2014 Week 10: Oceanside Still at Top
There’s no room at the top in the UT-San Diego weekly poll.  Some points adjustments were noted, but the same eight teams remained in place from the previous week. While there were no changes, Cathedral took one of Oceanside’s first-place votes.  Helix had swiped two first-place votes two weeks ago. The Dons gained as result of eight straight […]
Read More2014 Week 9: A Vote for Cathedral
Cathedral has been on a rampage and Oceanside may be losing some steam. So Cathedral was No. 1 when I emailed my weekly Top 10 selections to John Maffei of UT-San Diego today. The Dons ran away from St. Augustine, 57-22, in the battle of Catholic school titans last week and Oceanside gradually put away Carlsbad, 28-14. The Pirates are […]
Read More2014: Mickelsen, Paulk, Verlasky Made Marks
Noel Mickelsen, Charlie Paulk, and Richard Verlasky recently passed. Mickelsen, 80, had a lengthy coaching career in San Diego’s East County after posting a 71-62 record in nine seasons of professional baseball, including three years in  the AAA Pacific Coast League. The 6-foot, 6-inch Mickelsen was a star player on the 1955-56 San Diego State basketball team […]
Read More2014 Week 9: What Did Oceanside Do Wrong?
You win your last four games by combined points of 168-21  and lose votes? That’s what happened to Oceanside (7-0) in this week’s  UT-San Diego poll.  The Pirates, who defeated Torrey Pines, 42-21,  remained on top,  but it wasn’t unanimous. No. 3 Helix (6-1) claimed two first-place votes. Cathedral, ranked second with a 7-1 record and a victory […]
Read More2014 Week 8: Hast(ings) Makes No Waste
U.S. citizens have elected 11 Presidents since 1946, but Point Loma hasn’t gotten with the program. The Pointers have had three head coaches in the 69 seasons since World War II. Count ‘em. Don Giddings replaced Bill Maxwell in 1946 and guided fortunes on Chatsworth Blvd., through 1954, succeeded by Bennie Edens, who didn’t hang […]
Read More2014 Week 8: Oceanside Faces Tough Final 4
Can anyone topple No. 1 Oceanside? We’ll just stick with the regular season for now. The Pirates’ last 4 opponents have a combined 16-8 won-loss record. On paper, no other team in the UT-San Diego weekly top 10 (see below) has a  more difficult month ahead except No. 9 El Camino and No. 4 El Capitan, whose […]
Read More
