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Fun and Games
By David Dodd — February 22, 2012, 12:42 a.m.
These days of spring training — in either the Arizona Cactus League or the Florida Grapefruit League — serve several purposes other than baseball training and conditioning. When the practice games start, in fact, there are times it can get downright boring for players who are often limited to just ... Post a comment
Size Lifts Vista Past Sweetwater in First Round
By Anthony Gentile — February 21, 2012, 11:40 p.m.
**Panthers control boards to bounce Red Devils in fast-paced contest** VISTA – In a matchup between two of the fastest teams in the section on Tuesday, it was actually size that made the difference. Fifth-seeded Vista used its height advantage to dominate the glass and outlast 12th-seeded Sweetwater 77-60 in ... Post a comment
CIF First Round Scoreboard (Feb. 21)
By Anthony Gentile — February 21, 2012, 9:53 p.m.
CIF First Round Scoreboard All games at site of higher seed (except Helix and Imperial) **Division I** (1) El Camino 71, (16) Otay Ranch 52 (9) Helix 48, (8) Mission Hills 39 (5) Vista 77, (12) Sweetwater 60 (13) Escondido 78, (4) Poway 67 (3) San Ysidro 83, (14) Rancho ... Post a comment
Final Regular Season Top 10
By Anthony Gentile — February 21, 2012, 12:00 a.m.
**Final Regular Season Top 10** Division in parentheses, last week’s rank follows **1. La Costa Canyon (II)** (27-2) 1 **2. Lincoln (II)** (18-8) 2 **3. Hoover (II)** (26-4) 3 **4. Cathedral Catholic (III)** (24-3) 4 **5. El Camino (I)** (21-7) 5 **6. Morse (II)** (24-6) 8 **7. Westview (II)** (22-5) ... Post a comment
Happy Campers
By David Dodd — February 20, 2012, 10:30 p.m.
Meanwhile in Peoria, relief pitchers threw bullpen sessions today, ten to fifteen minutes each in most cases, mostly fastballs and change-ups and mostly just the beginning of an effort to loosen arms as needed. Tomorrow, the starters will do the same, and as camp moves forward, this will continue with ... Post a comment
Bracket Breakdown: Division I
By Anthony Gentile — February 20, 2012, 9:12 p.m.
**Division I** (1) El Camino (21-7) vs. (16) Otay Ranch (16-10) (9) Helix (16-9) vs. (8) Mission Hills (18-10) (5) Vista (22-7) vs. (12) Sweetwater (17-11) (4) Poway (19-10) vs. (13) Escondido (10-17) (3) San Ysidro (23-5) vs. (14) Rancho Bernardo (12-16) (6) Eastlake (18-9) vs. (11) Rancho Buena Vista ... Post a comment
Bracket Breakdown: Division II
By Anthony Gentile — February 20, 2012, 4:14 p.m.
**Division II** (1) La Costa Canyon (27-2) vs. (16) University City (10-16) (8) Kearny (19-7) vs. (9) Canyon Crest (15-12) (5) Morse (24-6) vs. (12) West Hills (14-12) (4) Westview (22-5) vs. (13) Point Loma (14-10) (3) Hoover (26-4) vs. (14) Steele Canyon (11-14) (6) Monte Vista (21-6) vs. (11) ... Post a comment
Call To Arms
By David Dodd — February 20, 2012, 1:04 a.m.
Pitchers and catchers both reported to Peoria Sunday, as ordered, and workouts in earnest begin Monday. Pitchers usually need a little more time to get up to speed than do position players, and it's difficult to pitch without a catcher. So, they go early. It's a wonderful tradition. Get a ... Post a comment
Bracket Breakdown: Division III
By Anthony Gentile — February 20, 2012, 12:09 a.m.
**Division III** (1) Cathedral Catholic (24-3) vs. (16) Brawley (10-15) (8) Olympian (18-9) vs. (9) Montgomery (18-10) (5) Coronado (21-7) vs. (12) Del Norte (12-15) (4) St. Augustine (21-6) vs. (13) San Dieguito Academy (14-12) (3) Mission Bay (15-7) vs. (14) Crawford (8-18) (6) Valley Center (21-5) vs. (11) Madison ... Post a comment
Bracket Breakdown: Division IV
By Anthony Gentile — February 19, 2012, 8:13 p.m.
