Four San Diego athletes lead the state as they head for state this week.

“State” is an often-used euphemism for an event such as  the California championships, renewed for the 102^nd time this year after being canceled because of the pandemic in 2020 and ’21.

Aaliyah McCormick continues to lead all 100 hurdlers with a best time of :13.61 and a wind-assisted time of :13.46.

McCormick won the San Diego Section title at :13.89 last week at Mt. Carmel and the section’s almost season-long 1-2-3 ranking in the state that included Charlize James of San Diego and Kapiolani Coleman of Cathedral now is 1-2-5.

Two runners, one from Rocklin of the Sac-Joaquin Section and one from the Southern Section moved into a tie for third at :14.03, behind James’ :13.92 and in front of Coleman’s  :14.05.

Kennedy Clarke of Cathedral still leads the shot put at 47 feet, 9 inches, and Lexi Evans of Scripps Ranch is tied for first in the pole vault at 14 feet.

Trials at Clovis Buchanan High get under way Friday afternoon.  Temperature of an expected 90 degrees in will be about 25 degrees warmer than was in the San Diego Section finals.

Warmer weather should aid all.

Numbers in parenthesis note overall state ranking in top 25:

EVENT	NAME	MARK	STATE
100	Shaheed, Madison	:11.66 (2)	:11.55, Washington, Gardena Serra
	McCormick, Scripps Ranch	:11.71w (4)
	Hatton, Sage Creek	:11.91w (21)
200	Bean, Poway	:24.25  (8T)	:23.45w, Currie, Santa Clarita Golden Valley
	Shaheed, Madison	:24.45 (15T)
400	Bean	:54.96 (8T)	:53.19, Cenci, Clovis North
	Cramer, The Bishop’s	:56.21 (17)
800	Buswell, Poway	2:09.54 (7)	2:05.66, Engelhardt, Ventura
	Cramer	2:11.24 (13)
	Riggins	2:11.60 (17)
1600	Rogers, Poway	4:48.75 (8)	4:33.29, Engelhardt
	Riggins	4:53.53 (25)
100 Hurdles	McCormick	:13.46w	:14.03, Kirchner, Rocklin
	James, San Diego	:13.92 (2)	:14.03w, McKenzie, Santa Clarita Orange Vista
	Coleman, Cathedral	:14.05 (5)
300 Hurdles	Coleman, Cathedral	:42.19 (1)
	K. Janik, Torrey Pines	:42.38 (2)	:42.61. Harris, Stockton, Lincoln
	James	:42.71 (4)
	McCormick	:43.31 (6)
	D. Janik, Torrey Pines	:43.38 (9)
	Medley, Del Norte	:44.37 (15)
4×100 Relay	Cathedral	:48.16 (24)	:45.98, Santa Clarita Golden Valley
4×400 Relay	Poway	3:49.93 (5)	3:43.87, Long Beach Wilson
	Del Norte	3:53.12 (10)
	Carlsbad	3:54.87 (12)
	Torrey Pines	3:54.94 (13)
High Jump	Tarczy, Scripps Ranch	5-7 (12T)	5-10, Elie, Rocklin Whitney
	Moore-Bastide, Eastlake	5-7 (12T)
	Roberts, Westview	5-5 (19T)
Long Jump	Hatton Sage Creek	18-8 ¾ (23T)	20-4 1/2, Davis, Santa Clarita Golden Valley
Triple Jump	Pingley, El Camino	38-4 ¾ (17)	41-3, Hope, Riverside King
	Miles, Point Loma	38-2 ½ (20)
Shot Put	Clarke, Cathedral	47-5 (1)	45-4 ½. Gordon, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame
Pole Vault	Evans, Scripps Ranch	14-0 (1T)	14-0, Muhammad, Dublin
	Thompson, Poway	13-3 (5)
	Wagner, Fallbrook	13-0 (9T)
	Downing, La Costa Canyon	12-9 (11T)
	Quiroz, Rancho Bernardo	12-9 (11T)
	Hansen, San Dieguito	12-9 (11T)
	Hilliard, Poway	12-3 (19)
	de Jong, Maranatha	12-0 (23T)
Discus	Clarke	147-9 (4)	Fields, Caruthers, 162-7.
	Seabolt, Mt. Carmel	133-8 (13)

Leon Gillis of Steele Canyon has a 6-foot, 9-inch high jump that ties Gillis for first in California with a jumper from San Bernardino Cajon.

Gillis and other qualifiers from the three divisional meets in the San Diego Section last week will attempt to better their season bests in Saturday’s 61st San Diego Section championships at Mt. Carmel.

All-time top 10 performances in 2022:

Sage Creek’s Bryce Gilmore is third in the 3200 with a best of 8:53.23.

Lincoln’s Jalil Turner ran the 100 meters in :10.51 at the Division II meet at University City, which would have been eighth fastest except for an aiding wind that was over the 2.0 limit.

The :47.36 in the 400 meters by Helix’ Adren Parker is tied for ninth. Gillis is tied for 21st with 10 others in his event.

San Diego Section best marks and where they rank in California in parenthesis, u.r. meaning not in the top 25:

EVENT	NAME/SCHOOL	MARK	STATE
100	Tucker, Lincoln	:10.51w (15)	:10.16w, Pleasant, Gardena Serra
200	Tucker	:21.47w (21)	Pleasant, :20.40
400	Parker, Helix	:47.36 (4)	:46.94, Goode, Santa Clarita West Ranch
800	Gilmore, Sage Creek	1:52.93 (9)	1:48.84, Sahlman, Newbury Park
1600	Pala, Francis Parker	4:13.72 (u.r.)	3:59.32, Young, Newbury Park
3200	Gilmore	8:53.23 (7)	8:33.32, Sahlman
110 Hurdles	Thomas, Mission Hills	:14.98 (u.r.)	:13.35, Marshall, Stockton St. Mary’s
300 Hurdles	Nelson, Patrick Henry	:39.42 (21T)	:36.73, Marshall
4×100 Relay	Helix	:41.96 (20)	:40.80, Bellflower St. John Bosco
4×400 Relay	Helix	3:20.86 (13)	3:14.20, Long Beach Wilson
High Jump	Gillis, Steele, Canyon	6-9 (T1)	6-9, Johnson, San Bernardino Cajon
Long Jump	Tucker, Lincoln	23-11 (5)	24-9 ½, Stevenson, Temecula Great Oak
Triple Jump	Detling, Poway	47-9 (4)	48-6, Stevenson, Temecula Great Oak
Shot Put	Miller, El Camino	59-11 ¾ (7)	66-10, Moran, Murrieta Mesa
Pole Vault	Richards, Poway	14-11 (21)	16-9, O’Brien, Eastvale Roosevelt
Discus	Lopez, El Centro Southwest	172-2 (16)	207.4, Moran

 

San Diego Section girls have the best performances in California in three events, leading in the 100 and 300 hurdles, and shot put.

