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SDHS Sports History – 2020-2021
1952: Grossmont Shot with Mashin’s ‘Put-ers
1963: Sensational Finishes by Cavers’ Relay Team, Madison’s Hose
2020-21 Girls Week 11C: Seven Tried, Two Successful
2020-21 Boys Week 11B: Section is 9-3 in semifinals; Torrey Pines Goes for No. 31.
2020-21 Week 11: Torrey Pines, 16 Other Boys Teams Seek Gold
2020-21 Week 9: Boys Playoff Favorites Win, but…
2020-21 Week 6: Games of Truth for Torrey, San Marcos
2021 Week 5: Torrey Pines Makes Jump in State Ratings
2021 Week 4: Torrey Pines’ Run Now at 19 in Row
2020-21 Week 2: Power is on Del Mar Heights Road
2020 Weeks 4-6: Strangest Season is a Wrap
2020 Week 2: Tough Going at Point Loma
2020 Week 1: Cathedral on Top, but the Saints and Eagles Take Headlines
2020: Bill Rainey, Crawford Football Star and CIF Track
2020: Active coaches with at least 50 wins through 2019
1891-2020: Leading (Highest Percentage) All-Time Coaches
2020: Winningest Active Coaches, Through 2019
2020 Week 6 Veteran Coaches Move On, Rookies Move Up
2019-20 Week 18: La Jolla Country Day, Cathedral, Madison Girls Still
2019-20 Week 17A: San Diego Contingents Stumble
2019-20 Week 17: Road to State Championships Starts Here
2019-20 Week 15: San Diego Section Postseason Pairings and Where They’re Ranked
2019-20 Weeks 11-14: Cathedral Regular Season
2019-20 Week 11: San Ysidro Cougars Continue to Run
2019-20 Week 10: Finally, It’s All About League Play
2019-20 Week 9: St. Augustine Still Leads
2019-20 Week 8: St. Augustine On Top, With More to Come.
2019-20 Weeks 5-6: Teams Throughout U.S. Flock to Torrey Pines
SDHS Sports History – Archive
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- 1962: Crawford Begins Decade of Dominance
- 1962: Lincoln Got Bad Review In State Track
- 1951: A Tale of Two Teams and Two Sports
- 1915-2020: Boys State Track and Field Champions
- 1974-2020: Girls State Track and Field Champions
- 1959: Duane Maley Bows Out
- 1959: East and West San Diego
- 1991-92: Legendary Pointers Coach Passes
- 1991-92: Christian Girls Finish the Job
- 1990-91: And the Scoreboard Blinked…and Blinked.
- 1989-90: Coaching Icons Trepanier, Saner Step Down
- 1988-89: Kane Raised Cavers From Depths
- 1987-88: Postseason Change Means All Teams Invited
- 1994-95: McCoy Not Only Star of Season
- 1985-86: Titans Go For Three
- 1936: A Changing and Uncertain Landscape
- 1984-85: It’s Poway’s Way Again
- 1983-84: Those Running Red Devils
- 1982-83: Girls Play for Title Before Season Begins
- 2018 Week 2: Cathedral Faces Another Powerful Opponent
- 1982-83: Girls Play for Title Before Season Begins
- 1982-83: Morse is Out of Playoffs And Then Back In
- 1982-83: It Happened in Hoops This Season
- 2019 Week 0: Cathedral Wins Preseason Vote
- 1981-82: Zarecky Dumbfounded
- 1979-80: Three-Division Realignment Okay, But…
- 1978-79: L.A. Teams Still Kings, But So is Kearny
- 1977-78: Disputed Call Ends Nash’s Great Career
- 1941: Hillers Can’t Get Over Final Hurdle May 19, 2019
