(Published: 2008-12-01 07:47 PM)
San Diego rankings by Sportswriters/Sportscasters and state rankings by ESPN Rise (CalHiSports).
(Published: 2008-11-29 09:11 PM)
San Diego rankings by the Sportswriters/Sportscasters and state rankings by ESPN Rise (CalHiSports).
(Published: 2008-09-14 05:14 PM)
Cathedral running back has 263 yards of total offense in 42-10 win over Point Loma.
(Published: 2008-09-05 03:52 AM)
Calhisports.com's preseason football team for the San Diego Section is heavy on quarterbacks and juniors.
(Published: 2008-09-02 07:08 PM)
2008 Preaseason All-CIF team for the San Diego Section.
(Published: 2008-08-28 09:00 AM)
The Sportswriters/Sportscasters Top 10 with scores and the CalHiSports.com state rankings.
(Published: 2008-08-14 07:33 PM)
Cathedral Catholic's Kelly Reeves won two Junior Olympics national titles and a gold medal in an international competition while playing for a USA Youth Age volleyball national team.
(Published: 2008-07-28 06:16 PM)
Football recruiting videos that have been posted on the Internet.
(Published: 2008-07-28 03:22 AM)
Video highlights
(Published: 2008-07-09 06:29 PM)
The North beat the South 14-7 in the 18th annual Alex Spanos High School All-Star Classic July 11 at Mt. Carmel High. Go inside for a game story and features on two college-bound players.
(Published: 2008-07-09 10:42 AM)
Players from La Costa Canyon and Torrey Pines teamed up to win the 16-and-under national title at the Junior Olympics
(Published: 2008-06-11 09:00 AM)
Sportswriters / Sportscasters Top 10 poll for San Diego and CalHiSports.com state state rankings.
(Published: 2008-06-07 10:20 AM)
The Sportswriters / Sportscasters Top 10 poll for San Diego and CalHiSports.com state rankings of San Diego schools.
(Published: 2008-04-06 09:54 PM)
Breitbard Hall of Famer Willie O'Ree, the Jackie Robinson of hockey, will present Star of the Month plaques on Tuesday, April 8 at the Hall of Champions during Sports at Lunch.
(Published: 2008-03-31 10:10 PM)
The San Diego High center is ranked the No. 1 sophomore recruit in the nation by Rivals.com.
(Published: 2008-03-24 07:00 PM)
Sportswriters/Sportscasters rankings for San Diego and state rankings rankings by CalHiSports.com.
(Published: 2008-03-24 06:00 PM)
San Diego Sportswriters / Sportscasters poll and state rankings of San Diego schools by CalHiSports.com.
(Published: 2008-02-13 07:25 PM)
When a 5-foot-7 point guard arrived on El Camino's campus, he was the missing link for a team with all but one piece to be a title contender.
(Published: 2008-02-08 11:16 PM)
The CIF San Diego Section and Padres will host a two-day series of five games on April 11 and April 12 at Petco Park.
(Published: 2008-01-16 09:34 PM)
After her family moved from Oceanside to Temecula, La Jolla Country Day All-CIF guard Dominique Conners began a long commute to school and basketball.
(Published: 2008-01-12 11:58 PM)
San Diego County's top teams and recruits featured in two tournaments at Hoover High.
(Published: 2007-12-06 07:24 PM)
A football quadruple-header for the CIF San Diego Section championships in four divisions will be played Friday, Dec. 7 at Qualcomm Stadium: Bishop's vs. Christian, 10 a.m.; Point Loma vs. Cathedral Catholic, 1 p.m.; Mission Hills vs. Oceanside, 4:30 p.m.; Rancho Buena Vista vs. Poway, 8 p.m.
(Published: 2007-12-03 07:25 PM)
Six members of the San Diego-based Lady Ebo girls basketball club team signed their national lettter-of-intent on Nov. 14 at the Hall of Champions.
(Published: 2007-11-11 08:23 PM)
Casey Allred returns his uncle's jersey to retirement with the end of Torrey Pines' football season.
(Published: 2007-10-26 09:34 PM)
San Diego wildfires show us sports mean more to us than entertainment. Below is a link from a CalHiSports.com report Tom Shanahan wrote as the website's San Diego correspondent.
