1952, Looking Back: Oh, No, Not Again!
The article originally was posted Oct. 9, 2014. The dreaded coin toss was back. The flip of a silver dollar had elevated La Jolla into the Southern California playoffs after a first-place tie with San Diego in 1951. Now, with a week remaining in the regular season and La Jolla and San Diego again headed […]
Read More2014: Oceanside Gains With Cal-Hi Sports
Rest not only can cure what ails you but can help in the rankings. Oceanside and Mission Hills, idle last week as they ramped up for this week’s battle of the Highway 78 corridor, each was elevated in Cal-Hi Sports’ weekly State Top 25. Oceanside moved from eighth to seventh and was positioned at fifth […]
Read More2014 Week 6: And Now There Are 10
With a nod to the beginning of league play next week, seven of the top 10 teams in the weekly UT-San Diego poll this week took the night off. Through Week 6, ten teams still are undefeated, compared with seven a year ago. The 2014 unbeatens: Team Record Best* Year Borrego Springs 6-0 5-0 2006 El […]
Read More2014 Week 6: El Capitan Off The Back Burner
Coach Ron Burner has El Capitan on a fast track, but will its wheels hold up? The Vaqueros have started 5-0 twice, in 1967 under Joe Till, and in 1973, with Joe Rockhold. They can become 5-0 this week, but a 5-0 visitor, Granite Hills, stands in the way, as do Steele Canyon (5-0), Helix (4-1), […]
Read More2014 Week 7: State Postseason Could be Reward
Mission Hills at Oceanside this week brings together the top teams in the UT-San Diego poll and coaches with a combined 358 victories in their careers. Oceanside’s John Carroll (239), generally acclaimed major domo of San Diego Section mentors, holds a 7-2-1 record against Chris Hauser (119), but the Mission Hills coach is 2-1-1 against Carroll since […]
Read More2014 Week 5: Introducing Knengi!
As the first woman coach in San Diego County history and believed to be the second in California, Knengi Martin’s advice was simple. “Whatever stereotypes might be out there, break through them and follow your passion,” she said. The jovial Martin, who replaced Doug Packwood at San Diego High, spoke with Don Norcross of UT-San […]
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