**Division IV** Top four seeds receive first round bye (1) Francis Parker (15-11) (8) Mater Dei (9-17) vs. (9) Guajome Park (16-9) (5) Horizon (11-15) vs. (12) Calipatria (9-14) (4) Santa Fe Christian (16-10) (3) La Jolla Country (17-9) (6) Christian (16-9) vs. (11) Chula Vista High Tech High (10-14) ... Post a comment
CIF Playoff Pairings
By Anthony Gentile — February 18, 2012, 2:37 p.m.
Pairings for the 2012 CIF San Diego Section Boys Basketball Championship First Round games Tuesday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m. (home team listed first) **Division I** (1) El Camino (21-7) vs. (16) Otay Ranch (16-10) (9) Helix (16-9) vs. (8) Mission Hills (18-10) (5) Vista (22-7) vs. (12) Sweetwater (17-11) (4) ... Post a comment
Helix Tops Grossmont to Retain Grossmont Hills Crown
By Anthony Gentile — February 18, 2012, 12:03 a.m.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mphlLUg3-rM **Highlanders beat host Foothillers in high-stakes season finale** EL CAJON – In a winner-take-all showdown between Helix and Grossmont for the Grossmont Hills League championship on Friday night, the Highlanders defended their title. Helix broke free from a defensive struggle late in the third quarter and went on to ... Post a comment
No. 2 Lincoln Downs Mission Bay to Clinch Western Title
By Anthony Gentile — February 17, 2012, 1:25 p.m.
**Hornets finish on top of Western League for third season in a row** LINCOLN PARK – For the third straight season, the Western League belongs to Lincoln. The second-ranked Hornets rolled to a 71-54 win over visiting Mission Bay on Thursday night to capture the crown outright. “We play in ... Post a comment
Sweetwater Upsets No. 6 San Ysidro to Earn South Bay Title Split
By Anthony Gentile — February 17, 2012, 12:22 a.m.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4-b4BvdClw **Red Devils race past Cougars to claim share of league title** SAN YSIDRO – Sweetwater saved its best performance of the year for its regular season finale. Thursday night the Red Devils knocked off sixth-ranked San Ysidro in a 91-86 shootout that earned a split the South Bay League ... Post a comment
Kids at the Grown-Up Table
By David Dodd — February 16, 2012, 11:58 p.m.
Some of the Padres prospects stand a good chance of looking back on March of 2012 in Peoria, Arizona as having been a great part of their salad days, to steal a wonderful and memorable phrase from a certain Coen brothers film. There is usually a larger subset of non-roster ... 2 comments
Late Run Lifts No. 9 Army-Navy Over La Jolla Country Day
By Anthony Gentile — February 16, 2012, 12:19 a.m.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY8iVTOligA **Warriors earn split with Torreys, stay tied atop Coastal League** LA JOLLA – Army-Navy spent most of the fourth quarter trailing Coastal League rival La Jolla Country Day on Wednesday night, but never gave up. The ninth-ranked Warriors scored the last seven points of the game to erase a ... Post a comment
Organizational Depth
By David Dodd — February 15, 2012, 1:42 a.m.
Peoria, Arizona, is not at all a bad place to be in early March. West of Phoenix proper, Peoria offers your basic desert atmosphere; there is a nightlife, sunny and mild days (the nights can get a little chilly in March), and baseball all over the place. The Padres share ... 1 comment
Vista Upends Mission Hills, Lends Clarity to Avocado East Race
By Anthony Gentile — February 14, 2012, 11:58 p.m.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgD4yOCsyJ8 **Panthers tied with San Marcos atop standings with one game left** SAN MARCOS – In the wide-open Avocado East race, four teams started the final week of the regular season tied at the top with identical 5-3 records – including Vista and Mission Hills, who met on Tuesday night. ... Post a comment
Basic Training
By David Dodd — February 14, 2012, 12:05 a.m.
Any brief occupation of Petco Park from a handful of players that came early for non-mandatory workouts and so on, will come to a close this week and everyone will be at the Padres spring training facility in Peoria either this weekend or shortly thereafter. This includes much of the ... Post a comment
Padres Fan Fest, 2012 Version
By David Dodd — February 13, 2012, 1:52 a.m.
The sun wasn't so kind for the most part, but the rain stayed away on Saturday as the San Diego Padres spun the 2012 version of Fan Fest at Petco Park. Lines were long at 8:30 AM, when season ticket holders were allowed to enter early to take part in ... Post a comment
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