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Granite Hills High School’s football team kicked off its season with a 56-7 non-league win at neighborhood rival Valhalla High School on Saturday.
The Eagles soared in the game with 434 yards in total offense — 241 rushing yards and 193 passing yards — in claiming the win.
Granite Hills head coach Kellan Cobbs called the season opening victory a “good...
The high school swim season seemingly picked up right from where it left off last March for the Granite Hills High School swim and dive team after sweeping visiting West Hills in a Grossmont Hills League dual meet last Friday.
The Eagles won the boys contest by a score of 134-49 and completed the sweep with a 118-62 victory on...
Hundreds of East county students gathered in front of Granite Hills High School on Friday evening, dressed in school colors and gathered with teammates.
However, the event was not a game; it was one of 138 rallies held simultaneously throughout California on Jan. 15 by Let Them Play, a group of over 35,000 parents, coaches and youth advocates who say...
Granite Hills High School senior quarterback Justus McComb appears to be building something special after receiving a scholarship offer and signing to compete at the next level at Southwest Minnesota State University.
While the 2020-21 high school football season in California remains on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, student-athletes continue to make plans for their future.
This Eagle wants to...
Jacob Saflar, a Granite Hills High School senior, is on a path to becoming a doctor. With a more flexible schedule after schools shut down in March, and his medical interests at the age of 16, Jacob started looking for ways to use his 3D printer for mechanical projects at his home in Alpine.
In his self-studies, he found inspiration...
The William Burton Spirit of Eagle Scholarship Award was established in the memory of the former Granite Hills High School football defensive lineman who lost his life in an automobile accident in December 2017.
The award recognizes a graduating senior at the school who best exemplifies many of Burton’s prized characteristics — bravery, patriotism, individuality and kindness.
Burton’s family — parents...
Thunderstorms and humid weather descend on East County every August as well as the opening of high school football training camps.
While the region received a preview of the former over the first weekend of the month, the latter will not happen this year.
As things currently stand following the July 20 decision by the State CIF Office to adopt a...
Cathy Elgas held lots of promise for her Granite Hills High School swim team in 2020. When the spring season was prematurely cut short due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, it was a disappointing end to the season for both coach and swimmers alike.
But Elgas and many of the Eagles are back in the water with the Manta Rays...
Levi Knobloch, 18, a recent graduate of Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, was inducted into the Naval Academy class of 2024 on June 25 and is reporting at the plebe (freshman) summer on June 30. After an extensive application, Knobloch was one of approximately 1,200 candidates selected out of the U.S. Naval Academy’s 16,000 applications.
“I’ve always wanted...
Granite Hills High School’s soccer program scored a prestigious double as the Eagles recorded two all-league player of the year honors to conclude the 2019-20 season.
Granite Hills senior Robert Webb earned recognition as the Grossmont Valley League boys player of the year while Lady Eagles senior Naomi Ellis received recognition as the Grossmont Hills League girls player of the...
