1977, Looking Back: Old Friend in Trouble
Originally published Dec. 30, 2015. Balboa Stadium’s days were numbered. When construction was completed in 1915, the concrete horseshoe seating more than 23,000 was the largest municipally-owned stadium in the world, according to Don King, author of “Caver Conquest.” The 1933 magnitude 6.3 earthquake that destroyed 230 school buildings in Southern California, including many at […]
Read More1996-97 Girls Basketball: Christian Comes Up Short in State Final
GIRLS PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND DIVISION I WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26. Orange Glen (12-17) 50, @5 Morse (14-12) 42. Holly Tribbey (16 points) and Rebecca Riddle (13) did the damage to favored Morse. Granite Hills (10-16) 34, @1 Rancho Buena Vista (24-3) 74. Torrey Pines (20-8) 60, Point Loma (15-10) 41. 2 Rancho Bernardo (22-6) 76, San […]
Read More1996-97 Boys Basketball: Championship Wasn’t on Horizon
Horizon’s Division V powerhouse reached the state championship game but couldn’t keep up or get up as high as Modesto Christian, which commanded the backboards and denied coach Zach Jones’ team. El Camino got to the D-II regional championship but lost to state champion Compton Dominguez. San Diego Section teams generally exited early from the […]
Read More2026 Week 3 Girls Track: Move Over Parkers, Here Comes Ava
Ava Parker is stepping on her big brothers’ toes while continuing a family tradition at Helix. The ninth grader ran :53.47, the fourth fastest 400 meters in County history last week in the Mt. San Antonio Invitational in Walnut. Ava was second in the race to the state-leading :53.13 by Clara Adams of Long Beach […]
Read MoreRiedberger Led Vista to San Diego Section Basketball Title
Ron Riedberger, 92, passed recently in Vista, where he served the school district as teacher, coach, and administrator for 37 years, including five seasons as coach of the Panthers’ basketball team, 1960-61 through 1964-65. Riedberger’s 1961-62 squad posted a 14-8 record and defeated Fallbrook, 81-67, at Escondido High in the San Diego Section 2-A championship […]
Read More2025-26 Boys Basketball Week 11: Final League & Overall Records
Small, private schools held sway in the San Diego Section this season in what might be described as an overall, mediocre campaign. Victory Christian and Santa Fe Christian, which finished 1-2 in John Maffei’s Union-Tribune poll, were eliminated decisively in the Southern California Regional playoffs, Victory 78-51 by Bellflower St. John Bosco in the quarterfinals […]
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