Aaliyah McCormick of Scripps Ranch is first in the short hurdles at :13.46 and Kapiolani Coleman of Cathedral is first in the longer barriers in :42.19.  Kennedy Clarke of Cathedral leads with a 47-foot, 5-inch shot put.

McCormick, who also leads the section with a :11.71 in the 100 meters, was aided by a 3.4 wind, over the allowable 2.0, in the Division II trials at University City last week.  McCormick has a 2022 wind-accepted :13.61, which serves as the county’s all-time No. 1.  Her :13.85 in 2021 was No. 1.

Other all-time top 10 performances in 2022.

Rankings in parenthesis:

Alysa Bean, Poway, 55.09 400 meters (9);

Tessa Buswell, Poway, 2:09.54 800 meters (10);

Mackenzie Rogers, Poway, 10:19.17 3200 meters (3);

Charlize James, San Diego, :13.92 100 hurdles (3);

Kapiolani Coleman, Cathedral, :14.07 100 hurdles (4);

Kapiolani Coleman, Cathedral, :42.19 300 hurdles (4);

Kennedy Clarke, Cathedral, 47-5 shot put (3);

Lexi Evans, Scripps Ranch, 13-10 pole vault (3).

Qualifiers from the D-I trials at Canyon Crest and D-III trials at Mount Miguel will join the D-1 qualifiers in the San Diego Section finals Saturday at Mt. Carmel.

San Diego Section state rankings in parenthesis, with 3200 and pole vault omitted:

EVENT	NAME/SCHOOL	MARK	STATE
100	McCormick, Scripps Ranch	:11.71 (3)	:11.55, Washington, Gardena Serra
200	Bean, Poway	:24.33 (12)	:23.65w, Currie, Santa Clarita Golden Valley
400	Bean	:55.09 (8)	:53.19, Cenci, Clovis North
800	Buswell, Poway	2:09.54 (6)	2:05.66, Engelhardt, Ventura
1600	Rogers, Poway	4:52.97 (18)	4:33.29, Engelhardt
100 Hurdles	McCormick	:13.46w (1)
	James, San Diego	:13.92 (2)	:14.06, Harris, Stockton Lincoln
300 Hurdles	Coleman, Cathedral	:42.19 (1)
	Janik, Torrey Pines	:43.06 (2)
	McCormick	:43.31 (3)	:43.60, Conte, Monrovia
4×100 Relay	Cathedral	:48.16 (20)	:46.03, Santa Clarita Golden Valley
4×400 Relay	Poway	3:54.47 (9)	3:43.87, Long Beach Wilson
High Jump	Tarczy, Scripps Ranch	5-7 (8T)	5-10, Elie, Rocklin Whitney
	Moore-Bastide, Eastlake	5-7 (8T)
Long Jump	Hatton Sage Creek	18-8 ¾ (22)	20-0, Davis, Santa Clarita Golden Valley
Triple Jump	Pingley, El Camino	38-4 ¾ (15)	41-3, Hope, Riverside King
Shot Put	Clarke, Cathedral	47-5 (1)	45-4 ½. Gordon, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame
Discus	Clarke	147-9 (4)	Fields, Caruthers, 162-7.

Bill Sandback, a transplanted Minnesota hockey player who came West in 1960 and spent a year teaching at Memorial Junior High before becoming coach at Crawford in 1961, was building a dynasty.

The Colts won their third San Diego Section championship in the last four seasons and eventually were named state team of the year by the Cal-Hi Sports newsletter.

We’re not sure when the newsletter anointed Crawford but it had listed state No. 1 teams  as far back as 1899.

Sandback, in retirement and enjoying Friday breakfasts with friends at the D.Z. Akins restaurant in San Diego’s college area, was unaware of the honor until we brought a Cal-High Sports record book to one of the weekly repasts.

“Hey, let me see that,” said the affable coach who left Crawford at the end of the decade and became head coach at Mesa College.

Crawford’s 22-4 record included a 15-0 season for pitcher Bob Boone, who went on to a long career as player, manager, and front-office administrator in major league baseball.

Boone was one of several future professionals and big-leaguers this season, including San Diego pitcher Brent Strom, who still was working as pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2024.

2/18/65

Mount Miguel got one hit, Jim Colesanta’s two-run home run in the first inning, and made that hit stand up in a 4-1 victory over Hilltop.

2/26/65

San Diego, a 6-2 loser to La Jolla in its first game, lost again, 16-6, to visiting Madison despite the Cavers’ Doug Hunt swinging a 4-for-4 bat.

Explanation:  Coach Bernie Flaherty was waiting for Chris Johnson, Brent Strom, Clarence Calvin, Alex Dantzler, and John Meiers, still involved in the Cavers’ basketball team pursuit of a San Diego Section championship.

3/2/65

Ken Henderson hit grand slam home runs in the first and second innings and Crawford walloped Point Loma, 14-0, in a rematch of the 1964 San Diego Section championship game, a 4-3 win for the Colts in eight innings.

“This team comes to play,” said Crawford coach Bill Sandback to Harlon Bartlett of the Evening Tribune.  “The team with the fewest mental errors and hustle will win our league.”

–St. Augustine’s Steve Christopher allowed one hit and outdueled Bernard Linn and Grossmont, 3-1.

3/5/65

Home runs by Billy Bolden and Fred Childs were the difference in Kearny’s 4-0 win over visiting Inglewood Morningside.

–Davey Davis’ three-run home run in the top of the seventh inning turned a 5-3 loss into a 6-5 win for Castle Park against Granite Hills.

–Pitcher Al Salvatierra and catcher Tommy Garrett hit home runs and Lincoln cruised, 12-2, as host Chula Vista committed 11 errors.

