2016 Week 17, Cathedral, Madison, & Verdell Hold Sway
Football, it’s a wrap. Cathedral finished fifth in Cal-Hi Sports‘ state top 25, Helix was 14th, and Madison 19th in an outstanding San Diego Section season. Coach Sean Doyle’s Cathedral Dons, wearing the letter “U” on their helmets in the state championship in honor of Cathedral’s previous University of San Diego High designation (and Doyle’s alma-mater), […]
Read More2016-17 Week 2: Knights, Saints Share Top
Foothills Christian, St. Augustine, and Torrey Pines, we know about. All three played before overflow crowds of more than 3,000 persons in the Under-Armour tournament at Torrey Pines over the Christmas holiday. What about the Vista? The Panthers are fourth in the weekly San Diego Union- Tribune poll but they’ve managed to stay under the radar […]
Read More1955: Anaheim Was In Like Flynn
Mickey Flynn became known as the “Ghost of La Palma”. Because of the 1950-55 success of Clare Van Hoorebeke’s Anaheim Colonists program, the Anaheim parks department had agreed to expand the La Palma Avenue baseball park to include 7,500 grandstand seats in the outfield. The first football game drew an overflow crowd of 9,000 persons […]
Read More1955: Cavemen Win First Title since 1922
Since winning it all in 1922, San Diego High had made unsuccessful playoff attempts in 1925, ’33, ’45, ’46, ’47, ’48, ’50, ’53, and ’54, and they were positioned again to make another run at a Southern Section championship. Coach Duane Maley whistled the start of September drills with all hands on deck, except one. […]
Read More2016-17 Week 1: Foothills Christian Leads Again
Coach Brad Leaf’s Foothills Christian squad picked up where it left off, first in the first San Diego Union-Tribune basketball poll, which the Knights dominated in 2015-16. The El Cajon club is 6-1, with only a 90-73 loss to defending national champion Chino Hills after leading the Huskies, 42-38, at halftime. What’s up with Cathedral? Picked […]
Read More2016: Madison’s Jackson Has Highest W-L %
Rick Jackson, who guided the Madison Warhawks to a 12-2 record, two classic postseason victories, plus a third almost as riveting, has the leading won-loss record among San Diego County coaches with at least 100 career victories. Jackson is 120-36-4 in 12 seasons at Madison for a .768 percentage, including state championships in 2012 and […]
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