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Among the many events and activities sponsored by Point Loma Nazarene University in the last year was Superfest. Children of all ages to come to campus, participate in any sport they choose for about three hours with PLNU students, and enjoy food and prizes while hearing a message from professional athletes. Courtesy photo
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: PLNU seeks nominations for university’s Hall of Fame
Levsen picks up All-West Region honors Point Loma Nazarene University relief pitcher Garret Levsen has been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-West Region t...
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<b>CLASH OF THE CLASSES ON THE GRIDIRON</b></br> </br>The annual "Powderpuff" flag football game at Point Loma High School is one of intense competition between the junior and senior classes. Here, a senior ball carrier (in black) attempts to evade an equally determined junior defender. The junior class, propelled by second half touchdowns by cousins Sarae and Laura da Rosa, earned bragging rights with a 13-0 victory over the seniors. Photo by Scott Hopkins I The Beacon
PLHS Spring Sports Wrap
Pointer athletes earn four league titles For the 2012-13 year, the Pointers brought home four league titles, including boys’ basketball, girls’ soccer, boys’ tennis and boys’ volleyball. League...
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Sports Shorts
Workshop set to hone youth volleyball skills A volleyball skills workshop is being offered for boys and girls in the Peninsula area in grades 7-12. Scheduled for the week of June 17-21, the 3 to ...
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JOE RADOVICH
New Pointer head baseball coach takes the reins
PLHS alum Joe Radovich, a former standout on the diamond, eager to set winning tone Point Loma High athletic director John Murphy didn’t have to go very far to hire the school’s new varsity bas...
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Point Loma Nazarene University relief pitcher Garrett Levsen has earned first-team, all conference honors on the All-Pacific West Conference Team. Teammates Tyler Garkow (starting pitcher) earned second-team honors and outfielder Trey Hunt was named to the third team. Courtesy photo
Three PLNU baseball players named to All-Pacific West Team
Levsen, Garkow and Hunt earn All-West Region honors Three members of the Point Loma baseball team were named to the All-Pacific West Conference team for the 2013 season. Garret Levsen earned firs...
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SPRING ROUNDUP: Despite disappointments in spring CIF play, PLHS notched achievements
Several individual accomplishments highlighted the spring sports season at Point Loma High, even though all the teams were eliminated early in CIF playoff events. Here is a look at swimming and tra...
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Pointers capture another national sailing championship with their sixth Baker Cup
The Point Loma High sailing team returned from Tampa Bay, Fla. May 26 with its sixth national team championship victory by capturing the Toby Baker Trophy. Sailing at the host Davis Island Yacht Cl...
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Jesse Nunez, Point Loma High varsity baseball head coach, resigned amid controversy this month after less than two seasons at the helm. Photo by Scott Hopkins I The Beacon
Pointers’ head baseball coach resigns amid apparent tensions, controversy
The head coach of Point Loma High School’s baseball team resigned in early May in a rare move with three regular-season games and a possible CIF playoff schedule still to play. Jesse Nunez, hired t...
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Point Loma Nazarene University hosted the inaugural PacWest Track and Field Championships on April 26 and 27. PLNU swept several events. Courtesy photo
PLNU tennis players claim all-region honors
Honea and Van Wey earn All-American honors Lindsay Honea and Jennifer Van Wey brought All-American honors back to Point Loma after finishing in the top three in their respective events at the Nat...
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Four Point Loma High seniors earned four consecutive Eastern League tennis championships during their prep careers. Holding their “4 PEAT” shirts are, from left, Forrest Young, Kasey Dring, Avery Cramer and Dominic Gareri. Courtesy photo
Dominant PLHS tennis team ends season with perfect league record
Four Point Loma High tennis players, four years of varsity play, four Eastern League team championships. That’s the legacy senior foursome Dominic Gareri, Avery Cramer, Kasey Dring and Forrest Youn...
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PLHS sailing team battles to fourth-place finish in Mallory Cup under challenging conditions
Greatly varying wind, temperature and water conditions plagued the Mallory Cup sailing event May 11-12, and in the end, Point Loma High’s highly touted team wasn’t able to adjust as well as they wo...
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Crew members from the winning boat pose with the Gaucho Regatta trophy the Point Loma High team won last month in Santa Barbara. The team goes after the national championship next month in Chicago. Courtesy photo
PLHS sailors setting sail for another title
After again ruling the west, Point Loma High School’s renowned sailing team is heading east next month to again establish itself the best in the United States. The Pointers will try to head home wi...
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Sam Sadler of Point Loma Nazarene University teamed with Garrett Levsen for the school’s first no-hitter ever on April 12. Courtesy photo
PLNU pitchers combine for school’s first-ever no-hitter
BASEBALL Sam Sadler and Garrett Levsen teamed to throw the first no-hitter in PLNU history, holding held Fresno Pacific hitless in the second game of a doubleheader on April 12 to lead PLNU to a ...
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Pointer Cole Lemmel slides into home plate in the second inning to score the only run of the game against La Jolla High at Petco Park. La Jolla catcher Matt Needham applies the late tag in the 1-0 Point Loma victory. Photo by Scott Hopkins I The Beacon
Point Loma edges LJHS in big-league venue
For Point Loma High’s baseball team, a day in Petco Park was very likely the season highlight. The Pointers turned a superb pitching performance by senior Josh Azar into a 1-0 victory over Western ...
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Above, player Steve Grimes is carried off the field at San Diego State University after the Pointers defeated Hoover 11-2 for the 1973 CIF championship. Grimes was the winning pitcher and also hit a three-run home run. Courtesy photo
PLHS championship team of 1973 remains in spotlight
Point Loma High School baseball player Jim Murray, a member of the 1973 Pointer team that won a CIF championship, will be feted at a 40th anniversary “Spirit of ’73 Gala” on April 26 at the Bali Ha...
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