1937-38 Basketball: Where’s The Shadow When We Need Him?
Mystery surrounds Hoover’s basketball season. Someone, call the Shadow. The mythical sleuth, introduced to American radio audiences early in the decade, had gained so much popularity that a movie “The Shadow Strikes” was released in 1937. The Shadow‘s alter ego Lamont Cranston, or more important, an enterprising newspaper reporter, would have determined why Hoover, after […]
Read More1936-37 Basketball: Cardinal B’s Stunned After 48 Wins in Row
Class B teams were not junior varsities and not necessarily inferior to Class A (varsity) clubs. The B designation was based on exponents, which combined height, weight, and age. It was not unusual for seniors to play on B squads. Under Coach Bruce Maxwell, Hoover ruled the B world, many times playing the feature, late […]
Read More1964-65: Leave it to Some Grossmont Gym Rats
The best teams could be very disappointing, which is why a group of pickup-playing hoopsters almost stole the show. Eight Grossmont High students, with blistered feet, sore arms and legs, and with a burning desire to get home and sleep, claimed a record for the longest game, ever. Basketball historians would argue the point, but […]
Read More2018: Hickey Ends Gold Medal Drought and Will Return
Some of the best performances by San Diego Section athletes at the 100th state track championships last week at Clovis Buchanan were provided by those who should be back for another shot in 2019. Alysha Hickey, second in the high jump at 5 feet, 8 inches, and the first area champion since 2015 with a […]
Read More2018: Jackson Seeks Double at State Meet
The San Diego Section has not had an individual champion in the state meet since 2015 or a double winner since 2012. Eastlake’s Jalyn Jackson has a chance to reverse the trend this week in the 100th championships at Clovis Buchanan High. Jackson, fourth in the long jump and second in the triple jump in […]
Read More1939-40 Basketball: Outdoor Inconvenience Becomes Indoor Comfort
There would be raised eyebrows and at least one exclamation of “Really?” and another of “No Way!” should a copy of Charles Byrne’s Jan. 4, 1940, article in The San Diego Union have been placed in a time capsule and opened 20 years later. Basketball was evolving and moving indoors, although the game still was […]
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