1891-1913: Football Finds the Pacific Coast
It had been almost 25 years since Rutgers University and Princeton played in the first American football game in 1867. A generation later the gridiron sport, more like Australia’s rugby, had made its way West. To an expanse near the San Diego Bay. Students from the Russ High School met adults from the “San Diego […]
Read More2016:Â A.J. Sisk, 82, Coached in Metropolitan League
One week before the 1969 football season A.J. (Art) Sisk resigned as coach at Hilltop High to pursue a career in publishing for the McGraw-Hill Company. Sisk began selling textbooks to schools in the San Diego area, launching a publishing career that led to real estate on both coasts, and other ventures. The graduate of […]
Read More2016 Week 7: Western Rivals Open League Play
The Western League  race begins  this week with the season’s premier matchup to date:  No. 1 St. Augustine (5-0) plays host to No. 6 Madison (4-1) at Mesa College on Friday. Two of the San Diego Section’s most successful coaches will be on opposite sidelines. Madison’s Rick Jackson has a 112-35-1 record in 13 seasons at […]
Read More2016: Roger Lively, 77, One of Sweetwater’s Best
The first athlete inducted into the Sweetwater High Hall of Fame, Roger Lively was a standout in the major sports and a steady, vital presence in a remarkable run by the Red Devils in the 1956-57 basketball season. The 6-foot, 3-inch Lively, who passed at age 77 earlier this month, played center for coach Wells […]
Read More2016 Week 6: Many Teams Await League Openers
Mission Hills is at Mater Dei in this week’s top game as many clubs are idle, prepping for the beginning of league races next week. Cathedral, 49-7 winner over a Bakersfield Liberty team that won the Central Section Division I title a year ago, is eighth in the latest Cal-Hi Sports rankings. St. Augustine, which […]
Read More2016: 13 Players From Here on NFL Rosters
Editor’s Note:  A couple sharp-eyed readers, Gregg Durrant and Justin Schaeffer, noticed a couple whiffs as soon as this article appeared.  I listed Tony Jefferson as a wide receiver when he is a safety and  overlooked kicker Jason Myers of Jacksonville. I should have caught the error that cited Myers as a Mater Dei/Santa Ana graduate […]
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