2026 Boys Track Week 5: Three Lead State, One Tied for First
Come May, come marks. San Diego Section boys turned in some of the season’s best efforts in league finals last week, with Dylan Yarbrough of San Dieguito pole vaulting 17 feet, 1 inch, to take the state lead and joining Jestian Richardson of Oceanside (49-7 triple jump), Josiah Bowman of Sage Creek (1:49.54) of Sage […]
Read More2026 Girls Track Week 4: Best Marks of Season
San Diego Section athletes in state top 25 as noted in Athletic.net, except any with the — designation.  *Junior. **Sophomore. ***Ninth-grader. Bold indicates season best achieved last week. EVENT MARK NAME, SCHOOL STATE CALIFORNIA NAME, SCHOOL SECTION 100 :11.92w, :11.94 Joelle Frazier, Steele Canyon — :11.33w, :11.51 Kirk, Calabasas Southern :12.00 **Miyah Holmes, San Marcos — […]
Read More2026 Boys Track Week 4: Calendar Closes in on Season’s Biggest Events
Dual meets wrap this week, heading into league finals May 8-9, San Diego Section divisional championships May 16, Section finals May 23, and the 106th state meet May 29-30 in Clovis at Buchanan High. Mater Dei’s Jasir Fontenot, state 100 hurdles champion as a ninth grader in 2025, lost for the first time since a […]
Read More1977-78 Basketball, Looking Back: Disputed Call Ends Nash’s Great Career
Originally published June 9, 2019. Gordon Nash retired, taking with him a legacy of great teams and great players, and a sour finish. Nash’s coaching record of 259 wins against 69 losses for a won-loss of .790 was forged over 11 seasons in which Helix won two San Diego Section championships, appeared in five title […]
Read More1935-36 Basketball, Looking Back: Great Season for Cavers; Strange End for Cardinals B’s.
Originally posted Dec. 18, 2017. Unlikely season, unlikely conclusion. —A rare playoff run by San Diego teams in the Southern California playoffs. —San Diego High marched through four rounds to win its only CIF Southern Section championship, along the way setting a school single-game scoring record…maybe. —Hoover’s Class B team blitzed opponents in an attempted […]
Read More1955 Football, Looking Back:Â Cavers in Epic Struggle
Originally posted Dec. 30, 2016. By the grace of a 17-14 advantage in first downs, San Diego High survived a 20-20 standoff with Anaheim in the CIF playoff semifinals before 10,271 persons at Long Beach Veterans’ Memorial Stadium. A heart-thumping conclusion represented the final shot in a frenetic battle of undefeated teams that brought an […]
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