2013, Week 5: Down Goes Oceanside!
Corporate shakeups have nothing on the expected  San Diego Section football poll next week. Numbers 1, 3, and 7 were beaten and Cathedral rocked Southern Section rankings when it handled visiting No. 4 Vista Murrieta, 35-28. Mission Hills, which sat second in the UT-San Diego poll behind Oceanside since Week 1, hammered the Pirates 30-6 […]
Read More2013: Don Hegerle, 82, Player and Coach
Don Hegerle, a leader and playmaker for 1950s San Diego State basketball teams and who later coached at Escondido High, passed away on Sept. 9. Hegerle, 82, was a fast, slashing guard who fearlessly drove to the basket and fired jump shots for one of the best teams in Aztecs history. He was a vital […]
Read More2013, Week 4: D-III Battle Shaping Up
Three traditional strongholds among the San Diego Section’s smaller schools are a combined 12-0 and staking their turf in Division III. Christian, Francis Parker, and The Bishop’s each is 4-0.  Christian, of the Central League, will take on the Coastal League’s The Bishop’s in Week  5 in a possible, midseason playoff preview. Christian was ranked […]
Read More2013: Helix Among Leaders in NFL Players
The Helix Highlanders had four graduates on NFL rosters when teams reached the 53-man limit earlier this month. Scots alums include running back Reggie Bush of Detroit, quarterback Alex Smith of Kansas City, cornerback Jaemar Taylor of Miami, and tight end Levine Toilolo of Atlanta. A total of 16 players from the San Diego Section […]
Read More2013, Week 5: Decks Cleared for Oceanside-Mission Hills
North County’s game of the year is  Friday night, when  Oceanside and Mission Hills, ranked 1-2 in the UT-San Diego football voting, will roll in the dirt for more than just neighborhood bragging rights. Mission Hills (4-0), which  became a San Diego Section force under former Vista coach Chris Hauser, seeks its first-ever win over […]
Read More2013: Ramona Legend Gary Mayer, 72
Gary Mayer, who led a 1958 Ramona High team that raced to an 11-0 record and won the Southern California small schools championship, passed away at age 72 Â on Sept. 19 in Rialto, where he had resided since 1966. Mayer scored 25 touchdowns and scored 43 points after touchdown in 1958 for a total of […]
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