(Published: 2007-10-03 09:00 AM)
High school football notes from the Hall of Champions' Tom Shanahan.
(Published: 2007-09-25 09:00 AM)
Brandon Meredith, committed to SDSU in baseball and considered a top draft prospect, may have more options to consider than expected.
(Published: 2007-09-13 11:29 AM)
Horizon's High senior looking forward to final high school season and college career at Arizona.
(Published: 2007-08-30 09:00 AM)
San Diego State-bound quarterback Ryan Lindley appeared on the NFL Network to talk about 17th annual Alex Spanos All-Star High School Football Classic. Lindley led the South to a 14-0 win.
(Published: 2007-08-22 02:59 PM)
The Hall of Champions' Tom Shanahan picks a 2007 preseason All-CIF football team.
(Published: 2007-08-20 04:32 PM)
The Aflac All-American game is more than a high school all-star baseball contest.
(Published: 2007-08-11 05:48 PM)
San Diego State recruit helps West to a 3-0 lead before East rallies for 5-4 win.
(Published: 2007-08-07 07:56 PM)
Valhalla High's Ryan O'Sullivan joins big brother Sean as an Aflac All-American.
(Published: 2007-08-05 05:25 PM)
Fallbrook's Clark Murphy has been traveling the nation for prestigious amateur baseball events the past couple summers, but this month he has a chance to play in San Diego as an Aflac All-American.
(Published: 2007-07-20 01:02 PM)
Patrick Henry's Donna Kerr and Steele Canyon's Samantha Beasley were named to the EA Sports All-American team picked by Student Sports.
(Published: 2007-07-16 04:32 PM)
El Capitan quarterback Ryan Lindley hooked up with West Hills wide receiver Trevor Kolocheski to set up the game's only touchdowns.
(Published: 2007-07-09 12:03 PM)
San Pasqual High running back begins next stage of his career as a kicker in Alex Spanos All-Star Football Classic.
(Published: 2007-06-28 11:43 AM)
College track and field, with events such as the heptathlon, offers Carlsbad High's Erin Langford more chances to grow in her new sport.
(Published: 2007-05-31 12:22 PM)
Wildcats' Nelson Rosario, one of the West Coast's top wide receiver recruits in football, does San Diego high school legends Willie Banks and Dokie Williams one event better in track and field.
(Published: 2007-05-23 11:32 AM)
Mira Mesa High pitcher Deryk Hooker, whose father helped build Petco Park, received his Star of the Month May 25 before the Brewers-Padres game at Petco Park.
(Published: 2007-05-14 08:00 PM)
Fallbrook's Clark Murphy and Valhalla's Ryan O'Sullivan played in the fifth annual Aflac All-American Baseball Classic on Aug. 11 at San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium.
(Published: 2007-05-06 11:30 PM)
State champion in wrestling makes quick transition to baseball as a unique multi-sport athlete.
(Published: 2007-04-01 11:46 PM)
On college recruiting and picking Ohio State.
(Published: 2007-03-01 09:00 AM)
For the third time in four seasons, the CIF San Diego Section boys basketball scoring career record was broken. Crawford High's Tyrone Shelley scored 42 points in his final game as the Colts lost to St. Augustine on Feb. 28 in a Division III semifinal game. Shelley, a 6-foot-7 forward, is committed to Pepperdine.
(Published: 2007-02-25 04:21 PM)
Paris Johnson's senior season and career were once in jeopardy, but the San Diego State recruit has San Diego High within two wins from defending its CIF San Diego Section Division I title. The seventh-ranked Cavers play in the semifinals Tuesday at second-ranked Eastlake.
(Published: 2006-09-07 11:07 AM)
UCLA-bound Chris Forcier of St. Augustine experienced a leap in the maturation process of a quarterback midway through his junior season against arch-rival Cathedral Catholic.
(Published: 2006-08-31 02:51 PM)
Offensive lineman Tyler Mabry and running back-defensive back Gino Gordon are big college football prospects from a small private school.
(Published: 2006-08-25 09:00 AM)
The Hall of Champions' Tom Shanahan picks the preseason All-CIF San Diego team that first appeared in CalHiSports.com. For more preseason football news, visit Calhisports.com.
