1942-43: It’s All About Victory
Galvanized Americans had Victory on their minds as the war moved into its second year. San Diego school officials, living in the hub of the defense industry, pitched in. They created the Victory League and put the Metropolitan League in a basketball drydock. Call theirs a New Year’s Resolution. Coronado coach Hal Niedermeyer had announced a Metro […]
Read More2016-17 Regionals:Â Helix and Serra Reach Finals
The Helix boys and Serra girls are still in the hunt. Both teams have reached the finals of the Southern California Regional playoffs, last step before the state championships March 24-25 at the Golden Center in Sacramento. Helix (30-5), the No. 2 seed in Division IV, defeated Carson of the L.A. City Section, 56-53, for […]
Read More2016-17: And Then There Were 8 as Regionals Reach Semifinals
The  Southern California regional of the state playoffs reached the semifinal round after San Diego Section teams qualified eight of the 17 teams it sent to the weekend quarterfinals. All local boys and girls teams except Helix will be on the road Tuesday night.  The Highlanders (29-5), seeded No. 2 in Boys’ Division IV, play host […]
Read More2016-17 Regionals: 17 Remain in Play into Quarterfinals
With Open Division play beginning with quarterfinals tonight, seventeen of 31 San Diego Section teams still are in the Southern California regionals of the state playoffs. Boys teams won seven of Wednesday’s 13, opening-round games, were 6-1 in road games, and 3-3 at home. Â Four lower seeds, Vista, Orange Glen, Olympian, and Mission Hills […]
Read More2016-17 Regionals: Saints, Torrey Get Rugged First Tests
Thirty-one teams from the San Diego Section begin play Wednesday and Friday nights in the Southern California regional  playoffs. Regional winners will qualify for the state championships against Northern California winners. The CIF state committee which created the seedings and brackets based on the power ratings model didn’t think highly of the San Diego Section’s 15 boys’ […]
Read More2016-17, Week 10: Happy Trails, Saints Landmark
Dougherty Gymnasium went out in a blaze…of technicals! The final two games at  St. Augustine were in  keeping with the history of the  64-year-old building, a bandbox of often ear-splitting noise, tightly-packed crowds, and  barnburner finishes. Foothills Christian coach Brad Leaf will be serving a suspension when the Knights open play in the Southern California regionals of […]
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