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Nick Schoettle, second row, far left, with his team win at the California Soccer Cup Tournament on April 28. The team placed first out of 51 teams over three weekends of play and will proceed to the national regional tournament in June in Boise, Idaho. Courtesy photo
MBHS student to play in national soccer tourney
Mission Bay High School senior Nick Schoettle will participate in the Region IV Presidents’ Cup from June 12-16 in Boise, Idaho, the U.S. Youth national soccer tournament, after his club NADO 16 ...
May 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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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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DREAMING BIG La Jolla High varsity baseball players had the thrill of seeing their name on the scoreboard at Petco Park on April 19. SCOTT HOPKINS
La Jolla squares off at Petco Park
It was an unfortunate time for their bats to go silent April 19, but the experience of playing in Petco Park will remain a lifetime memory for the La Jolla Vikings baseball team. On a warm afternoo...
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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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Country Day tennis takes La Jolla High
While every match is important by providing new challenges and goals for the team, when the La Jolla Country Day Torreys (10-4) play La Jolla High School, they simply compete to win. Not only does ...
Mar 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Crew Classic again on tap for April 6-7
Harvard’s crew won’t be back to defend it’s Copley Cup title at the San Diego Crew Classic, but there’s plenty of others to make competition interesting off Crown Point shores from April 6-7....
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Mission Bay Alum leading hot, new Sockers dynasty
Mission Bay High School alum and San Diego Sockers team captain Aaron Susi has been an integral part of the three-time defending Premiere Arena Soccer League (PASL) champion Sockers recent success ...
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Point Loma’s Devan Patane, in maroon, is hit by a Westview player during a CIF playoff soccer quarterfinal game. Patane, the Pointers’ top scorer, was held scoreless as Westview prevailed 2-1 in overtime. Photo by Scott Hopkins I The Beacon
Soccer squad ends post-season run
The Point Loma High boys’ soccer team was eliminated from the Div. II CIF playoffs on Feb. 23 in a dramatic and physical game that left Pointer players with broken hearts and aching muscles. The se...
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: 5 PLNU athletes honored as ‘Stars of the Month’
San Diego Hall of Champions honors Five Point Loma Nazarene University student-athletes were honored as “Stars of the Month” at the 67th annual Salute to Champions by the San Diego Hall of Champ...
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PLHS sailors once again assert nautical prowess
In what has become a local prep-sports dynasty, the Point Loma High School sailing team has once again asserted its mastery in a major event. The Golden Bear Regatta, held Feb. 23-24 at the San Fra...
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Multiple PLHS teams eliminated in first round of CIF play
In CIF playoffs, three PLHS teams were eliminated in first-round play. GIRLS’ SOCCER The City League champion, and 11th-seeded Pointer girls soccer team dropped a 2-0 home match to sixth-seeded ...
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La Jolla High's Emila Kuo during the Viking’s CIF Division II victory over Canyon Crest in the Girls’ Tennis Championships held at Barnes Tennis Center last October. Photo by DON BALCH
New format will change the face of CIF playoffs for San Diego schools
For 52 years, San Diego high schools have been divided into competitive divisions for playoffs, based strictly on campus enrollment. Those days largely came to an end in January when the local sect...
Feb 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Bishop’s School students prepare for the Feb. 23 sports equipment collection at Tecolote Baseball’s Opening Day. From left: George LIttlefield, Reed Meyer, Connor Sears, Robby Schreiber, Cyrus Nolan, Robert Varela, Jake Ramirez, Zach Luca and Jamie Abrams. Courtesy photo
Kids Gear for Baseball to hold collection drives to help underserved youth
Kids Gear for Baseball is collecting used baseball mitts, bats, helmets, catcher’s gear, batting gloves and cleats to help deserving kids in need of gear. On Saturday, March 2, the organization wil...
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