(Published: 2006-08-16 05:44 PM)
Fourth annual Kickoff Football Classic matches eight teams in four games over two days.
(Published: 2006-08-16 09:00 AM)
Rachel Robinson, Jackie Robinson's widow, presented the 2006 Jackie Robinson Award to Tampa Hillsborough's Michael Burgess at the Aflac All-American Awards dinner.
(Published: 2006-08-16 09:00 AM)
Rachel Robinson, Jackie Robinson's widow, presented the 2006 Jackie Robinson Award to Tampa Hillsborough's Michael Burgess at the Aflac All-American Awards dinner.
(Published: 2006-08-13 05:00 PM)
The West defeated the East 9-8 in the 2006 Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic that included two All-Americans from San Diego high schools.
(Published: 2006-08-13 05:00 PM)
The West defeated the East 9-8 in the 2006 Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic that included two All-Americans from San Diego high schools.
(Published: 2006-08-13 11:00 AM)
You might know Todd Doxey as a basketball player for Hoover High's CIF San Diego Section Division II champions, but he's also a preseason All-CIF San Diego pick and one of San Diego's top football recruits as a free safety. Click on photo for larger image.
(Published: 2006-08-08 09:53 AM)
Yes, he’s a surfer and his dad, Bill, owns Rocky’s, an Ocean Beach surf shop. But, no, Bill Stonecipher didn’t saddle his son with some off-the-wall surf-dog name. His mom, Ann, named him for an historic Native American.
(Published: 2006-08-07 11:07 AM)
Mission Bay High outfielder Sequoyah Stonecipher, one of the top junior baseball players in the nation, has agreed to keep a diary for the Hall of Champions leading up to the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic at noon on Aug. 12 at San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium. Stonecipher and Francis Parker shortstop Nick Noonan were selected for the fourth annual Aflac game. The Classic matches 38 players considered the best in the nation in the Class of 2007 in an East vs. West format. For previous Stonecipher diary entries, click on "High Schools" in the Champions News Wire.
(Published: 2006-08-07 11:07 AM)
Mission Bay High outfielder Sequoyah Stonecipher, one of the top junior baseball players in the nation, has agreed to keep a diary for the Hall of Champions leading up to the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic at noon on Aug. 12 at San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium. Stonecipher and Francis Parker shortstop Nick Noonan were selected for the fourth annual Aflac game. The Classic matches 38 players considered the best in the nation in the Class of 2007 in an East vs. West format. For previous Stonecipher diary entries, click on "High Schools" in the Champions News Wire.
(Published: 2006-07-29 06:31 PM)
Mission Bay High outfielder Sequoyah Stonecipher, one of the top junior baseball players in the nation, has agreed to keep a diary for the Hall of Champions leading up to the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic at noon on Aug. 12 at San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium. Stonecipher and Francis Parker shortstop Nick Noonan were selected for the fourth annual Aflac game. The Classic matches 38 players considered the best in the nation in the Class of 2007 in an East vs. West format.
(Published: 2006-07-29 06:31 PM)
Mission Bay High outfielder Sequoyah Stonecipher, one of the top junior baseball players in the nation, has agreed to keep a diary for the Hall of Champions leading up to the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic at noon on Aug. 12 at San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium. Stonecipher and Francis Parker shortstop Nick Noonan were selected for the fourth annual Aflac game. The Classic matches 38 players considered the best in the nation in the Class of 2007 in an East vs. West format.
(Published: 2006-07-29 10:53 AM)
Visit the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic website for tickets and more information. The game is at noon on Aug. 12 at San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium. Click on the word document below for the East and West rosters.
(Published: 2006-07-18 06:46 PM)
Mission Bay High outfielder Sequoyah Stonecipher, one of the top junior baseball players in the nation, has agreed to keep a diary for the Hall of Champions leading up to the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic at noon on Aug. 12 at San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium. Stonecipher and Francis Parker shortstop Nick Noonan were selected for the fourth annual Aflac game. The Classic matches 38 players considered the best in the nation in the Class of 2007 in an East vs. West format.
(Published: 2006-07-12 03:59 PM)
Matt Christian, a former quarterback in waiting, is an All-Star quarterback for the North in the 16th annual Alex Spanos All-Star Football Classic July 14 at Mesa College.
