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1957-58: Shaules Had Records, but Cavers Had Championship
A palpable buzz was heard throughout San Diego gymnasiums this season, hummed to a pitch by a 5-foot, 8-inch sharpshooter with an unorthodox jump shot. St. Augustine’s Tom Shaules set scoring records and drew huge crowds, but Shaules and his husky teammate, Sammy Owens, were a virtual two-man team and the Saints, while making the […]
Read More2017-18 Week 8: Leaders Can Look Down Road
Fast forward about month, to the round of 4 in the San Diego Section Open Division championships. If the Max Preps’ power ratings hold and the first and second rounds play out as expected, Torrey Pines (20-2) would play Mission Bay (21-4) in one semifinal and Foothills Christian (19-5) would meet San Marcos (18-2) in […]
Read More2017-18 Week 6: Buck Stops With Bucs
Mission Bay has not been a “brand” name in San Diego Section basketball, but the Buccaneers continue to hold sway in the Union-Tribune weekly poll. They’re now 15-3 after Tuesday night’s 71-63 victory over Patrick Henry. The Bucs have beaten so-called brands No. 3 Foothills Christian and No. 8 St. Augustine and lost to No. […]
Read More2017-18 Weeks 1-5: It’s Been a Wild Ride
Like the automobiles that are continually jarred by San Diego’s city streets, the supposed top teams in the San Diego Section negotiated a December full of potholes. Which is the best, as the season enters league play and the weekend shootouts or the so-called”classics”? I cast my vote for Torrey Pines, followed by Mission Bay, […]
Read More2017 Week 18: Helix 10th; Desert Runner Leads Scorers
A nagging, Week 2 loss to Lancaster Paraclete that Helix appeared to overcome reared up again after the Highlanders were beaten by Folsom, 49-42, in the state 1-AA championship. Helix, seventh in the state going into the game as selected by Cal-Hi Sports, dropped to a final ranking of 10th. Helix might have finished eighth […]
Read More2017 Week 17: Cougars Were Steeled in Stretch Run.
Steele Canyon’s winning the State Division 3-A championships was comparative to an NFL team sneaking into the playoffs as a wild card and taking home the Super Bowl trophy. The Cougars of Coach Scott Longerbone were 4-4 at midseason, got into the San Diego Section playoffs as a No. 7 seed, won 4 games in […]
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