1987-88: Postseason Change Means All Teams Invited
Playoffs this year moved toward an Indiana model, used by that state’s schools for decades and which was immortalized in the basketball movie/drama “Hoosiers”, starring Gene Hackman and Helix graduate Dennis Hopper in 1986. The Indiana way meant that all teams were eligible, in one division, including many with hopeless records. The San Diego Section […]
Read More1987-88: Some Say, “We Love the Trey!”
The “3” game arrived in San Diego Section gymnasiums this season. The three-point basket, which revolutionized basketball, was first used on an experimental basis at colleges in the East as far back as 1945 and was adopted by the fledgling American Basketball Association in 1967-68. The NBA got with the program in 1979-80, followed by […]
Read More1987-88: A Couple Hornets Come Close in State Championships.
One San Diego County team, Lincoln, made it to a state championship final, but there were two Hornets at the Oakland Coliseum Arena. Lincoln’s were joined by the Hornets of Calipatria, 140 miles to the East in Imperial County and since 1980 members of the San Diego Section. Scores and some recollections from the longest-ever […]
Read More2019-20 Week 8: St. Augustine Separates, For Now
“We need a rest,” St. Augustine coach Mike Haupt was heard to utter after the Saints had played in three late November and mid-December tournaments and this was before the Torrey Pines Tipoff, one of the great events in the country. The Saints (15-3) reached the New Year with 18 games already under their belts, […]
Read More1986-87: Early Exit for All But Pointers Girls
BOYS PLAYOFFS 3-A Feb. 20, 1987. LEAGUE PLAYOFFS TO QUALIFY AND FOR SEEDINGS GROSSMONT Monte Vista 54, Mount Miguel 47. PALOMAR Torrey Pines 41, San Dieguito 40. FIRST ROUND Madison 82, Hilltop 58 (15-14.) San Dieguito 56, Patrick Henry 50 (11-12). Mira Mesa 67, Valhalla 54 (15-8). Mount Miguel 60, at Torrey Pines 53 (20-7). […]
Read More1986-87: Gatorade Has Sour Taste for Terri Mann
When it was all over, there was just one honor that eluded Terri Mann. She was runner-up in voting for the Gatorade U.S. high school player of the year. Go figure. Mann hadn’t been second in anything during her four brilliant years and four consecutive state championships at Point Loma. Mann was the Gatorade Circle […]
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