–Junior Morton struck out 12, allowed 4 hits, and socked a two-run home run in San Marcos’ 5-4 win over San Dieguito.

3/9/65

Hoover’s Six-foot, four-inch Lloyd Hutchinson hit two, 360-foot home runs and 6-7 pitcher Kenny Bangsburg hit a three-run home run and hurled a 9-5 win over Kearny.

–Dennis Maley and Doug Hunt had three hits each, Louie Panza homered, and San Diego’s 17-hit attack clobbered El Capitan, 16-2.

—Mike Adamson struck out 14 and Point Loma blanked Chula Vista, 2-0.
—Bob Forrester had five hits in Monte Vista’s 5-2 win over Morse.  Charlie Duke hit a grand slam home run in University’s 5-2 win over Marian, and the Sweetwater battery of Victor Gallardo and Jimmy Melillo also went deep in a 4-2 win over Grossmont.

3/12/65

Lefthander Joe Verdon gave up four hits and, aided by catcher Greg Ewald’s two-run single in the sixth inning, beat San Diego, 4-2, in an Eastern League opener.

–Helix nipped Chula Vista, 1-0, in nine innings when Jim Coddington singled and scored on an outfield error.

–Mission Bay’s Don Bair struck out 13 and stopped Clairemont on four hits, 4-2.

–Point Loma, which had scored 8 runs in an 0-4 start, erupted in a Western League opener, 15-1 over La Jolla.

Paul Ehrich gave the Vikings four hits and Roger Esty and Dave Johnson hit home runs.

–Bob Boone’s three-run home run in the first inning was too much for Lincoln in Crawford’s 5-1, Eastern League opener with the guest Hornets.

–Leroy Acebedo homered for Poway’s only hit in the fifth inning, which tied the game, 2-2, and four consecutive walks in the seventh gave the Titans a 3-2, Palomar League win over Carlsbad.

–George Lawton’s three-run home run and Junior Morton’s three-hit pitching was the difference in San Marcos’ 6-0 win over Marian.

–A.J. Moore, Bob Beckman, and Greg Timms had three hits each, George Zorn got 12 Vista Panthers on strikes and gave up three hits in University’s 4-0 win.

3/16/65

Mike Adamson was brilliant, shutting out Mission Bay on three hits for eight innings, but Joel Skinner, with relief in the ninth inning, combined on a no-hitter with Don Bair in Mission Bay’s 1-0 victory.

—San Diego had suffered two of its three losses while awaiting players from the playoff-winning basketball team.

The Cavers evened their Eastern League record with a 3-1 win over Crawford as Brent Strom checked the host Colts on four hits, Chris Johnson doubled home the game’s deciding runs, and Clarence Calvin hit a home run.

3/19/65

Monte Vista raked El Cajon Valley pitchers for four home runs in a 17-7 win.  Jeff McCombs drove in eight runs with two homers and Dan Roberson and Rick McGuffin each added another.

–Helix played its first-ever night game at home against Sweetwater, but the Red Devils’ Terry Williams spoiled the evening with a one-hit, 1-0 shutout.

–Bob Boone hit a home run and gave up two hits as Crawford beat Hoover, 10-1.

3/23/65

A six-run second inning was more than enough as Monte Vista took the Grossmont League lead, 6-0 over Grossmont, which entered the game tied with the Monarchs with a 2-0 record.

Bob Forrester allowed three hits and retired the last 10 Grossmont batters.

–Robbie Childs tripled in three runs in the first inning to halt a Mission Bay pitching run of 16 straight scoreless innings.

Childs and Dusty Quick, who tripled in two runs in the fourth inning, combined for six hits and seven runs batted in as the Vikings won the Western League game, 8-3.

3/26/65

Vista batters struck three home runs, a triple, two doubles, and a total of 13 hits but trailed until a Hank Tenney home run tied the score at seven in the seventh inning.

Two of the Panthers’ six errors, however, led to a fourth unearned run and 8-7 victory for University at Beeson Field.  The Dons (5-1) took over first place in the Avocado League.

–Brandt Crocker tripled in a run in the sixth inning, hit a three-run homer in the seventh, and Madison knocked Mission Bay out of a tie for first place in the Western loop, 4-3.

3/30/65

Helix’ Dave Elstrom checked Monte Vista on three hits and the Highlanders became the first Grossmont League team in five games to defeat Monte Vista, 9-2.

Football quarterback-outfielder Barry Bronk tripled and hit two singles in three times at bat.

–Paul Ehrich, with Mike Adamson coming on in the seventh, combined on a one-hit, 12-inning, 1-0 victory over La Jolla.

The Pointers’ aces struck out 17, allowing only a seventh-inning single by Dusty Quick.  The Vikings’ Jeff McCoy went all the way, losing on Bill Settle’s single that scored Randy Peterson in the 12th.

4/3/65

Rain washed out 16 of 21 games and Crawford’s 9-3 win at the San Diego “swamp,” so described by writer Harlon Bartlett, was the only Eastern League game.

Bob Boone, Jimmy Nettles, and Bob Petretta each had three hits, and Frank Jenkins hit a two-run home run that landed on the adjacent Crosstown, I-5 Freeway, according to Bartlett.

–Chula Vista shaded Mar Vista, 2-1, in eight innings to tie for first place in the Metropolitan League with Hilltop.

–Kearny and Point Loma were tied for first in the Western League after the Komets beat Clairemont, 6-3, and Mission Bay topped Point Loma, 5-2.

4/6/65

Vista’s Matt Taylor (6-0), with help from Tom Heckendorn’s grand slam home run, tamed Fallbrook, 11-1.

–Dirk Van Dyke’s two-hitter stopped Sweetwater, 3-1, as Hilltop held on to its league lead.  Tony Pisciotta pitched a three-hitter and San Diego squeezed St. Augustine, 3-1.

–Poway beat Army-Navy, 1-0, in a battle of two-hitters by the Titans Leroy Acebedo and the Warriors’ Dean Werner.

–Crawford’s Bob Boone hurled a two-hitter and the Colts edged Hoover, 1-0.

4/9/65

Two of 20 scheduled games were played, meaning four of the 40 squads in the San Diego Section braved gale winds and rain.

Mission Bay moved into the Western League lead with a 4-2 win over La Jolla and El Cajon Valley scored a come-from-behind, 4-3 win over Grossmont.