- 1976-77: Madison Welcomed the Traveling Lillys May 11, 2019
- 1975-76: Patrick Henry, University Played and Played, and… April 30, 2019
- 1973-74: Fitzner, Moore Belie Scoring Trend April 16, 2019
- 1973-74: Kearny’s Double Unbeaten Komets April 9, 2019
- 1929: Willson Leads Hilltoppers To First State Championship April 4, 2019
SDHS Sports History – 2019
2019 Week 17: A Wrap On Football Season
2019-20 Week 3-4: San Ysidro Ninth Grader Sets
2019 Week 17: El Camino and La Jolla Carry On
2019 Week 15: We’re Down to 6 Survivors
2019 Week 14: Trying to Pick the Winners in San Diego Section Finals
2019 Week 13: Eight Teams Overcome Poorer Seedings
2019: Weeks 11-12: Second Season Takes Spotlight
2019 Week 10: Playoffs Next as First Season Nears
2019 Week 9: Road Gets a Little Tougher for Scots,
2019 Week 8: The Bishop’s Joel Allen Close to No. 100
2019 Week 7: San Diego Section Coaches Make History
2019: Cathedral Knocks Down Another Big One
2018-19 Week 15: Cal-Hi Sports, Max Preps Final Ratings Are In
2018-19 Week 14: It’s a Championship Day for La Jolla Country Day
2018-19 Week 14: La Jolla Country Day Boys Are Last Ones Standing
2018-19 Week 14: It’s a Championship Day for La Jolla Country Day
2019 Week 13: Eight Teams Overcome Lower Seedings
2019 Week 13: Five Lead State Marks as Season Comes to Close
2019 Week 12: Christon Leads Terrific Section Performance in 101st State Track Meet
2019 Week 11: Clovis Awaits San Diego’s Best
2019 Week 10: More Sprint Explosions by Kenan Christon
2019 Week 8: On to the San Diego Section Trials
2019 Week 7: Blazing Christon Starts Run to State Meet
2019 Week 6: Christon Sizzles at ‘Sac
2019 Week 5: Overtime Finally Pays Off for Oceanside
2019 Week 5: Mt. Sac Up After Valley Center and Cerveny Invites
2019 Week 4: Helix Now No. 1 and NFL Rosters Include a Baker’s Dozen of Section Grads
2019 Week 4: Fahy Fastest Ever in Section 3200
2019 Week 3: Mt. Carmel Meet Marks Overturned
2019 Week 2: La Costa Canyon’s Fahy Takes National Lead
2019 Week 1: Christon, Mitchell, Hickey, Thomson State Leaders
SDHS Sports History – 2018
2018: Week 8: Patriots (7-0) Meet Dons (6-1)
2018: Week 13: Basketball Playoffs Week 2
2018: Oscar Foster, 69, San Diego High’s Big O
2018: Hoops Great Arthur (Hambone) Williams, 79
2018: Hickey, Christon, Jackson, Ward, Farmer, Lippert Put Stamp on Mt. Carmel Meet
2018: Hickey Ends Gold Medal Drought and Will Return
2018: After Long Wait Morse Makes Long Trip
2018: Vince Breddell, Outstanding Kearny Sprinter
2018: Tom Ault, Crawford Basketball Standout
2018: San Diego Girls Lead State in 1600, Vault, and High and Long jumps
2018: Ray DeBolt Earned “First” Distinction
2018: Jackson Seeks Double at State Meet
2018: Brown Now Tied for Third on 1600-Meter List
2018-19: La Jolla Country Day Boys & Girls in Finals
2018-19, Weeks 7-8: League Races Take Shape
2018-19 Weeks 1-6: State Top 20 Eludes San Diego Squads
2018-19 Weeks 1-5: Olive, Haupt Neck and Neck to 500
2018-19 Week 9: Races Coming Down to Wire; Agbo Goes off for Saints.
