2024 Football Week 12A: Can St. Augustine Do It Again?
Many of the San Diego Section cognoscenti declared an upset when winless St. Augustine defeated La Jolla Country Day, 16-0, in the first round of the Division III playoffs last week. That the Saints (0-10) were seeded seventh in the division and the 5-5 Torreys were 10th, according to CIF power ratings, didn’t seem to […]
Read More2024 Football Week 11A: They’ll Always Be Champions
Bloated playoff fields, minimal competition in some instances, such as three games to determine a winner, doesn’t diminish the team accomplishment. So Hats Off to the eighteen San Diego Section league champions. It’s been awhile for a few. La Costa Canyon hasn’t claimed a title since 2011, Hoover and Oceanside since 2014, three others since […]
Read More2024 Football Week 10: Mabel O’Farrell Wins Again
Mabel O’Farrell is on a roll. The Falcons won their second consecutive game and fourth all-time last week, dating to 2018 and 54 losses. Bruce Newland is Mabel’s third coach since the Falcons began playing football seven seasons ago. The 27-6 win over Mountain Empire followed a 38-12 triumph over Rock. Heady stuff for the […]
Read More1938 Baseball: Strange, Disappointing Ending for Hilltoppers
San Diego’s march to a Southern Section championship was derailed by Glendale in the most confusing finish in the 20-season career of coach Mike Morrow. “Bait and switch” is a often-used political term for what happened to the Hilltoppers. They were told by CIF boss Seth Van Patten that a victory over Norwalk Excelsior in […]
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