(Published: 2006-07-10 01:23 PM)
La Costa Canyon High's Chase Budinger was named Male State Athlete of the Year by CalHiSports.com.
(Published: 2006-07-07 12:56 PM)
Francis Parker's Nick Noonan is one of San Diego's top baseball prospects for 2007 and was named to the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic Aug. 12 at San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium.
(Published: 2006-07-06 01:41 PM)
Crawford High's Raymond Patterson, a San Diego State recruit, bucks the trend of scholarship football players skipping summer high school all-star games. He will line up for the South in the 16th annual Alex Spanos All-Star Football Classic July 14 at Mesa College.
(Published: 2006-07-05 11:54 AM)
A.J. Griffin, thanks to his father's move from Minnesota to San Diego, got a head start on mastering location as a pitcher. The Grossmont High senior, bound for USD, led the Griffins to the CIF San Diego Section Division II title and was named the CIF Player of the Year in baseball.
(Published: 2006-07-03 02:37 PM)
Travis "Moose" Halpern was named the fifth recipient of La Jolla High's Brent Woodall Award.
(Published: 2006-06-30 09:00 AM)
Even though A.J. Acosta is one of the rare American high school athletes to threaten a time-honored magic barrier in sports -- the four-minute mile -- most meat-and-potato sports fans in San Diego aren't aware of his national profile in running. In the time since this story first appeared on the HOC website on May 30, the 2005 National Footlocker Cross Country champion won the CIF state title in the 1,600, was the CIF state runner-up in the 3,200, won the Nike national high school two-mile in North Carolina and won the USA Track and Field Junior National title in the 1,500 in Indianapolis to earn a berth in the Junior World Championships in August in Beijing. Acosta challenged the four-minute mile on July 1 at Mt. San Antonio College, but his time was 4:03.96.
(Published: 2006-06-10 03:00 PM)
The fourth annual Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic, featuring the best high school juniors in the nation the summer before their senior year, will be played at noon on Aug. 12 at San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium. ve San Diegans have played in the first three games and two more All-Americans were named for the 2006 game.
(Published: 2006-06-01 04:21 PM)
Escondido High's Sarah Akamine wanted to quit youth softball, but a family rule made her stick with it for a second season. Now she's on her way to the University of Arizona after leading the the Cougars to the CIF San Diego Section Division I title and being named the Breitbard CIF Player of the Year. And the best may be yet to come for the Cougars.
(Published: 2006-05-15 08:48 PM)
San Marcos High alumnus Alexis Clements returned home planning an apprenticeship at Mission Hills, but she found herself taking over sooner than expected with some family assistance.
(Published: 2006-04-25 06:02 PM)
The advent of the Internet allows high schools to produce information about their rich athletic tradition in the manner reserved in the past for the public relations office of pro teams or sports information offices of college programs.
(Published: 2006-04-10 11:40 AM)
What does it mean to a high school athlete to win a CIF San Diego Section championship? San Diego Hall of Champions intern Jake Fisher describes what it meant to him and his Francis Parker teammates. At the CIF Appreciation Dinner on May 1, CIF Commissioner Dennis Ackerman introduced Fisher to the audience and made copies of his story available at place settings of all guests.
(Published: 2006-03-29 03:49 PM)
Greg Oden, a 7-foot, 245-pound center at Lawrence North High in Indianapolis, was among 24 boys and 24 girls named to the McDonald's All-American High School All-Star Basketball Games March 29 at San Diego State's Cox Arena. Oden is considered the top high school player in the nation on a team ranked No. 1 in the country in the Student Sports Fab 50 national rankings. Before the NBA changed its draft eligibility rules, there was speculation Oden could be the first pick of the 2006 draft. Oden has agreed to keep a diary for the Hall of Champions about his senior year leading up to the McDonald’s game. In November, Oden signed a national letter-of-intent to attend Ohio State.
(Published: 2006-03-29 10:36 AM)
La Costa Canyon High's Chase Budinger joins Bill Walton and Bill McColl as only the third Mr. Basketball in San Diego boys basketball, but Budinger might actually have more in common with McColl than Walton.
