Tag: east county sports
Age-group teams in the Sporting San Diego youth soccer club began returning to the practice pitch in June once the state and county cleared the way for sports day camps to open.
“It has been very hectic staying on top in all the new protocols,” Sporting San Diego director of coaching Joaquin Huertero said. “We are doing are best to...
The Granite Hills High School boys tennis team is buoyed by six returners this spring in what coach Patty Tibbitts refers to as a “rebuilding” season for the Eagles.
“Coming into the season after losing four top seniors to our team, I knew it would be a rebuilding year with over half of the team being juniors,” Tibbitts said.
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The Granite Hills High School boys soccer team appears to be trending upward at just the right time of the season.
The Eagles improved their record to 4-5-3 after pulling off a penalty kick tiebreaker win over the Montgomery Aztecs in last Saturday’s Gold Division championship game of the San Diego County Cup/Quin Murphy Tournament at Hilltop High School.
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Neighborhood rivalries are always something special in high school sports and the one between the Granite Hills and Valhalla wrestling teams has been red hot.
Last Thursday’s dual matchup between the teams was no exception as the visiting Eagles rallied to claim a decisive 45-25 win in the Grossmont Hills League opener for both squads.
“We knew it was going to...
The Granite Hills High School boys soccer team has admittedly experienced a rough start to the 2019-20 soccer season but better times could be coming around, and soon.
The Eagles, who failed to qualify for last season’s San Diego Section playoffs, appeared to be plodding along to kick off this season with three losses and two ties.
That is until Granite...
Expectations are a bit loftier for the 2019-20 Mountain Empire High School wrestling team, and with good reason, according to head coach Justin Reed.
“We have 21 kids on the team this season,” said Reed, who is coaching his second season with the team. “Last year we had only six kids — five boys and one girl. We have three...
The Grossmont Holiday Classic celebrated its 42nd anniversary with championship matches in four divisions Dec. 23 at Santana High School.
East County high schools were well represented in the championship round as Grossmont defeated Monte Vista in a tense penalty kick tiebreaker to win the Gold Division bracket and Santana defeated Rancho Bernardo, 1-0, to win the Premier A bracket...
The high school football season is finally over and what a memorable season indeed.
Two teams from the San Diego Section advanced to state championship bowl games. Both teams came up short in their bid to win a state title — El Camino lost, 31-14, to Santa Rosa Cardinal Newman in the Division 3-AA title game while La Jolla dropped...
Helix High School boys basketball head coach John Singer admitted his team is a work in progress this season.
“We’ll be up and we’ll be down,” he said. “We don’t have great size but we have good high school size, we’re very athletic and we have speed.”
The Highlanders finished the 43rd annual Hilltop Invitational tournament on an up note by...
The 49th annual El Cajon Invitational wrestling tournament is San Diego County’s longest-running tournament with a rich tradition. It has grown to become one of the premier wrestling events in Southern California.
This year’s event took place last weekend, Dec. 13-14, at San Ysidro High School to accommodate the 50-team field that showcased some of the best teams and wrestlers...