Coach Harry Elliott’s El Cajon Valley Braves are one of the few teams yet to be rained out.

“I’m glad to get these games in,” said Elliott. “I’m trying to rotate a one-man pitching staff, you know”, referring to ace Larry Haggard.  “This way our games won’t be bunched up at the end of the year.”

–As the teams broke for the Lions Tournament, 36 games had been rained out since the season began.

4/12/65

Avocado and Palomar League squads participated in the eight-team, first annual North County Lions Tournament.

San Dieguito’s Rich Zinniger struck out 20 batters and the Mustangs beat Vista, 2-1.  Oceanside’s George Hinds struck out 14 in a 3-0 win over Poway.

Carlsbad decisioned Fallbrook, 4-1, and San Marcos had a bye.

4/13/65

San Dieguito gained finals of the Lions’ North County tournament, 5-0 over San Marcos and Oceanside beat Carlsbad, 10-2, in the other semifinal.

4/20/65

Madison’s Guy Spencer, backed by strong hitting from Greg Gunter, Brandt Crocker, and Dan Whitworth, pitched a no-hit, 5-0 victory over Mission Bay that knocked the Buccaneers out of the Western League lead.

–University’s George Zorn struck out 13 and turned in the day’s second no-hitter, 4-0, over Vista.  The victory was the Dons’ eighth in a row.

–Jimmy Nettles’ run-scoring single in the last of the seventh inning gave Crawford’s Bob Boone a 2-1 victory over St. Augustine’s Steve Christopher.

–El Cajon Valley scored 10 runs in the first inning without hitting the ball out of the infield and took over first place in the Grossmont League with a 12-3 rout of Monte Vista.

Monarchs pitchers walked 14 batters and hit one.  The Braves’ Ralph Hayes walked six consecutive times in the seven innings.

4/21/65

Mike Adamson struck out 17 and pitched Point Loma into the Western League lead, 5-1 over Kearny.

–Jimmy Nettles homered and added three singles in four times up as Crawford drubbed Morse, 10-2.

4/23/65

Brent Strom struck out 14 and gave up two hits in San Diego’s 3-2 win over Hoover.  Clarence Calvin’s single with two strikes and two outs in the seventh scored two runs for the victory.

The Cavers moved to 6-3 in the Eastern League and Hoover fell to 5-4.

–Ron Pietila’s three-hitter and 1-0 win over Hilltop kept Sweetwater in the hunt in the Metropolitan League.

4/27/65

Crawford (10-2) took a 2 ½-game lead with three to play in the Eastern League, 11-5 over San Diego (7-4).

Bob Boone pitched the first five innings for the Colts, who scored seven runs in the first two innings, and won his 11^th game against no losses,

–El Cajon Valley wrapped a tie (up 2 games with 2 to play) for the Grossmont League crown, 1-0 over Helix on Ralph Hayes’ home run over he leftfield wall at Wells Park in the fifth inning.

4/30/65

Crawford (11-2) clinched the Eastern League championship, 3-2, over visiting Hoover.

The Colts’ Gary Shourds pitched a four-hitter and his home run in the fifth inning was the difference. At the end of the day Crawford had a 2 ½-game lead with two to play.

–San Diego clinched a tie for second place and the league’s other playoff berth, 7-3 over St. Augustine.

–El Cajon Valley (8-3) lost a chance to claim the Grossmont league title when El Capitan (2-7) battled to a 9-8 win in eight innings.

–Escondido atoned for an earlier, 25-0 whipping by edging Mount Miguel, 6-5.  Lincoln blasted Morse, 20-8.

5/4/65

Sweetwater (7-3) moved into a first-place tie with Hilltop in the Metropolitan League when Ron Pietila singled and Jim Finnerty homered inside the park to back Victor Gallardo’s four-hit pitching in a 2-0 win over Castle Park.

–Point Loma and Mission Bay, each 10-4, remained tied for first in the Western League.

Mike Adamson struck out 13 and beat Kearny’s Mike Sigman, 1-0, in a battle of one-hit pitchers.

Don Bair of Mission Bay hurled a two-hitter and Craig Sisson drove in both runs in a 2-0 win over La Jolla.

5/7/65

Crawford coach Bill Sandback had confidence that Centerfielder Jimmy Nettles could step in,  so the Colts’ mentor gave ace Bob Boone a day off from pitching duties.  Nettles took the ball and responded with a no-hitter in a 5-0 win over St. Augustine

Nettles struck out nine and walked four and got 10-hit support, including two each from Bob Petretta and Bob Boone.

–Point Loma beat Clairemont, 5-0, and Mission Bay lost to Clairemont, 6-5, to give the Pointers the Western League championship.

–Sweetwater (8-4) backed into the Metropolitan loop title, losing to Mar Vista 5-4, while Chula Vista (7-4-1) edged Hilltop (7-5) for second place.

Back-to-back home runs by Steve King and Greg Mattinson in the seventh inning gave Grossmont (10-3) a 4-3 win over Helix and a share of the Grossmont circuit title.

El Cajon Valley saved a tie with the Foothillers by beating Mount Miguel, 7-3.

–A telephonic vote resulted in Grossmont’s being selected for the Grossmont League’s No. 1 playoff seeding.

5/11/65

Vista clinched a tie for the Avocado League championship and Poway matched that in the Palomar League.

The 12-2 Panthers’ Matt Taylor improved his record to 10-1 and maintained an earned-run average of 0.61 in the 8-1 win over San Dieguito which included a home run by Tom Heckendorn.

Poway beat San Marcos, 14-8, as Jim Quiring had four hits, including a home run and double, and drove in four runs.