(Published: 2006-03-25 06:23 PM)
Wade Vickery, San Diego's all-time leader in wins in girls basketball, has a chance to coach a team of high school All-Americans in the McDonald's High School All-American game March 29 at San Diego State's Cox Arena.
(Published: 2006-03-24 02:00 PM)
Horizon High, a small private school in Clairemont, returned to the state finals under first-year coach Waheed Mitchell after Zack Jones left the Panthers for a job in the college ranks. After this story was first posted, Horizon defeated San Francisco Sacred Heart Cathedral on March 17 to win the CIF State Division IV title. The Panthers also finished as San Diego's highest ranked team in the state by CalHiSports.com at No. 14 for all divisions and No. 1 in Division IV.
(Published: 2006-03-23 06:28 PM)
On his high school career winding down.
(Published: 2006-03-21 12:18 PM)
Abi Olajuwon, a 6-foot-3 center from Marlborough High in Los Angeles, is one of 24 girls and 24 boys named to play in the McDonald's All-American High School All-Star Games on March 29 at San Diego State's Cox Arena. Olajuwon averaged 15.9 points and 15.4 rebounds a game as one of the nation's top girls players while leading a team ranked in California's Top 20 to the CIF Southern California Regional Division IV semifinals before being eliminated. Olajuwon has agreed to keep a diary for the Hall of Champions about her senior year leading up to the McDonald’s game. In November, Olajuwon, the daugther of basketball legend Hakeem Olajuwon, signed a national letter-of-intent to attend Oklahoma.
(Published: 2006-03-12 09:30 PM)
On her father, Hakeem Olajuwon, and her unofficial homecoming to San Diego.
(Published: 2006-03-10 05:18 PM)
On Mike Conley -- father and son.
(Published: 2006-03-08 09:00 AM)
Hoover High junior point guard JayDee Luster broke the CIF San Diego Section record for steals on Feb. 14 in a win over Madison. Hoover's season ended in th second round of the regionals after winning the CIF San Diego Section Division II title.
(Published: 2006-03-07 10:29 AM)
Bill Walton, the best basketball player to come out of San Diego, had big brother Bruce to guide the way in sports. Chase Budinger, the best basketball player since Bill Walton, had big sister Brittanie as well as big brother Duncan. Since this story first appeared on the sdhoc.com website on March 7, 2006, Budinger was named the CIF Player of the Year in basketball and volleyball after leading the Mavericks to Division I titles in both sports. The volleyball honor and titles were his third straight.
(Published: 2006-02-20 09:00 AM)
Former San Diego State basketball player Chris Walton is trying his hand at coaching as an assistant at Francis Parker under his former coach at SDSU and University of San Diego High.
(Published: 2006-02-19 09:00 AM)
La Costa Canyon High's Chase Budinger is only the second San Diego boy named to the McDonald's All-American game in the 29-year history of the event that pre-dates Bill Walton's career at Helix. Budinger also was named Monday by CalHiSports.com as Mr. Basketball for California. He is the first San Diego Mr. Basketball since Walton in 1970. The McDonald's boys and girls games are March 29 at San Diego State's Cox Arena.
(Published: 2006-02-11 02:24 PM)
On the McDonald's All-Star Game, San Diego and Chase Budinger.
(Published: 2006-02-11 02:22 PM)
On the NBA.
(Published: 2006-02-04 01:34 PM)
Vista High's Kenny Lawson, a 6-foot-10 center/forward bound for Creighton University, once considered baseball his future. That was before a growth spurt made him one of the top big men in California.
(Published: 2006-01-31 09:00 AM)
There have been 31 San Diego high school football players who have signed a national letter-of-intent in football to a Division I-A school. San Diego State has four commitments from Poway running back Brandon Sullivan, Eastlake linebacker Marcus Yarbrough, Crawford safety Raymond Patterson and Rancho Bernardo defensive lineman Ryan Chohaney.
(Published: 2006-01-30 09:00 AM)
El Cajon Valley's Abraham Muheize added All-American honors to previously being named a candiate for Mr. Football in California as the state player of the year and as the CIF San Diego Section Offensive Player of the Year.
(Published: 2006-01-26 08:53 PM)
There were 11 San Diego boys and girls players nominated for the McDonald's All-American High School All-Star games March 29 at San Diego State's Cox Arena.
