2018: Ray DeBolt Earned “First” Distinction
Ray DeBolt of Granite Hills, a new school at the east end of Madison Avenue in El Cajon, won the San Diego Section mile championship on May 27, 1961. The victory gave DeBolt, who passed away in the recent months in Reno, Nevada, at age 75, the distinction of being the first section champion in […]
Read More2018: Hickey Ends Gold Medal Drought and Will Return
Some of the best performances by San Diego Section athletes at the 100th state track championships last week at Clovis Buchanan were provided by those who should be back for another shot in 2019. Alysha Hickey, second in the high jump at 5 feet, 8 inches, and the first area champion since 2015 with a […]
Read More2018: Jackson Seeks Double at State Meet
The San Diego Section has not had an individual champion in the state meet since 2015 or a double winner since 2012. Eastlake’s Jalyn Jackson has a chance to reverse the trend this week in the 100th championships at Clovis Buchanan High. Jackson, fourth in the long jump and second in the triple jump in […]
Read More2018: Brown Now Tied for Third on 1600-Meter List
There still are a couple weeks before league trials for most San Diego Section athletes, but distance runners are setting themselves up for the big meets in May. McKenna Brown of La Costa Canyon was beaten by Mariah Castillo of Saugus in a hot 1600-meter race in the Mt. San Antonio meet at El Camino […]
Read More2018 Best Marks Here And in California
San Diego Section boys’ 2018 best track and field performances through last week’s Mt. San Antonio meet, which was not held on the once-bucolic junior college campus in Walnut, instead moving about 40 miles West to El Camino College in Torrance. San Diego marks and their rankings in parenthesis are compared below to the best […]
Read More2018: San Diego Girls Lead State in 1600, Vault, and High and Long jumps
San Diego Section girls turned in season highs in five events and the boys in two at last week’s Arcadia Invitational. The section can boast the best mark or tie for the best mark in the state in one boys and four girls events. Torrey Pines’ McKenna Brown, who took the state lead in the1600-meter […]
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