STANDINGS

EASTERN LEAGUE

LEAGUE                                            OVERALL

TEAM	WON	LOST	Pct.	GBL	WON	LOST	Pct.
Crawford	13	2	.867	—	19	4	.826
San Diego	10	5	.667	2	17	7	.708
Hoover	7	8	.467	6	13	10	.565
Lincoln	7	8	.467	6	12	11	.522
Morse	6	9	.400	7	8	14	.364
St. Augustine	2	13	.133	11	9	15	.375

METROPOLITAN LEAGUE

LEAGUE                                                                                                                        OVERALL

TEAM	WON	LOST	Pct.	GBL	Won	Lost	Pct.
Sweetwater	8	4	.667	—	14	8	.636
Chula Vista	7	4	.636	½	10	10	.500
Hilltop	7	5	.583	1	12	10	.545
Castle Park	5	6	.455	2 ½	10	11	.476
Coronado	5	7	.417	3	12	11	.522
Mar Vista	5	7	.417	3	11	12	.478
Escondido	3	9	.250	5	8	15	.348

AVOCADO LEAGUE

LEAGUE                                                                                                                                       OVERALL

TEAM	WON	LOST	Pct.	GBL	WON	LOST	Pct.
Vista	11	1	.917	—	18	4	.818
University	11	1	.917	—	16	5	.762
Oceanside	8	5	.615	3 1/2	14	7	.667
San Dieguito	7	6	.538	4 1/2	10	8	.556
Fallbrook	2	11	.154	9 ½	2	17	.107
Orange Glen	1	13	.071	10 ½	2	15	.118

SOUTHERN LEAGUE

                              LEAGUE                                                                                          OVERALL

TEAM	WON	LOST	Pct.	GBL.	WON	LOST	Pct.
San Miguel School	3	1	.750	—	7	10	.412
La Jolla Country Day	2	2	.500	1	2	7	.222
San Diego Military	1	3	.250	2	11	4	.733

WESTERN LEAGUE

LEAGUE                                                                                          OVERALL

TEAM	WON	LOST	Pct.	GBL	WON	LOST	Pct.
Point Loma	11	4	.733	—	16	8	.667
Mission Bay	10	5	.667	1	12	10	.522
Madison	9	4	.692	2	13	9	.591
Kearny	8	7	.533	3	11	11	.500
La Jolla	5	10	.333	6	7	14	.333
Clairemont	2	13	.133	9	5	17	.227

GROSSMONT LEAGUE

                             LEAGUE                                                                                OVERALL

TEAM	WON	LOST	Pct.	GBL	WON	LOST	Pct.
El Cajon Valley	9	3	.750	—	15	6	.714
Grossmont	9	3	.750	—	12	11	.522
Granite Hills	7	5	.583	2	13	11	.542
Monte Vista	5	7	.417	4	11	11	.500
Helix	5	7	.417	4	10	12	.455
Mount Miguel	4	8	.333	5	8	13	.381
El Capitan	3	9	.250	6	5	16	.238

PALOMAR LEAGUE

                              LEAGUE                                                                              OVERALL

TEAM	WON	LOST	Pct.	GBL	WON	LOST	Pct.
Poway	11	2	.846	—	15	6	.714
Carlsbad	9	3	.750	1 1/2	12	5	.707
San Marcos	7	5	.583	3 ½	9	8	.529
Marian	7	6	.538	4	7	11	.388
Army-Navy	2	10	.167	8 1/2	4	10	.286
Ramona	1	11	.083	9 ½	4	13	.235

CLASS AA PLAYOFFS

5/14/65

The eight-team first round went to Eastern and Grossmont League teams.

San Diego’s Brent Strom outdueled Point Loma (16-9) and Mike Adamson, 1-0.  Strom struck out 13 and gave up one hit, while Adamson kept the Cavers hitless until he was forced to retire with a blister on his finger in the sixth inning.

Paul Ehrich, who had eliminated the Cavers in the 1964 playoffs, retired two batters in the sixth after relieving Adamson, but the Cavers got go him in the top of the seventh. Doug Hunt hit a leadoff single, moved up on a ground out by Clarence Calvin and fly ball out by John Meiers, and came home on Dennis Maley’s single.

–Crawford’s Bob Boone yielded only a sixth-inning single to Ron Houston in defeating Mission Bay (12-11), 10-2, and despite five Colts errors.

–A two-run triple by Larry Haggard carried El Cajon Valley past Sweetwater (14-9), 4-2.  Haggard scattered three hits including a home run by Jimmy Melillo.  Ralph Hayes supported Haggard with a home run and triple.

–Home runs by Greg Mattinson and Ralph Naisif were part of a 10-hit Grossmont attack that eliminated Chula Vista (11-11), 13-2.

5/18/65

Crawford’s Bob Boone won his 14^th consecutive game without loss, struck out 10 and shut down Grossmont (13-12), 8-3, in the semifinals.

Grossmont was generous: Three errors, seven walks, a passed ball, and one hit-by-pitcher.

Frank Alfano homered and Frank Jenkins and Paul Kaufman each had two hits for the Colts.

–San Diego’s five-run burst in the sixth inning on run-scoring singles by Mike Marrs and Steve Shepherd and a two-run double by John Meiers pushed the Cavers past El Cajon Valley (15-7), 7-6.

Cavers reliever Brent Strom shut down the Braves in the sixth and seventh innings.

–Matt Taylor ran his record to 11-1 and visiting Vista ousted San Miguel School, 10-0, in the Class A playoffs.

The Panthers collected 15 singles and one extra base hit.  Terry O’Dell was 5 for 5.

5/21/65

AA CHAMPIONSHIP

Crawford (22-4) made it three championships in four years, burying San Diego (19-8), 15-3, at the Marine Corps Depot Beeson Field.

Bob Boone (15-0), making his third start in a week, allowed four hits and the Colts responded with 14, including three-run home runs by Boone, Frank Jenkins, and Greg Werdick.

1-A CHAMPIONSHIP

Tom Heckendorn (9-3) pitched Vista (20-4) to the title, 2-1 over Poway (15-7), which had won in 1962 and ’63, at Palomar College.

Heckendorn gave up three hits, struck out nine and provided a game-winning two-run triple in the fifth inning after the Titans had taken a 1-0 lead in the top of the inning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 15^th annual Lions baseball tournament began with all eyes on the sky.

Rain had played havoc with the schedule this spring and had a wet and dreary history with the event, actually resulting in cancellation in 1964.

San Diego High, winner of the tournament six times since 1951, was top seed among the 16 Unlimited Division teams, with Monte Vista favored in the 13-team Limited Division.

4/12/65

Tony Pisciotta and Kirk Gurling combined to check Escondido on four hits and top-seed San Diego advanced with a 5-0 victory over Escondido.

Three other ranked squads, Crawford (9-0, Mount Miguel), Hoover (4-0, El Capitan), and Point Loma, (3-1 Lincoln), all moved on in the Unlimited Division.

