16 seasons and first since 1939. Writer Norrie West of the Evening Tribune said of Morrow’s return: “Not a soul will […]
Read More1966 Baseball II: Strom’s Rubber Arm Leads Cavers to Title
San Diego’s surprising, late-season ride on the left arm of pitcher Brent Strom resulted in the Cavers’ first major championship since they won the Southern Section title in 1952. And it was to be the Cavers’ last, ending a run that began with a state championship in 1918. Changing demographics, new schools, new neighborhoods, revised […]
Read More1966 Baseball I: Cardinals to Honor Ted Williams With New Ball Yard
On March 21 the Hoover student body announced a fund-raising drive for a new baseball facility, Ted Williams Field, in honor of the January, 1937, graduate and major league baseball Hall of Fame inductee. For years the Cardinals played home games in the school’s football stadium, with a rightfield fence, beyond the track, a Little […]
Read More1965 Baseball: Colts Were No. 1 Team in California
Bill Sandback, a transplanted Minnesota hockey player who came West in 1960 and spent a year teaching at Memorial Junior High before becoming coach at Crawford in 1961, was building a dynasty. The Colts won their third San Diego Section championship in the last four seasons and eventually were named state team of the year […]
Read More1965 Baseball: Cavers Win Seventh Lions Tournament title
The 15th annual Lions baseball tournament began with all eyes on the sky. Rain had played havoc with the schedule this spring and had a wet and dreary history with the event, actually resulting in cancellation in 1964. San Diego High, winner of the tournament six times since 1951, was top seed among the 16 […]
Read More1950 Baseball: Mike Morrow Moves On, Leaving Great Legacy
Dewey (Mike) Morrow ended a remarkable, 20-season run at San Diego High that included 15 Coast League championships and 10 Southern California titles from 1927, excluding the World War II, 1942-45 seasons. Morrow’s final Hillers team was 17-10 and its .630 winning percentage, excellent by almost any measure, his lowest. Morrow’s overall record against high […]
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