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1960 Football, Looking Back: For Better or (Mostly) Worse
Originally published Feb. 21, 2014. San Diego County was “free” of the giant Southern Section and on its own, twenty-eight schools strong. The formation of the local CIF section pleased administrators and assorted education honchos who wielded the sharp end of the stick. Coaches and most fans were ambivalent. The great competition against Northern schools […]
Read More1938 Baseball, Looking Back: Strange, Disappointing Ending for Hilltoppers
Originally published Oct. 25, 2024. 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 […]
Read More2026 Week 8A Girls & Boys Track: Fontenot Repeats, Dailey Finally Wins Gold
Sophomore Jasir Fontenot of Mater Dei won his second consecutive 110 hurdles championship and Chiara Dailey of La Jolla won her first, in a final try, after a second in the 1600 preceded victory in the 3200. State season leaders Josiah Bowman and Dylan Yarbrough came up short and Ava Parker, 15-year-old ninth grader from […]
Read More2026 Week 8 Girls & Boys Track: 41 Entries Qualify in Trials for 106th State Finals
At Clovis Buchanan High. Non-qualifiers places noted with —. Places determined by times in events with more than one heat. *Junior. **Sophomore. ***Ninth-grader. GIRLS EVENT NAME SCHOOL MARK PLACE 100 **Miyah Holmes San Marcos :12.02 — **Aniya Scott Steele Canyon :12.21 — **Haley Hannemann Mission Hills :12.22 — 200 ***Ava Parker Helix :23.93 8th ***Livia […]
Read More1996-97 Girls Basketball: Christian Comes Up Short in State Final
GIRLS PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND DIVISION I WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26. Orange Glen (12-17) 50, @5 Morse (14-12) 42. Holly Tribbey (16 points) and Rebecca Riddle (13) did the damage to favored Morse. Granite Hills (10-16) 34, @1 Rancho Buena Vista (24-3) 74. Torrey Pines (20-8) 60, Point Loma (15-10) 41. 2 Rancho Bernardo (22-6) 76, San […]
Read More2026 Girls Track Week 7: Going for Gold in Clovis
Can the Steele Canyon 4×100 relay team hang with the favorites? Can Ava Parker hold her own in a possible four races in two days? Is this the year that Chiara Dailey wins a state championship? Those are among the questions this week as San Diego Section qualifiers head to Buchanan High in Clovis for […]
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