Hoover’s Greg Verdon pitched a one-hitter.  Crawford’s Bob Boone and Larry Forest scattered three Mount Miguel hits.  Point Loma Paul Ehrich gave up four hits, one a home run to losing pitcher Dennis Webb.

Monte Vista shut out Mission Bay, 5-0. Hilltop scored seven runs in the seventh inning in a 13-1 win over La Jolla. University won its tenth in a row, 3-1 over Mar Vista.

4/13/65

San Diego defeated El Cajon Valley, 4-3, in the morning and came from behind to edge Hoover, 5-4, in the afternoon to gain the championship game against Point Loma, which whipped Clairemont, then turned back Crawford, 1-0.

Trailing, 4-1, in the last of the seventh inning, San Diego got a triple from Clarence Calvin, double from Dennis Maley, bunt single by Louie Panza, pinch-hit single by Lee Wright, Hoover error, and a double steal that stole the win from the stunned Cardinals.

Crawford had 12 base runners, but two were out on plays at the plate, the last which ended the game, and three were cut down at second base, all part of outstanding defensive play by Pointers catcher Tim Faris.

Monte Vista beat Castle Park, 4-2, and Marian, 11-6, to gain the Limited Division championship versus Coronado, which surprised seeded opponents Hilltop, 5-3, and University, 2-1.

4/14/65

Brent Strom was named outstanding player of the tournament, pitching the first four innings and doubling in all of San Diego’s runs in the fifth inning of the 3-2 championship over Point Loma.

The Pointers Mike Adamson walked Dennis Maley and Louie Panza on eight pitches and then yielded an infield single to Steve Shepherd, setting the stage for Strom.

Monte Vista won its second straight Limited title as the game with Coronado was called with one out in the top of the seventh inning when the 12-run rule was activated by a Monarchs run that made the score 13-1.

Lincoln beat Escondido, 12-3, as Dennis Webb hit his second home run of the tournament, and St. Augustine topped Mar Vista, 1-0, for consolation brackets titles.

A promising Class B 660 yards runner in 1964 who bypassed cross-country for football in the fall, Chula Vista junior Tim Danielson ran down defending state champion Mike Ryan and scored a stunning, 20-yard victory in the mile in the 47th state meet, defying the evening heat of Bakersfield.

Danielson’s time of 4:08 was a meet record and fastest ever by an 11^th grader in prep competition.  Tactically, Danielson was perfect.

Ryan, from Santa Clara Wilcox, forced the pace as most observers expected, running :58.4 in the first quarter, 2:01 at the half mile, and 3:04 for the 1320, but it became apparent that Danielson could win if he stayed close.

RYAN GASSED

“I could tell with about 220 yards to go he was getting tired,” Danielson said of Ryan. “I wasn’t really too tired, but that’s about the hardest race I’ve had.”

“I thought Tim had a better chance if the pace was fast like that; he could stay with him and outkick him,” coach Harry Taylor told me.

Danielson’s last lap was a comparatively slow :63, “but he wasn’t all out,” said Taylor.  “He was just following Ryan until the last 150 yards.”

Since late February, when Danielson set a school record of 4:25, he had cut an astonishing 17 seconds off his best time.

NEW EVENT

The two-mile, occasionally run in summer all-comers’ meets or other off-beat competitions, became a staple.

The difference between winning or losing in dual meets went from 52 and a fraction points to 57.

2/23/65

Silas Gross won the 120-yard high hurdles in :15.3, 180 lows in :19.3, and anchored his team to a 1:32.7 victory in Morse’s 78-35 dual meet win over Castle Park.

2/26/65

Lee Damron broke a 26-year-old San Diego High record of 1:59 in the 880-yard run with a 1:58.6 in the Cavers’ 74-51 win at El Capitan.

Jim Brewer broke two minutes for the Hilltoppers in the 1939 Southern Section finals.

—Tim Danielson set a Chula Vista record of 4:25 and Crawford’s Dave Colegrove hurled the shot a school-record 53-8 ½.

—Arnie Robinson’s 6-foot, 5 ½-inch high jump tied for the fifth highest in County history.  Hoover’s Eddy Hanks cleared 6-9 ¾ and Lyle Hull 6-6 in 1964, Hoover’s Jack Razzeto 6-5 ¾ in 1948, and San Diego’s Bob Logan 6-5 ½ in 1938.

Robinson, who topped 6-5 as a sophomore in 1964, also won the long jump at 22-9 ½ and Morse defeated Mar  Vista and Vista, 76-36-33.

–Pierre Frazier edged Kearny’s Bobby Johnson in a :09.8 100, :22.1 220, and  21-10 long jump, and Hoover won, 71-42.

3/2/65

Byron Olander of Helix ran the 100 in :09.7 and his brother Rick cleared 12-11 ¾ in the pole vault to break the school record of 12-7, set in 1956 by Jim Duea.

Byron also won the 440 in :51.4 as the Highlanders defeated Escondido, 81-32.

3/9/65

Mike Singletary came close to another vintage San Diego High record, racing the 440 in :49.5 as Singletary closed in on Norman Stocks’ record of :49.3 in 1946. San Diego beat Madison, 79-34.

3/12/65

Pierre Frazier won the 100 (:09.8), 180-yard low hurdles (:19.7), long jump (22-3 ½), and anchored Hoover’s 1:32.1 relay win that clinched a 61-52 victory over Point Loma.

Granite Hills’ sophomore George Brown heaved the shot 55 feet, 4 ¾ inches, in a 75-47 win over Monte Vista.  Grossmont’s Ed Speed had set a sophomore record of 56-5 in 1960.

—Hilltop’s Terry Rogers posted the fastest 880 of the season, 1:56.6 but the Lancers dropped an 80-33 decision to Sweetwater.

—Tim Danielson clipped 5 seconds off his Chula Vista mile record with a 4:20 in the Spartans’ 58-55 loss to Oceanside.

3/14/65

Point Loma’s Ron Hawkins hoisted the school record to 13-6 ¾ in the pole vault against Hoover, bettering Bruce Long’s 13-5 in 1962.

3/19/65

Pierre Frazier leaped 24 feet, 5 ½ inches in Hoover’s 94-22 win at St. Augustine, breaking Willie Steele’s school record of 24-3/4 in 1941.