(Published: 2006-01-20 03:00 PM)
La Costa Canyon High basketball/volleyball star Chase Budinger is following in the footsteps of his big sister as well as his big brother. Title IX has resulted in a new generation of little brothers influenced by big sisters.
(Published: 2005-12-30 09:00 AM)
The CalHiSports.com state high school record book is on sale at the Hall of Champions' gift shop. The most comprehensive book of its kind sells at the Hall for $15, a savings of $5 over ordering the book from CalHiSports.com through the mail. The record book is a great Christmas gift for sports fans in San Diego or throughout the state. Many San Diego athletes are featured in the book. CalHiSports.com is the recognized source for California high school state records and the book covers high school sports from 1890 to 2005.
(Published: 2005-12-15 12:12 PM)
The Hall of Champions honored high school athletes as Stars of the Month by presenting them plaques at the CIF football championships on Dec. 13 at Qualcomm Stadium.
(Published: 2005-12-14 02:00 AM)
Carlsbad, Oceanside, St. Augustine and Valley Center were crowned CIF champions Tuesday at Qualcomm Stadium.
(Published: 2005-12-13 10:07 AM)
Torrey Pines football coach Ed Burke is behind the times in technology, but he's never lost touch with X's and O's or how to motivate kids in the 21st century.
(Published: 2005-12-07 09:00 AM)
Cathedral Catholic running back Demetrius Sumler finished his career with the CIF San Diego Section career rushing record when the Dons lost in the Division III semifinals. He passed Justin Green, a rookie fullback with the Baltimore Ravens who is from University of San Diego High in the quarterfinals.
(Published: 2005-11-15 12:45 PM)
If ESPN wants a reality show about high school sports, they don't need to prop up an NFL Hall-of-Famer as a make-believe coach. All they need is a real high school coach with an emphasis on education.
(Published: 2005-11-09 06:39 PM)
La Jolla Country Day's Ashley Booker, who for the past two years worked in practice against future Division I players Candace Wiggins (Stanford), Marissa Rivera (TCU), La Toya Cunningham (Miami) and Mercedes Fox-Griffin (Oregon State), is bound for Seton Hall as the Torres' fifth Division I scholarship player in three years.
(Published: 2005-11-02 03:00 PM)
Mira Mesa High quarterback Mike Coughlin is the great grandson of Harold "Brick" Muller, San Diego's original sports legend. Coughlin recently visited his great-grandfather's legacy at the Hall of Champions, but this story on the HOC Web site first appeared in his junior year on 11-27-2004.
(Published: 2005-10-23 04:39 PM)
Mira Mesa High's football history is to turn out offensive stars who have gone on to play in college and the NFL, but the 2005 team features a group of linebackers that has added a stronger defense.
(Published: 2005-10-19 02:41 PM)
Oceanside's Mario Gonzales doesn't have the name recognition with recruiters of past Pirates, but he's the one that provides the balance to Oceanside's high-powered offense.
(Published: 2005-10-12 01:32 PM)
Santa Fe Christian's football program, the two-time defending champions in Division IV, strives to be known in San Diego as more than a small-school power under coach Brian Sipe, the former San Diego State and Cleveland Browns quarterback. Sipe was inducted into the Breitbard Hall-of-Famer in 1987.
(Published: 2005-10-06 02:53 PM)
The ninth annual CIF Symposium is Monday, Oct. 10 at the San Diego Hall of Champions. In the quickly changing world of high school sports, the symposium serves to provide information for high school administators and coaches.
(Published: 2005-10-05 07:25 PM)
Some coaches keep their starters in the game in routs, explaining their starters need to keep their edge for the next game, but not Torrey Pines coach Ed Burke. He rewarded his backups with plenty of playing time while expecting his starters to encourage the backups the same way the reserves cheer for the starters.
(Published: 2005-09-28 03:19 PM)
Mira Mesa took on the challenge of playing state power Long Beach Poly. The Marauders, with the city's top football program in recent years, were tied at halftime before the Jackrabbits pulled away.
(Published: 2005-09-21 03:24 PM)
St. Augustine High's Menelik Holt says one-sport athletes who've graduated and told him they regret not playing more sports in high school inspired him to play offense and defense this year.
