1966: Deep Thinker Needed to Explain Shallow Playoff Pool
San Diego Section bosses, unlike their successors 40 years later, were determined to keep the playoffs short and sweet and the season’s length to their liking. The administrators came up with a format that was surprisingly agreed to by St. Augustine and the 11 city schools and created an odd regular-season conclusion this year. The […]
Read More2015: Yetta, Ray Brokaw, Early Western League Standouts
Winston Yetta, who led Point Loma to a Southern California basketball championship in 1959-60, and Ray Brokaw, a member of Birt Slater’s first two teams at Kearny, have passed away. Yetta, a three-sport performer—football, basketball, and baseball—was the catalyst in the Pointers’ surprising, five-game title run in the CIF Southern Section AA division. Point guard […]
Read More2015: Hamamoto Lone Active 200-game Winner
Ten active coaches are among the 41 who have won at least 100 games in the San Diego Section as teams begin practice this week in advance of opening games Aug. 28. Ron Hamamoto, 201-127-4 in 30 years at University, Rancho Bernardo, Lincoln, and Monte Vista, ranks eighth on the all-time list, 12 victories ahead of Rob […]
Read More2015: Eddie Logans, 70, One of “The Twins”
Eddie Logans, 70, from a family of athletes and achievers, died after a long illness on July 17. Eddie and his twin brother, Elmer, preceded by footballer-wrestler-hurdler Tommy, were standouts at San Diego High.. Eddie ran the 440 in :49.6, the third fastest time in San Diego County, and Elmer was the County’s leading low […]
Read More1928: The Saints and Hilltoppers Have Eligibility Beef
The rivalry between San Diego High and St. Augustine, only a year old in football, had heated up. At least six graduates of the high school continued to play on the prep level, for St. Augustine. This was not uncommon throughout the CIF in the 1920s, but it was one explanation for the 30-year struggle […]
Read More1928: Turbulent Season at San Diego High
The Roaring Twenties were coming to a disastrous conclusion. A new school would rise in East San Diego honoring future president Herbert Hoover, who promised a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage, and San Diego High football was on a bumpy ride that began with John Perry’s departure as coach after […]
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