1977 Track: Lady Colts, David Russell Reach the Heights
San Diego produced three state champions, the most since 1929. David Russell of Patrick Henry won the boys’ 100 (:09.61) and 220 (20.97 with 2.2 wind, over the allowable 2.0), and the Crawford girls’ 440 relay squad of Danita Young, Judy Reed, Jewell Lovelady, and Katie Gaston, set a national record, :46.14. Forty-eight years before […]
Read More2024:Â Dallas Evans, Football and Track Standout
Dallas Evans , who passed away recently, was a star end on the 1953 San Diego High football  team, a sub 49-second quarter-miler at San Diego State, and a coach and teacher more  than 30 years in the South Bay area. Dallas earned all-City Prep League honors on the 7-3 San Diego team that won […]
Read More1976 Track: Poway’s Middleton Earned Section’s Lone State Championship.
There were many good marks during the season, but it remained for Poway’s Kathy Middleton to bring home the only gold medal for the San Diego Section in the 58th State Track meet at Edwards Field in Berkeley. Middleton had a winning discus throw of 134-5, topping Susan Springer of Salinas (132-11) after Middleton’s 131-6 […]
Read More2024 Week 9: Section Athletes End Great Track Season
I’ve seen at least 40 state meets since my first in 1957 at Edwards Field in Berkeley and they evolve each year, becoming arguably one of the best high school events in the country. Buchanan High in Clovis has been the venue since 2009 and the site of some of the San Diego Section’s finest […]
Read More2024 Week 8 Girls Track: San Diego Section’s Top 25 in California
There were three competitors, hurdlers Anisa Bowen-Fontenot and Morgan Herbst, and distancer Jaelyn Williams, with No. 1 rankings, and 15 performances that ranked in the top five, as compiled by Athletic.net. EVENT MARK NAME, SCHOOL STATE OTHER NAME SCHOOL 100 :11.50w Shaheed, Madison 4th :11.38w Wright Temecula Chaparral :11.64w Gilhooly, Coronado 14th :11.83 Smith, La […]
Read More2024 Boys Track Week 8: Arrington, Jr.’s Two Firsts Lead Section’s State Top 25
Twice No. 1-ranked Brandon Arrington, Jr., of Mount Miguel was a double winner in the 100 and 200 at the 104th State meet and seven other performances by San Diego Section thinclads made the California top 25 as compiled by Athletic.net. Those not in first 25 below are indicated by asterisk: EVENT MARK NAME, SCHOOL […]
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