Articles by Phillip Brents
The Santana High School football team finished runner-up in last year’s San Diego Section Division IV championship game to conclude a rather eventful 8-5 season.
The Sultans enter the 2017 campaign in a bit of a “rebuilding year,” according to head coach Tim Estes.
But, following last Friday’s 56-19 non-league victory at Castle Park High School, it appears the Sultans still have enough holdover power to make some noise.
It was hailed as the Great American Eclipse of 2017 and, for the tens of millions of people who gathered along a 70-mile wide strip of the continental United States from Oregon to South Carolina on Aug. 21, it proved to be the experience of a lifetime.
Some called August’s total eclipse of the sun perhaps the most viewed astronomical event in the history of this country.
The San Diego Summer Nights all-comers track and field meet series wrapped up July 26 at San Diego City College. The five total meets offered an opportunity for competitors of all ages to indulge in their favorite events – or even try new ones – in a relaxed but still competitive environment.
East County athletes and coaches turned out in large numbers at the July 19 meet at Sweetwater High School in National City.