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2015: Rory Trup, Section 880 Champ in 1970
Rory Trup, the San Diego Section 880-yard run champion in 1970 at Mission Bay, passed away. Trup, 62, of Encinitas ran 1:55.3 to win the Section title at Balboa Stadium and was timed in 1:55.1 in the State trials at Edwards Stadium on the University of California campus in Berkeley. Trup finished third in the 1971 […]
Read More2014-15: Knights Hope to Turn Over New Leaf
Foothills Christian is No. 1 in the UT-San Diego poll, but the Knights got there wondering what if. Foothills is 8-6 and has a “woulda-coulda” lament. The Knights forfeited two early, blowout victories because of the ubiquitous and Dreaded Administrative Glitch involving player eligibility and they’ve dropped two of their last three following the loss of their star. […]
Read More1997: Gender Doesn’t Matter
Jason Bott of the Union-Tribune said it best: “Sometimes the best man for the job is a woman.” Her name is Andy Wharton and she hammered a 29-yard field goal with nine seconds left in the game to give West Hills a 31-28 victory over Serra. “I thought the play was stopped,” said Wharton, “but […]
Read More2014: Hamamoto (200), Jackson (100) Hit Milestones
Like mile markers on the interstate, coaching victories progress at their own pace and gradually add up. Monte Vista’s Ron Hamamoto became the eighth to win 200 games this season and Madison’s Rick Jackson was the 39th to reach 100. Hamamoto (201-127-4), a 30-year veteran of San Diego high school wars, was at University (Cathedral), Rancho Bernardo, and Lincoln before […]
Read More2014-15: Hoops Hot in Foothills
Foothills Christian is second in UT-San Diego‘s basketball poll, but the Knights are 18th in the Cal-Hi Sports state vote, ahead of San Diego Section rankings leader La Costa Canyon. La Costa received all 11 first-place votes in the local balloting, but the Mavericks received on-the-bubble status and are out of the top 20 in the state-wide publication’s weekly […]
Read More2014: Week 16: Disaster!
Oh, my! This had to be the worst weekend of football in San Diego County prep history. Two state championship games, one a devastating blowout, the other an almost certain victory flushed in the final two minutes. If John Carroll was thinking of retiring, and we have no idea what he’s thinking, would the great Oceanside coach want to go […]
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