3/20/65

Twenty-eight schools entered the 11^th annual South Bay Relays at Sweetwater.

Helix’ Byron Olander beat San Diego’s Rex Williams and Hoover’s Pierre Frazier in a :09.7 100.  Frazier won the large schools long jump at 23-9 ¾. Helix won that division with 50 points to San Diego’s 39.

–Granite Hills outscored Sweetwater, 41-37 ½, with Madison at 37 to win the medium schools competition.

The Eagles’ Tim Schraeder won the 100 in :10 and George Brown the shot put at 54-6 ½.

–Lincoln ran away with the small schools title with 61 points to La Jolla’s 30.

Mar Vista’s Mike Lemons pole vaulted 14-3 ½ to break the record of 13-5 ¼ by Lincoln’s Vic Montano in 1964.

4/5/65

The meet didn’t come down to the relay, which San Diego won in 1:31.2, and Hoover held on for a 57-56 victory over the Cavers.

Competition originally was scheduled at Hoover but wet grounds forced a postponement and a shift of sites to Balboa Stadium’s new, all-weather track.

A second delay of a couple days was necessary because Hoover did not have suitable shoe spikes for the asphalt (officially Grasstex) layout.

Hoover’s Pierre Frazier was the difference, winning the 100 in :09.8, 220 in :22, and long jump at 23-6.

A 4:29.9 victory in the mile by Don Walker and a first place and third place in that race got the Cardinals over the top. Hoover led, 49-48, entering the next-to-last event.

—Jay Elbel was second in the 220, won the 880 in 1:57.8, and anchored a 1:31.9 relay victory but Madison was short in another 57-56 battle against Mission Bay.

4/6/65

Mount Miguel edged Grossmont, 63-59, coming from a 58-50 deficit late in the day by going 1-2 in the mile and then a foursome of Tom Howard, Dain Demery, Mike Lybrand and John Trask won by 15 yards in a 880 relay school record 1:30.8.

4/17/65

Byron Olander won the 100 in :09.7, ran a :21.1 220 leg on Helix’ eight-man mile relay that set a record of 3:00.2, and a :50.3 anchor in a 3:23.9 four-man mile relay win.

Olander was selected athlete of the meet in the sixth annual San Diego Relays in Balboa Stadium. Lincoln dominated, winning seven events, including :42.9 and 1:28.6 in the 440 and 880 relays.

Chula Vista’s Tim Danielson stepped out of the mile and won the two-mile in 9:26.6.

Athletes vied in seeded (those with leading marks entering the meet) and rated competition.

UNOFFICIAL

Kearny’s Carl Giesser tied with three others at 13-6 in the relays’ pole vault.  Given an extra trial Giesser cleared the height and went on to negotiate 14 feet, 7 ½ inches, a record in the County but not considered because of the fourth attempt at the lower height.

4/20/65

Michael Singletary’s :48.3 quarter mile bettered the County record of :48.5 by Hoover’s Tom Agsten in 1963 but Lincoln won, 67-46.

4/27/65

Rudy Silas would represent Lincoln in the state meet long jump, but he was third to teammates Greg Stewart (23-5) and Barry Brinson (22-11) in the Hornets’ 82-31 win over Crawford.

Kearny’s Carl Giesser officially cleared 14 feet in the pole vault against Mission Bay, which won, 66-47.

4/30/65

Facing East with prevailing winds from the West, Morse’s layout for sprints, hurdles, and some jump competition invited outstanding results in those events, but with an asterisk or disclaimer.

San Diego’s 67-46 victory at the Skyline campus on the last day of the regular season included:

–A :09.9 100 and :21 flat 220 by the Cavers’ 440-yard dash ace Michael Singletary.

–:14.3 in the 120-yard high hurdles by Morse’s Harold Burt and :19.1 in the 180 lows by teammate Jerry Daniels.

–A 23-9 ½ long jump by San Diego’s Doyle Steel, for whom Steel’s 6-4 high jump couldn’t be attributed to the hefty breezes.

Most impressive, non-wind mark of the day probably was Morse’s 1:29.8 victory in the 880-yard relay.

5/7/65

LEAGUE TRIALS

And Finals would be held at the same sites.

EASTERN, @BALBOA STADIUM

Lincoln led all qualifiers with 28, followed by San Diego and Crawford, 17 each, Hoover (15), Morse (13), and St. Augustine (3).

AVOCADO, @SAN DIEGUITO

Vista’s Rick Fox ran his 880 heat in 1:58.8 breaking the record of 2:00.4 by Poage of Oceanside in 1963.

WESTERN, @KEARNY

Point Loma led with 21 qualifiers, followed by Mission Bay (17), Madison and Clairemont, 16 each, La Jolla (14) and Kearny (12).

Frank Heitman of Clairemont logged  the  mile in 4:28.9.

GROSSMONT, @GROSSMONT

Sophomore George Brown hurled the shot 57-10 ½ and El Capitan pole vaulter Andy Steben set a league record of 14 feet, 2 3/8 inches.

Brown’s teammate Arasmus Okware ran :49.7 in the 440.

Dual-meet champion Helix led with 18 qualifiers, with Mount Miguel and El Cajon Valley next at 14 each followed by Grossmont, 13, Granite Hills, 10, El Capitan, 5, and Monte Vista, 3.

METROPOLITAN, @SWEETWATER

The host Red Devils, backed by David Barajas’ 440 (:51.2), and 220 (:23.1) led with 26 qualifiers.

Chula Vista’s Tim Danielson set the pace with a 4:12.8 mile, almost 13 seconds faster than in this school-record 4:25 on Feb. 26.

Joe Brooks, the coach of sophomore star Armando Valencia at El Cajon Valley, said Danielson “can do anything.”

“He’ll make these guys look sick in the state meet,” said Brooks. a former distance runner at San Diego State. “If this kid Ryan (who has run 4:10.4) runs 4:06, Danielson will run 4:04.”

5/14/65

FINALS

WESTERN 

Four league records were set and one tied as Mission Bay outscored Point Loma, 56-53, for the team championship.  La Jolla had 28, Madison 25, Clairemont 18, and Kearny 11.

100—Rick Tauber, Mission Bay, :09.9.

Mile—Jeff Dragila, La Jolla, 4:27.5.

120HH—Dee Hayes, Mission Bay, :14.8.

