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2013: Tonight’s the Night
San Diego Section basketball gets its most severe test. Tonight’s Southern California regional semifinals could provide the most definitive view of how local teams stack up against some of the strongest Los Angeles-area teams. The most intriguing matchups take place about 10 miles from each other in L.A.’s Westside beach communities. Division II No. […]
Read More2013: “Stayin’ Alive”
Six San Diego Section teams, out of the original 13, still are practicing and still preparing as the Southern California regional playoffs reach a critical semifinals round. At least one of the remaining six will be eliminated in games Tuesday, March 12, and one will qualify for the finals Saturday, March 16, at Colony High […]
Read More2013: San Diego Section Holds Up in Openers
Eight of 11 San Diego Section teams won first-round games and advanced to Saturday’s Southern California regional quarterfinals. Two others which received first-round byes will swing into action. Pairings, records ( ) and seeds ): DIVISION I 5) Inglewood (19-10) at 4) Mission Hills (27-4). II 5) La Costa Canyon (28-5) at 4) Westlake Village […]
Read More2013: “Teddy” Wilson, 70, From Family of Athletes
Ted Wilson passed away in Maui, Hawaii, last month. To hundreds of San Diegans who knew him, Teddy was your basic, friendly, next-door neighbor who would laugh at your jokes, no matter how corny, and be Johnny-on-the-Spot in times of need. Wilson, 70, was an outstanding athlete who came from a family of athletes. Teddy […]
Read More2013: Saints No. 1 in UT Poll and State Regional Pairings
St. Augustine saved its best best game for last and earned the No. 1 rating in the final UT-San Diego boys’ basketball poll. The Saints (25-4) raced to a 16-2 lead after the opening tip against Cathedral Catholic in the San Diego Section Division III finals. They opened the second quarter with another withering burst […]
Read More2013: Army-Navy Struggles but Moves On
Cheikh N’diaye did a double-pump fist salute to the gallery of Army-Navy students sitting behind the Warriors’ basket in Viejas Arena Saturday. It was a relieved, if rare show of emotion for N’Diaye, whose team had just survived a tense struggle with a tough Mater Dei Catholic squad in the San Diego Section IV finals. […]
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