2018-19 Week 15: Cal-Hi Sports, Max Preps Final Ratings Are In
2018-19 Week 14: La Jolla Country Day Boys Are Last Ones Standing
2018-19 Week 14: It’s a Championship Day for La Jolla Country Day
2018-19 Week 13: San Diego Section Powers Face Expected Early Exits
2018-19 Week 13: Falcons Edge Knights, Buccaneers, Saints in Last Vote
2018-19 Week 13: 6 Teams Still Alive in Regional Semifinals
2018-19 Week 12: No. 1’s Go For No. 1 Finish
2018-19 Week 11: Most Favored Seeds Escape Untouched
2018-19 Week 11: Foothills Christian’s Hot Stretch Run Earns Rank
2018-19 Week 11-12: 11 Favorites Left Behind as Semifinals Loom
2018-19 Week 10: League Champions Step Up to Playoffs
2018 Week 9: Weather Creates Havoc
2018 Week 7: Five at 6-0 Share Room at the Top
2018 Week 6: Now the Real Racing Begins
2018 Week 5: Helix, La Costa Canyon Lead With 3 NFL Players Each
2018 Week 4: Not the NFL, But Rams, Eagles Just as Intense
2018 Week 3: Helix-Cathedral Now, La Costa-Torrey Later
2018 Week 2: A 1…and a 2…and a 3, it’s San Clemente Time Again
2018 Week 18: Hamamoto, Gilster, Doyle Moving Up
2018 Week 18: Cathedral State’s No. 7 Team
2018 Week 17: Cavers’ First Time in State Playoff Since ’22
2018 Week 16: San Diego Teams Organize Travel Plans
2018 Week 15: Coach’s Son Fires Coach’s Team
2018 Week 15: Rebounding St. Augustine Takes to Road
2018 Week 15: Hornets Visit High Scoring Culver City
2018 Week 15: Dons Meet Narbonne Gauchos Again
2018 Week 15: Cavers Go Back to the Future
2018 Week 15: Cathedral Unanimous Choice as No. 1 in Last Vote
2018 Week 13: Take Cathedral Over Torrey Pines
2018 Week 12: Santana, Country Day Come Close to 100-year Record
2018 Week 11: Winning Season Not Enough for Scripps Ranch
2018 Week 10: Torrey Pines Rolls With Mac Truck
2018 Week 1: 269 No Magic Number for Helix
SDHS Sports History – 2017
2017: Week 15: Helix Game Site in Question
2017: Tri-City Jumper Takes State Lead
2017: Tracksters Warm Up With Weather
2017: Powell Leads Raptors to Playoff Win
2017: La Jolla Vikings Great Dan Berry
2017: John Williams, Played on Great Hoover Team
2017: Hamamoto, Hauser, Jackson Jump 3 Places
2017: George Taylor, 80, Cavers’ Hoop Standout
2017: George (Bud) Milke, Legendary South Bay Coach
2017: Dave Grayson, Legendary Caver, Hornet
2017: Cleveland (Smiley) Jones, 77
2017: Charles Sanford, Anchor of Cavers’ Great Relay Squad
2017: 99th State Track and Field Finals
2017: 19 Advance to State Track and Field Finals
2017: Tucker, Howard, Lipscomb, Tomlinson
2017: They Made the NFL on Opening Day
2017: San Diego Thinclads Rate in State
2017: Luther Hayes, 78, Lincoln’s All-Time Hornet
2017-18 Weeks 1-5: It’s Been a Wild Ride
2017-18 Week 9: No Movement at Top
2017-18 Week 8: Leaders Can Look Down Road
2017-18 Week 6: Buck Stops With Bucs
2017-18 Week 17: Barry 3rd All-Time in Scoring; Bucs 17th in State
2017-18 Week 15: 3 Finalists Come up Short; Haupt, Olive in Race
2017-18 Week 14: Six Remain Out of 32 in Regionals
2017-18 Week 13: Mission Bay Finishes No. 1.
