2016: Dick Coxe, 95, Coached Many Champions
There was not a track and field event in which Dick Coxe did not have expertise, but he probably preferred the grueling discipline of cross country. Friends and former athletes will honor Coxe with their recollections of the demanding, straight-shooting and compassionate mentor in a celebration of his life on Sept. 18 from 1-4 p.m. […]
Read More2016: The Grandkids
We’ve been idle since the state high school track meet and probably won’t be posting much for the next month, as our two grandsons, 13 and 12, from Connecticut have made their annual invasion. For Susie and me, this represents 4-5 weeks of never-ending activity, a veritable jailbreak every day. It seems like we are training with the SEALs. We […]
Read More2016: Siegler, Alvarado, Altice Lead Way in 98th State Meet
San Diego Section track-and-field entries placed in eight of 32 events at the 98th state track championships in Clovis Saturday. —About 26 per cent of the entries, out of 96 total at the beginning of Friday’s trials, scored points amid the 102-degree heat of Buchanan High. And with no individual champion for the first time […]
Read More2016: Locals Have Hopes in 98th State meet
Do well in the section finals. Get to the state meet. Qualify in the Friday trials. Rest up for the finals. Finish in the top 5 Saturday. Get a “PR”*. Score a point or more and earn a medal. Maybe finish first. That’s the season goal. Ninety-six San Diego Section entrants, less a few because of those […]
Read More1957: Cook’s and Cavers’ Great Day
Roscoe Cook, Bobby Staten, Willie Jordan, and Charles (Sugar Jet) Davis comprised a swift foursome of San Diego High athletes who surprised the field and brought home a Southern California track championship. The biggest surprise was by Cook, who entered the season as the most important and accomplished of the quartet. Some background: Cook was […]
Read More2015: San Diego Section’s State Track Top 10 Marks
It’s been a slow year in San Diego Section track and field, although business picked up a little in the last couple invitationals, Arcadia and Mt. St. Antonio. Two more weeks of dual meets, plus the annual Escondido Invitational, will take girls and boys competitors into league trials, the first step toward the state meet […]
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