(Published: 2005-09-13 09:03 PM)
Carl Cohn, the San Diego Unified School District's new superintendent, can boost student achievement by improving the district's support of athletics.
(Published: 2005-09-03 09:00 AM)
West Hills High's Ryan and Raleigh Sevier carry on their famous grandfather's name in San Diego football as multi-purpose athletes for the Wolf Pack.
(Published: 2005-09-01 08:14 PM)
Mount Miguel High guard Jerica Williams attracted last-minute interest from UCLA after the shooting guard showed some point guard ability in summer club tournaments.
(Published: 2005-08-26 02:33 PM)
Vista is doubling up at tight end and linebacker as Travis Goethel tries to lead last year's Division I co-champions back for another trip to Qualcomm Stadium.
(Published: 2005-08-17 06:54 PM)
La Costa Canyon High's Chase Budinger, one of the top prep basketball and volleyball players in the nation, is giving up volleyball in college to focus on his basketball career under the tutelage of the coach he believes will most improve his game.
(Published: 2005-08-08 03:11 PM)
Westview High's Daniel Lofton, who is following in his NFL Hall-of-Fame father's footsteps as a fast wide receiver, is comfortable with the identity that comes with being the son of James Lofton, the Chargers' wide receivers coach.
(Published: 2005-07-16 03:37 PM)
Chargers wide receivers coach James Lofton served as the captain for the 15th annual Alex Spanos All-Star Classic as SDSU-bound Jon Toledo led the North over the South.
(Published: 2005-07-15 01:38 PM)
The 15th annual Alex Spanos All-Star Classic, San Diego's annual high school football game in a North vs. South game of graduated seniors, is at 7:30 tonight at Mesa College.
(Published: 2005-07-09 01:18 PM)
La Costa Canyon High's Chase Budinger was named the State Junior of the Year by Cal HiSports.com. Five other San Diegans received special mention for state athlete of the year honors.
(Published: 2005-06-01 12:53 PM)
Jim Arnaiz, Leon White, Jim Plum and Scott Webb will be inducted into the Helix Football Hall of Fame and Alex Smith and Reggie Bush will have their jerseys retired.
(Published: 2005-05-11 12:23 PM)
Sweetwater High left-hander Vidal Nuno stands out on the mound serving up strikeouts for the Red Devils, but he toils anonymously as a Petco Park vendor serving up barbecue for Randy Jones.
(Published: 2005-04-29 03:00 PM)
Poway High's baseball team has beaten neighborhood rival Rancho Bernardo twice with a lineup of power and pitching to climb atop the CIF San Diego Section polls and the Palomar League standings.
(Published: 2005-04-25 11:16 AM)
Brawley High running back Zay Shepherd's jersey and helmet from his 2004 season are on display at the Hall of Champions along with jerseys of other high school record breakers.
(Published: 2005-04-14 09:57 PM)
The CIF San Diego Section football championships quadruple-header has been set for Tuesday, Dec. 13 at Qualcomm Stadium.
(Published: 2005-04-10 02:51 PM)
Oceanside High's girls water polo team made a unique field trip to the San Diego Hall of Champions and the Natural History Museum in Balboa Park.
(Published: 2005-03-27 08:46 PM)
Poway High's wrestling team was honored at the Hall of Champions after the Titans won their third CIF state team title in 27 seasons under Coach Wayne Branstetter.
(Published: 2005-03-18 12:12 PM)
St. Augustine and Santa Cruz, schools that meet Saturday for the State CIF Division III title in boys basketball, have benefitted from former college assistants who prefer life as a high school basketball coach. St. Augustine coach Mike Haupt was an assistant at USD and Santa Cruz coach Pete Newell Jr. at the University of the Pacific.
(Published: 2005-03-17 12:26 AM)
Valhalla High's Sean O'Sullivan, projected as a Top 10 pick in baseball's amateur draft, is joined in his senior year by his brother Ryan, a freshman also projected to have a big future.
(Published: 2005-02-26 02:35 PM)
La Costa Canyon senior Jon Toledo, bound for San Diego State as a wide receiver, plays football with finesse and basketball with physicalness.
(Published: 2005-02-02 01:08 PM)
Steele Canyon's Richie Williams drives the Cougars' boys basketball team that is ranked No. 1 in San Diego and aiming for a state Division II title.