2017-18 Week 13: Bonita No. 1 in Girls’ Seedings
2017-18 Week 12: The Eyes Have It
2017-18 Week 11: Basketball Yes, Football No
2017-18 Week 10: Contenders Await Playoff Seeds
2017 Week 9: Musket Time for Helix, Grossmont
2017 Week 8: About Cavers, Hamamoto, Gilster, Saints
2017 Week 7: Big Week for Komets, Cavers
2017 Week 5: Helix Defender Near Top of List
2017 Week 4: U. City, Mira Mesa Enjoying Ride
2017 Week 3: Cavers Finding It Fun Again
2017 Week 2: Overtime, Then and Now
2017 Week 18: Helix 10th; Desert Runner Leads Scorers
2017 Week 17: Cougars Were Steeled in Stretch Run.
2017 Week 16: Helix Faces Hostile Environment on Neutral Field
2017 Week 14: More Picks (Guesses) For Finals This Week
2017 Week 13: How an “Expert” Sees This Week’s Games
2017 Week 12: It’s Playoff System Controversy Time
2017 Week 10: Regular Season Undefeated Prizes Await 6
2017 Week 1: Helix Up, Cathedral Down, Mission Hills Cruises
SDHS Sports History – 2016
2016: Week 14: Top Rated Teams Meet in Finals
2016: San Diego’s All-Time Super Bowl Roster
2016: Roger Lively, 77, One of Sweetwater’s Best
2016: Madison’s Jackson Has Highest W-L %
2016: Legendary Coach Ed Sanclemente, 92
2016: Kennedy, Galindo, Cunningham Pass
2016: Eldridge Cooks, Fullback on ’55 National Champs
2016: Dick Coxe, 95, Coached Many Champions
2016: Siegler, Alvarado, Altice Lead Way in 98th State Meet
2016: Pete Jernigan, Played Baseball, Coached Softball
2016: Locals Have Hopes in 98th State meet
2016: Jerry Ralph is Most Traveled Head Coach
2016: Don Donnelly, Longtime Track Coach
2016: Coaches’ Revolving Door: 19 Changes
2016: A.J. Sisk, 82, Coached in Metropolitan League
2016: 13 Players From Here on NFL Rosters
2016-17: Saints Rise to No. 6 in Final Ratings
2016-17: And Then There Were 8
2016-17, Week 10: Happy Trails, Saints Landmark
2016-17 Week 8: Playoffs Next as Leagues Finish
2016-17 Week 7: Here Come the Power Ratings
2016-17 Week 6: St. Augustine Alone at Top
2016-17 Week 5: Movement at the Top
2016-17 Week 4: Littleton Sets Record, Gets Big Mac Invite
2016-17 Week 3: All Quiet on Top
2016-17 Week 2: Knights, Saints Share Top
2016-17 Week 1: Foothills Christian Leads Again
2016-17 State Championship: Singer has seen all of Helix’ Best
2016-17 Regionals: Seventeen Remain in Play
2016-17 Regionals: Saints, Torrey Get Rugged First Tests
2016-17 Regionals: Helix and Serra Reach Finals
2016-17 Week 9: Saints Figure to be Wary in First Round
2016 Week 9: Season of Undefeateds and Winless
2016 Week 8: The ‘Hills is Alive With Sound of Undefeated Squads
2016 Week 7: Western Rivals Open League Play
2016 Week 6: Many Teams Await League Openers
2016 Week 5: Saints and Dons Have Each Other in Sights
2016 Week 4: Saints Win After 88 Years
2016 Week 3: Are Wildcats on Way Back?
2016 Week 2: Change Already at Top
2016 Week 17, Cathedral, Madison, & Verdell Hold Sway
2016 Week 16: Country Day Plays NFL Schedule
2016 Week 15: Cathedral Unanimous in Final Grid Poll
2016 Week 13: Ratings Show Some Power
2016 Week 12: Not All Happy With Playoff Picture
2016 Week 11: Cardinals Find the End Zone
SDHS Sports History – 2015
2015: Yetta, Ray Brokaw, Early Western League Standouts
2015: Week 7, Real Racing To Begin
2015: Week 12, Grizzlies are No. 1 and No. 3
2015: Website Readers Are Correct About NFL
2015: State Division Rankings Improve for Locals
2015: San Diegans in State Track Top 10 (4)
2015: San Diegans in State Track Top 10
2015: San Diegans in State Top 10 (3)
2015: San Diegans Close With a Rush
2015: Saints’ Victory Felt in Statewide Poll
2015: Ron Dargo, Ace of Crawford Staff
2015: Morrison, Dobson Also Step Down
2015: Marks, Weather Terrific in San Diego Section Track Finals
2015: Lots of Coaching Changes
2015: Little League Legend Joe Schloss, 88
2015: John Kovac, Started Mesa College Football Program
2015: Hamamoto Lone Active 200-game Winner
2015: Eddie Logans, 70, One of “The Twins”
2015: Champions of 19 Leagues, Take a Bow!
2015: Carberry Makes 40, 100-Game Winners
2015: Art Powell, Member of Legendary Family
2015: Week 5, Chula Vista & Sweetwater Keep Streak Alive
2015: Valley Center’s Gilster Nears Second Century
2015: Rory Trup, Section 880 Champ in 1970
2015: Rick (Red) Hill, Longtime San Diego Sports Figure
2015: Poll Unchanged 1 Through 7
2015: Morton, Gehring, Sam Edwards
2015: Hurdler Bob Fortin, Coach Morris Shepherd
2015: Gail Devers, Meet Dani Johnson
2015: Billy Casper’s Mark as Chula Vista Student
2015: Bill Van Leeuwen, Star on Aztecs’ Defense
2015: 3 Area Teams To Host State Finals
2015: 13 From Here on Opening Rosters
2015, Week 9: Move Over, Dick Haines
2015, Week 8: Mission Hills Takes Over North County
2015, Week 3: St. Augustine, Loyola in Rematch Here
2015, Week 11: Helix Closes Gap with Grizzlies
2015, Week 10: Komets Come Out of Coma
2015, Week 1: It’s Helix and Mission Hills
2015-16: Foothills 3rd, Cathedral 14th
2015-16: Five Remain in South Regional Playoffs
2015-16: Cathedral, Foothills Beat Favorites on Road
2015-16: All San Diego Section Squads Eliminated
2015-16: Kearny, St. Augustine Pull Big Road Wins
2015-16: Boys Hit Road in Southern California Regionals
2015-16, Week 5: Foothills Goes to Massachusetts
2015-16 Week 9: Seedings, Playoffs Coming Fast
2015-16 Week 8: Another Tough Assignment for Leaf & Co.