180LH—Sam Fernandez, Mission Bay, :19.6 (tied).

Two-Mile—Lane Mason, La Jolla, 9:29.9.

EASTERN FINALS

Michael Singletary circled the Balboa Stadium track in :48.5 for one of three meet records.

Lincoln’s Otis Martin logged 9:41.3 in the first-time run two-mile and St. Augustine’s John Lewis turned 4:23 in the mile.

St. Augustine’s Tom Eklund clocked 1:55.6 in the 880 and San Diego overtook Lincoln in a 1:28.8 relay.

Lincoln scored 60 points, Hoover 35, Morse and San Diego 27 each, Crawford 23, and St. Augustine 12.

GROSSMONT 

Rick Heisel of Helix set a 180-yard low hurdles of :20.1 and also won the 120 highs (:15.1). With sprinter Brian Olander sidelined with a muscle pull, the Highlanders needed Heisel’s double.

Helix scored 52 points to 48 by Granite Hills, which emerged as a threat to the city schools in the big meets coming up.

The Eagles’ Tim Schraeder won the sprints in :10 and :21.7 and anchored a 1:30.5 victory in the relay. Arasmus Okware won the 440 in :50.3 and George Brown took the shot put at 57-9 ½.

METROPOLITAN 

Sweetwater ran away with the team title with 55 points to Hilltop’s 31.

David Barajas won the 440 in :50.3 and contributed to a 1:31.3 victory in the 880 relay.  Burte Jackson won the 180-yard low hurdles in :20.4 and long jump at 21-11.  Ward Ring’s :14.9 topped 120 high hurdlers.

Tim Danielson won the mile in 4:13.3 and Hilltop’s Terry Rogers set an 880-yard record of 1:55.2.

PALOMAR 

Carlsbad’s 68 points set the pace, almost doubling that of runner-up Ramona, which had 39.

AVOCADO 

Brent Rowlett’s 1:56.8 880 was the outstanding performance as Oceanside won the team title with 65 points to runner-up Vista’s 45.

Vista’s Dave Funderburk, defending Section champion,  hampered by shin splints and feet soreness late in the season, won the mile in 4:21.9.

5/20/65

SAN DIEGO SECTION TRIALS

Eastern, Grossmont, Avocado, and Southern League qualifiers met in Balboa Stadium, where sophomore Armando Valencia of El Cajon Valley ran a 4:14.7 mile and defeated Dave Funderburk, who ran 4:15.2.

Helix led with nine qualifiers, followed by Granite Hills, 7, Lincoln and Morse, 6 each, Hoover, 5, and San Diego, 3.

5/21/65

Tim Danielson was running to where no San Diego athlete had gone, leaving records smoldering beneath his rapid legs.

The Chula Vista junior qualified with a scorching 4:08.7 in the trials involving entries from the Metropolitan, Palomar, and Avocado League.

5/28/65

Tim Danielson won the mile in 4:09.9, temporarily surrendering the spotlight to Granite Hills, which made history and won the team championship before about 6,200 persons in Balboa Stadium.

The Eagles became the first team not identified as Lincoln or San Diego to win since the Section’s first championship in 1961.

Coach Rudy Friberg’s squad clinched with 26 points when anchorman Tim Schraeder brought the baton home in the 880-yard relay in 1:28.6. George Brown took the shot put at 56-11.

Helix’ Byron Olander was  idle with a muscle pull and out of title contention. Lincoln was second with 23 points, followed by Morse , 22, Helix, 16, Hoover, 12, Point Loma and San Diego, 10 each.

COMPETITION FIERCE

The 880 was the showcase event as the first five finishers ran with marks that had been bettered only five times in area history.

Terry Rogers of Hilltop was the winner in 1:53.2, followed by Joe Gerry, Point Loma, 1:54.7; Tom Eklund, St. Augustine, 1:54.9; Rick Fox, Vista, and Nelson Edwards, Helix, each 1:55.2.

Records:

440—Michael Singletary, San Diego, :48.

Two-Mile—Otis Martin, Lincoln, 9:17.7.

120HH—Harold Burt, Morse, :14.4 (tie).

180LH—Silas Gross, Morse, :19.2 (tie).

6/5/65

STATE TRACK TRIALS, @BAKERSFIELD

Tim Danielson led a group of eight San Diego Section qualifiers in trials of the 47^th CIF State track meet on a 90-degree afternoon at Bakersfield College.

Danielson took the lead on the last lap of his mile heat and won in 4:15.2.  Lincoln high jumper Phillip Shelley tied with 12 others at 6 feet, 4 inches.

Pole vaulters Mike Lemons of Mar Vista (13-3) and El Capitan’s Andy Steben, who took only one jump in four hours and cleared 13-0, also moved on.

Michael Singletary of San Diego was second in :48.9 in one heat of the 440 and El Cajon Valley’s Armando Valencia was second his mile test in 4:16.3.  Bobby Johnson of Kearny was second in a 220 in :21.6 and Lincoln long jumper Rudy Silas tied for fifth at 23-7.

NONQUALIFIERS

120 high hurdlers Harold Burt, Morse, fifth in heat, :14.7; Lincoln’s Ted Scales, seventh in heat, :14.7;

Granite Hills’ Tim Schraeder and John Silva of University, each eighth in 100-yard dash heats in :10.3, Schraeder ninth in :21.7 in 220;

Morse’s Silas Gross (:19.1) and Hoover’s Pierre Frazier (:19.5), fifth and fourth in 180-yard low hurdles;

Hilltop’s Terry Rogers (1:54.6), fourth and Joe Gerry (1:56.2), sixth in 880 heats;

Shot putters George Brown of Granite Hills’ (55-10 ¾) and Dave Helton of Mar Vista (53-4 ½) unplaced;

Lincoln (1:29), sixth and Granite Hills (1:29.4), fourth in 880-yard relay heats;

Discus throwers Johnson, Granite Hills (152-1) and Dave Helton, Mar Vista (144-3), ninth and 12^th.

6/6/65

STATE FINALS

Danielson’s star was soaring. See introduction. 

San Diego’s Mike Singletary struggled in the stretch but gutted up for a 440 second-place :47.6, to the :47.4 of Garden Grove Bolsa Grande’s Randy Julian.

Andy Steben of El Capitan tied for third with three others in the pole vault at 14-1.