(Published: 2004-12-08 11:28 AM)
Oceanside High's San Diego State-bound wide receiver Roberto Wallace and Chargers rookie defensive end Igor Olshansky are from opposite ends of the Earth, but they share much in common.
(Published: 2004-11-05 02:07 PM)
Carlsbad High's Alan Singh, a running back turned assistant coach, is part of a strong senior class that has made the Lancers a favorite for the CIF San Diego Section Division I title.
(Published: 2004-10-27 09:00 AM)
The eighth annual San Diego County High School Coaching Legends Induction Banquet is Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006 at the Scottish Rite Center. For ticket information, call the HOC Events Department at 619-699-2309.
(Published: 2004-10-22 06:00 AM)
Danny Williams, the third coach to succeed the late Dick Haines, is a Vista High alum who has maintained the school's winning tradition in football.
(Published: 2004-10-11 10:00 AM)
New York Yankees pitcher Esteban Loaiza, a Mar Vista High alum, has donated $10,000 to his alma mater.
(Published: 2004-10-08 01:12 PM)
Derek Shaw, Oceanside's Miami-bound quarterback, wants more out of his senior year than the attention that comes with signing for a college scholarship with a big-time program.
(Published: 2004-10-01 01:00 PM)
Scripps Ranch High senior Dani Castro grew up playing soccer and softball, but field hockey is her college sport.
(Published: 2004-09-14 10:43 AM)
Escondido High's Kevin Small is part of a senior class with a strong bond that has re-established football pride at one of San Diego County's oldest high schools.
(Published: 2004-08-10 04:42 PM)
St. Augustine High quarterback Jason Forcier once commuted by train to Santa Ana Mater Dei, but he's enjoying a homecoming senior season with the Saints.
(Published: 2004-06-07 09:03 AM)
El Camino High's James Daniels has parlayed his defensive basketball skills, 4.0 grade-point average and music ability into an Ivy League education.
(Published: 2004-06-07 09:03 AM)
La Jolla Country Day's Marissa Rivera and San Diego High's Reyna Moreno long ago recognized the value of playing alongside an All-American talent.
(Published: 2004-06-07 09:03 AM)
Mt. Carmel High's new football coach, Darren Spence, likes the housing market and the comraderie among San Diego's high school coaches better than what he experienced in Northern California.
(Published: 2004-06-07 09:03 AM)
Escondido High, one of San Diego's oldest high schools, has more to offer than renewed success in basketball and football.
(Published: 2004-06-07 09:03 AM)
Rancho Buena Vista High's Whitney DeWeese thought track was for runners until a coach with a keen eye matched her with the discus throw and an eventual college scholarship.
(Published: 2004-06-07 09:03 AM)
Valhalla High's Drew Garcia, the grandson of a former Major League manager and the son of a one-time New York Yankees farmhand, helped the Norsemen win their first two Grossmont South League baseball tites in school history.
(Published: 2004-06-07 09:03 AM)
El Camino High's Jolanda Diego once ignored the wisdom of her track coaches, but by end of her prep career the only three San Diegans to run faster than her are Olympians Gail Devers, Jackie Thompson and Monique Henderson.
(Published: 2004-06-07 09:03 AM)
Hoover High's JayDee Luster, who was fifth in assists as one of the few sophomores invited to this summer's prestigious Reebok ABCD camp in New Jersey, is putting together a basketball career that could break Jason Kidd's national record for assists and earn him a spot on the gym wall among the Cardinals' legends.
(Published: 2004-06-07 09:03 AM)
La Costa Canyon High's Chase Budinger, named to the underclassman All-Star game this summer at the prestigious Reebok ABCD camp in New Jersey, might be more dominant in volleyball than he showed himself to be in basketball.
(Published: 2004-06-07 09:03 AM)
Monte Vista High's Clinton Snyder, quick on the pass rush, plans to play basketball now and leave gaining football weight for college.
(Published: 2004-06-07 09:03 AM)
Montgomery High's Hermosillo family makes its mark on the sport and youth in the South Bay.
(Published: 2004-06-07 09:03 AM)
Carlsbad High quarterback Sean Canfield, a left-hander known for his accuracy and touch on the ball, has listened to his father's advice when picking a position and college future.
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