2015-16 Week 7: No Change Among Poll Top 4.
2015-16 Week 6: Knights Receive USA Today Props
2015-16 Week 4: Foothills Gets Another Chance
2015-16 Week 3: Holiday Tournaments Continue
2015-16 Week 11: Foothills Runs Away With Final No. 1 Rating
2015-16 Week 10: Playoffs Open on Quiet Note
2015-16 Week 1: Foothills Christian Meets Texas Team
2015-16 Week 0: Foothills No. 1 In Poll
2015 Week 4: Helix Seeks Return to Top 20
2015 Week 2: Helix Defeat Unexpected
2015 Week 17, Saints No. 1 in D-II, Helix 7th in D-I
2015 Week 16: Helix Sweeps Final Football Poll
2015 Week 16: Six Go For Southern California Titles
SDHS Sports History – 2014
2014: Steve Brand’s April 27 List
2014: Mac’s fleet 1,500 propels Ducks to title
2014: Hamamoto (200), Jackson (100) Hit Milestones
2014: Elena Casanova Cota, Matriarch of Athletic Family
2014: Cut Christian Some Slack?
2014: Calipatria’s Dubious Mark; Helix, ‘Side Move Up
2014: 1956 Game Film, Visit With Hoover’s Baranski
2014: Women Tracksters Star and Look to 2015
2014: Titans Run Very Fast 4×100
2014: St. Augustine Goes Intersectional
2014: San Diego Leaders Eye Section Finals
2014: Ogundeji, Cathedral Girls Stand Out
2014: Ogundeji Takes National Lead in Shot Put
2014: Ogundeji leads Section State Qualifiers
2014: Oceanside Gains With Cal-Hi Sports
2014: Mickelsen, Paulk, Verlasky Made Marks
2014: McFadden’s .735 Third Highest
2014: League Finals Produce State Contenders
2014: Intersectional Games & New Coaches
2014: Helix 15th in State Top 25
2014: Edward Silva, 83, Star of ’49 Pointers
2014: Dunnam, Saska Among Those Passing
2014: Coaching Legend Walt Harvey, 95
2014: Charlie Powell, 82, San Diego Legend
2014: 48 Years After, Danielson’s Marks Still Best
2014: 2 State Leaders Await Arcadia Invitational
2014-15: Saints Can Look Ahead With Confidence
2014-15: Poll Virtually Unchanged
2014-15: Poll Remains Same, 1-10
2014-15: No Poll Today But Lots of Action
2014-15: Horizon Girls Get Stink Eye From CIF
2014-15: Hoops Hot in Foothills
2014-15: Give Morse Some Respect
2014-15: Day Girls Save the Day
2014-15: Torrey Pines Leads 6 San Diego Teams
2014-15: Torrey Pines Keeps Winning
2014-15: Playoffs Now Get Serious
2014-15, Week 3: Knights Hope to Turnover New Leaf
2014-15 Week 1: Mavericks Lead in Hoops Again
2014 Weeks 13-14: It’s Oceanside and Helix, Again
2014 Weeks 11-12: First Round Like Regular Season
2014 Week 9: What Did Oceanside Do Wrong?
2014 Week 9: A Vote for Cathedral
2014 Week 8: Oceanside Faces Tough Final 4
2014 Week 8: Hast(ings) Makes No Waste
2014 Week 7: State Postseason Could be Reward
2014 Week 7: Oceanside, Carroll On Move
2014 Week 6: El Capitan Off The Back Burner
2014 Week 6: And Now There Are 10
2014 Week 5: Introducing Knengi!
2014 Week 4: How Hot? Plus, 3 Locals Gain in State
2014 Week 3: Helix, Oceanside Gain Separation
2014 Week 2: Highlanders Command Poll
2014 Week 2: Madison’s Questionable Choice
2014 Week 15: Oceanside No. 1 Here, 5th in State
2014 Week 15: 3 Good to Go in State Playoffs
2014 Week 15-16: San Diego Teams Face High Scorers
2014 Week 14: Champions Await State Invites
2014 Week 12: Heady Atmosphere for Some Qualifiers
2014 Week 12: Playoffs Essentially Begin This Evening
2014 Week 11: It’s Helix’ Turn to Scratch Head
2014 Week 11: Top Teams, Enjoy Your Week Off
2014 Week 11: Revenge of the Cardinals
2014 Week 10: Oceanside Still at Top
2014 Week 10: Oceanside Slips in Cal-Hi Top 25
2014 Week 10: Fallbrook Fells Foes