1977: Old Friend in Trouble
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 Long Beach Poly, resulted in […]
Read More2015: Valley Center’s Gilster Nears Second Century
Rob Gilster of Valley Center moved from 11th to 9th place among all-time winning coaches in San Diego County in 2015 and needs three victories next year to gain admittance to the 200 Club. The Jaguars’ 8-4 season gave Gilster a 27-season record of 197-121-5 for a .618 winning percentage. He was head coach at Orange Glen for nine […]
Read More2015 Week 17, Saints No. 1 in D-II, Helix 7th in D-I
It’s essentially not who you beat, but who you played and how who you played did. St. Augustine lost three games but was 20th in the state and No. 1 in Division II in Cal-Hi Sports‘ final 2015 rankings. Cathedral lost five but its schedule was so difficult that the Dons earned a Cal-Hi ranking of sixth […]
Read More2015-16 Week 1: Foothills Christian Meets Texas Team
No. 1 Foothills Christian is scheduled to play Cypress Lakes of Katy, Texas, in the Phoenix suburb of Goodyear, Arizona, Friday. The game is to be televised on ESPN 2 at 3:30 p.m., according to Max Preps. Other teams in the upper half of the Union-Tribune Top 10 will be in tournament play beginning Thursday. […]
Read More2015: 3 Area Teams To Host State Finals
San Diego Section teams posted a 4-2 record in the Southern California playoffs (a.k.a. State Bowl Championship Series) last week, the games hewing to a historic trend of strength in the lower divisions. Local teams will be favored in at least three of the state championship games this week, with all kickoffs Saturday night at […]
Read More1976: Birt’s Legacy Intact as Herb’s Continues to Build
Like ships passing in the night, Birt Slater and Herb Meyer were headed in the opposite direction, but their coaching paths were virtually identical. Slater confirmed his retirement as head coach at Kearny following the Komets’ 39-28 loss in the San Diego Section championship game to Meyer’s first year, front-loaded El Camino squad at San Diego […]
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